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ALL-AMERICAN TWICE IN A ROW: UCSC Junior Katie Frick holds the #1 spot for the Women's Tennis Team.

February 2, 2004
Women's Tennis Season Begins

The 2004 Women's Tennis Team finished 2003 with an NCAA National Ranking of #24. This year, the team is ranked #19 in the country and #6 in the West Region in the preseason polls and is looking to qualify for the NCAA Tournament for the second time in three years. Coach Dave Muldawer is in his eighth season as head coach and believes this is his strongest squad ever.

The team is led by junior Katie Frick who secured All-American status for the second consecutive year by winning the ITA West Regional Tournament this past fall. Also returning are two strong seniors in Sara Moglen and Jocelyn Werner. They will both be playing in the singles lineup and should provide good experience for the team. Also returning are sophomores Erin Ness and Erica Lee who will be contributing in both singles and doubles.

The team also features four new freshmen, two of which should make a strong impact on this season. Courtney Armstrong is a highly ranked player from Santa Barbara and Angel Zabala is a skilled player from San Francisco. Also joining the team are Lauren Tisdale and Emily Cook who have both shown tremendous improvement in their short time with the team.

The Slugs have one of the toughest schedules in the nation as they are set to compete against eight of the top eighteen Division III teams in the country, including a trip to Virginia to compete in the Fab Five Tournament. We are excited to announce that UC Santa Cruz has recently been chosen as the host of the 2006 NCAA National Championships.

UCSC Sophomore Katie Frick holds down the #1 spot for the Women's Tennis Team.

April 8, 2003
Women's Tennis beats Chapman

UCSC -- The Women's Tennis team defeated the visiting team from Chapman University on Sunday, winning 6-3.

The Banana Slugs won at #2 and #3 singles, and then won the first four singles matches to close their regular season DIII Schedule with a victory.

DOUBLES
CHAP Denson/Lewis def. Frick/Moglen 5-8
UCSC Ness/Snyder def. Summers/Lange 8-6
UCSC Werner/Soto def. Novoa/Nesbit 8-4

SINGLES
UCSC Frick def. Denson 6-1, 6-3
UCSC Moglen def. Lewis 6-0, 6-2
UCSC Lee def. Summers 6-0, 6-0
UCSC Ulrey def. Lange 6-0, 6-3
CHAP Noson def. Ness 3-6, 6-1, 0-1 (4-10)
CHAP Nesbit def. Snyder 6-0, 6-2

The team will finish its regular season this Thursday with an exhibition match with De Anza College, a JC. Sophomore Katie Frick and Junior Sara Moglen are expected to qualify for the NCAA Championships Individual Tournament in May.

March 23, 2003
Women's Tennis loses at Cal Lutheran; 7-2

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (March 21) - The Cal Lutheran women's tennis team took a 7-2 win over UC Santa Cruz Friday in Thousand Oaks.

The loss drops the team to 2-7 for the season.

DOUBLES
#1 Frick/Moglen, UCSC def. Hunau/Novajosky (9-8 (9-7))
#2 Hansen/Murphy, CLU def. Ganz/Werner (8-5)
#3 Perkins/Amanda Howie, CLU def. Ulrey/Ness (8-6)

Portions of this article courtesy of Cal Lutheran Sports Media Relations

February 10, 2003
Women's Tennis loses to Davis, now faces key matches

Saturday the Lady   Slugs wrapped up a three day homestand with a 7-2 loss to visiting UC Davis.  

After dropping all three of the doubles matches, everyone fought hard against a talented Davis squad.   Katie Frick was able to see her recent practicing finally pay off with a straight set victory over Janice Salomon at #1 singles.  

After winning the first set, Katie got down 3-0 to start the second before storming back to a 6-4 win.   Her continued focus and confidence in her shots kept the offensive minded Salomon from being able to finish points consistently.  

Our other win came at #4 singles where freshman Erica Lee earned her first singles win as a Slug.   Erica played extremely tough and showed great resiliency while playing a smart match at the same time.   It was great to see her game continue to improve and nice to see a victory from Erica.   Another bright spot on the day was at #3 singles.   Ellen Ganz fought through a tight first set losing 5-7 before taking control of the second set 6-2.   A marathon super tiebreak ended the match with UC Davis’ Gretchen Shantz coming up with some big shots for the 15-13 win.  

Portions of this article were provided courtesy UCSC Assistant Women's Tennis Coach John Hein.

February 5, 2003
Women's Tennis loses opener to USF

UCSC -- The Women's Tennis Team opened its regular season with a loss to the visiting Dons of the University of San Francsico, 0-9.

USF, a Division I program, got its biggest scare against Sophomore Katie Frick and Junior Sara Moglen at the #1 doubles spot. The duo gave the Dons' top pair of Ruiz and Skogerboe a run before falling 5-8.

