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USC Women’s Tennis Primed For 2023 Pac-12 Championships
April 24, 2023 | Women's Tennis
THIS WEEK
The USC women's tennis team travels to Ojai this week to compete in the 2023 Pac-12 Championships. The tournament runs from April 26 through April 29, and the No. 6 seeded Women of Troy will play their first match at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, April 26, against No. 11 seed Washington State at the Weil Tennis Academy.
If the Trojans win, they'll advance to play No. 3 seed Arizona State on Thursday, April 27 at 6 p.m. at either Weil or the Ojai Valley Athletic Club. The semifinal match is scheduled for Friday at 3 p.m., while the final will be played Saturday at 3 p.m. at Libbey Park.
EVENT INFO
The 11 teams will compete in a tournament team format to determine the Pac-12 Champion and the automatic qualifier for the NCAA Championships. Matches will be played at the Weil Tennis Academy and OVAC before relocating to Libbey Park for the championship round on Saturday. There will be court-dedicated live streams for all first-round, quarterfinal and semifinal matches at both Libbey (men) and Weil (women). All of the court-specific links are on the event page on Pac-12.com. Saturday's championship matches will be televised on the linear Network like usual.
Tickets are available for fans who wish to attend the tournament. Fans can click here for more information.
ITA RANKINGS UPDATE
In the ITA's latest rankings, USC was No. 26 in the team category and boasts two ranked singles players.
Freshman Maddy Sieg led the way at No. 8, followed by senior Eryn Cayetano at No. 44. The Women of Troy also boast two ranked duos in No. 17 Cayetano/Sieg and No. 39 Snow Han/Naomi Cheong.
REGULAR SEASON RECAP
USC wrapped up the regular season 16-8 overall and 6-4 in conference play. Freshman Maddy Sieg has led the Trojans in singles play this season, appearing at center court in all matches. Sieg has only lost once this spring, boasting a 15-1 dual match singles record. In doubles, Nathalie Rodilosso leads the squad with 20 wins, partnering with Emma Charney and Grace Piper most frequently.
Pac-12 HISTORY
The Women of Troy are in pursuit of the programs first Pac-12 Tournament Championship, having previously won four Pac-12 regular-season titles.
NOTABLE:
SCOUTING WASHINGTON STATE
Washington State wrapped up the spring 7-14 and 0-10 in conference play. The Cougars enter the postseason looking to snap a 10-match loss streak.
Washington State boasts only one ranked duo in No. 50 Eva Alvarez and Elyse Tse. USC beat Wazzu back in early March, taking down the Cougars 6-1 in Pullman.
SCOUTING ARIZONA STATE
No. 21 ASU went 17-5 and 7-3 this spring, finishing undefeated at home (15-0) for the first time in program history. In the latest ITA singles rankings, ASU saw Chelsea Fontenel check in at No. 101, while Domenika Turkovic and Patricija Spaka checked in at No. 24 in the doubles rankings. The Sun Devils enter the postseason riding a five match win streak.
Earlier this season, USC fell 4-1 to the Sun Devils on the road.
FOLLOW ALONG
Stay up to date with the Women of Troy's postseason run via the team's Twitter and Instagram account, @uscwomenstennis, which will have updates and daily recaps.
USC's season statistics can be found here.
The live stat link will be made available at a later time.
The USC women's tennis team travels to Ojai this week to compete in the 2023 Pac-12 Championships. The tournament runs from April 26 through April 29, and the No. 6 seeded Women of Troy will play their first match at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, April 26, against No. 11 seed Washington State at the Weil Tennis Academy.
If the Trojans win, they'll advance to play No. 3 seed Arizona State on Thursday, April 27 at 6 p.m. at either Weil or the Ojai Valley Athletic Club. The semifinal match is scheduled for Friday at 3 p.m., while the final will be played Saturday at 3 p.m. at Libbey Park.
EVENT INFO
The 11 teams will compete in a tournament team format to determine the Pac-12 Champion and the automatic qualifier for the NCAA Championships. Matches will be played at the Weil Tennis Academy and OVAC before relocating to Libbey Park for the championship round on Saturday. There will be court-dedicated live streams for all first-round, quarterfinal and semifinal matches at both Libbey (men) and Weil (women). All of the court-specific links are on the event page on Pac-12.com. Saturday's championship matches will be televised on the linear Network like usual.
Tickets are available for fans who wish to attend the tournament. Fans can click here for more information.
ITA RANKINGS UPDATE
In the ITA's latest rankings, USC was No. 26 in the team category and boasts two ranked singles players.
Freshman Maddy Sieg led the way at No. 8, followed by senior Eryn Cayetano at No. 44. The Women of Troy also boast two ranked duos in No. 17 Cayetano/Sieg and No. 39 Snow Han/Naomi Cheong.
REGULAR SEASON RECAP
USC wrapped up the regular season 16-8 overall and 6-4 in conference play. Freshman Maddy Sieg has led the Trojans in singles play this season, appearing at center court in all matches. Sieg has only lost once this spring, boasting a 15-1 dual match singles record. In doubles, Nathalie Rodilosso leads the squad with 20 wins, partnering with Emma Charney and Grace Piper most frequently.
Pac-12 HISTORY
The Women of Troy are in pursuit of the programs first Pac-12 Tournament Championship, having previously won four Pac-12 regular-season titles.
NOTABLE:
- Freshman No. 8 Maddy Sieg leads the squad with 25 singles wins this season. Sieg has remained in the top-10 of the ITA's singles rankings since the start of 2023.
- USC senior Nathalie Rodilosso leads the Trojans in doubles wins this season with 20.
- Trojan McKenna Koenig has clinched four matches for the Trojans this season, coming in clutch against LMU, Stetson, Dartmouth and Hawaii.
- Four Trojans have surpassed the 20-win mark this seaon; Maddy Sieg (25), Eryn Cayetano (22), McKenna Koenig (22) and Emma Charney (22).
- USC is 13-2 this season when capturing the doubles point and 3-6 when dropping the point.
SCOUTING WASHINGTON STATE
Washington State wrapped up the spring 7-14 and 0-10 in conference play. The Cougars enter the postseason looking to snap a 10-match loss streak.
Washington State boasts only one ranked duo in No. 50 Eva Alvarez and Elyse Tse. USC beat Wazzu back in early March, taking down the Cougars 6-1 in Pullman.
SCOUTING ARIZONA STATE
No. 21 ASU went 17-5 and 7-3 this spring, finishing undefeated at home (15-0) for the first time in program history. In the latest ITA singles rankings, ASU saw Chelsea Fontenel check in at No. 101, while Domenika Turkovic and Patricija Spaka checked in at No. 24 in the doubles rankings. The Sun Devils enter the postseason riding a five match win streak.
Earlier this season, USC fell 4-1 to the Sun Devils on the road.
FOLLOW ALONG
Stay up to date with the Women of Troy's postseason run via the team's Twitter and Instagram account, @uscwomenstennis, which will have updates and daily recaps.
USC's season statistics can be found here.
The live stat link will be made available at a later time.
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