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    Gabriella DeSimone
    Gabriella DeSimone

    Class:
    Sophomore
    Hometown:
    Rancho Santa Fe, Calif.
    High School:
    Cathedral Catholic HS
    Height:
    5-7
    Experience:
    1V

    05/14/2013

    USC Women Set Sail For NCAA Round of 16 And Beyond In Illinois

    Women of Troy are seeded No. 5 in the NCAA women's team draw, facing Stanford in Round of 16.

    05/07/2013

    USC Women Hold Court At Home For First Two NCAA Rounds

    Women of Troy open the 2013 NCAA Championships as the No. 5 seed with 1st & 2nd Rounds at Marks Stadium.

    04/30/2013

    Trojan Tennis Takes High Seeds For 2013 NCAA Championships

    Four-time defending champion USC men are seeded No. 4; Pac-12 champion Women of Troy are No. 5.

    04/30/2013

    Trojan Tennis Takes High Seeds For 2013 NCAA Championships

    Four-time defending champion USC men are seeded No. 4; Pac-12 champion Women of Troy are No. 5.

    04/26/2013

    Pac-12 Semifinal Slots For Women of Troy

    Trojans roll along in Pac-12 Championship action in Ojai.

    THIS SEASON: Gabriella DeSimone is in her second season at USC, entering the 2013 spring season ranked No. 56 in the nation in singles and No. 13 in doubles with teammate Zoë Scandalis... Went 6-3 in singles and 9-5 in doubles with Scandalis in the fall.

    2011-12: DeSimone was named Pac-12 Player of the Week on February 27 after clinching matches vs. UC Santa Barbara and California... Went 27-12 overall in singles, going 18-7 in dual matches... Played primarily at the No. 5 position (15-7) and was also 3-0 at the No. 4 spot... Reached the Pac-12 Invitational singles final...Had two big comeback wins in singles during the NCAA Team Quarterfinals and Semifinals... Went 3-2 overall in doubles, going 2-1 with Zoë Scandalis at the ITA/Riviera prequalifying and 0-1 with Danielle Lao... In the fall, competed in ITA/Riviera prequalifying and at the ITA Regionals.

    HIGH SCHOOL: DeSimone went undefeated on the way to CIF singles titles as a freshman and sophomore at Cathedral Catholic High in Del Mar, Calif.... Named 2007 and 2008 San Diego Union Tribune Female Tennis Player of the Year... Twice honors as San Diego Hall of Fame Athlete of the Month... Won the 2010 ITF Costa Rica Bowl championships... Ranked in the top-5 national in 12, 14, 16 and 18 age groups

    PERSONAL: Gabriella DeSimone was born Feb. 27, 1993 in La Jolla, Calif.... Daughter of Bob and Sue... Has one brother, Bobby... Hopes to win an NCAA championship while at USC... Would like to play professionally after graduation... Majoring in international relations.



    DESIMONE'S CAREER STATISTICS 
			SINGLES						DOUBLES
	    Overall	Dual Matches	   Overall          Dual Matches
Year	W	L	Pct.	W	L	Pct.	W	L	Pct.	W	L	Pct.
2012	27	12	.692	18	7	.720	3	2	.600	1	0	1.000