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05/24/2012
Johnson, Santamaria & Scandalis Advance In NCAA Singles
Johnson/Quiroz also win first round of doubles to move on to tomorrow's Round of 16.
05/23/2012
Seven Trojans Win In NCAA Singles First Round
Women of Troy all advance, with four USC men also heading to NCAA Round of 32.
05/21/2012
USC Women Fall In Tight NCAA Semifinal
UCLA pulls out the 4-3 win in a tense NCAA Semifinal match between crosstown rivals.
05/19/2012
USC Women Stun Stanford In NCAA Quarterfinals
Trojans win their first NCAA match against the Cardinal since 1983 with today's 4-2 victory.
05/17/2012
USC Women Beat Baylor 4-1 In NCAA Round of 16
Trojans refuse to lose in gutsy team effort to advance to NCAA Quarterfinals vs. Stanford.
THIS SEASON: Kaitlyn Christian enters her second season at USC ranked No. 99 in the nation in singles and No. 3 in doubles with Sabrina Santamaria to start spring 2012.
2011: Christian finished her freshman season ranked No. 90 in the nation in ITA singles and No. 5 in doubles with Maria Sanchez... Earned ITA All-America honors in doubles as the No. 3 seeded team with Sanchez and by reaching the NCAA Doubles Semifinals, falling to Clemson's Bek/Wong... Also reached the Pac-10 Doubles final with Sanchez and reached the Pac-10 Singles quarterfinal... Named ITA Southwest Regional Player to Watch... Went 26-9 overall in singles, going 15-4 in dual matches playing primarily at the No. 3 position (10-3) and also at No. 2 (1-0) and No. 4 (4-1)... In doubles, went 31-6 overall and 18-2 in dual matches... Was 30-5 overall with Sanchez, going undefeated in Pac-10 matches and 16-2 in all dual matches... Was 13-2 at the No. 1 position with Sanchez and 3-0 at No. 2... Also went 2-1 overall with Cristala Andrews (1-0 at No. 3) and 1-0 with Hayley Miller (1-0 at No. 3)... Entered the spring ranked No. 114 in singles and No. 80 in doubles with Sanchez... In the fall, ranked No. 42 in the ITA preseason doubles rankings with Sanchez and was the No. 9 ITA Freshman/Newcomer... Went 8-3 in fall singles, reaching the ITA Southwest Regional quarterfinals and also competing in ITA/Riviera All-American prequalifying and the Duels in the Desert... In fall doubles, went 1-1 with Cristala Andrews and 4-1 with Sanchez, reaching the ITA Southwest Regional semifinals and winning the Freeman Memorial Doubles Championship with Sanchez.
HIGH SCHOOL: Christian was the singles CIF Champion in 2010 as a senior at Orange Lutheran High... Recipient of the 2010 USTA Evelyn Houseman Sportsmanship Award and the 2008 USTA Winter National Sportsmanship Award... Also was a singles World Champion on the Mike Junior Tour in 2006... Graduated with honors.
PERSONAL: Kaitlyn Christian was born Jan. 13, 1992 in Orange, Calif.... Daughter of Dane and Rose Christian... Nickname is KK... Lists Martina Hingis as her biggest sports hero because of their similar playing styles... Would like to travel to London... Hopes to one-day play professional tennis... Has not declared a major.
