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Princeton University Athletics
Players Mentioned
Women's Tennis Heads to Virginia to Open NCAAs Against South Carolina
May 06, 2015 | Women's Tennis
| Women's |  Virginia |
 South Carolina |
 Princeton |
 VCU |
| Match Date/Time | Sunday, May 10, 12 p.m. (Possible opponent, if win first round) | Saturday, May 9, 9 a.m. |
vs. South Carolina, Saturday, May 9, 9 a.m. |
Sunday, May 10, 12 p.m. (Possible opponent, if win first round) |
| 2015 Record | 21-5, 11-3 ACC | 14-10, 6-7 SEC | 12-8, 6-1 Ivy | 16-8 |
| ITA Team Ranking | 7 | 29 | 45 | None |
| ITA Singles Ranked | (6) Julia Elbaba (15) Danielle Collins (40) Stephanie Nauta |
(45) Elixane Lechemia (121) Caroline Dailey |
None | (64) Cindy Chala |
| ITA Doubles Ranked | (28) Elbaba/Skylar Morton (61) Cassie Mercer/Morton (76) Maci Epstein/Marie Faure |
(40) Hadley Berg/Dailey (60) Meghan Blevins/Brigit Folland |
None | (87) Chala/Salome Kvitashvili |
| Series vs. Princeton | Virginia leads 6-2, last meeting in 2010 NCAA Round of 64 (4-3 Virginia) | Tied 1-1, last meeting in 1985 (lost 7-2 at South Carolina) | Sixth NCAA tournament appearance | VCU leads 4-1, last meeting 2009 (Princeton 4-2 at VCU) |
Round of 64: Saturday, May 9, 9 a.m. vs. South Carolina: Live Scoring | Twitter: @putigers_live
Round of 32: South Carolina/Princeton winner vs. Virginia/VCU winner, Sunday, May 10, 12 p.m.
Princeton will make its sixth NCAA tournament appearance Saturday when it opens play against South Carolina at Virginia in the NCAA Round of 64. This is the second straight year the Tigers have been in the NCAA tournament and are coming off their first-ever postseason win, a 4-3 victory over Arizona State at Alabama.
"Our team is very excited to head down to Virginia," Princeton head coach Laura Granville said. "We played well during the Ivy League season which gives us confidence going into NCAAs. We know we will have to be ready to compete well and fight hard on Saturday. South Carolina is a very good team and Kevin (Epley) is a great coach who has had a lot of experience at the collegiate and pro level. He will have the team prepared well for our match. It should be a lot of fun."
South Carolina will be the 15th ranked opponent Princeton will have faced this season, and though the team is 6-8 in its first 14 matches against ranked foes, the Tigers have won six of the last eight such matches.
Previous NCAA tournament results:
2014, at Alabama: Round of 64, def. Arizona State, 4-3; Round of 32: lost to Alabama, 4-2
2010, at Virginia: Round of 64, lost to Virginia, 4-3
2009, at Miami: Round of 64, lost to FIU, 4-3
2000, at William & Mary: Round of 64, lost to Tennessee, 5-1
1983, at New Mexico: Round of 16, lost to Stanford, 9-0
Previous results vs. Virginia Regional teams:
vs. South Carolina (Series tied 1-1)
1977, W 9-0 at South Carolina
1985, L 7-2 at South Carolina
vs. Virginia (Virginia leads 6-2)
1976, W 6-3 at Virginia
1982, W 6-2 at Princeton
1998, L 5-1 at Princeton
2001, L 5-2 at Princeton
2002, L 4-3 at Princeton
2004, L 6-1 at Princeton
2006, L 6-1 at Virginia
2010, L 4-3 at Virginia (NCAA Round of 64)
vs. VCU (VCU leads 4-1)
1994, L 6-3 at VCU
1995, L 6-1 at VCU
1996, L 7-0 at Princeton
1999, L 5-4 at VCU
2009, W 4-2 at VCU
Notes on the Tigers:
Head coach Laura Granville
Granville is the 2015 Ivy League Coach of the Year and the first coach to guide Princeton to back-to-back NCAA tournaments. Her 43 wins are fourth in program history, behind Louise Gengler (259, 1980-2004), Kathy Sell (2004-09, 63), and Megan Bradley (44, 2009-12). Granville's .672 winning percentage is the best at Princeton since Maree McCallum (1978-79, .808). Granville helped Stanford to an NCAA team title in 2001 and an NCAA runner-up in 2000 while also winning the NCAA singles titles both years before turning professional.
Senior Joan Cannon • Kingston, Ont.
4-3 singles record, 5-14 doubles record
Previous NCAA experience:
2014 vs. Arizona State: Lost at No. 3 doubles
2014 vs. Alabama: DNF at No. 3 doubles
Has played five matches this spring, all doubles, most recently against Boise State on Feb. 21.
Senior Katie Goepel • Chatham, N.J.
11-7 singles record, 7-3 doubles record
Previous NCAA experience:
2014 vs. Arizona State: Won at No. 6 singles
2014 vs. Alabama: Lost at No. 6 singles
Played at No. 6 in five of last six Ivy League matches, going 4-1. Played doubles only in the fall.
