Senior captain
Klara Kosan returns for her final season, leading the Tiger women's tennis program. Playing primarily at #1 singles, she earned Second-Team All-WCC honors in each of her first three seasons. She had eight wins in singles and seven more in doubles last season. Her doubles team reach a #32 ranking in the country after knocking off the #1 and #4 teams during the season.
She and her teammates are preparing for the fall season. In the fall, collegiate tennis programs compete primarily in individual collegiate invitationals and ITA-sanctioned tournaments that prepare the teams for the spring season when it reverts primarily to a team sport with a dual-meet schedule.
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Kosan leads a veteran team as one of two seniors with five juniors, plus three freshmen newcomers.
Tomi Main, a second-year transfer from Texas Tech who had a successful summer, winning the ITA Summer Circuit in Davis, is expected to be a strong contributor.
Liza Mladentseva, a junior transfer from Oakland where she played #1 singles, and freshman
Indiya McLeod, who has been competing on the ITF/WTA tour in Australia while waiting to start college, are expected to be immediate contributors.
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"We plan to hit the ground running with this group," said head coach
Mike Erwin. "The level of our returners and the depth our new players provide has us excited and looking to build on the momentum we've gained over the last couple seasons. Having
Klara Kosan, and
Zoe Clydesdale-Eberle back for a fifth year gives our team added leadership from two people who've gained a lot of experience, on and off the court, in their time at Pacific."
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The fall schedule opens with the Battle in the Bay in Berkeley, followed by a return to the same site for the California Invitational the following week. The Tigers will also compete in the ITA Regional, plus fall invitational events at CSUN and Hawaii.
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