April 27, 2000
OJAI, Calif. - Stanford men's and women's tennis players combined to win 23 of their 27 matches on day one of the Pac-10 Individual Championships on Thursday in Ojai.
Stanford had eight men and seven women entered in singles competition, and 11 of those 15 advanced through the first and second rounds and into Friday's quarterfinals. Singles quarterfinals for the men's main draw and invitational begin on Friday at 8:00 a.m., while the women's invitational quarters begin at 8:00 a.m. and the main draw kicks off at 9:30 a.m. Also on Friday, the first and second rounds of the doubles competition in all four divisions (men's and women's main draw, men's and women's invitational) will be held.
In the men's main draw, which consists of the top four players from each of the eight schools that sponsor the sport, three of Stanford's four entrants qualified for Friday's quarterfinals. Stanford junior Alex Kim (Potomac, MD/Winston Churchill HS), who is ranked sixth in the nation by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association and is seeded No. 1 in this event, advanced by knocking off Marius Lunde of Washington 6-3, 6-1 in the first round and 87th-ranked Andrew Park of USC 6-3, 4-6, 6-2 in the second round. The other Stanford player ranked among the top 10 nationally, eighth-ranked Geoff Abrams (Newport Beach, CA/Newport Harbor HS) cruised into the quarters by routing Joaquin Hamdan of Oregon 6-4, 6-1 in the first round and Ryan Moore of USC 6-2, 6-2 in the second round. Also, 15th-ranked K.J. Hippensteel (Roanoke, VA/International Academy) defeated a pair of nationally-ranked opponents, knocking off 99th-ranked Ed Carter of Arizona State 6-3, 6-4 and 37th-ranked Jong-Min Lee of UCLA 6-4, 7-6. In Friday's quarters, Kim will meet 38th-ranked Brandon Kramer of UCLA, Abrams will face 75th-ranked Jean-Noel Grinda of UCLA and Hippensteel faces unranked Thomas Schneiter of Oregon. The only Cardinal to lose in the first round was junior Scotty Scott (Belvedere, CA/Pinewood HS), who dropped a 1-6, 6-2, 7-6 (10-8) heartbreaker to 45th-ranked Guillermo Carter of Oregon.
In the women's main draw, Stanford advanced three of its five players to the quarterfinals and is assured of at least one semifinalist. Freshman Laura Granville (Chicago, IL/The Latin School), who is ranked No. 3 by the ITA and is the top seed in the tournament, knocked off Melissa Pine of Washington State 6-1, 6-2 in the first round and California's Christina Fusano 6-1, 6-4 in the second round. Granville will meet teammate Keiko Tokuda (Clifton, NJ/Clifton HS) in Friday's quarterfinals. The unranked sophomore pulled off two big upsets - defeating 68th-ranked Amanda Basica of UCLA 6-2, 6-3 in the first round and 15th-ranked Jewel Peterson of USC 4-6, 6-4, 6-0 in the second round to set up Friday's meeting with Granville. Sophomore Lauren Kalvaria advanced to the quarters with a 6-7 (3), 6-0, 6-1 win over Washington State's Ana Moura and a 6-3, 7-5 victory over 60th-ranked Annica Cooper of UCLA, while the other two Cardinal entries - 32nd-ranked Teryn Ashley (Chestnut Hill, MA/Brookline HS) and 49th-ranked Gabriela Lastra (Reno, NV/Reno HS) were eliminated in the second round.
In the men's invitational, which consists of the fifth through eighth singles players from each school, the four Stanford entrants combined to go a perfect 6-0. In fact, both Stanford and UCLA dominated the competition with four quarterfinalists apiece. Freshmen Scott Lipsky (Merrick, NY/Bellinore-Kennedy HS) and Carter Morris (Washington, D.C./St. Alban's) won their first and second round matches, while junior Ali Ansari (Houston, TX/Second Baptist HS) and freshman David Martin (Key Biscayne, FL/Boca Raton Prep HS) received first round byes and prevailed in the second round.
In the women's invitational, Stanford senior Jennifer Heiser (Stockton, CA/Lincoln HS) easily defeated Zana Zlebnik of UCLA (6-0, 6-3) and Kathleen Pienaar of Washington State (6-1, 6-0) to advance to the quarters and Sarah Pestieau (New York, NY/Lycee Francais de New York) was knocked out in the second round.
Men's Singles
First Round (Main Draw)
(Player rankings are by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association)
#6 Alex Kim (Stanford) d. Marius Lunde (Washington), 6-3, 6-1, #87 Andrew Park (USC) d. John-Paul Fruttero (Cal), 7-6, 6-1, #38 Brandon Kramer (UCLA) d. Alex Brown (Arizona), 6-3, 6-3, Matt Klinger (Arizona St.) d. Oded Teig (Oregon), 7-5, 7-5.
