April 24, 2008
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Ojai, Calif. -- The L.A. schools put on a show in the Men's Singles Tournament, while the top players in the Conference showed their strength on the women's side as the Pac-10 Tennis Championships opened Thursday.
On the men's side both USC and UCLA's individuals continued their strong play which has led them to top-10 rankings as teams. The Trojans advanced four players to the quarterfinals, making up half of the field, the Bruins will send three on and the field is rounded out by Pedro Zerbini from California.
USC's Robert Farah, the No. 1 seed and No. 6 ranked player in the country, cruised through his first two match defeating Arizona's Peter Zimmer (6-3, 6-4), but was tested in the second as he was taken three sets before defeating UCLA's Michael Look (6-4, 3-6, 6-2).
"I had a pretty good day on a great day for tennis here in Ojai." Farah said. "My second match was tough and Look played a very good match, but I feel strong and am looking forward to a good match tomorrow."
Trojan teammates Kaes Van't Hof, Jaak Poldma and Gary Sacks also advanced.
Van't Hof, ranked No. 34, was expected to advance this far, but the other two were a bit of a surprise. Poldma upset No. 4 seeded Claudio Christen of Arizona, 6-3, 6-4 while Sacks rolled through Oregon's Francisco Gallardo in the second round 7-6(7), 6-4. Gallardo had earlier upset No. 6 seeded Patrik Fischer of Washington.
"It seems like we've been battling UCLA a lot this year, but any time we get a chance to go against them we savor it." USC Head Coach Peter Smith said. "They have a bunch of tough competitors over there and their lower guys have stepped up."
On the women's side the action went right along the seedings as six of the eight seeded players advanced to the quarterfinals. California's Susie Babos, seeded fifth, was the highest seed to fall in the second round as she went down in three sets to USC's Gabriela Niculescu, 6-7(5), 6-3, 6-2.
Arizona State's Kelcy McKenna, the No. 6 seed, also fell in her second round match against California's Claire Ilcinkas, 6-7(2), 6-4, 6-4.
Top-seeded Hilary Barte of Stanford cruised through her first match, defeating Washington State's Alexandra Stefanova 6-2, 6-1 and rolled through California's Bojana Bobusic 6-3, 6-3 on her way to the quarterfinals.
Second seeded Amanda Fink of USC rolled through her matches without dropping a set as she defeated Oregon's Anna Powaska in the first round and Arizona's Danielle Steinberg in the second by identical 6-2, 6-2 scores.
Marina Cossou of Cal, the tournament's third seed, rolled through her first match against Washington's Aleksandra Malovic, 6-2, 6-1, but was taken to three sets by Oregon's Celine Rolly in her second round match before prevailing 7-5, 6-7 (3), 6-4.
With neither defending champion returning, the field on both the men's and women's sides appears wide open.
Quarterfinals matches will take place Friday in between the doubles matches which dominate play during the day, beginning at 9 a.m.
Pac-10 Men's Singles Championship - Day One
Round of 16
(2) Kaes Van't Hof d. Juan Carlos Rebaza 6-4; 6-3
Jeremy Drean d. (7) Kallim Stewart 7-6(5); 6-3
Nicolas Meister d. (3) Matt Brooklyn 6-4; 6-3
Gary Sacks d. Francisco Gallardo 7-6(7); 6-4
(5) Mathieu Dehaine d. Andy Kuharszky 6-2; 3-6; 6-3
Jaak Poldma d. (4) Claudio Christen 6-3; 6-4
Pedro Zerbini d. Blake Muller 6-4; 7-6(4)
(1) Robert Farah d. Michael Look 6-4; 3-6; 6-2
Round of 32
(2) Kaes Van't Hof d. Geoff Embry 7-6; 6-4
Juan Carlos Rebaza d. Derek Drabble 7-6(6); 6-1
(7) Kallim Stewart d. Pat Metham 6-3; 6-2
Jeremy Drean d. Richard Wire 5-7; 6-4; 6-2
(3) Matt Brooklyn d. Gregory Hirshman 6-4; 6-4
Nicolas Meister d. Bruno Alcala 7-6(4); 7-6
Francisco Gallardo d. (6) Patrik Fischer 0-6; 6-1; 7-6(8-6)
