Women's Tennis
    Brymer And Peterson Win Doubles Title At Pac-10 Indoors
    Seniors capture championship as Women of Troy compete in first tournament of 2003.
    Jewel Peterson and Tiffany Brymer upset Washington's top-seeded doubles team to win Pac-10 Indoor Championship.
    Jewel Peterson and Tiffany Brymer upset Washington's top-seeded doubles team to win Pac-10 Indoor Championship.

    Jan. 19, 2003

    Seattle, Wash. - The USC women's tennis team saw outstanding doubles play as they kicked off the 2003 season at the Pac-10 Indoor Championships this weekend, Jan. 17-19, in Seattle. Hosted by Washington at the Nordstrom Indoor Tennis Center, the conference tournament featured four singles and two doubles flights.

    The Women of Troy were represented in both doubles finals, as seniors Jewel Peterson and Tiffany Brymer captured the Flight #1 Doubles Championship by upsetting top-seeded Claire Carter and Darija Klaic of Washington, 9-7. In the other doubles final, USC's Melissa Esmero and Maureen Diaz fell to UCLA's Shilpa Joshi and Anya Loncaric, 8-4, for the title.

    Junior Bernadette Bayani led the Women of Troy in singles by reaching the Flight #4 finals with key victories over Washington's Andrea Coulter in the semis and Cal's Jessica Shu in the quarters. Bayani was defeated by Brooke Borishoff in the championship match, 6-4, 6-4.

    Esmero reached the semifinals in Flight #4 before falling to eventual-champion Borishoff, 6-2, 6-4. Brymer, who was seeded first in Flight #3, also reached the semifinals but was upset by Nicole Havlicek of Cal, 4-6, 6-4, 7-5.

    Following are complete tournament results.

    Pac-10 Indoor Championships
    Seattle, Wash.

    Singles Flight #1

    First Round - Jan. 17
    Dora Krstulovic (ASU) def. Jewel Peterson (USC) - 7-5, 7-6 (4)
    Luana Magnani (USC) def. Adria Engel (ASU) - 6-2, 5-7, 6-2

    Quarterfinals - Jan. 18
    Claire Carter (Wash) def. Luana Magnani (USC) - 7-5, 6-3

     

     

    Consolation Quarterfinals - Jan. 18
    Courtney Nagle (Oregon) def. Jewel Peterson (USC) - 7-6, 7-5

    Singles Flight #2

    First Round - Jan. 17
    Maureen Diaz (USC) def. Colleen Gray (Wash) - 4-6, 6-3, 6-0
    Jieun Jacobs (Cal) def. Anita Loyola (USC) - 7-6 (5), 6-3

    Quarterfinals - Jan. 18
    Dianne Hollands (ASU) def. Maureen Diaz (USC) - 6-4, 3-6, 6-4

    Consolation Quarterfinals - Jan. 18
    Orsi Sallai (WSU) def. Anita Loyola (USC) - 7-6, 6-3

    Singles Flight #3

    First Round - Jan. 17
    Tiffany Brymer (USC) def. Joslynn Burkett (ASU) - 6-4, 4-6, 6-2

    Quarterfinals - Jan. 18
    Tiffany Brymer (USC) def. Anya Loncaric (UCLA) - 7-6, 5-7, 6-0

    Semifinals - Jan. 18
    Nicole Havlicek (Cal) def. Tiffany Brymer (USC) - 4-6, 6-4, 7-5

    Singles Flight #4

    First Round - Jan. 17
    Melissa Esmero (USC) def. Kathy Chi (Wash) - 6-3, 6-3
    Bernadette Bayani (USC) def. Zorana Koganovic (WSU) - 6-4, 6-3

    Quarterfinals - Jan. 18
    Melissa Esmero (USC) def. Anca Loksinska (Ore) - 2-6, 6-3, 6-1
    Bernadette Bayani (USC) def. Jessica Shu (Cal) - 6-3, 6-2

    Semifinals - Jan. 18
    Brooke Borisoff (Cal) def. Melissa Esmero (USC) - 6-2, 6-4
    Bernadette Bayani (USC) def. Andrea Coulter (Wash) - 6-4, 6-2

    Finals - Jan. 19
    Brooke Borishoff (Cal) def. Bernadette Bayani (USC) - 6-4, 6-4

    Doubles Flight #1

    First Round - Jan. 17
    Brymer/Peterson (USC) def. Hollands/Perry (Ariz) - default

    Quarterfinals - Jan. 18
    Brymer/Peterson (USC) def. Gregg/Wild (UCLA - 8-6

    Semifinals - Jan. 18
    Brymer/Peterson (USC) def. Nagle/Papova (Ore) - 8-4

    Finals - Jan. 19
    Brymer/Peterson (USC) def. Carter/Klaic (Wash) - 9-7

    Doubles Flight #2

    First Round - Jan. 17
    Esmero/Diaz (USC) def. Chi/Svanfeldt (Wash) - 8-5

    Quarterfinals - Jan. 18
    Esmero/Diaz (USC) def. Bak/Merle (Ore) - 8-4

    Semifinals - Jan. 18
    Esmero/Diaz (USC) def. Anderson/Tweedie-Yates (Stan) - default

    Finals - Jan. 19
    Joshi/Loncaric (UCLA) def. Esmero/Diaz (USC) - 8-4