2012-13 Santa Clara Women's Tennis News
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SCU 1 of Just 2 WCC Schools to Receive NCAA Public Recognition Award Eight Straight Years; 4 Bronco Teams Honored This Year
June 06, 2013Santa Clara University was joined by Gonzaga University as the only two school’s from the West Coast Conference to earn Public Recognition Awards, based on their most recent multi-year Academic Progress Rate. The Public Recognition Award was given to 61 schools who placed at least one team on the list each of the past eight years. These awards are given each year to teams with APRs in the top 10 percent plus ties in each sport. In addition, this year four Bronco teams were honored for their APR's: women's tennis, women's outdoor track, women's rowing and women's water polo. -
Women's Tennis: 2012-13 Season in Review
May 30, 2013The 2012-13 Santa Clara women’s tennis team saw firsts this year from the beginning of the preseason in September to the postseason at the NCAA Singles Championships in May. With program history made and records broken, the goals and expectations are once again set high for next season’s squad.
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Le Battles, But Falls in the Second Round of the NCAA Championships to No. 3 Anderson of No. 7 UCLA
May 23, 2013Santa Clara junior No. 26 Katie Le fell in the second round to No. 3 Robin Anderson of No. 7 UCLA, 7-6(1), 6-2 in Urbana-Champaign, Illinois.
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Le Wins School's First-Ever NCAA Singles Championship Match; Advances to Play No. 3 Seed At 6 AM Pacific Thursday
May 22, 2013Winning the school’s first-ever individual match at the NCAA Singles Championships, Santa Clara junior and Milpitas, Calif. native No. 26 Katie Le defeated No. 30 Emina Bektas of No. 10 Michigan 7-6(3), 7-5 in the first round of the NCAA Singles Championship in Urbana-Champaign, Illinois. Le is 22-12 this season and Bektas finishes at 24-9.
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Women's Tennis Katie Le Takes on Michigan's Emina Bektas in the first round of NCAA Championships
May 21, 2013No. 26 Katie Le of the Santa Clara University women's tennis team will face No. 30 Emina Bektas of Michigan at 7 a.m. Pacific on Wed., May 22 in the first round of the NCAA Singles Championships at the University of Illinois. Viewers can stream Le's match live online at the NCAA Championships Central website.
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Chelby Cooke Reflects On First Bronco Tennis Season
May 14, 2013SANTA CLARA, Calif. – With four seniors graduating from the team this year, the women’s tennis team is looking to younger members to fill big shoes. Freshman Chelby Cooke (CC) has played at the No. 4 singles position for the Broncos recording a 13-7 record during the 2012-13 season. For her efforts, she was named WCC Honorable Mention for her singles play. SantaClaraBroncos.com recently talked to Cooke about her impressive first year on the team and her close relationship with the graduating seniors.
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Katie Le’s Take on Tennis
May 08, 2013Katie Le (KL), a junior from Milpitas, Calif. has had quite a successful career as a member of the women’s tennis team. Le posted a preseason record of 6-3 and just last week she Le received a bid to the 2013 NCAA Singles Championship. SantaClaraBroncos.com (SCB) was able to sit down with Le to talk about her time on the tennis team so far as well as to the season ahead.
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No. 26 Le Receives a Bid to the 2013 NCAA Singles Championship
May 02, 2013Junior Katie Le has been selected as one of the 64 singles players that will compete in the 2013 NCAA Division I Women’s Tennis Championships.
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Four Women's Tennis Players and Head Coach Receive All-WCC Honors
April 30, 2013With four players named All-WCC, Santa Clara University's women's tennis head coach Ben Cabell was also named the league's Co-Coach of the Year. Based on overall season performance and the results from the WCC Championships, Katie Le grabbed First-Team in Singles along with Jessica Agra for Second-Team in Doubles. Le will find out on May 1 if she has received a NCAA bid to the Tournament. Kelly Lamble and Chelby Cooke were both named All-WCC Honorable Mention in Singles.
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Women's Tennis Falls to Pepperdine In the Semifinals of the WCC Championships
April 26, 2013The third-seeded Santa Clara women’s tennis team fell to the No. 2 seed Pepperdine Waves in the semifinals of the 2013 West Coast Conference Tennis Championships Friday.
