2017-18 Chapman Women's Tennis News

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Women's tennis team, nine Panthers earn academic distinction

July 25, 2018

For the fourth year in a row, the Chapman University women’s tennis team has been recognized as one of the Intercollegiate Tennis Association’s All-Academic teams. Nine of the 14 student-athletes on the roster were also recognized for their individual achievements in the classroom.

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Record number of student-athletes achieve academic distinction

June 25, 2018

Chapman University student-athletes raised the bar with a record number of 220 SCIAC All-Academic selections for the 2017-18 school year. This year marks the first time in Chapman’s six-year history in the SCIAC that more than 200 Panthers were included on the All-Academic teams.

Alisa Ogranovich and Will Marino are pictured.
Ogranovich, Marino pull in major SCIAC awards

May 04, 2018

Alisa Ogranovich was named the Newcomer of the Year while Will Marino and his staff were named the Coaching Staff of the Year.

Madison Ross hits a serve.
Women's tennis falls to CMS in SCIAC semis

May 04, 2018

The Chapman University women’s tennis team bowed out of the SCIAC Tournament with a 5-0 loss to top-seeded Claremont-Mudd-Scripps. The Panthers end the season with a 10-9 overall record – seven more wins than a year ago.

Alisa Ogranovich hits the ball.
Ogranovich reaches singles championship match at Ojai Tournament

April 30, 2018

Members of the Chapman women’s tennis team competed in the Ojai Tournament last week. Freshman Alisa Ogranovich led the Panthers and made her way to the final match, winning three matches along the way.

Alisa Ogranovich hits the ball.
Women’s tennis falls to Pomona-Pitzer

April 14, 2018

The Chapman University women’s tennis team (9-8, 3-3 SCIAC) dropped its final home match of the season 9-0 today to the visiting Pomona-Pitzer (10-7, 4-1 SCIAC). Freshman Alisa Ogranovich put up a fight in the second round of her singles match, taking the second set to a final score of 6-3.

Madison Ross sizes up a backhand.
Women's tennis pushes win streak to seven

March 31, 2018

The Chapman University women’s tennis team won its seventh match in a row with a 6-3 victory over Caltech on Saturday. Freshman Alisa Ogranovich won her eighth singles match in a row to improve to 12-2 on the year.

Anna Kaplan returns a serve.
Sweep streak continues for women's tennis over Whitworth

March 29, 2018

The winning streak reached six matches as the 30th-ranked Chapman University women’s tennis team swept Whitworth 9-0 on Thursday. The Panthers (7-6) posted its third straight sweep over a team from the Northwest Conference.

Isabella Oedekerk swings for the ball.
Women’s tennis earns second consecutive shutout

March 28, 2018

The Chapman University women’s tennis team earned its second consecutive shutout and fifth consecutive victory with a 9-0 win over George Fox earlier this afternoon. The Panthers were led in both the doubles and singles matches by six rookies.

Tyler Peck and Alisa Ogranovich (photo by Larry Newman)
Peck, Ogranovich selected as SCIAC Athletes of the Week

March 26, 2018

A couple of Panthers were selected as the SCIAC Athletes of the Week this afternoon. Junior pitcher Tyler Peck and freshman women’s tennis player Alisa Ogranovich earned the awards after helping lead their teams to victories this week.

Ogranovich hits the ball.
Women’s tennis earns fourth consecutive win

March 26, 2018

The Chapman University women’s tennis team rolled to their fourth consecutive win with a 9-0 victory over Pacific Lutheran this afternoon.

Jordan Craft returns with a backhand.
Women's tennis wins third in a row over Whitter

March 24, 2018

The winning streak reached three as the Chapman University women’s tennis team ran past Whittier 8-1 on Saturday. The Panthers (4-6, 1-1 SCIAC) did not drop a singles set in clinching the win.

Vasilisa Trofimova follows through on a serve.
Trofimova completes comeback win over nationally-ranked Vassar

March 17, 2018

Freshman Vasilisa Trofimova won a three-setter to complete the upset comeback win over nationally-ranked Vassar College on Saturday. The Panthers (3-6) won for the second match in a row.

Alisa Ogranovich hits the ball.
Women’s tennis routs Lake Forest 9-0

March 16, 2018

The Chapman University women’s tennis team routed the visiting Lake Forest 9-0 earlier this afternoon behind a come-from-behind 10-point tiebreaker from freshman Alisa Ogranovich.

Alisa Ogranovich hits the ball.
Women’s tennis postponed due to rain

March 13, 2018

The Chapman University women’s tennis match has been postponed due to rain today. The Panthers will finish out their match against Trinity College tomorrow evening after the Chapman men’s tennis team’s match against Vassar.

Vasilisa Trofimova hits a forehand.
Women's tennis drops match to WashU

March 11, 2018

The Chapman University women's tennis team was defeated 7-2 in a hard fought match on Sunday by the Washington University in St. Louis Bears. The Panthers took one point each in singles and doubles.