Friday, 4/11/97
Sports Briefs
Men’s tennis travels to USC
After six straight home matches, the UCLA men’s tennis team hits
the road today to take on USC in a 1:30 p.m. matchup.
The top-ranked Bruins (21-1, 8-0) open a three-match road swing,
looking to extend a national-best 20-match winning streak.
When these two teams faced off earlier in the season, the
17th-ranked Trojans (14-3, 5-2) gave the Bruins all they could
handle before falling, 4-3.
Back in top form for the Bruins is No. 1 singles player Eric
Taino. After stumbling through March with a four-match losing
streak, Taino has rebounded with two consecutive victories. He will
be looking to avenge an earlier loss to the No. 1 Trojan, George
Bastl.
Women’s tennis hosts USC
The UCLA women’s tennis team begins a two weekend home stand
today when it battles crosstown rival USC at 1:30 pm. On Saturday,
the Bruins will face the No. 16 UNLV at noon in a nonconference
match. UCLA enters today’s match with a 12-4 overall record and is
5-2 in the Pac-10.
No. 3-ranked UCLA defeated the Trojans in mid-March 6-3. No. 30
USC has an overall record of 7-12 and are 0-7 in the Pac-10. The
team is led by Karolina Baklarova, who has an overall record of
14-12.
UNLV enters the match with a record of 14-3 overall. Marianne
Vallin plays No. 1 for Lady Rebels and is ranked No. 10 in the
nation.
Women’s water polo faces UCSB
The top-ranked women’s water polo team (18-1, 6-0 Mountain
Pacific Sports Federation), after winning three games last weekend,
are in Santa Barbara this weekend to compete in the MPSF
Tournament.
Among the teams competing are No. 2 Stanford, No. 3 California,
No. 4 San Diego State, No. 7 UC Santa Barbara, No. 8 USC and No. 15
Pacific. On Saturday, the Bruins will get their chance to avenge
their only loss of the season when they face Cal.
Coralie Simmons leads the team into the tournament with 40
goals. Catharine von Schwarz has played very well lately, bringing
her season total to 33 goals.