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BERNADETTEBAYANI

SeniorSimi Valley, Calif.

Sierra Summit Academy

THIS SEASON: Bernadette Bayani enters her fourth season at USC... Posted a 7-4 singles record during the fall season and advanced to the semifi nals of the Palm Springs Fall Desert Classic and Cal State Fullerton Fall Classic.

2003: Due to the depth on the squad, Bernadette Bayani played a limited amount of matches during the 2003 sea son among the lineup’s top six... She fi nished the year with an 8-8 overall record, 2-1 mark in dual matches and 0-1 in the Pac-10... In doubles, she compiled a 6-3 overall record with Melissa Esmero and a 2-1 record in dual matches... Only played three dual matches for the Women of Troy, but topped off her season by capturing the 2003 Pac-10 In vi ta tion al Dou bles Cham pi on ship with Esmero in April... In the fall, Bayani posted a 2-5 record and competed at the ITA Pre-Qualifi er, Omni Re gion al Cham pi on ships and Fall Desert Clas sic... In Jan u ary she reached the fi nals of the Flight #3 Pac-10 Indoor Cham pi on ships, but fell to Cal’s Brooke Borishoff for the title.

2002: Bayani collected a 13-9 overall singles record in 2002 ... Advanced to the quarter-fi nals of the ITA Regional Cham pi on ships before falling to eventual cham pi on and USC team mate Jewel Peterson ... Had an outstanding tour na ment per for mance at the Pac-10

Indoor Cham pi on ships (Flight III) in Jan u ary where she ad vanced to the fi nals before falling to UCLA’s Lauren Fish er, 6-1, 6-1 ... Played 12 dual matches during the season (went 1-0 at No. 5 and 6-5 at No. 6) and posted a 7-5 overall record ... Finished with a 19-13 overall doubles record ... Went 7-5 with partner Maureen Diaz and ad vanced to the fi nals of the Pac-10 Indoor Cham pi on ships and the quarterfi nals of the ITA Re gion al Championships ... Played most dual match es with partner Me l is sa Esmero and posted an 11-8 record at the No. 3 position ... The pair also ad vanced to the sec ond round of the Pac-10 In vi ta tion al.

2001: Bayani went 18-21 in her fi rst season at USC in singles, 11-15 in dual matches and 8-11 against Pac-10 opponents... Her best per for mance of the sea son came at the Pac-10 Indoor Championships where she ad vanced to the fi nals with wins over Mariko Fritz-Krockow of UCLA and Amelia Ander son of Stanford before falling to Sarah Pestieau of Stanford in the cham pi on ship match... During the regular season, she be gan by playing at the No. 4 po si tion but en dured a six-match losing streak in March... Moving to No. 5, she won four of her last eight match es, including a 6-1, 6-2 win over Cal’s Sekita Grant to end the reg u lar season... She captured two vic to ries at the Pac-10 Singles In vi ta tion al to advance to the Quarterfi nals be fore falling to Nicole Havlicek of Cal... In doubles, Bayani began the season with part ner Anita Loyola and the pair posted a 4-3 record... In February, Bayani teamed with Maureen Diaz for a 12-14 mark... Diaz and Bayani fell in the second round of the Pac-10 Dou bles In vi ta tion al after re ceiv ing a bye in the fi rst.

PREP EXPERIENCE: Bayani is a 2000 graduate of Sierra Summit Academy in Simi Valley, Calif. ... Ranked No. 18 in the 2000 USTA Girls under-18 national standings after holding the No. 2 spot in 1999 ... In the Southern California Girls under-18 division, she ranked fi fth ... Reached the quarterfi nals of the 1999 sectional championships, advancing to the national competition where she fi nished among the top four ... In 1992, she won the Junior Sectional Cham pi on ships and be come the No. 1 player in the 12-and-under division ... She returned to compete for the Sectional Championship in 1997 where she lost in the fi nals to current USC teammate Tiffany Brymer.

PERSONAL: Bernadette Victoria Bayani was born on Oct. 15, 1982, in Westlake, Calif. ... The daughter of Nestor and Eufemia Bayani, she has one brother, Ben ... Lists Andre Agassi as her biggest sports hero be cause he prevailed from many ups and downs to become the best in the world ... An international relations major.

