Freshman Katie Frick, seen here earlier in the season against Biola, became just the third Banana Slug to qualify for the NCAA Singles Championships. (Photo courtesy of awPictures.com)
The Women's Tennis finished their season ranked 15th in the nation and 4th in the Western Region according to the latest ITA polls.
The team made the NCAA Western Regionals, losing to Trinity College, the team who finished fourth in the nation after the NCAA Championships.
UCSC Freshman Katie Frick became just the third player in UCSC history to be selected to the NCAA Singles Championships at Sweet Briar College in Virginia. Frick faced a tough first-round matchup in third-seeded Mary Ellen Gordon of Emory University, ultimately losing 6-1, 6-0. Frick set a team record with a 17-5 record in singles play during the regular season. As this was just her rookie year, there are great expectations that Frick and the other young players on the team will be able to lead the program to even greater heights.
One of those players will be Sophomore Sara Moglen, who narrowly missed out on accompanying Frick to Virginia. Moglen held down the #1 singles spot for much of the year, finishing as the eigth-ranked player in the Western Region.
Junior Sharron Lyda was another player who finished the season strong. Lyda's 6-3, 4-6, 6-1 victory over Christy Austin of Trinity in the Western Regionals was UCSC's lone victory in singles play. Lyda also played a hand in the other point, teaming up with Katie Frick to give UCSC a doubles point against on of the top pairs in the region.
Finally, Noreen Montgomery, the team's sole departing senior, displayed tremendous leadership for the young team throughout the season. Her dedication and commitment, both on the tennis court and in the classroom, makes her a prime example of spirit of UC Santa Cruz athletics.
Congratulations to the entire team on an outstanding year!
Junior Sharran Lyda was one of four players to go 3-0 in Singles play at the annual Slug Round-Robin. (Photo courtesy of awPictures. com)
4/5/02
Women's Tennis wins 5 of 6; closes in on first playoff berth
The Women's Tennis team has won 5 of their last six matches, including a sweep of Division III opponents at last weekend's Slug Round-Robin Invitational, putting them in third place in the latest ITA Western Region Standings.
The streak started with a 8-1 thrashing of Westmont College. UCSC then played perhaps its most important match of the season on the road at University of Redlands, one of the top teams in the west. In a meet that came down to the wire, UCSC came out on top, 5-4.
In their next meet, UCSC met up with DIII Women's Tennis powerhouse Williams College of Massachusetts, the defending National Champions. Sophomore Sara Moglen and Junior Heather Ulrey provided UCSC's lone victory in a valliant effort, as UCSC fell 1-8.
Next came the Slug Round-Robin tournament, with Division III teams from Linfield College, Cal Lutheran and Hardin-Simmons all attending. UCSC would sweep aside all three, beating both Linfield and Cal Lutheran 8-1, and coming out on top against Hardin-Simmons, 6-3.
UC Santa Cruz wraps up its regular season April 12 against USF. The team eagerly awaits word on its seeding for NCAA playoffs.
Sophomore Sara Moglen recorded the sixth singles win of her season (Photo courtesy of awPictures. com)
3/18/02
Women's Tennis team dominates Biola; goes to 6-4 on the season
The Women's Tennis team crushed visiting Biola University this past Friday, collecting an easy 9-0 victory.
Sophomore Sara Moglen, playing in the #1 spot, was one of six players to easily win their singles matches, 6-1, 6-0. Freshman Katie Frick, Junior Ellen Ganz, Junior Heather Ulrey, Junior Sharron Lyda and Senior Noreen Montgomery all dominated their respective opponents, never allowing more than 3 points.
The Slugs were equally dominant in doubles play, sweeping all three matches.
Frick and Lyda teamed up to win their match against Jamie Annest and Bethany Scott of Biola, 8-2. Moglen and Ulrey won their match against Laura Yano and Michelle Shingler, 8-4. UCSC's only scare of the day came in the third doubles matchup, as Eleen Ganz and Noreen Montgomery narrowly held on to defeat Wendy Sargent and Amanda Olsen, 9-7.
The team's record now stands at 6-4, with a 3-1 record in Division III competition.
UCSC plays its next match this Wednesday at home against the University of the South, a fellow NCAA DIII program. Match start time is set at 10:00 AM at the East Field Tennis Courts.
Freshman Katie Frick, seen here against San Francisco State, has dominated most of her opponents this season.
3/13/02
Women's Tennis Update: Slugs post easy victory against Mills College
The Women's Tennis team easily dominated Mills College this past weekend, sweeping to a 9-0 victory.
In singles play, Senior Noreen Montgomery, the only player to post a win in last Friday's loss to San Jose State, was one of three Slugs to sweep their opponents in Singles play. Sophomore Sara Moglen and Junior Sharron Lyda also won their matches 6-0, 6-0.
In the number one bracket, Freshman Katie Frick continued her strong play, defeating Rebekah Levy of Mills, 6-2, 6-1. Juniors Ellen Ganz and Heather Ulrey also posted relatively easy wins.
Highlights of doubles play included Frick and Lyda, dominating #1 doubles, 8-4. Moglen and Ulrey won at #2, 8-1. Finally, Montgomery and Ganz swept their opponents, 8-0.