#73 Jean-Julien Rojer (UCLA) d. #60 Alex Osterrieth (Arizona St.), 6-2, 6-3, Andy Posavac (Washington) d. Scott Kintz (Cal), 7-6, 5-7, 6-0, #45 Guillermo Carter (Oregon) d. Scotty Scott (Stanford), 1-6, 6-2, 7-6 (8), Nick Rainey (USC) d. Jean-Noel LaCoste (Arizona), 6-1, 6-4.
#75 Jean-Noel Grinda (UCLA) d. Robert Kowalczyk (Cal), 3-6, 6-0, 6-3, Matt Hanlin (Washington) d. Pim Van Mele (Arizona St.), 6-2, 6-1, Ryan Moore (USC) d. Michel Stopa (Arizona) 6-0, 3-0 retired, #8 Geoff Abrams (Stanford) d. Joaquin Hamdan (Oregon), 6-4, 6-1
Thomas Schneiter (Oregon) d. Jeremy Berman (Washington), 7-5, 4-6, 6-3, #54 Alex Aybar (Arizona) d. Ben Miles (Cal), 7-6, 6-1, #15 K.J. Hippensteel (Stanford) d. #99 Ed Carter (Arizona St.), 6-3, 6-4, #37 Jong-Min Lee (UCLA) d. #47 Daniel Langre (USC), 6-1, 6-3.
Main Draw Second Round
Kim d. Park, 6-3, 4-6, 6-2, Kramer d. Klinger 6-3, 7-6 (4), Rojer d. Posavac, 6-4, 6-0, G. Carter d. Rainey, 6-4, 4-6, 6-4, Grinda d. Hanlin, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4, Abrams d. Moore, 6-2, 6-2, Schneiter d. Aybar, 6-4, 7-5, Hippensteel d. Lee, 6-4, 7-6.
Friday's Main Draw Quarterfinals
8:00 a.m. - Kim vs. Kramer, Rojer vs. Carter, Grinda vs. Abrams, Schneiter vs. Hippensteel
Invitational First Round
David Martin (Stanford) bye, Jari Niskala (Arizona) d. Cedric Vanhaver (Oregon), 6-3, 6-4, Dillon Ruby (Washington) d. Hiro Nakamura (Cal), 6-2, 3-6, 6-3, Chris Sands (UCLA) d. Christen Jensen (USC), 6-2, 6-0.
#100 Erfan Djahangiri (UCLA) bye, Parker Collins (USC) d. Jeff Eicher (Washington), 6-3, 6-4, Carter Morris (Stanford) d. Jason Menke (Oregon), 6-1, 6-2, Tom Lloyd (Arizona) d. Andrey Vinogradsky (Cal), 6-1, 6-4.
Mark Woolley (Washington) d. David Becker (Oregon), 6-2, 6-4, Travis Rettenmaier (UCLA) d. Scott Merryman (USC), 6-2, 6-1, Caleb Marquardt (Arizona) d. Adrian Barnes (Cal), 6-2, 6-3, Ali Ansari (Stanford) bye.
Scott Lipsky (Stanford) d. Leslie Eisinga (Oregon), 6-1, 6-1, Bruno Arapovic (Arizona) d. Nick Quatrochi (Washington), 6-1, 6-3, David Tzou (Cal) bye, Lassi Ketola (UCLA) bye.
Invitational Second Round
Martin d. Niskala, 6-3, 6-2, Sands d. Ruby, 6-1, 6-4, Djahangiri b. Collins, 6-2, 3-6, 6-2, Morris d. Lloyd, 6-3, 2-6, 7-5, Rettenmaier d. Woolley, 3-6, 7-5, 3-0 retired, Ansari d. Marquardt, 6-4, 4-6, 6-4, Lipsky d. Arapovic, 6-2, 6-1, Kettola d. Tzou, scores unavailable.
Friday's Invitational Quarterfinals
8:00 a.m. - Martin vs. Sands, Djahangiri vs. Morris, Rettenmaier vs. Ansari, Lipsky vs. Ketola.
