Clare Fermin and the 'Eaters host Boise State and Cal State Northridge this week
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No. 71 Anteaters Host No. 46 Boise State, No. 70 Cal State Northridge
'Eaters host Boise State, Cal State Northridge
March 24, 2008
NO. 71 ANTEATERS HOST NO. 46 BOISE STATE, NO. 70 CSUN: The No. 71 UC Irvine women's tennis team (9-6, 3-1) will host No. 46 Boise State Friday at 11:00 a.m. at Anteater Tennis Stadium in non-conference play. The team will then host No. 70 Cal State Northrige Sunday at 11:00 a.m. in Big West Conference play at Anteater Tennis Stadium.
ABOUT THE OPPONENTS: The No. 46 Broncos are 13-4 entering the week after beating CSUN 5-2 Sunday. Pichittra Thongdack is BSU's No. 1 singles player.
The No. 70 Matadors are 9-4 overall and 5-0 in Big West play entering the week and face Long Beach State before heading to UCI. Victoria Brymer is the No. 1 singles player for CSUN.
ANTEATERS RANKED 71st: The Anteaters are ranked 71st in the country by the ITA rankings. UCI had it's highest preseason ranking ever as they started the year off ranked 37th.
The Anteaters finished the 2006-07 season ranked 35th nationally after a first round loss to Texas in the NCAA Tournament to finish with a 21-5 record. UCI was ranked as high as No. 28 in the country during the season as the team won the Big West regular season championship with a perfect 7-0 record in conference play.
ANTEATER LEADERS: Brooke Bartlett leads the team with a 9-3 record. Heidi Kaloi is second with a 8-3 record in singles this season. The doubles team of Borowicz and Bartlett is 5-1 on the year at the No. 3 position to lead the team.
SENIOR Becky Bernhard IN THE RECORD BOOKS: Senior Becky Bernhard was ranked as high as No. 81 in the Fila/ITA Collegiate Tennis Rankings in 2007. Bernhard was named Big West Player of the Week six times last season and a total of nine times in her career, more than any women's tennis player in Big West history and more than any athlete at UCI in Big West sports.
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