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Women's Tennis Upset By UCLA, 5-4
March 01, 2000 | Women's Tennis
March 1, 2000
Los Angeles, Calif. -- 7th-ranked USC women's tennis (8-3, 2-2 Pac-10) suffered a 5-4 loss to No. 14 UCLA (7-2, 3-1 Pac-10), today at Marks Tennis Stadium. The Women of Troy held a 4-2 lead after singles, but dropped all three doubles matches to surrender the upset victory.
After a loss at No. 1 singles, USC went on to win the next three consecutive matches at the No. 2, 3, and 4 spots. The Bruins earned their second point of the match when UCLA's Annica Cooper defeated USC's Anita Loyola, 6-3, 6-2, at No. 5. Freshman Tiffany Brymer then battled it out at No. 6 to earn a 6-1, 6-4 decision over Catherine Hawley, giving USC a two-point advantage in the contest.
Both teams fought through the three doubles matches, but it was the Bruins who prevailed with three-straight points. After losses at No. 2 and 3, USC's Brymer and Kara Warkentin challenged Basica and Sara Walker at center court. The score was tied at 5-5 as each team had alternated with the lead. UCLA earned the next three-straight points for the 8-5 win and match victory.
"At the end of the season when we're playing at the NCAA tournament, I hope the team will remember the sting of this match," said USC Head Coach Richard Gallien. "When UCLA was down 4-2, they had nothing to lose. They just came back and fought hard."
The Women of Troy will host Arizona on March 10 at 1:30 p.m., and Arizona State on March 11 at noon. Both matches will be played at the Marks Tennis Stadium.
Singles
(1) Sara Walker (UCLA) def. Kara Warkentin (USC) - 6-3, 6-2
(2) Jewel Peterson (USC) def. Amanda Basica (UCLA) - 6-1, 6-7, 6-3
(3) Veronika Safarova (USC) def. Abigail Spears (UCLA) - 7-5, 6-1
(4) Jacqui Boyd (USC) def. Elizabeth Schmidt (UCLA) - 4-6, 6-1, 6-2
(5) Annica Cooper (UCLA) def. Anita Loyola (USC) - 6-3, 6-2
(6) Tiffany Brymer (USC) def. Catherine Hawley (UCLA) - 6-1, 6-4
Doubles
(1) Basica/Walker (UCLA) def. Brymer/Warkentin (USC) - 8-5
(2) Schmidt/Spears (UCLA) def. Safarova/Loyola (USC) - 8-5
(3) Cooper/Marinova (UCLA) def. Peterson/Boyd (USC) - 8-6