BAYANI’S CAREER STA TIS TICS S - Overall S - Duals D - Overall D - DualsYear W L Pct. W L Pct. W L Pct. W L Pct.2001 18 21 .462 11 15 .423 16 17 .485 15 13 .5362002 13 9 .591 7 5 .583 19 13 .594 11 8 .5792003 8 8 .500 2 1 .667 6 3 .667 2 1 .667Totals 39 38 .506 20 21 .488 41 33 .554 28 22 .560

ANCAANASTASIU

FreshmanPretoria, South Africa

Crawford College

THIS SEASON: Anca Anastasiu enters her fi rst season at USC... She joined the team in January of 2004.

PREP EXPERIENCE: Anastasiu graduated from Crawford College (equivalent to U.S. high school) in Pretoria, South Africa, in December of 2002... Played No. 1 singles and doubles on her prep team for four years... Ranked No. 1 in South Africa in 18-and-unders and 16-and-unders... Represented South Africa at the 1999, 2000 and 2001 (U16 and U18) World Youth Cup (also known as the Connoly Cup)... Reached the semifi nals of the Osaka Mayor's Cup in October of 2000 and captured the singles title at the South Africa Nationals in U18s that same year... Earned her best world ranking in 2001, reaching No. 547 in the WTA singles rankings... Reached the fi nals of three professional tournaments in 2000 and 2003 (Benoni, Pretoria and Benin City), and the semifi nals of a tournament in 2001 (Durban).

PERSONAL: Anca Elena Anastasiu was born on June 14, 1984, in Bucharest, Romania... The daughter of Eugenia and Dumitru Anastasiu, she is an only child... A pre-business major who would like to pursue a professional tennis career following graduation.

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MELISSAESMERO

SeniorHuntington Beach, Calif.

Mater Dei HS

THIS SEASON: Melissa Esmero begins her fourth season at USC... Posted a 3-4 singles record during the fall season... In doubles, she and Judy DeVera reached the fi nal of the Palm Springs Fall Desert Classic.

2003: Due to USC’s deep roster, Melissa Esmero was No. 7 in the 2003 singles lineup and made 12 appearances at No. 6... She primarily played doubles during the dual match season

at No. 3 with partner Carine Vermeulen... Posted a 15-8 overall singles record, 10-3 mark in dual matches and went 2-2 in the Pac-10... Compiled a 26-13 overall doubles record, including a 15-8 mark with Vermeulen... Also played doubles match-es with Bernadette Bayani (6-3) and Maureen Diaz (5-2)... Won 10 matches while in the starting lineup, including eight-consecutive in February and March... Paired with Bayani at the Pac-10 Championships and capped off the season by capturing the Pac-10 Invitational Doubles Cham pi on ship... Entered the singles lineup at the NCAA Tournament against Sacramento State (for the injured Luana Magnani) and won her match at No. 6... Won three of four NCAA doubles matches with Vermeulen against Sacramento State, Georgia Tech and Kansas State... Collected a 3-3 singles record in fall tournaments ... Competed at the Omni ITA Regional Championships and Palm Springs Fall Desert Classic.

2002: Esmero did not compete in the fall of 2001 due to injuries, joining the lineup in Feb- ru ary for dual matches ... Compiled a 13-6 overall singles record and 15-12 doubles mark for the year ... Went 9-4 at No. 6 singles and 3-1 at No. 5 for a 12-5 dual match record ... Advanced to the second round of the Pac-10 Invitational ... Paired with Bernadette Bayani, she compiled an 11-7 dual match doubles record at the No. 3 position ... The pair ad vanced to the sec ond round of the Pac-10 Invitational ... Esmero also played seven doubles matches with Maureen Diaz (3-4) at the No. 3 position.

2001: In her fi rst season, Esmero compiled a 26-10 overall singles record, a 18-8 mark in dual matches and an 8-8 record against Pac-10 op po nents... She only com pet ed in one fall tour na ment be fore reach ing the semi fi nals of the Pac-10 In door Cham pi on ships in January... Esmero won six of her fi rst seven dual match es at No. 5 de spite suf fer ing from sud den symp toms of ver ti go (she was of fi cial ly di ag nosed in late January)... In March, Esmero moved to No. 6 in the lineup and posted a 9-4 record... She took a nine-match win streak into the team’s fi nal match in the NCAAs but fell to Tina Hojnik of Geor gia in the Tro jans’ loss... She won the Pac-10 Sin gles In vi ta tion al Cham pi on ship with a 6-2, 6-2 vic to ry over then-teammate Krissy Hamilton-Heinberg... In dou bles, Esmero be gan the sea son with part ner Maureen Diaz and the pair posted a 6-3 record... Esmero then teamed with Anita Loyola for a 12-13 over all record... Despite four-straight losses in the month of April, the duo fi n ished the season with an 8-4 win over Cal’s Chris ti na Fusano and Sekita Grant, but was elim i nat ed in the fi rst round of the Pac-10 Tournament... She also played one doubles match with Tiffany Brymer (0-1).

