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#11 Danielle Lao took down the nation's #12 player today in singles play.

USC Women Sweep Into Round of 16 All-American Action

October 04, 2012 | Women's Tennis

Oct. 4, 2012

PACIFIC PALISADES, CALIF. -- The USC women's tennis team flexed some serious singles muscle today in the first round of Riviera/ITA All-American Championship play in Pacific Palisades, Calif. A trio of highly ranked Trojans -- No. 4 seed Zoë Scandalis, No. 5 Sabrina Santamaria and No. 8 Danielle Lao -- cruised through their opening opponents today to move into tomorrow's singles Round of 16.

Scandalis and Santamaria mirrored each other's scores in pinning up 6-1, 6-1 wins each today. Lao wasn't far off that mark with her 6-3, 6-3 win against a highly ranked opponent, as the #11 Lao blasted Northwestern's #12 Kate Turvy.

On the doubles side, top-seeded Trojan tandem Kaitlyn Christian and Santamaria earned a bye for the first round for a ticket to the Round of 16. Qualifiers Gabriella DeSimone and Scandalis, meanwhile, had a tough draw in today's first round and fell 8-2 to a pair from Alabama. Complete USC results from the ITA All-American Championships are below.

Riviera/ITA Women's All-American Championships (Pacific Palisades, Calif.)

MAIN DRAW SINGLES (Riviera Tennis Club)

First Round - Oct. 4

#7 [4] Zoë Scandalis (USC) def. Ema Burgic (BAY) -- 6-1, 6-1

#8 [5] Sabrina Santamaria (USC) def. #24 Lauren McHale (UNC) -- 6-1, 6-1

#11 [8] Danielle Lao (USC) def. #12 Kate Turvy (NW) -- 6-3, 6-3

Round of 16 - Oct. 5

#7 [4] Zoë Scandalis (USC) vs. #96 Nicole Bartnik (COL) -- 10:45 a.m.

#8 [5] Sabrina Santamaria (USC) vs. #18 Brynn Boren (TENN) -- 10:45 a.m.

#11 [8] Danielle Lao (USC) vs. Ecaterina Vasenina (USF) -- 10:45 a.m.

MAIN DRAW DOUBLES (Riviera Tennis Club)

Round of 32 - Oct. 4

#1 [1] Christian/Santamaria (USC) -- bye

Guarachi/Macfarlane (ALA) def. DeSimone/Scandalis (USC) -- 8-2

Round of 16 - Oct. 5

#1 [1] Christian/Santamaria (USC) vs. #14 Narattana/Rose (OKST) --

PREQUALIFYING SINGLES (Westwood, Calif.)

First Round - Sept. 29

Gabriella DeSimone (USC) def. #120 Julia Fellerhoff (Louisville) -- 6-7(4), 6-3, 6-4

Second Round - Sept. 29

Gabriella DeSimone (USC) def. Michaela Bezdickova (New Mexico) -- 1-6, 6-1, 6-2

Third Round - Sept. 30

Gabriella DeSimone (USC) def. Daneika Borthwick (Florida State) -- 6-2, 6-2

QUALIFYING SINGLES (Riviera Tennis Club)

First Round - Oct. 2

#37 [12] Maho Kowase (UGA) def. Gabriella DeSimone (USC) -- 6-1, 6-2

Kaitlyn Christian (USC) def. Nives Pavlovic (UNLV) -- 6-3, 6-2

Second Round - Oct. 2

#85 Elizabeth Epstein (YALE) def. Kaitlyn Christian (USC) -- 6-3, 6-2

QUALIFYING DOUBLES (Riviera Tennis Club)

First Round - Oct. 2

DeSimone/Scandalis (USC) def. Jones/Stephens (OLE) -- 8-2

#28 [7] Bonacic/Niedermayerova (KSt) def. Lao/Pulido (USC) -- 8-1

Second Round - Oct. 3

DeSimone/Scandalis (USC) def. #30 Fuller/Herring (UGA) -- 8-3

Third Round - Oct. 3

DeSimone/Scandalis (USC) def. #41 Nauta/Xi (UVA) -- 8-6

CONSOLATION MATCHES

Lao/Pulido (USC) def. Bergner/Rath (DU) -- 8-1

#44 Mary Clayton (Duke) def. Gabriella DeSimone (USC) -- 6-2, 6-0

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