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FRESNO STATE ADVANCES TO SWEET 16 - Coming off what was possibly the biggest, and certainly the most thrilling, victory in program history, Fresno State looks to continue its NCAA Tournament run when it plays host and sixth-seeded Georgia on May 20 in a round of 16 match.
It marks just the second time in program history the Bulldogs (22-3) have advanced as far as the round of 16, the other coming in 1999 when the team fell in the sweet 16 to Mississippi.
Courtney Jantz came back from a 5-2, love-40 deficit in the third set to defeat Jessica Shu 4-6, 6-4, 7-5 to lead Fresno State to a 4-3 upset victory over 11th-seeded California in a second round NCAA Tournament match on May 16. Jantz saved four match points before finally prevailing in the clincher, which marked the second time this year but just the second time in program history the Bulldogs knocked off the Golden Bears.
NCAA WOMEN'S TENNIS SINGLES AND DOUBLES CHAMPIONSHIP FIELD ANNOUNCED - The NCAA Division I Women's Tennis Committee has selected the individuals who will compete in the singles and doubles portion of the championships. Fresno State freshman Jelena Pandzic was selected to compete in both the singles and doubles tournaments.
Pandzic has dropped only four sets all year, two coming in her only loss, a 7-5, 6-1 defeat at the hands of Margarita Karnaukhova of Sacramento State on April 11. In doubles, Pandzic and partner Lucia Tallo were also rewarded with an NCAA doubles bid. The duo went 18-2 this year and ride a 13-match winning streak into the NCAA's. Fresno State plays in the West Region.
Tulsas Daniela Muscolino, the nation's 51st-ranked singles player, will be making her first NCAA Tournament appearance. Muscolino has registered a 23-7 singles record, including a 6-2 mark against ranked opponents this year.
SMUs Svetlana Kouzmenko was chosen as one of eight singles alternates. Tulsas Muscolino and Ilona Somers were chosen as doubles alternates.
First and second round competition of the team championship will be conducted May 14-16 with the winner of each site advancing to the NCAA Division I Women's Tennis Championships at the Dan Magill Tennis Complex in Athens, Ga., hosted by the University of Georgia. The team championship will be held May 20-23. The singles and doubles championships will be held May 24-29.
Singles and doubles brackets will not be finalized until May 23, the day prior to the start of the singles tournament.
SMU FALLS IN SECOND ROUND - A day after capturing its biggest win of the 2004 season, the SMU women's tennis team nearly repeated the feat Sunday, dropping a 4-1 decision to No. 13 Texas A&M in second round action of the NCAA Women's Tennis Championship in College Station, Texas. The Mustangs were making their first appearance in the round of 32 since 1988. The Mustangs defeated No. 25 TCU on Saturday, 4-2, to advance to Sunday's showdown with the Aggies.
In singles, the Aggies won four-straight matches at No. 4, No. 5, No. 1 and No. 2 singles. Texas A&M's Lauren Walker defeated SMU's Nadia Vaughan to even the score at 1-1 with a 6-2, 6-2 win at No. 4 singles. Nicki Mechem followed with a 6-4, 6-1 win over Lynsie Jones, giving Texas A&M the lead 2-1. No. 20 ranked Jessica Roland defeated SMU's No. 79 Svetlana Kouzmenko at No. 1 singles, 6-2, 6-4, giving the Aggies a 3-1 lead. Texas A&M clinched the win after No. 119 Helga Vieira defeated SMU's Kit Carson, 6-3, 6-4, at No. 2 singles.
TULSA LOSES TO OKLAHOMA IN FIRST ROUND - Tulsa's 47th-ranked tennis team dropped a 4-1 decision to 20th-ranked Oklahoma on May 15 in the first round of the 2004 NCAA Division I Tennis Championships at the OU Headington Family Tennis Center in Norman, Okla. In singles action, TU's 113th-ranked Somers dominated Baker, tallying a quick 6-2, 6-0 victory in the No. 2 slot, but the Sooners' Saluri notched a 6-3, 6-1 win over Pereira in the No. 4 position.
Oklahoma's fifth-ranked Perianu netted a 7-6 (1), 6-4 victory over 51st-ranked Muscolino in the No. 1 slot, and Baker captured a 6-0, 7-5 mark over Donata Majauskaite in the No. 3 position to win the dual for the Sooners. Delport and Timberly Greenly's matches were unfinished at the No. 5 and No. 6 slots, respectively.
FRESNO STATE CAPTURES THIRD-STRAIGHT WAC TITLE - The Fresno State women held off a determined SMU squad to win their third consecutive Western Athletic Conference Women's Tennis Championships crown Sunday at the Jake Hess Stadium on the Rice campus in Houston. The Bulldogs stopped the Mustangs, 5-2.
Last season, the WAC Women's Tennis Championship went to Fresno State after a 4-2 win over Tulsa. The Bulldogs won the doubles point and fought off a determined Tulsa team to win three of the singles matches. Tulsa won two of the singles match and the final match on the court was stopped at the conclusion of the match.