Gary Sacks d. Jonathan Dahan 6-3; 6-3
Andy Kuharszky d. Harry Skinner 6-1; 0-6; 6-4
(5) Mathieu Dehaine d. Alexander Cornelisen 6-1; 6-3
Jaak Poldma d. Pierre Mouillon 6-3; 6-1
(4) Claudio Christen d. Philip Kao 7-5; 6-1
Blake Muller d. Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan 6-2; 7-6(8)
Pedro Zerbini d. (8) Andres Arango 6-2; 1-0Ret (inj)
Michael Look d. Marcos Verdasco 6-1; 6-4
(1) Robert Farah d. Peter Zimmer 6-3; 6-4
Pac-10 Women's Singles Championships
Round of 16:
(2) Amanda Fink d. Danielle Steinberg 6-2; 6-2
Cristina Visico d. (8) Tracy Lin 3-6; 7-5; 6-1
(3) Marina Cossou d. Andrea Remynse 7-5; 6-7(3); 6-4
(7) Nadia Abdala d. Kate Kamendova 6-3; 6-1
Gabriela Niculescu d. (5) Susie Babos 6-7(5); 6-3; 6-2
(4) Riza Zalameda d. Lindsay Burdette 6-1; 6-2
Claire Ilcinkas d. (6) Kelcy McKenna 6-7(2); 6-4; 6-4
(1) Hilary Jo Barte d. Bojana Bobusic 6-3; 6-4
Round of 32:
(2) Amanda Fink d. Anna Powaska 6-2; 6-2
Danielle Steinberg d. Tara Simpson 6-3; 6-2
(8) Tracy Lin d. Leyla Entekhabi 6-1; 6-4
Cristina Visico d. Carolyn McVeigh 6-1; 7-5
(3) Marina Cossou d. Aleksandra Malovic 6-2; 6-1
Andrea Remynse d. Celine Rolly 5-7; 6-2; 6-1
(7) Nadia Abdala d. Maria Sanchez 7-5; 6-3
Kate Kamendova d. Stephanie Kusano 6-2; 6-4
Gabriela Niculescu d. Aleksandra Cekic 6-0; 6-2
(5) Susie Babos d. Ariane Masschelein 6-0; 6-1
Lindsay Burdette d. Carmen Seremeta 6-4; 6-0
(4) Riza Zalameda d. Laila Abdala 1-6; 7-5; 6-0
Claire Ilcinkas d. Venise Chan 6-3; 6-1
(6) Kelcy McKenna d. Elizabeth Lumpkin 7-6(5); 6-1
Bojana Bobusic d. Sarah Fansler 5-7; 6-3; 6-3
(1) Hilary Jo Barte d. Aleksandra Stefanova 6-2; 6-1
Pac-10 Men's Invitational Singles - Day One
Round of 16
(2) Bozhidar Katsarov d. Paul Morrissey 6-3; 7-5
Andrew Piotrowski d. Ahmed Ismail 4-6; 6-2; 6-2
Tobi Obenaus d. Romeo Mortera 6-1; 7-6(6)
Josh Miller d. Kevin Kaiser 6-3; 7-6(3)
Daniel Gliner d. Jeffrey Zeller 7-5; 6-3
(4) Wes Miller d. Geoffrey Chizever 6-4; 6-2
David Chu d. Jack Levis 6-4; 6-4
(1) Abdullah Magdas d. Mikael Myrhed 6-3; 6-1
Round of 32:
(2) Bozhidar Katsarov d. Bradley Bator 6-1; 6-3
Paul Morrissey d. Stephen Wiechert 7-5; 6-3
Andrew Piotrowski d. John Nanosky 7-6(7-3); 6-2
Ahmed Ismail d. Martin Kildahl 6-4; 6-2
Tobi Obenaus d. (3) Jason McNaughton 6-2; 7-6(11)
Romeo Mortera d. Zach Gilbert 6-3; 7-5
Josh Miller d. Jack Marsh 6-2; 6-0
Kevin Kaiser d. Nathan Cochrane 6-1; 6-2
Daniel Gliner d. Ravid Hazi 6-3; 6-3
Jeffrey Zeller d. Patrick Brogan 7-5; 3-6; 7-5
Geoffrey Chizever d. Ryo Sekiguchi 7-5; 6-1
(4) Wes Miller d. Duncan MacDonald-Korth 7-6; 7-5
David Chu d. Murilo Souza 7-6; 5-7; 6-3
Jack Levis d. Nicolai Horgen 5-7; 6-2; 6-4
Mikael Myrhed d. Ted Kelly 6-3; 6-3
(1) Abdullah Magdas d. Doug Mayeda 6-2; 6-1
Pac-10 Women's Invitational Singles
(2) Lauren Megale d. Daron Moore 4-6; 7-5; 7-6(3)
(6) Cristala Andrews d. Stephanie Wetmore 6-2; 6-1
Wendy Pilecka d. Kelsey Anonsen 6-2; 6-1
Ashlee Brown d. Anna-Viktoria Lind 6-2; 6-2
(7) Bianca Selaru d. Vanja Radunovic 1-6; 6-3; 6-2
(3) Micaela Hein d. Rachael Dillon 6-0; 6-2
(4) Alex McGoodwin d. Jessica Leitch 6-3; 6-2
(1) Jennifer Yen d. Lyndsay Kinstler 6-3; 5-7; 6-3
Round of 32:
Daron Moore d. Sarah Yang 6-0; 6-0
(6) Cristala Andrews d. Ashley Anderson 6-1; 6-3
Stephanie Wetmore d. Jessica Gomez 6-0; 6-2
Wendy Pilecka d. Livia Gherman 6-0; 6-1
Kelsey Anonsen d. Claudia Hirt 6-2; 6-4
Ashlee Brown d. (5) Joyce Ardies 6-2; 0-6; 6-4
Anna-Viktoria Lind d. Bobbie Englert 6-1; 6-2
Vanja Radunovic d. Isamarie Perez 6-1; 6-3
(7) Bianca Selaru d. Becky Duesler 6-1; 6-4
Rachael Dillon d. Stephanie MacFarlane 6-4; 6-3
(3) Micaela Hein d. Allison Rainey 6-4; 6-1
Jessica Leitch d. Mimi Songsermsawas 6-0; 6-2
(4) Alex McGoodwin d. Marina Nicolas 6-2; 6-0
Lyndsay Kinstler d. Aleksandra Krsljanin 7-5; 7-5
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