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USC Women’s Tennis To Compete at BNP Paribas Open Collegiate Tennis Challenge
March 13, 2019 | Women's Tennis, Features
THIS WEEK
The No. 17 ranked USC women's tennis team travels to Indian Wells, Calif. to participate in the BNP Paribas Open Collegiate Tennis Challenge. They will challenge Baylor on Saturday (March 16) at 7 p.m. PT at the site of the BNP Paribas Open.
ORACLE/ITA RANKINGS UPDATES
In the most recent ITA team rankings (March 12), the Women of Troy moved down three spots to No. 17.
The ITA also released new singles and doubles rankings on March 6 and four Trojans now hold national ranks.
Freshman Salma Ewing fell to No. 45 after previously holding the No. 34 position. Three Trojans earned national ranks this week. Junior Angela Kulikov earned the No. 84 rank and broke into the national singles rankings for the first time in her career. Freshman Danielle Willson and sophomore Ana Neffa both reentered the national rankings holding the No. 118 and No. 120 ranks, respectfully.
In doubles, Angela Kulikov/Rianna Valdes jumped to the No. 13 rank after recording a major upset over UCLA No. 8 ranked pair of Andrews/Broomfield last week.
GOING STREAKING
Freshman Danielle Willson continues to ride a strong winning streak as she improved to eleven straight victories. She also remains undefeated in dual matches (10-0). Willson is one of four players in the Top 20 ranked teams to remain undefeated in dual matches with 10 wins or more. Sophomore Ana Neffa and junior Angela Kulikov each hold five-match winning streaks.
SCOUTING BAYLOR
The Baylor Bears hold a 5-12 overall record and are 0-1 in Big 12 Conference play. Before they take on the Trojans, the Bears will face No. 12 NC State on Friday (March 15) evening. Baylor has two nationally ranked singles players: No. 59 Livia Kraus and No. 121T Jessica Hinojosa.
LIVE STATS
Links to live stats will be avaiable at USCTrojans.com. For additional live, in-match updates, follow along on our Instagram and Twitter accounts @USCWomensTennis.
