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The Second Leg of the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Grand Slam
10/22/2000 1:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
October 22, 2000 News & Notes from the ITA Media Relations Office
SUNDAY'S FINALS
Women's Singles - 11 a.m. PT
(1) Aarthi Venkatesan, Georgia vs. Ansley Cargill, Duke
Women's Doubles - to follow singles
(1) Paola Palencia and Ipek Senoglu, Pepperdine vs. Lauren Kalvaria and
Gabriela Lastra, Stanford
STATE OF GEORGIA WELL REPRESENTED IN SINGLES FINAL
Georgia's Aarthi Venkatesan and Atlanta native Ansley Cargill of Duke will
square of in today's singles final. Venkatesan, last year's Southeastern
Conference Player of the Year, is continuing her strong run in ITA Grand Slam
tournaments, reaching at least the round of 16 in the last six. Duke's
Cargill, the nation's top freshman, is no stranger to the national spotlight.
She was awarded a wild card into the U.S. Open main draw this past summer
(lost to Dawn Buth in first round) and is currently the second highest ranked
collegian (behind Washington's Kristina Kraszewski) in the Sanex WTA Tour
Rankings at No. 257. She entered Duke this fall as the top-ranked player in
USTA Girls 18s.
VENKATESAN AND SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
Georgia's Aarthi Venkatesan begins this season in the same part of the
country she ended last season. Last May at Pepperdine, Venkatesan led
Georgia's upset of Stanford in the NCAA team final, beating then top-ranked
Marissa Irvin at No. 1 singles. A week later she reached the NCAA singles
semifinals.
ANOTHER FRESHMAN IN ALL-AMERICAN FINAL
Duke's Ansley Cargill is continuing the recent trend of freshmen fairing well
at the All-American. Last year Wake Forest freshman Adria Engel reached the
final and in '97 UAB rookie Mirela Vladulecu captured the title.
WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME?
The last time the No. 1 seed won the Riviera All-American singles title was
San Diego's Zuzana Lesenarova last year. The only time an unseeded player won
the title was in the inaugural tournament when Georgia's Lisa Spain won the
title, but that year was also a 16-player draw and had only four seeds. The
last time the No. 1 seeds won the doubles title was in '93 when Cal's
Kiersten Alley and Pam Nelson won the title.
PEPPERDINE ERASING CLAY COURT MEMORIES
Pepperdine's Paola Palencia and Ipek Senoglu have another shot at a national
doubles title after letting one slip away last month at the T. Rowe Price
National Clay Court Championships in Pikesville, Md. Palencia and Senoglu
jumped out to a 6-1, 5-1 lead, in the final against Wake Forest's Bea Bielik
and Janet Bergman, but lost 12 of the last 14 games of the match. At one
point Bielik and Bergman reeled off nine straight games (from being down 5-1
in the second set to leading 4-0 in the third). The Wave duo has now reached
at least the semifinals in the last three ITA Grand Slam events (they also
reached last May's NCAA semis).
ROAD TO THE FINAL
Venkatesan has has beaten the No. 8, 11, 13 and 25 players in the
WingspanBank.com rankings en route to the final. Cargill has beaten the
nation's No. 9, 14 and 41 players (Old Dominion's Cahana was unranked).
IN THE WINGSPANBANK.COM RANKINGS
No. 2 Aarthi Venkatesan, Georgia
No. 58 Ansley Cargill, Duke
No. 1 Palencia/Senoglu, Pepperdine
No. 10 Lastra/Kalvaria, Stanford
WHERE THEY ARE FROM?
Venkatesan - Brisbaine, Australia; Cargill - Atlanta; Palencia - Cordora,
Mexico; Senoglu - Istabul, Turkey; Lastra - Reno, Nev.; Kalvaria -
Indiatlantic, Fla.
