The 2011-12 Santa Clara women’s tennis team saw many firsts this year from the beginning of preseason in September to the postseason at the NCAA Singles Championship in May. With program history made and records broken, the goals and expectations are set high for next season’s squad.
Making history Wednesday by playing in Santa Clara’s first-ever NCAA Women's Singles Championship match, Bronco sophomore Katie Le pushed it to a third set in singles with a thrilling second-set victory, but couldn’t hold on and lost 6-7(4), 7-5 and 0-6 to No. 37 Abigail Tere-Apisah of Georgia State.
All Bronco fans eyes are expected to be turned to the NCAA website at 8 am on Wednesday when Santa Clara sophomore Katie Le takes to the courts in Santa Clara's first-ever NCAA Championship Singles match. Le will play Abigail Tere-Apisah of Georgia State at 8 am (Pacific) on Wed., May 22 in Athens, Ga. at the Dan Magill Tennis Complex on the campus of the University of Georgia.
Playing on one of the top doubles teams in the West Coast Conference, junior Jessica Agra received First Team All-WCC in doubles this season with sophomore Katie Le as a part of the Bronco women’s tennis team. Following her outstanding recognition, she sat down with SantaClaraBroncos.com (SCU) to share a different side of her athletic adventure. Agra talked about how she first fell in love with tennis and how she pursued her tennis career internationally to receive a Division I scholarship.
Setting the tone from the start of the fall season, Santa Clara University sophomore Katie Le was named the 2012 West Coast Conference Player of the Year on Wednesday. Based on overall season performance and the results from the WCC Championships, the Santa Clara women’s tennis team collected four West Coast Conference honors from the WCC coaches’ vote as well.
Learning earlier Wednesday she was named the West Coast Conference Player of the Year, Santa Clara sophomore Katie Le got an even bigger surprise later when Bronco head coach Ben Cabell called to tell the Milpitas native that she received an at-large bid the NCAA Tournament in singles. It is the first-ever individual bid for a men’s or women’s tennis player at Santa Clara.
The Santa Clara women’s tennis fell to No. 38 Pepperdine by a score of 4-1 in the semifinal match of the West Coast Championships in San Diego, Calif. on Friday, April 27.
After ending No. 8 Gonzaga’s WCC Championship run yesterday, No. 5 Santa Clara put up another convincing 4-0 win to upset No. 4 Loyola Marymount in San Diego, Calif. today. The Broncos move on to the semifinal match against No. 1 Pepperdine on Friday, April 27 at 12:30 p.m.
At the West Coast Championships, the No. 5 seeded Santa Clara women's tennis team swept past No. 8 Gonzaga 4-0 (the match was then suspended due to the Bronco victory). The Broncos advance to the second round to play No. 4 Loyola Marymount on Thursday, April 26 at 12:30 p.m. in San Diego, Calif.
The No. 5 seeded Broncos, who ended the regular season 11-10 overall and 4-4 in the WCC, will take on the No. 8 seed Gonzaga on Wednesday, April 25 at 12:30 p.m. If Santa Clara wins on Wednesday, they will play the winner of the No. 4 LMU and No. 9 Portland match in the second round on Thur., April 26 at 12:30 p.m
The Bronco women have secured the No. 5 seed and will play No. 8 seed Gonzaga in the first round on Wednesday, April 25 at 12:30 p.m. Sophomore No. 48 Katie Le and junior Kelly Lamble were both awarded top honors on the WCC All-Academic Team announced Monday as well, and junior Maggie McGeorge and senior Kacie Wagner received Honorable Mentions for Santa Clara.
Finishing off the home slate in 2012 means Bronco women’s tennis fans will have to say goodbye to super senior Kacie Wagner. The Santa Clara women’s tennis team returns to the Degheri Tennis Center this weekend to take on WCC opponents Gonzaga on Saturday, April 21 at 11:00 a.m. and Portland on Sunday, April 22 at 11:00 a.m
Santa Clara University’s student-athletes recorded a 3.107 grade point average (GPA) for the Winter 2012 quarter, topping 3.0 or better for the 15th time in 16 quarters. In addition 105 student-athletes achieved a 3.5 GPA or higher this quarter - 35 more than last quarter - and 81 Bronco student-athletes have a 3.5 or higher cumulative GPA. Santa Clara’s cumulative GPA for its student-athletes is 3.048.