The team plays its next match this Thursday at home against another top Division I opponent, St. Mary's. Match time is set for 2:00 PM.

October 17, 2002
Women's Tennis: Omni Championships - Frick and Moglen advance

Sophomore Katie Frick and Junior Sara Moglen have advanced to the second round of the Omni Hotels National small college tournament in Corpus Cristi, Texas. The UCSC duo knocked off #2 seeded Lindsay Hagerman and Erika Proko from Washington & Lee on Thursday, winning 8-6.

Frick and Moglen are the first two UCSC women's tennis players ever to qualify for the tournament. They'll play in the semifinals on Friday, facing a team from Trinity University in Texas.

Earlier in the day, Frick lost in the singles tournament, 3-6, 6-3, 6-1 to Julia Lebedeva of Beloit.

For complete tournament results, please click the link below.

Omni Hotels National Small College Championships - Draws & Results

Sophomore Katie Frick - one of UCSC's first two All-Americans for Women's Tennis. (Photo courtesy of awPictures.com)

October 7, 2002
Frick, Moglen take Women's Tennis to new heights

With the start of the regular season still three months away, Sophomore Katie Frick and Junior Sara Moglen already have the UCSC Women's Tennis team off to a great start.

The team traveled down to the Claremont Colleges for the Omni Hotels NCAA Division III West Regional individual tournament this past weekend, with teams from all over northern and southern California sent representatives.

In a 32-woman single elimination tournament, Frick dominated, winning five straight matches enroute to the championship. Against some of the strongest competition for all of Division III, Frick didn't lose a set and only twice did she give up as many as three points to her opponent. With her championship win, Frick clinched an All-American selection. It was the first time in school history that a Banana Slug has received an All-Amercan selection.

Frick then teamed with Moglen to likewise dominate the Doubles tournament. After a first-round bye, the #1 doubles team from UCSC virtually breezed through, winning all four matches en route to the Championship. Only once were the two pressed, giving up 5 points in their semifinal match to Becca Dutton and Margaret Huff of Claremont Mudd-Scripps. After pulling through, Frick and Moglen easily won the championship match, 8-0. Frick and Moglen are now the first doubles team from UCSC to be selected All-Americans.

Next week the two players will head to Corpus Christie, Texas for the Omni Hotels National tournament. It will be the first time ever UCSC has sent players to that tournament.

Congratulations to both players, and good luck in Texas!

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)

May 28, 2002
Women's Tennis: Year in Review

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.

Midseason Report

The women's tennis team enters the 2001 season with high expectations after just falling short of a birth in the NCAA Regional Championships in 2000. The top 5 teams in the West Region will be selected for postseason competition, and the Slugs currently hold the #5 position. UCSC will be competing against the other top teams in the region and are optimistic about their chances. Leading the team this year is a freshman, Nicole Hunstock. Nicole was one of the top junior players in Northern California and began the year by reaching the semifinals of the ITA Fall Regional Tournament. She has a preseason ranking of #9 in singles and has a chance to qualify for the National Championships as a singles and doubles player. Her doubles partner is Jill Brogan, a fourth-year student from Calistoga, Ca. After playing #1 doubles and #2 singles for two years, Jill took last year off due to surgery on both of her feet. She is excited to be playing once again and brings great leadership and energy to the team. Kori Howrish, a sophomore from Wyoming will be playing #2 singles and #2 doubles. Kori has a strong all-court game and is capable of beating anyone in the region.

She also has a strong tennis backround and will be a backbone of the team for years to come. Her doubles partner will once again be Heather Ulrey. Heather is from Davis, Ca and is also a sophomore. Heather and Kori are a force at #2 doubles and Heather has shown great improvement in her singles, as evidenced by her early-season win against UC Davis. Holding down the #4 singles position will be Ellen Ganz. Ellen is originally from Claremont, Ca and brings a great work ethic to the team. Her game has improved dramatically in one year and she can always be counted on to find a way to get the ball in play. She is a tough competitor and is due for a great sophomore year. Rounding out the singles lineup is Noreen Montgomery. After playing Junior College Softball, Noreen is refocused on her tennis game and is ready to contribute to the team. Her confidence is beginning to grow and she will also be pairing with Ellen Ganz at #3 doubles.

4/1/01
Women's Tennis Stays in Playoff Hunt with Clutch Win over Redlands

Jill Brogan's 3-6, 6-3, 6-1 win over Marci Everly gave the Women's Tennis team a 5-4 win over rival University of Redlands.

Nicole Hunstock and Kori Howrish also came up strong in singles competition, earning 6-4, 6-2 and 6-1, 6-3 wins, respectively.

The win leaves UCSC with a 6-6 overall record in Division III matches with just a week left in the regular season. The Slugs will find out later this month if they've qualified for the Division III Regional Playoffs.

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