PREP EXPERIENCE: Esmero is a 2000 graduate of Mater Dei High in Santa Ana, Calif. ... She played four years of varsity tennis ... Named the Orange County Register and Los Angeles Times Player of the Year as a junior and senior ... As a senior, she reached the CIF singles fi nals - the fi rst Orange County player to do so since 1995 ... As a senior, she posted a 35-1 singles record and won her third consecutive Sierra League title ... Helped lead her team to the CIF Southern Section Division II team title in 1999 and 2000 ... At 16, she won the Southern Cal i for nia sec tion al fi nals ... That year, she recorded a 31-4 record and ranked No. 1 in the region ... Ranked No. 45 according to the 2000 USTA Girls’ 18 national standings ... In the Southern California region, she ranked 17th.

JUDYDeVERA

FreshmanCarson, Calif.Carson HS

THIS SEASON: Judy DeVera enters her fi rst season at USC... Posted a 5-4 record in singles during the fall season... Advanced to the consolation fi nals of the Palm Springs Fall Desert Classic... In doubles, she and Melissa Esmero reached the fi nal of the Desert Classic and she and Dianne Matias advanced to the quarterfi nals of the ITA West Regional.

PREP EXPERIENCE: DeVera is a 2003 graduate of Carson (Calif.) High... Played four years of varsity tennis at No. 1 and 2 singles and doubles... Played No. 2 singles and No. 1 doubles with USC teammate Dianne Matias as a senior... A three-time Los Angeles Times All-South Bay fi rst team selection (2000, 2001, 2002)... Named the 2001 Los Angeles Times Player of the Year after guiding Carson to its second-straight L.A. City Section team title... Went unbeaten as a junior (2001) and became the fi rst player from Carson to capture the singles title at the city section individual tournament... Named a Fox Sports/Arco Scholar Athlete in 2001... Earned the SCTA Evelyn Houseman Lifetime Sportsmanship Award, Univ. of Rochester Math and Science Award and earned special recognition by the city of Carson in 2002... Won the 2000 Easter Bowl 16-and-unders singles championship and reached the doubles fi nal with Matias... Also reached the singles fi nal at the 2003 Ojai Girls' U18 doubles with Matias... Won the Southern California U16 singles sectional championship and the girls' U18 doubles title (with Lindsay Nelson) in 2000... The pair also advanced to the fi nal in 2001... Captured the 2003 Pomona ITA Singles Championship and reached the singles and doubles fi nal at the Ventura ITA Championship.

PERSONAL: Judith Ann DeVera was born on July 1, 1985, in Harbor City, Calif. ... The daughter of Romulo and Josie DeVera, she has two brothers, Roel and Rene... Has two cousins who graduated from USC (Geoffrey and Pablo Pablzo)... An accomplished pianist who plays classical, jazz and contemporary competitively in annual events... Would like to travel and attend graduate school after graduation... A pre-business major.

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ERINEVERLY

FreshmanCalabasas, Calif.Calabasas HS

THIS SEASON: Erin Everly enters her fi rst season at USC... Did not compete in fall tournaments.

PREP EXPERIENCE: Everly is a 2003 graduate of Calabasas (Calif.) High... Played all four years of varsity tennis at No. 1 and 2 singles and No. 1 doubles... Helped Calabasas to the Miramonte League title all four years and the CIF Southern Section title in 1999 and 2002... Captured the CIF Southern Section Div. I Doubles Championship with partner Cella Durkin in 2001, as well as the Miramonte League Doubles Championship... As a junior, she compiled a 20-2 doubles record with Monica Wiesener at No. 1... Named to the 2000 and 2001 Los Angeles Times All-Star Girls Tennis Team in doubles (also was a second team selection in 1999) and the 2001 Los Angeles Daily News All-Area team in singles... Won the John Ye Memorial Scholarship for Athletic and Academic Excellence and the SCTA's Sportsmanship Award... Ranked as high as No. 24 in the Southern California 16-and-under rankings and No. 100 in the USTA.

PERSONAL: Erin Michelle Everly was born on Jan. 13, 1985, in Santa Monica, Calif. ... The daughter of Michael and Marilyn Everly... Her father, Michael, played collegiate football at UC Davis... Would like to live in Spain for a year after graduation, then return to Los Angeles to pursue a career in the entertainment business... Her major is undeclared.

