Women's Tennis Opens WCC Play in California
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PORTLAND PILOTS (4-6, 0-0 WCC)
at San Diego Toreros (4-7, 1-0 WCC)
Dates: Friday, March 23
Starting Time: 1:30 p.m.
Location: San Diego, Calif.
Facility: Hogan Tennis Center
at No. 33 Saint Mary’s Gaels (8-5, 1-0 WCC)
Dates: Sunday, March 25
Starting Time: 11:00 a.m.
Location: Moraga, Calif.
Facility: Timothy Korth Tennis Complex
Quick Hits...
• Portland continues its lengthiest road trip of the season this week, playing a pair of matches in California on the second of three legs during the cuurent eight match trip.
• The road trip began last week on Wednesday with the Pilots falling to UC Riverside (5-2).
• Portland beat CS Fullerton on Thursday (4-3), before falling to CS Northridge on Friday (5-2).
• Sophomore Gabrielle Gorence won all three matches on the outdoor courts while junior Valeska Hoath picked up wins in the last two matches.
About the Pilots...
• Portland owns a 4-6, having picked up its first road win of the year last week.
• Freshman Anastasia Polyakova leads the Pilots with a 7-3 record, while juniors Valeska Hoath and Sabine Fuchs own 6-4 marks.
• Polyakova and Hoath have won five of their last six matches, while sophomore Gabrielle Gorence has won her last three.
• Hoath and sophomore Alice Tucker racked up wins in six straight doubles matches earlier this year.
About San Diego
• Six of San Diego’s seven losses have come by two points or less.
• USD’s primary No. 3 doubles tandem of Maja Sujica and Anna Depenau are a perfect 10-0 in dual doubles.
• Juliette Coupez and Anna Depenau lead the team in singles play with identical 8-3 records.
• Depenau is ranked 97th in the ITA Singles rankings.
About Saint Mary’s
• No. 33 Saint Mary’s enters the weekend with an 8-5 overall record.
• Jenny Jullien is the only Gael currently ranked in the ITA singles poll at No. 88.
• Jullien, the WCC Player of the Month for February, has won seven straight matches and is 10-2 on the year.
Blogger de Portland
• Freshman Milagros Cubelli has taken over the women’s tennis blog for the 2012 season, providing humorous anecdotes about the team and life on The Bluff.
• A native of Argentina, Cubelli will miss the rest of the season because of an injury suffered in her second outing of the year.
• Be sure to bookmark www.portlandpilots.com/CubelliBlog to follow Cubelli and the women’s tennis team all season!
Straight Sets
• Every other week, a Pilot sits down for an exclusive interview to discuss the team’s progress, life as a Pilot, and personal interests in a segment called “Straight Sets.”
• Check out the official PortlandPilots page on YouTube or check out www.portlandpilots.com for the latest interview and previous ones as well!
On the Road Again
• Of Portland’s 21 matches this season, the Pilots will play a total of 12 matches away from the LPTC.
• Portland has just three homestands on the 2012 schedule, with the longest being a four match slate in early April.