UCSC is currently 5-4 on the year and 3-1 in Division III play. They are ranked 26th in the nation in the most recent ITA poll for NCAA DIII. They are also ranked a solid #6 in the Western Region.
UCSC's next match is at home this Friday against Biola University at the East Field Tennis courts. Biola, an NAIA program, is 6-8 on the season. Match time is at 11:00 AM.
2/23/02
Women's Tennis dominates Division II San Francisco State; San Jose looms on horizon
The Women's Tennis team easily dispatched Division II San Francisco State on Fraday on the East Field courts, 9-0. The Slugs won all their matches including a match of respective #1's from each team, Freshman Katie Frick from UCSC and Amanada Wilson from SF State that needed a tie-breaker set to finish.
Also in Singles play, Sophomore Sara Moglen won 6-3, 6-1 over Elly Swetz, Junior Ellen Ganz won 6-0, 6-3 over Erin Freely, Sophomore Montserrat Corsino won 6-4, 6-0 over Mara Candales, Senior Noreen Montgomery won 6-2, 6-1 over Tiffany Leslie and Sophomore Alexis Bell won 6-4, 6-4 over Jenny Underwood.
Frick, currently the 26th ranked player in the nation, teamed up with Junior Sharron Lyda in doubles to post an 8-5 win over Wilson and Swetz. Also Ganz and Montgomery won 8-4 over Freely and Marda Canfales, and Corsino and Bell won 8-4 over the team of Leslie and Underwood.
UCSC is currently 4-3 on the year and 2-1 in Division III play. They are ranked 26th in the nation in the most recent ITA poll for NCAA DIII. They are also ranked a solid #6 in the Western Region.
UCSC's next match is this Tuesday against Division I San Jose State in Los Gatos. Match start time is at 2:00 PM.
Sophmore Sara Moglen serves against UC Davis
1/28/02
Women's Tennis opens season with loss to Division II UC Davis
The Women's Tennis team opened their regular season
with a 1-8 loss to Division II UC Davis on Friday. Davis, ranked 8th in
the nation in Division II, won 8 of 9 matches to win the meet, including
all three doubles.
Freshman Katie Frick, UCSC's #2 singles player,
was the lone bright spot for UCSC, winning her match 6-0, 6-2.
Despite being overmatched, the UCSC Women held their
own in several matches. #1 singles player Sara Moglen narrowly lost her
match, 1-6, 6-2, 3-6.
Women's Tennis is now 0-1 for the season, but it
is primarily their Division III record which will determine if they make
the playoffs. Their first Division III match is next Friday at Dominican
College.
10/7/01
ITA Fall Regional Tournament
The UC Santa Cruz Women's Tennis Team kicked off
the 2001/2002 season with a strong showing at this preseason tournament
held in Claremont. It was an individual tournament consisting of players
from NCAA Division III teams from the West Region. The Slugs had eight
players entered in the draw and three of them made their way to the quarterfinals
of the singles draw. This equaled the feat of Claremont, which also placed
three players in the quarterfinals. The remaining two spots were held
by Pomona-Pitzer and Whittier College. Overall, Claremont led the way
with 23 total victories, but the Slugs were a close second with 19 victories,
easily surpassing Redlands' total of 13.
Individual highlights started with Katie Frick,
a freshman from La Verne. She piled up some impressive victories en route
to a close loss in the semifinals of singles. She upset one of Claremont's
best players in the first round, and continued to impress as she defeated
the number one player for Redlands. The Redlands player is also a freshman,
and was ranked #3 in the state of Hawaii last year. She lost a tough 3
set match in the semis but shows great promise for the season. Another
strong showing was made by Silvia Balbach, an exchange student from Germany.
She defeated two tough players, including the number one player from Chapman
6-1, 6-1. The third Santa Cruz player in the quarterfinals was Heather
Ulrey, a junior from Davis. She beat one of the top players from Redlands
before defeating her teammate and last year's doubles partner, Kori Howrish,
in the next round. She lost to the eventual champion from Pomona-Pitzer,
one of the top players in the country. Other singles highlights came from
Sara Moglen, a sophomore transfer student from Mills College. Sara reached
the finals of the consolation bracket before falling to a nationally ranked
player from Claremont. The other slugs in the singles draw were senior
Noreen Montgomery, junior Sharran Lyda, and junior Ellen Ganz.
In the doubles draw, Sara Moglen and Heather Ulrey
teamed up to reach the quarterfinals where they lost to the #1 seeds,
a nationally ranked team from Pomona-Pitzer. UC Santa Cruz dominated the
consolation bracket as three teams reached the semi-finals and it was
an all-Slug final. The winning team was Ellen Ganz and Silvia Balbach,
who defeated Noreen Montgomery and Sharran Lyda 8-4 in the championship.
They also defeated teammates Kori Howrish and Katie Frick in the semis
by the same score of 8-4.
Notes: Last year the women's team finished the
season ranked #6 in the West region and #30 in the country. Although the
preseason ranking have yet to be released, the Slugs will most likely
be ranked #4 in the West, matching their highest placement ever.
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