Pac-10 championships call tennis stars south
April 26, 2001
All eyes of the UW tennis scene will shift south today to Ojai, Calif., and the site of both the men's and women's Pac-10 championships. Both teams enter the competition ranked among the top 20 teams of the nation, but Husky entries in the singles and doubles matches will have their work cut out for them against the national powerhouses of the conference.
The women's 32-player singles draw will consist of three players from each of the nine Pac-10 schools with women's tennis programs. A committee of coaches will select five additional competitors. The 16-team doubles draw will have one team from each school and seven others chosen by the committee.
The 32-player men's singles draw will have four players from each school. The 16-team doubles draw will have two doubles teams from each school.
The women make up the No. 16 team in the country. They finished up the regular season with a 4-3 win over the Cougars last weekend. The win put the finishing touches on an 8-2 conference and 18-7 overall record.
In the match, Husky No. 1 Kristina Kraszewski, the No. 12 player in the nation, defeated No. 38 Erica Perkins to gather momentum for Pac-10s. But the real story of the tournament came from freshman Claire Carter, who delivered victories in both her doubles and singles matches.
Carter will most likely join Krazsewski in singles play and will compete along side Ilona Kordonskaya to make up the No. 23 doubles team in the nation.
The men enter as the No. 18 team in the country. They finished the regular season at 3-4 in the Pac-10 and 18-7 overall. Their conference record was good enough for a fourth-place tie in Pac-10 with USC and ASU.
But, like the women, they have some remarkable individual talents who will compete. Sophomore Matt Hanlin is ranked No. 46 in the nation while junior transfer Andrej Bizjak is No. 49.
Match play begins at 8 this morning and will continue through Sunday.
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