USD Men's Tennis 2003-2004

MEET THE TOREROS

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JASON PONGSRIKUL 6'0'' Sr. - San Die o CA Jason is in his fourth and final year with the USD Toreros ... enters the spring season with a national ranking of No. 75 ... will play in the tophalfofthe singles line-up, and will team up with PienickYsem at No. l doubles ... last seson finished 14- 8 in singles (9-0 at No. 3) and teamed withNie Beuque at No. doubles (11 -12) ... selectedAJJ-WCCDoubles (w/Beuque; #46 ITA rank) and honorable mention AJJ-WCC in singles ... in 2002 Fall reached quarterfinals ofSan DiegoAll-Col– lege;also reached doubles semifinals with Robbie Blair at

Wathen-Hancock Bulldog Classic ... in 2002 finished 13-10 in singles (7-3 at No. 3) and 15-9 in doubles (w/Juan Cerda) ... reached 2nd round of NCAADoublesCham- pionships and ranked 41 st in nation ... in the 2001 fall season reached doubles final (w/Cerda) at San Diego All-College ... advanced to fourth round of pre-qualifying doubles at ITA All-Amercan Championships ... in 200 I spring finished 12-19 overall (8-7 in doubles) ... turned in a solid 2000 fall season and was rewarded by being / ranked 78th in the preseason rankings (19th in the tough region 8 rankings) ... in his first collegiate tournament, the ITAAll-American Championships in Atlanta, Geor– gia, Jason won seven matches in-a-row and ended 9-2 ... along the way he beat four players ranked top-60 in the nation ... from nearby Point Loma High, Jason did not play senior year, but won CIF going undefeated hisjunior season (team 2nd at CIF) ... CIF semifinalist sophomore year, losing just one match ...former ::::::~:::=~ No. I junior player in Southern California ... also recruited by Duke, Baylor,

Washington, Michigan, Penn State and Oregon ... chose USD for strong aca– demics, small school atmosphere, strong tennis schedule and beautiful cam- l =====~~::~--------~-. pus. Major: Accounting. [ Coach Hagedorn on Jason: "A senior who is the team leader. Has been instnimental in the program's climb in the rankings over the last 4 years. A great competitor who possesses one ofthe biggestforehands in the game. Also considered one ofthe best closers in the game!"

PIERRICK YSERN 5'9'' So. - Paris, France

Pierrick is in hi s second year with the USD Toreros ... will play at No. I singles, and team with Jason Pongsrikul at No. I doubles ... enters the spring season with na– tional ranking of No. 11 .. . turned in an outstanding 2003 Fall Season, advancing to the quarters ofITAAII– American and round of 16 at the National Indoors .. . he won 5 matches at the All-American, including a win

over No. 5 Janne Homi a of Florida ... at the Indoors he bested No. 22 Matt Cloer of Florida State ... last year he finished No. 94 in the nation playing in the top singles spot for the Toreros ( 14-8) ... he teammed with Robbie Blair at No. 2 doubles for a 13-6 mark ... was named to the AII-WCC Singles Team ... in the 2002 Fall schedule he was 8-5 in singles, earning solid wins over Fresno State's Marc Schaerer at the San Diego All-College; UCLA's Travis Kinard and Pepperdine's Kevin Borzenski at the Omni Hotels Southern California Region Championships; and USC's Daniel Tontz at the 46th South– ern California Intercollegiate Championships .. . prior to USD played tennis at Notre Dame de Boulegne ... also recruited by Florida State ... chose USD for its great tennis program and excellent academics. Major: Interna– tional Relations. Coach Hagedorn on Pierrick: "Has greatfootspeed and hands! Had a successful fall and is ranked in the top 20 in the nation in singles." -----....;::::~::::.,------=~L.J