Freshman Sara Goodwin • Mission Hills, Kan.
8-5 singles record, 5-5 doubles record
Played all of her matches in the fall.
Senior Lindsay Graff • Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
18-8 singles record, 15-8 doubles record
Previous NCAA experience:
2014 vs. Arizona State: Lost at No. 1 doubles, won at No. 1 singles
2014 vs. Alabama: Lost at No. 1 doubles, won at No. 1 singles
First-team All-Ivy League in singles and doubles in 2015, Ivy League Player of the Year, first team All-Ivy League in singles and doubles in 2014, first-team All-Ivy singles and second-team All-Ivy doubles in 2013, second-team All-Ivy singles and first-team All-Ivy doubles in 2012. Princeton's No. 1 singles player, was ranked No. 119 in the nation in mid-April. Has one win over an ITA-ranked opponent this season, defeating No. 94 Dayna Lord of Brown on April 3. Part of Princeton's No. 1 doubles team with Alanna Wolff since mid-February.
Junior Emily Hahn • Richmond, Va.
6-6 singles record, 10-10 doubles record
Previous NCAA experience:
2014 vs. Arizona State: Won at No. 2 doubles
2014 vs. Alabama: Lost at No. 2 doubles
Has played four singles matches this spring, including two in Ivy play, both at No. 5 and both unfinished. Has teamed with Katrine Steffensen on Princeton's No. 3 doubles team since late February and in Ivy play went 3-1 with three unfinished matches.
Sophomore Caroline Joyce • Newton, Mass.
9-11 singles record, 3-6 doubles record
Has played nine spring singles matches including two in Ivy play, winning at No. 6 in the Ivy opener against Penn. Has played two spring doubles matches, last in the ECAC tournament against Dartmouth in early February.
Sophomore Sivan Krems • Thousand Oaks, Calif.
1-2 singles record, 1-2 doubles record
Played three singles matches, two in the fall and one in the spring, in the ECAC tournament against Dartmouth. All three doubles matches came in fall play upon returning from injury at the Northwestern Wildcat Invitational in early November.
Junior Amanda Muliawan • Wyckoff, N.J.
16-13 singles record, 20-11 doubles record
Previous NCAA experience:
2014 vs. Arizona State: Won at No. 2 doubles, won at No. 3 singles
2014 vs. Alabama: Lost at No. 2 doubles, DNF at No. 3 singles
Second-team All-Ivy League in singles in 2015. Played No. 2 singles all spring and has won seven of her last eight matches. Had the match-clinching win against Cornell to seal the outright Ivy title and NCAA bid on April 19. Has played with Dorothy Tang at No. 2 doubles throughout the spring and had an Ivy record of 5-1 with one unfinished match.
Freshman Katrine Steffensen • Scarsdale, N.Y.
17-11 singles record, 20-8 doubles record
Has played at No. 4 singles most of the spring and there exclusively since mid-February. Went 5-2 in Ivy play in singles. Played at No. 3 doubles with Emily Hahn and went 3-1 in Ivy play with three unfinished matches. Has lost only twice in her last 11 doubles matches.
Sophomore Dorothy Tang • San Marino, Calif.
14-13 singles record, 17-11 doubles record
Previous NCAA experience:
2014 vs. Arizona State: Lost at No. 3 doubles, lost at No. 5 singles
2014 vs. Alabama: DNF at No. 3 doubles, lost at No. 5 singles
Played at No. 5 singles for most of the spring, exclusively there since late February. Won three of her last four singles matches over the final two weekends of the regular season. Has played at No. 2 doubles with Amanda Muliawan since late February and went 5-1 in Ivy play with one unfinished match.
Sophomore Alanna Wolff • Perth Amboy, N.J.
7-15 singles record, 10-9 doubles record
Previous NCAA experience:
2014 vs. Arizona State: Lost at No. 1 doubles, won at No. 2 singles
2014 vs. Alabama: Lost at No. 1 doubles, won at No. 2 singles
First-team All-Ivy League in doubles in 2015. Second-team All-Ivy singles and first-team All-Ivy doubles in 2014. Played at No. 3 singles for most of the spring and has played at No. 1 doubles since mid-February, playing alongside Lindsay Graff.
Previous matches against players at the Virginia Regional
Joan Cannon
vs. South Carolina
Def. Katie Fosnacht/Alex Martin, 8-6, 2014 Princeton Invitational, with Amanda Muliawan
Emily Hahn
vs. South Carolina
Def. Alison Mills, 6-3, 6-2, 2014 Princeton Invitational
Caroline Joyce
vs. South Carolina
Def. Katie Fosnacht, 6-4, 6-4, 2014 Princeton Invitational
Amanda Muliawan
vs. South Carolina
Def. Katie Fosnacht/Alex Martin, 8-6, 2014 Princeton Invitational, with Joan Cannon
Katrine Steffensen
vs. South Carolina
Def. Alex Martin, 6-0, 7-5, 2014 Princeton Invitational