No. 10 USC Women’s Tennis Set For Trip To San Diego

The No.10 ranked USC women's tennis team continues the 2022 season with a trip down the 405 for a dual against the University of San Diego. The match is scheduled for Saturday (Feb. 5) at 12 p.m. PT. USC enters the match with a record of 5-0, marking the best start to a season for the Women of Troy since 2013.

RANKINGS
The Women of Troy enter this weekend as the No. 10 ranked team in the country (ITA Coaches Poll). USC boasts four Trojans in the national singles rankings with junior Eryn Cayetano topping the rankings at No. 1. Cayetano is the first Trojan to be ranked No. 1 in singles since Sabrina Santamaria on Sept. 6, 2013. Trojan senior Salma Ewing locked in the No. 12 ranking, while newcomer USC redshirt freshman Snow Han secured the No. 39 rank and sophomore Naomi Cheong sits at No. 98.

The Women of Troy also boast two ranked doubles pairs. Ewing/Han earn the No. 23 rank, while Cayetano/Piper hold the No. 26 rank.

LAST SEASON
In 2021, the Women of Troy recorded a 13-11 record and went 5-5 in Pac-12 Conference play. After being selected to compete in the 2021 NCAA Tournament, the Trojans upset both Oklahoma and Florida in the First and Second Rounds to advance to the Round of 16 where they fell to North Carolina State. Junior Salma Ewing earned placement in the NCAA Singles Tournament where she fell in the First Round. The Trojans finished No. 27 in the country with three singles players nationally ranked.

WATCH THE TROJANS
Live Stats - http://sidearmstats.com/usandiego/wten/xlive.htm
Watch - https://web.track.tennis/events/watch?key=757.9YhZtANTZUg#/

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SCOUTING SAN DIEGO
San Diego (2-1) opened 2022 action with a 6-1 win against Fresno State (Jan. 22) . At ITA Kickoff Weekend in Berkeley, Calif., San Diego suffered their first loss of the season against Vanderbilt (1-4). The following day, they rebounded to take the consolation match 4-0 against BYU. USD has a pair of ranked singles players - No. 44 Solymar Colling and No. 62 Abigail Desiatnikov.

Players Mentioned

Eryn Cayetano

Naomi Cheong

Salma Ewing

Snow Han