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Women of Troy Take on Loyola Marymount and UC Santa Barbara
January 17, 2018 | Women's Tennis, Features
THIS WEEK
The USC women's tennis team will be closing out their three-match homestand this weekend as they take on Loyola Marymount on Friday (Jan. 19) at 1:30 p.m. and UC Santa Barbara on Saturday (Jan. 20) at 10 a.m.
ORACLE/ITA RANKINGS UPDATES
After competing in eight tournaments throughout the fall season, the Women of Troy have two players ranked in singles and one USC pair ranked in doubles in the final ITA fall rankings.
Senior Gabby Smith is USC's highest ranked singles player at No. 35. She finished the fall with a 12-6 record and defeated three opponents ranked in the Top 12 in singles. She reached the semifinals of the main draw at the USTA Pro Circuit event in Lubbock, Texas and competed in the quarterfinals of the ITA All-American Championships.
Fellow senior Madison Westby earned placement in the rankings as she secured the No. 85 spot. Westby concluded the fall season with a 7-5 record as she reached the semifinals of the Battle of the Bay and the Round of 16 at the ITA Southwest Regionals.
In doubles, the Trojan tandem of Angela Kulikov and Rianna Valdes broke into the rankings at the No. 46 spot. The duo went 3-0 in the fall and won all of their matches at the Roberta Alison Fall Classic.
SCOUTING LOYOLA MARYMOUNT
The Loyola Marymount Lions will face the Women of Troy in their first dual match of the season. The Lions are not ranked in the Top 25, but have two nationally ranked freshman. No. 29 Veronica Miroschnichenko was named the 10th best freshman/newcomer according to the Oracle/ITA preseason newcomer rankings. LMU's Eva Marie Voracek is ranked No. 107, and the duo of Miroschnichenko/Voracek is ranked No. 10 in the nation in doubles.Â
SCOUTING UC SANTA BARBARA
The Gauchos travel down south to take on No. 17 UCLA on Friday and head east down the 10 freeway to pay a visit to Troy on Saturday morning. UC Santa Barbara is not ranked in the Top 25 and have no nationally ranked singles or doubles players.
LIVE STATS/VIDEO
This week's matches can be viewed on the USC Playsight live stream at USCTrojans.com. Follow along on Twitter and Instagram for live in-match updates.
