Women's tennis heads to City of Angels

April 10, 2008

This Week The 14th-ranked Arizona State Women's Tennis Team (13-5) willhit the road again this weekend, heading to Hollywood to take on the seventh-ranked UCLA Bruins and the eleventh-ranked USC Women of Troy.<separator></separator>Last time out saw the Sun Devils come out strong in the first match of the weekend as they easily put away the Cougars of Washington State 5-2 before turning around to be surprised by the Huskies of Washington the next day in Seattle in a gritty 4-3 loss.<separator></separator>The Big, Bad Bruins The Sun Devils travel up to L.A. this weekend to face the 7th ranked UCLA Bruins who currently sit on an 15-5 overall record and an 4-1 Pac-10 record. Their big names include the 11th ranked Rita Zalameda, a senior from Los Angeles with a 20-12 overall singles record and an 11-9 duel record. Earlier this year the Sun Devils got the best of the Bruins in their home turf of Tempe, Ariz., where they bested UCLA 4-3.<separator></separator>Trojan Horse No. 11 USC enters the weekend with a 15-7 record and are coming off tough losses to ranked conference opponents Stanford and Cal. Making a racket on the Husky line-up is 10th-ranked Amanda Fink who comes in with a 27-10 overall record and 16-7 duel record. In addition, the Women of Troy have five other singles players ranked in the nation, making them a potent 1-6 line-up.<separator></separator>No slouch in doubles either, they boast the #6 team in the nation of Amanda Fink and Gabriela Niculescu who hold a 27-10 overall and 16-6 duel record. Last time out the Women of Troy bested the Sun Devils in Tempe 5-2.<separator></separator>Up Next The Sun Devils will remain on the road next week to wrap up the regular season as they face Pac-10 and in-state foe, Arizona in Tucson for Pac-10 standings on Saturday, April 19 at noon Pacific time.