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    Zoë Scandalis
    Zoë Scandalis

    Class:
    Sophomore
    Hometown:
    San Diego, Calif.
    High School:
    San Pasqual HS
    Height:
    5-8
    Experience:
    1V

    05/22/2013

    NCAA Singles Recap: Round of 64

    The first round of individual action is done in Illinois, with five Trojans advancing in singles.

    05/21/2013

    USC Women Focus In On NCAA Individual Action

    Women of Troy are working with some high seeds for NCAA Singles and Doubles competition in Illinois.

    05/15/2013

    USC Women Sweep Pac-12 Top Honors

    Trojans claim Player, Doubles Team and Coach of the Year awards for 2013.

    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.

    ZOË SCANDALIS STUDENT-ATHLETE Q&A

    ZOË SCANDALIS USTA PROFILE

    THIS SEASON: Zoë Scandalis is in her second season at USC, entering the 2013 spring season ranked No. 19 in the nation in singles and No. 13 in doubles with teammate Gabriella DeSimone... Went 4-3 in fall singles, reaching the semifinals of the ITA/Riviera All-American, and 9-5 in doubles in the fall with DeSimone.

    2011-12: Scandalis finished her freshman season ranked No. 11 in the nation in ITA singles and No. 53 in doubles with partner Valeria Pulido... Named the ITA National Player to Watch... Also an ITA All-American in singles and named to USTA Collegiate Team... Named to All-Pac-12 First Team and was Pac-12 Player of the Week on Jan. 23... Also beat Stanford's Mallory Burdette to win the Freeman Memorial Singles Championship... Went 36-14 overall in singles, going 14-9 in dual matches, all at the No. 1 position... In doubles, was 22-13 overall and 17-9 in dual matches... Was 19-11 overall with Pulido, going 17-8 in dual matches with a 9-2 record at No. 3, 7-7 at No. 2 and 1-0 at No. 1... Also was 2-1 with Gabriella DeSimone and 1-1 with Alison Ramos... Entered the spring ranked No. 19 in the nation in singles... In the fall, reached the ITA Regional Singles final, falling to teammate Sabrina Santamaria... Started her USC career with seven straight singles wins to work through ITA/Riviera prequalifying and into the Round of 16... Beat both the No. 147 and No. 210 ranked WTA players in tournaments over the summer.

    HIGH SCHOOL: Scandalis won a league title and reached the CIF section singles final as a freshman at San Pasqual High in Escondido, Calif.... Was named to the 2007 North County Times First Team... Played just one season at San Pasqual... Posted an 18-3 record at the junior level in 2010... Reached final of the 2010 ITF Claremont... Won 2010 Pilot Pen championship... Was the 2010 Hard Court National Open champion in both singles and doubles... An honor student.

    PERSONAL: Zoë Gwen Scandalis was born Sept. 21, 1993... Daughter of Aneesa Baker and Will Scandalis and stepfather Dewain Baker... Has one brother, Eli... Her father Will was a professional triathlete... Mother Aneesa played lacrosse and rugby at Johns Hopkins... Cousin Sania Mirza was the first Indian woman to be seeded in a Grand Slam event, the first Indian to break the WTA top 30 rankings and won the 2009 mixed doubles championship at the Australian Open... Enjoys singing, dancing and going to the beach in her free time... Lists Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer and Serena Williams as her biggest sports heroes... Would like to travel to Spain... Has not declared a major, but hopes to pursue a career in sports management and marketing after playing professional tennis after graduation.

    SCANDALIS' CAREER STATISTICS 
			SINGLES						DOUBLES
	    Overall	Dual Matches	   Overall          Dual Matches
Year	W	L	Pct.	W	L	Pct.	W	L	Pct.	W	L	Pct.
2012	36	14	.720	14	9	.609	22	13	.629	17	9	.654