Jan. 10, 2003

A series of upsets characterized the first round of the 39th Annual Elephant Bar Tournament, Friday night at UCSB.

7th seeded UC Irvine defeated second seeded Stanford in a four game match, 28-30, 30-27, 30-24, and 30-24, to advance to the championship bracket.

UCSB, seeded 6th, upset third seeded Pacific in a five game match, 30-27, 30-28, 22-30, 22-30, and 15-12. The Gauchos will face UC Irvine for a chance at the championship, while Pacific plays Stanford in the consolation bracket.

5th seeded CS Northridge beat Long Beach State, who was seeded 4th, in a four game match: 30-27, 22-30, 30-24, and 30-20, to advance to the championship bracket.

UCLA, with the number one seed, was the only team not upset in the first round, as they won over 8th seeded USC. The results for the four game match are: 30-25, 32-34, 30-27, and 30-24. The Bruins will go up against Northridge to play for a chance at the championship, while the Trojans face Long Beach in the consolation bracket.

Saturday's Schedule (matches 5-8, at 10am)

Match 5: UCLA vs. CS Northridge on Ct. 1 Match 6: UCSB vs. UC Irvine on Ct. 2 Match 7: USC vs. Long Beach State on Ct. 3 Match 8: Pacific vs. Stanford on Ct. 4 (Robertson Gym)

Matches 9-12 will be determined by the winners matches 5-8.