Spartans Set for First of Five Fall Tournaments
9/11/2012 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
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Contact: David Beall, dbeall@uscupstate.edu
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SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The USC Upstate women's tennis team is set to open its fall campaign this weekend, traveling to the Elon Invitational for the first of five tournaments slated for the fall season.
The three-day tournament will kickoff Friday, Sept. 14 with play wrapping up on Sunday, Sept 16. Every match of the invitational will take place at Elon University's Jimmy Powell Tennis Center.
The Spartans will then return home and continue their fall schedule next weekend when they play host to the annual USC Upstate Fall Classic at the Upstate Tennis Complex (Sept. 21-23).
Following a weekend at home, Upstate will head down Interstate 85 to Clemson University for the Clemson Invitational (Oct. 12-14). The invite will be the first of three straight tournaments on the road.
The Spartans will travel to the two-day Davidson Invitational (Oct. 26-27), before capping the fall slate at the Gardner-Webb Invitational (Nov. 2-3).
A trio of returners will look to lead the way for head coach Dr. Oliver Trittenwein who begins his third year at the helm of the Spartans. Talia Rojas posted a winning record last season as she played in all 21 matches, while Isabel Von Stryk notched an 8-12 record at No. 1 singles. Julie Bell also returns after spending the majority of the 2012 season at No. 2 singles.
Allison Beller will cap her collegiate career at USC Upstate after competing her first three seasons at Georgia Southern where she posted eight wins during her junior season, while Taylor Cohen makes her way to Upstate after playing two years in the Southeastern Conference at Auburn University.
The freshman duo of Constanze Kuerten and Sarah Vande Berg round out the squad and will see their first collegiate action this weekend at the Elon Invitational.
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