CHRISTINAJACKSONRedshirt FreshmanPalos Verdes, Calif.

El Camino CC / Peninsula HS

THIS SEASON: Christina Jackson enters her fi rst season at USC... She is an academic sophomore transfer from El Camino Community College in Torrance, Calif. ... Did not compete in fall tournaments.

JUNIOR COLLEGE EXPERIENCE: Jackson spent one year (2002-03) at El Camino CC, but did not play tennis.

PREP EXPERIENCE: Jackson is a 2002 graduate of Palos Verdes (Calif.) Peninsula High... Played three years of varsity tennis... Helped team capture the CIF Division I Southern Section Championship in 1999, 2000 and 2001... Clinched the winning point in doubles for Peninsula for the 2001 championship... Named to the 2001 All-Bay League fi rst team... Named the team's most improved player in 1999 and most inspirational player in 2001.

PERSONAL: Christina Ani Jackson was born on May 23, 1984, in Torrance, Calif. ... The daughter of Cam and Linda Jackson, she has one younger sister, Melissa... He uncle, David Keligian, attended USC... A long time USC fan... Lists her most memorable moment as clinching Peninsula's 2001 CIF title for her team... Hopes to pursue a career as a lawyer... An earth studies major.

MEGANKAWAHARA

FreshmanSan Jose, Calif.St. Francis HS

THIS SEASON: Megan Kawahara enters her fi rst season at USC... Did not compete at fall tournaments.

PREP EXPERIENCE: Kawahara is a 2003 graduate of St. Francis High in Mountain View, Calif. ... Played four years of varsity tennis... Also competed on the junior varsity basketball team... Played No. 2 singles as a junior and senior... Helped lead team to CIF Central Coast Sectional fi nals in 2001... Captured the 2001 West Catholic Athletic League doubles championship and reached the semifi nals of the Central Coast Section individual doubles tournament... Competed at the 2000 Super Nationals in under-16 singles... Graduated cum laude.

PERSONAL: Megan Fujiko Kawahara was born on Nov. 2, 1984, in San Leandro, Calif. ... The daughter of John and Barbara Kawahara, she has one sister, Samantha... Her father, John, played USTA tennis... She teaches tennis over the summers... Chose to attend USC because of its strong athletic and academic environment... Hopes to travel abroad after graduation... Her major is undecided.

PERSONAL: Melissa Cruz Esmero was born Jan. 26, 1982, in Los Angeles ... The daughter of Del and Luz Esmero, she has one sister, Judy ... She has always wanted to sky dive and hopes to visit Ireland, Scotland and Italy one day ... A kinesiology major.

ESMERO’S CAREER STA TIS TICS S - Overall S - Duals D - Overall D - DualsYear W L Pct. W L Pct. W L Pct. W L Pct.2001 26 10 .722 18 8 .692 18 17 .514 13 13 .5002002 13 6 .684 12 5 .706 15 12 .556 14 11 .5602003 15 8 .652 10 3 .769 26 13 .667 17 9 .654Totals 54 24 .692 40 16 .714 59 42 .584 44 33 .571

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LUANAMAGNANI

JuniorPasadena, Calif.San Marino HS

THIS SEASON: Luana Magnani enters her third season at USC... Ranked 24th in the preseason ITA singles rankings and No. 42 in doubles with Carine Vermeulen... Posted a 5-4 singles record in fall tournaments... Advanced to the semifi nals of the ITA West Regionals and received an automatic bid to the ITA National Championships where she fell in the fi rst round... She and Vermeulen reached the quarterfi nals of the ITA West Regional.

2003: Luana Magnani fi nished her sophomore season ranked No. 24 in the ITA singles rankings... Made her second career appearance at the NCAA Singles Championships but fell to Adria Engel in the second round... Compiled a 20-7 overall singles record, 18-5 dual match record and 4-2 mark in the Pac-10... Played mainly at No. 2 singles and doubles with partner Anita Loyola... Won her NCAA team singles matches against Georgia Tech and Kansas State and won the doubles matches against Sacramento State, Georgia Tech and Kansas State... Recorded her biggest singles upset of the year in the fi nal match of the

regular season when she beat then-No. 14 Lauren Barnikow of Stanford, 6-4, 6-2... Did not lose more than two consecu-tive matches throughout the season... In doubles, Magnani and Loyola went 20-11 overall, 18-9 in dual matches and 4-4 in the Pac-10... The pair reached the quarterfi nals of the Pac-10 Indoor Championships in Janu-ary and the quarterfi nals of the Pac-10 Tournament in April... Did not compete in fall tournaments while recovering from foot in-juries... Ranked No. 40 in the ITA preseason doubles rankings with Loyola... Named All-Pac-10 honor-able mention... Honored as the ITA West Region Player to Watch.