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Jessica Agra's Wrap Up of Her Time with the Broncos
April 25, 2013As her time at Santa Clara University comes to an end, Jessica Agra (JA) remains persistent in her play as she helps guide the women's tennis team to the NCAAs. At the beginning of this year, Agra was looking forward to a stellar season and set a goal of reaching better play by improving her overall fitness.Wrapping up with the season, www.SantaClaraBroncos.com discovered the Agra's season was a “blast” and that she is more than happy with the outcome.
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No. 3 Women's Tennis Defeats No. 7 LMU, 4-2; Moves to Semifinal Match Tomorrow Against No. 2 Pepperdine
April 25, 2013The third-seeded Santa Clara women's tennis team defeated No. 7 Loyola Marymount University by a score of 4-2 in the second round of the 2013 West Coast Conference Tennis Championships today. The Broncos move on to the semifinal round against No. 2 Pepperdine, taking place on Fri., April 26 at 9:30 a.m. at the Barnes Tennis Center in San Diego, Calif.
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Five Bronco Women's Tennis Players Honored for WCC All-Academic Team
April 23, 2013Bronco senior Kelly Lamble and junior No. 28 Katie Le have been recognized for their academic achievements on the first team. In addition, senior Maggie McGeorge, junior Carolina O’Haren, and sophomore Stephanie Skaras received honorable mentions.
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Senior Maggie McGeorge Reflects On SCU Tennis Career
April 23, 2013SANTA CLARA, Calif. – With the West Coast Conference Championships being played this week, senior Maggie McGeorge (MM) is excited about finishing her SCU tennis career on a high note. The women’s tennis team went 11-9 overall and 7-1 in conference this year. McGeorge put up a 6-3 record overall in doubles with her partner Kelly Lamble. The two have proved to be very successful together over their four years of playing doubles together. She received back-to-back WCC honorable mentions her freshman and sophomore year for her doubles play with Lamble. SantaClaraBroncos.com had the chance to talk to McGeorge about her overall experience here at Santa Clara University, both on and off the tennis court, and how her injury midway through last season has not broken her spirit.
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Women's Tennis Secures No. 3 seed in WCC Championships
April 23, 2013Based on the Intercollegiate Tennis Association ranking tiebreaker, the Bronco women have secured the No. 3 seed and will play the winner of the No. 6 seed BYU versus No. 7 seed LMU match in the second round on Thurs., April 25 at 9:30 a.m.
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No. 58 Women's Tennis Falls at No. 70 Oregon, 5-2
April 21, 2013The Santa Clara women’s tennis team’s four-match winning streak was snapped by No. 70 Oregon today by a score of 5-2 as the Broncos wrap up regular season play for 2013.
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No. 58 Women's Tennis Tops Portland, 4-3; Finishes In 3-Way Tie for WCC Title
April 21, 2013The No. 58 Santa Clara women’s tennis team finished off West Coast Conference league play with a 4-3 win over Portland on Saturday. The last match of the 2013 regular season takes place at non-conference competitor No. 70 Oregon at 12:00 p.m. on Sunday, April 21.
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No. 58 Women's Tennis Defeats Gonzaga, 6-1; Take on Portland on Saturday
April 19, 2013The No. 58 Santa Clara women’s tennis team topped Gonzaga University by a score of 6-1 on Friday, April 19, taking the first match of the Broncos’ Pacific Northwest three-match road trip this weekend. Santa Clara moves on to its final regular season West Coast Conference match at Portland on Sat., April 20 at 11:00 a.m.
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No. 58 Women's Tennis Take On Three-Match Road Trip this Weekend
April 16, 2013The No. 58 Santa Clara women’s tennis team enters its last official competition of the 2013 season this weekend. The three-match road trip consists of WCC opponents Gonzaga on Fri., April 19 and Portland on Sat., April 20. After these two matches, Santa Clara will play nonconference team No. 70 Oregon on Sun., April 21.
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Women's Tennis Breaks into the Rankings at No. 58; Le Moves Up to No. 25
April 09, 2013The Santa Clara women's tennis team received its first national ranking of the 2012-13 season, checking in at No. 58 as named by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association on Tues., April 9. In addition to the team ranking, junior Katie Le has moved up three spots to No. 25 individually.