ALL-AMERICAN HISTORY: STANFORD IN ANOTHER DOUBLES FINAL
Duke's Vanessa Webb, the '96 All-American singles champ, is the only Blue
Devil to reach the final. Georgia's Lisa Spain won the inaugural All-American
in '83 and two other Georgia players have reached the final since then (most
recently Marissa Catlin in '97). Pepperdine's Zsofia Csapo and Angela
Lawrence won the All-American doubles title in '97. No one has done better
than Stanford in doubles at the All-American. The Cardinal boasts four
champions and three finalists. In fact, a Stanford doubles team has reached
the final here in five out of the last six years. To follow are results from
past All-American singles and doubles finals:
1999 - Zuzana Lesenarova, San Diego def. Adria Engel, Wake Forest, 6-7, 6-4, 7-5 Lesenarova/Valykova, San Diego def. Ashley/Granville, Stanford, 6-4, 6-1
1998 - Zuzana Lesenarova, San Diego def. Martin Nedelkova, VCU, 6-0, 4-6, 6-3 Ashley/Irvin, Stanford def. Castellano/Catlin, Georgia, 6-1, 3-6, 6-4
1997 - Mirela Vladulescu, UAB def. Marissa Catlin, Georgia, 6-1, 6-1 Csapo/Lawrence, Pepperdine def. Castellano/Catlin, walkover (illness)
1996 - Vanessa Webb, Duke def. Agnez Muzamel, Mississippi, 6-2, 6-1 Moros/Taylor, Texas def. Bleszynski/Schlukebir, Stanford, 2-6, 6-3, 7-5
1995 - Jill Craybas, Florida def. Tzipora Obziler, Old Dominion, 7-6, 6-7, 7-5 Augustus/Kolbovic, California def. Bleszynski/Schlukebir, Stanford, 6-2, 7-6
1994 - Kelly Pace, Texas def. Keri Phebus, UCLA, 6-2, 6-1 Mraz/Lyons, Duke def. Samara/Shappard, 6-1, 6-3
1993 - Lucie Ludvigova, Texas def. Angela Lettiere, Georgia, 4-6, 7-6, 6-2 Alley/Nelson, Califoria def. Moe/Pace, Texas, 7-5, 6-4
1992 - Paloma Collantes, Mississippi def. Laxmi Poruri, Stanford, 6-7, 7-5, 6-0 Poruri/Willens, Stanford def. van Dijk/Wilmink, Alabama, 7-5, 3-6, 6-0
1991 - Paloma Collantes, Mississippi def. Heather Willens, Stanford, 6-4, 6-3 Gilchrist/Paynter, Texas def. Mair/van de Merwe, William & Mary, 7-5, 6-3
1990 - Sandra Birch, Stanford def. Debbie Graham, Stanford, 6-2, 3-6, 7-5 Birch/Graham, Stanford def. Edelman/Reece, Indiana, 6-3, 6-1
1989 - Sandra Birch, Stanford def. Meredith McGrath, Stanford, 6-1, 6-3 McGrath/Whitlinger, Stanford def. McCarthy/Schefflin, Georgia, 6-1, 6-0
1988 - Tami Whitlinger, Stanford def. Sandra Birch, Stanford, 6-3, 6-0 Reece/Mulvhill, Indiana def. Jones/Booth, OSU, 6-4, 6-2
1987 - Anne Grousbeck, Texas def. Sonia Hahn, Kentucky, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4
1986 - Monique Javer, San Diego State def. Katrina Adams, Northwestern, 6-4, 6-2
1985 - Beverly Bowes, Texas def. Wendy Wood, 3-6, 6-4, 6-4
1984 - Gretchen Rush, Trinity def. M. Redfearn, Houston, 6-3, 6-2
1983 - Lisa Spain, Georgia def. Heliane Steden, Southern California, 6-4, 6-3
The second leg of the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Grand Slam The Riviera Women's All-American Championships are the second leg of the ITA Grand Slam. The men's equivalent the ITA Men's All-American Championships -- took place last week in Stone Mountain, Ga. The opening leg of this years collegiate grand slam the T. Rowe Price National Clay Court Championships took place last month at the Suburban Club of Baltimore County. The final two legs of the collegiate grand slam take place in 2001 the Rolex National Intercollegiate Indoor Championships in Dallas and the NCAA Championships in Stone Mountain, Ga. (women), and Athens, Ga. (men). Similar to its professional counterpart, the ITA Grand Slam is played on three different surfaces clay, hard court and indoor for both men and women.
Players Mentioned
PLAYER
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Saturday, May 10
Jame Ashworth Post Match vs. Auburn
Saturday, May 10
Ellie Coleman Post Match vs. FAU
Saturday, May 03
Jamie Ashworth Post Match vs. FAU
Saturday, May 03
