No. 18 women's tennis hosting No. 7 UCLA and No. 12 USC

February 21, 2008

This Week<separator></separator>The Arizona State Sun Devils will continue their spring 2008 home duel campaign this weekend as they host the seventh-ranked UCLA Bruins on Friday, February 22 at 1:30 pm and the No. 12 USC Women of Troy on Sunday, February 23 at noon. Both matches will be played in Tempe at ASU's Whiteman Tennis Center.<separator></separator>Last time out saw the Sun Devils come out swinging as they looked practically flawless grabbing a 6-1 win after falling behind to the Long Beach State 49ers.<separator></separator>Scouting the Bruins:<separator></separator>UCLA rolls into town with a stellar 7-1 record, with their only loss to North Carolina coming at the USTA/ITA National Indoors. The Bruins are a tower of strength in both singles and doubles with three players ranked in singles, the highest No. 10 Rita Zalameda. In doubles, they boast FOUR ranked teams as well.<separator></separator>The Women of Troy<separator></separator>The USC Women of Troy will face the Devils this weekend with a potent line-up as well, as they've gone 6-2 on the season with losses to powerhouses North Carolina and Georgia, also at the ITA National Indoors. In their line-up look for marquee match-ups against #17 Amanda Fink and #97 Gabriela Niculescu in singles and the pair also team up as the #5 doubles team in the country as well.<separator></separator>Series History<separator></separator>Against the Bruins, the Sun Devils are 13-30 all-time. In their last match-up against UCLA, the Sun Devils won at home on April 6, 2007 4-3. Against USC, ASU is 19-26 all-time with USC taking both 2007 match-ups 6-1.<separator></separator>Up Next<separator></separator>The Sun Devils will remain home again to host UC Santa Barbara next Sunday, March 2 at 11:00 a.m. at ASU's Whiteman Tennis Center in Tempe.