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Women's Tennis Upends No. 40 Saint Mary's, 4-3, on Senior Day
April 08, 2013The Santa Clara women's tennis team upset No. 40 Saint Mary's College by a score of 4-3 on Senior Day for the Broncos. Santa Clara improves its West Coast Conference record to 5-1 and is now 9-8 on the 2013 dual season.
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Women's Tennis Easily Handles No. 53 USD, 6-1; Host No. 40 Saint Mary's for Senior Day on Sunday
April 06, 2013The Santa Clara women's tennis team upset No. 53 University of San Diego by a score of 6-1 in the Degheri Tennis Center today. On Sunday, April 7, Bay Area rival No. 40 Saint Mary's visits the Mission Campus to take on Santa Clara at 12:00 p.m.
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Women's Tennis Virtual Guide is Now Live!
April 05, 2013The 2012-13 virtual guide for the Santa Clara women's tennis team is now live! Tons of pictures, videos, links, etc. can be found in the virtual guides!
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Women's Tennis Falls to No. 12 Stanford, 5-2; Host Final Two Matches at Home this Weekend
April 04, 2013The Santa Clara women's tennis team fell, 5-2, to No. 12 Stanford on Wednesday. Broncos look ahead to their last two home matches of the 2013 regular season this weekend, hosting No. 53 University of San Diego on Sat., April 6 at 11:00 a.m. and the Senior Day match versus No. 40 Saint Mary's College on Sun., April 7 at 12:00 p.m.
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Women's Tennis Match Against No. 14 Stanford Moved to Wed., Apr. 4 at 5:00 p.m.
April 01, 2013The Santa Clara women's tennis match at No. 14 Stanford has been changed to Wednesday, April 3 at 5:00 p.m. in Palo Alto, Calif. due to bad weather moving into the area on Thursday.
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Bronco Women's Tennis Cannot Top No. 20 Rice, Fall 4-1.
April 01, 2013At a neutral location at the Matador Tennis Complex in Northridge, Calif., the Santa Clara women's tennis team battled No. 20 Rice University to a 4-1 verdict in the Owls favor on Sun., March 31. The Broncos return to the Bay Area this week in preparation for No. 14 Stanford on Thurs., April 4.
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Women's Tennis Falls at Pepperdine, 6-1; Take on No. 20 Rice on Sunday
March 30, 2013After an upset 5-2 victory over No. 61 Loyola Marymount University on March 28, the Santa Clara women's tennis team could not carry the momentum to overtake West Coast Conference competitor Pepperdine. The Broncos fell 6-1 at Pepperdine and now stand at 3-1 in WCC competition. Moving forward, Santa Clara takes on No. 20 Rice in Northridge, Calif. on Sun., March 31 at 9:00 a.m.
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Bronco Women's Tennis Upsets No. 61 LMU, 5-2; Take on Pepperdine Saturday in Malibu
March 28, 2013The Santa Clara women's tennis team upset No. 61 Loyola Marymount University by a score of 5-2 on the Lion's home courts Thursday. The Broncos improve their undefeated West Coast Conference record to 3-0 and their overall record to 7-5 for the 2013 regular season. They meet another WCC opponent, Pepperdine, at 11:00 a.m. on Sat., March 30 in Malibu, Calif.
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Bronco Women's Tennis Takes on No. 61 LMU, Pepperdine, and No. 20 Rice this week
March 26, 2013The Santa Clara women's tennis team embarks on a three-match road trip in Southern California this week. The Broncos take on No. 61 Loyola Marymount University on Thurs., March 28, Pepperdine University on Sat., March 30, and finally No. 20 Rice on Sun., March 31. While the first two matches are West Coast Conference competition, the non-conference match against the Texan team will be played in Northridge, Calif. on Sunday.
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Women's Tennis Tops BYU, 5-2; Moves to 2-0 in the WCC
March 23, 2013The Santa Clara women’s tennis team improves to 2-0 in the West Coast Conference with a 5-2 win over Brigham Young University today in the Degheri Tennis Center.