2002: As a freshman, Magnani compiled a 33-12 overall singles record and 26-12 doubles mark ... Finished the season ranked No. 29 in singles

... Named All-Pac-10 second team ... Had three standout tour na ment per for manc es in the fall, reaching the main draw of the Riviera Tour na ment with six consecutive victories in the qualifi er ... Advanced to the semi fi nals at the ITA Regional Championships before falling to eventual cham pi on and USC teammate Jewel Peterson ... Also reached the fi nals of the Pac-10 Indoor Cham pi on ships (Flight II) in January ... Played the majority of dual matches at the No. 2 position (17-8) and one each at the No. 1 (1-0) and No. 3 (1-0) spots ... Recorded upset victories over Sara Walker of UCLA and Chloe Carlotti of Fresno State

... She and doubles partner Anita Loyola were ranked throughout the season and fi nished 44th in the ITA polls ... Earned a bid to the NCAA Singles and Doubles Championship... Was eliminated in the second round in singles and the fi rst round in doubles.

The duo competed in the NCAA Doubles Championships and fi nished the season with a 18-9 mark in dual matches at the No. 2 spot.

PREP EXPERIENCE: Magnani is a 2001 graduate of San Marino (Calif.) High... Played No. 1 singles on the varsity team all four years... A four-time All-Rio Hondo League selec-tion and MVP... Won the CIF singles championship as a junior and advanced to the singles fi nals as a sophomore and the doubles fi nals as a freshman... Helped lead San Marino to the league championship as a freshman, junior and senior... San Marino won the CIF championship in 1999 and was the runner-up in 1998 and 2000... She went undefeated as a sophomore... She ranked No. 1 regionally and No. 16 nationally by the USTA in 1999 (16s), No. 1 regionally and No. 5 nationally in 2000 (17s) and No. 2 regionally and No. 6 nationally in 2001 (18s).

PERSONAL: Luana Maria Therese Magnani was born on Dec. 15, 1982 in Arcadia, Calif. ... The daughter of Margareta and Maurizio Magnani, she has one brother, Kristian (23)... Her brother graduated from USC in 2001... Lists Pete Sampras as her biggest sports hero because of the good sportsmanship he displays on and off the court... Her major is undeclared.

MAGNANI’S CAREER STA TIS TICS

S - Overall S - Duals D - Overall D - DualsYear W L Pct. W L Pct. W L Pct. W L Pct.2002 33 12 .733 19 8 .704 26 12 .684 18 9 .6672003 20 7 .741 18 5 .783 20 11 .645 18 9 .667Totals 53 19 .736 37 13 .740 46 23 .667 36 18 .667

DIANNEMATIAS

FreshmanTorrance, Calif.

Carson HS

THIS SEASON: Dianne Matias enters her fi rst season at USC... Posted a 5-4 singles record in fall tournaments and advanced to the Round of 16 at the ITA West Regional.

PREP EXPERIENCE: Matias played only one season of high school tennis at Carson (Calif.) High... As a senior (2002), she played No. 1 singles and doubles with USC teammate Judy DeVera... Went unbeaten in 2002 and became only the second player from Carson (DeVera was the fi rst) to capture the singles title at the city section individual tournament... Named to the 2002 Los Angeles Times all-area fi rst team... Won the 2000 Easter Bowl 16-and-under singles championship and reached the doubles fi nal with DeVera... Also reached the singles fi nal at the 2003 Ojai girls' U18 doubles with DeVera... Won the 2000 Southern California U18 Singles Sectional Championship... Captured the doubles championship at the 2002 ITF Women's Satellite Tournament in Manila, Philippines... Also captured titles at the 2001 California Bowl (singles), 2001 ITF G5 (doubles), and 2001 Women's Challenger (singles)... Ranked No. 1 nationally in girls' under-16s in 2000 and 2001... Named the 2000 USTA's Southern California Juniors Player of the Year... Entered the ITF international rankings in 2000 at No. 264 in singles and No. 277 in doubles... Prior to attending Carson, Matias was home schooled for her fi rst three years through Futures High in Mission Viejo, Calif.

