April 25, 2013

OJAI, Calif. -

Arizona women's tennis juniors Lacey Smyth (Oceanside, Calif.) and Kim Stubbe (Mol, Belgium) both earned wins at the 2013 Women's Tennis Pac-12 Championships on Thursday in Ojai, Calif.

Smyth defeated the country's 32nd-ranked player, Zoe Scandalis, 6-0, 6-4, while Stubbe defeated Oregon's #102 Nicole Long, 6-1, 6-4. 

Smyth and Stubbe advanced to the second round of the bracket, but fell in their respective matches.

Junior Akilah James (Brooklyn, N.Y.) and sophomore Laura Oldham (Sheffield, England) also competed in singles play for the Wildcats, but both fell in the first round.

The Pac-12 Championships will continue on Friday with doubles play. James and Stubbe will compete for Arizona at 10 a.m. against California's Chui and Davis.

For complete results and continued coverage of Arizona women's tennis, please visit www.ArizonaWildcats.com, or follow @ArizonaWTennis on Twitter.

Pac-12 Singles Championship Results

Lacey Smyth (UA) def. Zoe Scandalis (USC), 6-0, 6-4

Kim Stubbe (UA) def. Nicole Long (UO), 6-1, 6-4

Gabi Desimone (USC) def. Akilah James (UA), 6-2, 6-4

Sarah Pham (Utah) def. Lacey Smyth (UA), 6-4, 4-6, 6-4

Kyle McPhillips (UCLA) def. Kim Stubbe (UA), 6-3, 6-3

Pac-12 Singles Invitational Results

Annie Goransson (Cal) def. Laura Oldham (UA), 6-2, 6-2