Women's Singles
Main Draw First Round
(Player rankings are by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association)
#3 Laura Granville (Stanford) d. Melissa Pine (Washington St.), 6-1, 6-2, Christina Fusano (Cal) d. #81 Megan Yeats (Arizona St.), 6-3, 4-6, 6-3, #15 Jewel Peterson (USC) d. Michelle Gough (Arizona), 6-1, 6-2, Keiko Tokuda (Stanford) d. #68 Amanda Bascia (UCLA), 6-2, 6-3.#10 Amy Jensen (Cal) d. Patrycja Gajdzik (Washington St.), 6-1, 0-6, 6-1, #49 Gabriela Lastra (Stanford) d. #98 Abigail Spears (UCLA) 7-6 (6), 6-1, #23 Allison Bradshaw (Arizona St.) d. Colleen Gray (Washington), 6-4, 6-0, #83 Uzma Khan (Arizona) d. #78 Alina Wygonowska (Oregon), 6-0, 7-6 (4).
#32 Teryn Ashley (Stanford) d. #100 Karoline Borgensen (Cal), 6-1, 6-3, #30 Karin Palme (Arizona St.) d. Janice Nyland (Oregon), 3-6, 6-3, 6-1, #75 Jacqui Boyd (USC) d. #53 Lindsay Blau (Arizona), 6-2, 6-2, #7 Sara Walker (UCLA) d. Ilona Kordonskaya (Washington), 7-6 (3), 6-3.#60 Annica Cooper (UCLA) d. Vanessa Abel (Arizona), 6-2, 6-1, #13 Lauren Kalvaria (Stanford) d. Ana Moura (Washington St.), 6-7 (3), 6-0, 6-1, #72 Kara Warkentin (USC) d. #69 Monika Gieczys (Oregon), 6-2, 4-6, 6-3, Faye DeVera (Arizona St.) d. #4 Kristina Kraszewski (Washington), 6-2, 6-0.
Main Draw Second Round
Granville d. Fusano, 6-1, 6-4, Tokuda d. Peterson 4-6, 6-4, 6-0, Jensen d. Lastra, 7-5, 6-3, Bradshaw d. Khan, 1-6, 6-2, 7-5, Palme d. Ashley, 7-5, 6-3, Walker d. Boyd, 6-1, 6-1, Kalvaria d. Cooper, 7-5, 6-3, Warkentin d. DeVara, 6-3, 6-3.
Friday's Main Draw Quarterfinals
9:30 a.m. - Granville vs. Tokuda, Jensen vs. Bradshaw, Palme vs. Walker, Kalvaria vs. Warkentin.
Invitational First Round
#97 Anita Loyola (USC) d. Jenny Lee (Cal), 6-3, 6-4, Larcsa Marino (Arizona) d. Valerie Young (Oregon), 7-6, 6-0, Morisa Yang (Cal) d. Tamora Filipovic (Washington St.), 6-2, 6-4, Catherine Hawley (UCLA) d. Jenny Svanfeldt (Washington), 6-3, 6-2.
Elizabeth Schmidt (UCLA) d. Brooke Taylor (Arizona), 6-0, 7-6 (4), Sara Pestieau (Stanford) d. Kathy Chi (Washington), 6-3, 6-1, Kathy Hamilton-Heinberg (USC) d. Zuzana Stunova (Washington), 6-3, 6-2, Celena McCoury (Arizona St.) d. Lisa Cummings (Oregon), 6-1, 6-0.
Moriek van de Ven (Washington St.) d. Peggy Wu (Washington), 7-6, 1-6, 6-2, Joanna Buczkowska (Arizona) d. Christina Fusano (Cal), 6-4, 6-3, Petya Marinova (UCLA) d. Adeline Amaud (Oregon), 4-6, 7-5, 6-4, Mhairi Brown (Arizona St.) d. Caroline Christian (USC), 7-5, 6-2.
Zeta Wagner (Washington) d. Siri Fomsgaard (Arizona), 6-2, 4-6, 6-3, Tiffany Brymer (USC) d. Emeka Mayes (Cal), 7-6, 6-3, Kathleen Pienaar (Washington St.) d. Jeannette Mattsson (Oregon), 6-3, 6-3, Jennifer Heiser (Stanford) d. Zana Zlebnik (UCLA), 6-0, 6-3.
Invitational Second Round
Marino d. Loyola, 6-4, 6-2, Hawley d. Yang, 6-0, 6-1, Schmidt d. Pestieau, 6-4, 6-2, Hamilton-Heinberg d. McCoury, 6-4, 6-2, van de Ven vs. Buczkowska, late, Marinova vs. Brown, late, Wagner vs. Brymer, late, Heiser d. Pienaar, 6-1, 6-0.
Friday's Invitational Quarterfinals
8:00 a.m. - Marino vs. Hawley, Schmidt vs. Hamilton-Heinberg, van de Ven/Buczkowska winner vs. Marinova-Brown winner, Wagner-Brymer winner vs. Heiser.