Santa Clara women’s tennis team dropped its match against No. 39 Saint Mary’s by a score of 6-1 Sunday. The Broncos host the final two matches of the 2011-12 season this weekend against Gonzaga and Portland.
After rainy weather forced the Santa Clara women’s tennis team’s match to be postponed on Friday afternoon, the Broncos (9-9; 2-3 WCC) resumed play on Saturday morning, finishing the No. 3 singles match. The Santa Clara women fell to the Toreros 4-0.
The Santa Clara women's tennis team plays the remaining four West Coast Conference opponents of the season before traveling to San Diego, Calif. for the WCC Championships April 26-28. This weekend the Broncos compete against University of San Diego on Fri., Apr. 13 at 1:30 p.m. and against Bay Area Rival No. 39 Saint Mary's College on Sun., Apr. 15 at 11:00 a.m.
The Santa Clara women’s tennis team was handed its first 7-0 loss of the 2012 season this morning by the No. 6 Stanford Cardinal. The Bronco women look forward to finishing off the season against the remaining four WCC opponents before the WCC Championships in San Diego, Calif. at the end of April.
The Santa Clara women’s tennis team steps back onto the Degheri Tennis Center courts to take on New Mexico State on Thursday, April 5 at 2:00 p.m. The women will also play No. 6 Stanford on Saturday, April 7 at 9:30 a.m.
The Santa Clara women’s tennis team fell 4-3 to Loyola Marymount on Sunday, April 1. They now move to 8-7 overall and 2-2 in the WCC. Santa Clara looks forward to hosting New Mexico State on Thursday, April 5 at 2:00 p.m.
The Santa Clara women’s tennis team fell 6-1 to No. 39 Pepperdine Friday, March 30. The women look forward to hosting Sunday's match against another WCC opponent, Loyola Marymount, at 11:00 a.m.
The Broncos host No. 39 Pepperdine on Friday, March 30 at 11:00 a.m. and Loyola Marymount University on Saturday, March 31 at 2:00 p.m. Both matches will take place in the Degheri Tennis Center.
No. 72 Santa Clara started the day in Provo on a high note, winning the doubles point and then finished off first-year member BYU in singles, winning three of the six singles matches. The Bronco women move to 8-5 and are 2-0 in league play this year with their 6-1 win over USF on March 2 as well. The Cougars move to 5-11 and 1-2 in their first year of play in the WCC.
Playing at the Logan Sports Academy and Racquet Club at Utah State on Monday before Santa Clara's league-opener on the road vs. BYU on Tuesday, No. 72 Santa Clara fell 4-3 to Utah State on Monday. The women move to 7-5 and are 1-0 in league play this year with their 6-1 win over USF on March 2. Utah State moves to 7-7.
The Santa Clara women's tennis team has cancelled its match against University of Nevada, Reno originally intended for this Friday, March 16 at 2:00 p.m. due to bad weather predicted.
The Cal Poly Mustangs handed No. 66 Santa Clara a tough 6-1 loss on Sunday afternoon. The Broncos resume play when they host the University of Nevada, Reno on Friday, March 16 at 2:00 p.m.
The No. 66 Santa Clara women’s tennis team travels to San Luis Obispo, Calif. on Sunday, March 11 to take on Cal Poly State University at 11:00 a.m. The Broncos return home on Friday, March 16 to host University of Nevada, Reno at 2:00 p.m. in the Degheri Tennis Center.
After a 6-1 win over University of San Francisco on Friday, the No. 51 Santa Clara women’s tennis team lost a tight match at Fresno State on Sunday by a score of 4-3. The women now look forward to Sun., Mar. 11 when they travel to San Luis Obispo, Calif. to play at Cal Poly at 11:00 a.m.
The No. 51 Santa Clara women's tennis team topped Bay Area rival University of San Francisco 6-1 on Friday. The Broncos (7-2) travel to compete against Fresno State on Sunday, March 4.
The No. 51 Broncos (6-2) host their first West Coast Conference opponent, the University of San Francisco (1-4), on Fri., Mar. 2 at 2:00 p.m. and then travel to Fresno, Calif. on Sun., Mar. 4 to take on Fresno State (2-5) at 5:00 p.m.