Malibu RC’s Alcini Selected to Lenglen Cup Team
Malibu Racquet Club member Amy Alcini was recently selected to participate on the 2009 U.S. Suzanne Lenglen Cup Team. The event will take place in Mallorca, Spain, April 27-May 2 on the European red clay courts.
This prestigious Cup is for women ages 35 and older and is sponsored annually by the International Tennis Federation (ITF). Alcini was one of a four women team selected by the USTA from the very best players in her age division.
Marianne Robertson will represent the club on the 50-and-over Bueno Cup team at the same date and location.
Club general manager Trey Waltke is still in search for a national-level coach who can direct the club’s tennis operations. “Things are going great and they’re only going to get better,” Waltke said. “I’m looking for this to be our best year yet.”
Skyler Davis represented the club at the recent Easter Bowl Junior National Spring Championships and another former junior standout from the club Daniel Moss is in his first season playing for the hometown Pepperdine Waves.
Mammoth Open at Snow Creek in August
The Mammoth Open at the Snow Creek Athletic Club will take place Aug. 12-16 and is being directed by Dana Bozeman. The tournament will feature men’s and women’s open singles and doubles and A, B, and C singles and doubles as well as mixed open divisions. Log onto Active.com for more information (ID number: 1637704). For information call (760) 934-8511 or call Cleland Hoff at (760) 914-2000.
UCLA Eying Titles
The ninth-ranked UCLA men’s team pushed its winning streak to eight with a 5-2 victory over No. 18 Arizona to give the Bruins a perfect 5-0 record with one match to play. UCLA (15-4) has won the last five Pac-10 team titles.
After winning the doubles point, the Bruins then went on to take the first three singles matches, eventually moving out to an insurmountable 4-0 lead following straight set wins by Nick Meister (No. 5), Amit Inbar (No. 6) and Michael Look (No. 3). UCLA junior Matt Brooklyn accounted for the team’s fifth point at court No. 2, rebounding from a first set loss to win 6-7, 6-4, (10-6).
After the rains came in Arizona, the women Bruins had to return to the courts Easter Sunday morning to finish off the Wildcats, 4-2. Both teams agreed to start with singles on Saturday in hopes of getting in a result Plus, you can take advantage of our fast shipping options, making sure that your kids are prepared to be back in alpine school district on time. before the rain came. Although that didn’t happen, the Bruins managed to get two points before play was stopped, as Carling Seguso (No. 5) online casino and Stephanie Wetmore (No. 6) recorded quick wins. UCLA came back to finish things off on Sunday, with Nina Pantic (No. 4) and Yasmin Schnack (No. 1) each posting singles wins to give the Bruins four points and clinch the match.
Will Ferrell to Face Wilander May 2 at LATC
Forget the French Open or even Wimbledon, on May 2, what might turn out to be the most entertaining match of the year will be contested by the wildy popluar comedian Will “King of Clay” Ferrell and Hall of Famer Mats Wilander of Sweden. The K-Swiss Global Tennis Showdown will take place at the Los Angeles Tennis Center, on campus at UCLA in Westwood. All proceeds go to benefit the The Swedish School of Los Angeles . “I’m extremely excited to be a part of this event,” said Ferrell. “I can finally put an end to my long-standing feud with Mats Wilander. I am tennis!”
Wilander added, “I’ve worked my whole career for this moment. Will Ferrell makes me laugh…not because he’s funny but because he’s a bad tennis player.” Tickets can be purchased at the Global Tennis Showdown website, globaltennisshowdown.com, or by calling 1-888-369-9909.
USC Looks for NCAA Success
The No. 6 USC men’s tennis team plowed through No. 18 Arizona for the Trojans sixth straight win and fifth consecutive Pac-10 victory, helping USC move up to an 18-4 overall record and 5-0 mark in Pac-10 matches. The 7-0 win over the Wildcats was sparked by a doubles sweep and a string of straight-set singles wins at the bottom of the lineup to key victory for USC. Clinching the match in singles was freshman Daniel Nguyen’s 6-4, 6-4 win at the No. 5 slot. The win puts conference undefeated USC within reach of the Pac-10 title with one last dual match remaining against crosstown rival UCLA.
With just one match remaining, the No. 9 USC women’s tennis team clinched at least a share of the Pac-10 Conference title with a perfect 7-0 record. The USC women have never won the Pac-10 team title. With a 19-2 record, USC reeled off an 11-match win streak and will enter the NCAAs Division I team final May 14-19 at College Station, Texas, as one of the favorites.
A huge reason for their success has been the play of senior Amanda Fink who anchored two huge Pac-10 wins for the Trojans. The first was an upset over No. 8 California and then the snapping of a 50-match losing streak against No. 11 Stanford. For her performance, Fink earned her first career Pac-10 player of the week honor.
Playing doubles with Gabriela Niculescu, Fink’s doubles wins clinched that point for USC in both matches. Fink also extended her singles winning streak out to 12 consecutive victories with straight-set wins in singles in both dual matches.
Fink is ranked No. 26 in the nation in singles and No. 10 with Niculescu in doubles.
May Madness: NCAA Regionals All Over SoCal
The nation’s top 64 Division I teams will vie for spots in the NCAA Sweet 16 with hot regional action all over the Southland. Perennial powerhouses UCLA and USC are expected to host both men’s and women’s regionals, while Pepperdine could be slated to host a men’s four-team event. Look at the schools various web sites for upcoming schedules.
Pepperdine Makes WCC Push
At press time, the No. 17 Pepperdine men’s team (16-8) was about to close out its regular season play against UCLA. The Waves were to honor senior Omar Altmann as he was to play his last home match of his career. In its last WCC match before th conference championships, Pepperdine beat rivals Saint Mary’s, 5-2.
Two Pepperdine women’s players earned WCC Players of the Month awards for March. Alex Liles and Anamika Bhargava went 5-2 at No. 1 doubles. The No. 44 Waves took a 6-1 win over regional rival UC Irvine before falling to Cal.