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CARINEVERMEULEN

SophomoreStellenbosch, South Africa

Bloemhof Girls HS

THIS SEASON: Carine Vermeulen enters her second season at USC... Ranked 70th in the ITA preseason singles rankings and No. 42 in doubles with partner Luana Magnani... Compiled a 10-3 singles record in fall tournaments... Advanced to the semifi nals at the ITA West Regional and the consolation quarterfi nals of the Palm Springs Fall Desert Classic... She and Magnani advanced to the quarterfi nals of the ITA West Regional.

ERICASAUER

FreshmanCamarillo, Calif.

Laurel Springs HS

THIS SEASON: Erica Sauer enters her fi rst season at USC... Compiled a 1-4 singles record in fall tournaments.

PREP EXPERIENCE: Sauer is 2003 graduate of Laurel Springs High in Ojai, Calif. ... Earned her highest junior ranking in 2000, completing the season at No. 4 in the USTA... In 2001, she was ranked as high as No. 16 in Southern California under-18 singles... In 2003, she advanced to the doubles semifi nals at Fullerton and the doubles quarterfi nals at the Easter Bowl. She also reached the singles fi nals and semifi nals at the girls' 18-and-under USTA National Open and U18 Roy Emerson Classic, respectively... In 2002, she captured the 18-and-under Winter Super Series singles championship and advanced to the fi nals of the SCS Long Beach and the quarterfi nals of the USTA National Open.

PERSONAL: Erica Denice Sauer was born on March 27, 1986, in Oxnard, Calif. ... The daughter of Mark and Karen Sauer, she has one brother, Mark, and one sister, Stephanie... Her cousin, Rusty Smith, competed for the United States at the 1988 and 2002 Winter Olympics... He captured a bronze medal in speed skating (men's 500m short track) at the 2002 Olympic Games in Salt Lake City, Utah... Sauer chose to attend USC because of the great school spirit, athletic programs, location and campus... She is a sociology major.

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PERSONAL: Dianne Matias was born on Feb. 2, 1985, in Batangas, Philippines... The daughter of George and Nancy Matias, she has two younger brothers, Ivan and Ace... Lists Monica Seles as her biggest sports hero because of her passion for the game (and the fact that both are two-handed players)... Chose USC because of the great balance of academics and athletics... Would like to pursue a professional tennis career... Her major is undeclared.

2003: Vermeulen joined the team in January of 2003 and proved to be a valuable asset for the Trojans throughout the dual match season... She compiled the team’s best singles and doubles record... Only played dual matches (did not compete at any tournaments) at No. 6 singles and No. 3 doubles... Finished with a 19-3 overall singles record and 4-1 mark in the Pac-10... Only dropped two singles matches throughout the season and posted 13 consecutive victories in February and March... Suffered a groin injury on April 4 against Stanford (but still won her match that day against the Cardinal's Story Tweedie-Yates) that kept her out of the lineup for four of the team’s fi nal fi ve matches... In the NCAAs, she won her singles matches against Sacramento State and Kansas State... With partner Melissa Esmero, she went 15-8 overall in doubles and 2-3 in the Pac-10... The pair won their NCAA doubles matches against Sacramento State, Georgia Tech and Kansas State.

PREP EXPERIENCE: Vermeulen graduated from Bloemhof Girls High in Stellenbosch, South Africa, in December of 2002 ... Played No. 1 singles and doubles on her high school team for four years and served as team captain ... Honored as the Junior Sports Person of the Year in 1999 and the Senior Sports Person of the Year in 2000 and 2001 ... Also named the Sports Person of the Year in the province of Boland in 2002 ... Led Bloemhof to South Africa’s team championship in 2001 and 2002 ... Ranked No. 1 in South Africa’s 18 and 16-and-unders in both singles and doubles in 2000 (16s) and 2001 (18s).

PERSONAL: Carine Vermeulen was born on June 7, 1984, in Kimberley, South Africa ... The daughter of Stef and Adelé Vermeulen, she has two brothers, Juan and Andre ... Lists Steffi Graf as her biggest sports hero because of her fi ghting spirit ... Would like to pursue a professional tennis career following graduation ... A pre-business major.

VERMEULEN’S CAREER STA TIS TICS S - Overall S - Duals D - Overall D - DualsYear W L Pct. W L Pct. W L Pct. W L Pct.2003 19 3 .864 19 3 .864 15 8 .652 15 8 .652