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South Carolina has placed either a singles competitor or doubles team in 23 of 30 NCAA Individual Tennis Championships. Laura Berstein remains the only Gamecock to advance to the round of 16 in singles, doing so in 1983 in Albuquerque, N.M. In doubles, Helen Crook and Victoria Davies are the only USC duo to go as far as the semifinals, which happened in 1994 in Athens, Ga.

1982 • Salt Lake City, Utah
Laura Bernstein, singles

R64: lost Lynn Lewis, UCLA, 3-6, 7-6(3), 6-3
Dawn Otto and Ellen Oxrieder, doubles
R32: lost Heynen/Sessarego, Southern California, 6-0, 7-5

1983 • Albuquerque, N.M.
Laura Bernstein, singles

R64: def. Randi Rosen, Northwestern, 6-4, 6-0
R32: def. Leslie Sheehan, Boston, 4-6, 6-4, 6-1
R16: lost (#8 seed) Heather Ludloff, UCLA, 6-2, 7-5
Ellen Oxreider, singles
R64: def. Kristeen McKeen, Texas, 6-4, 7-6(2)
R32: lost Maeve Quinlan, Northwestern, 7-5, 4-6, 6-4

1984 • Los Angeles, Calif.
Johnna Chafin, singles

R64: lost Elisa Fernandez, Pepperdine, 6-1, 6-4

1987 • Los Angeles, Calif.
Rita Winebarger, singles

R64: lost Kefi Binyamini, U.S. International, 6-2, 6-4

1988 • Los Angeles, Calif.
Paulette Roux, singles

R64: def. Tamaka Takagi, Kentucky, 6-1, 6-2
R32: lost (#9-16 seed) Susanna Lee, BYU, 6-3, 7-5
Rita Winebarger, singles
R64: lost Michelle Taylor, BYU, 6-4, 3-6, 6-3

1990 • Gainesville, Fla.
Michelle Duda, singles

R64: lost (#9-16 seed) Susan Gilchrist, Texas, 6-2, 6-1
Nathalie Rodriguez, singles
R64: lost Holly Danforth, Florida, 6-1, 6-2
Michelle Duda and Nathalie Rodriguez, doubles
R32: lost Edelman/Reece, Indiana, 6-1, 6-2

1991 • Stanford, Calif.
Michelle Duda, singles

R64: def. Lynn Rosenstrach, Yale, 6-4, 6-4
R32: lost (#9-16 seed) Susan Gilchrist, Texas, 6-0, 6-4

1992 • Stanford, Calif.
Michelle Duda, singles

R64: lost Nora Koves, Kansas, 6-3, 7-6(3)
Nathalie Rodriguez, singles
R64: lost Jennifer Poulos, California, 4-6, 7-5, 6-4

1993 • Gainesville, Fla.
Helen Crook, singles

R64: lost (#9-16 seed) Kori Davidson, Arizona State, 6-1, 6-3

1994 • Athens, Ga.
Helen Crook, singles

R64: lost Mindy Weiner, Kansas, 6-3, 6-1
Heather Greene, singles
R64: lost Sandra De Silva, Stanford, 6-4, 6-1
Helen Crook and Victoria Davies, doubles
R32: def. Guenther/Milholland, William & Mary, 6-1, 5-7, 6-3
R16: def. (#5-8 seed) Davidson/Geiger, Arizona State, 6-2, 6-4
QF: def. (#4 seed) Alley/Nelson, California, 6-3, 6-3
SF: lost Bougnol/Piquemal, Mississippi, 6-3, 3-6, 7-5

1995 • Malibu, Calif.
Heather Greene, singles

R64: def. Divya Merchant, Florida, 6-4, 6-4
R32: lost (#1 seed) Kelly Pace, Texas, 6-2, 6-4

1996 • Tallahassee, Fla.
Heather Greene, singles

R64: lost (#8 seed) Melissa Zimpfer, Wisconsin, 5-7, 6-3, 6-1
Karolina Bulat and Heather Greene, doubles
R32: lost (#5-8 seed) Moros/Taylor, Texas, 6-7(4), 6-2, 6-3

1997 • Stanford, Calif.
Karolina Bulat and Tobi Rakic, doubles

R32: lost (#1 seed) Buth/Nickitas, Florida, 6-2, 6-1

1999 • Gainesville, Fla.
Katarina Markovski, singles

R64: lost (#2 seed) Vanessa Webb, Duke, 6-1, 7-5
Katarina Markovski and Celine Regnier, doubles
R32: lost (#5-8 seed) Dasso/Hall, Notre Dame, 6-1, 6-0

2000 • Malibu, Calif.
Katarina Markovski, singles

R64: lost Chin Bee Khoo, Arkansas, 7-5, 6-1

2001 • Stone Mountain, Ga.
Kathy Boyanovich and Jennifer Radman, doubles

R32: def. Castellvi/Ojeda, Tennessee, 4-6, 6-1, 6-4
R16: lost (#1 seed) Barnikow/Kalvaria, Stanford, 6-3, 6-3

2002 • Stanford, Calif.
Katarina Markovski, singles

R64: def. (#2 seed) Kelly McCain, Duke, 6-1, 5-7, 7-5
R32: lost Chloe Carlotti, Fresno State, 6-4, 6-4
Jennifer Radman, singles
R64: lost Adria Engel, Arizona State, 6-3, 6-2
Kathy Boyanovich and Jennifer Radman, doubles
R32: def. Cioroch/Grey, Georgia, 7-5, 6-3
R16: lost (#3 seed) Dawaf/Lehnhoff, Florida, 3-6, 6-0, 6-0

2004 • Athens, Ga.
Danielle Wiggins, singles

R64: lost Katie McGaffigan, Wisconsin, 4-6, 6-3, 7-5

2006 • Stanford, Calif.
Gira Schofield, singles

R64: lost Anna Lubinsky, Texas A&M, 5-7, 6-4, 6-4

2007 • Athens, Ga.
Gira Schofield, singles

R64: lost Tracy Lin, UCLA, 7-6(4), 6-2

2008 • Tulsa, Okla.
Gira Schofield, singles

R64: def. Ekaterina Burduli, Washington State, 3-6, 7-5, 6-4
R32: lost (#7 seed) Amanda McDowell, Georgia Tech, 6-2, 4-6, 7-5

2009 • College Station, Texas
Gira Schofield, singles

R64: def. Katrina Zheltova, Sacramento State, 6-2, 6-7(4), 6-4
R32: lost (#9-16 seed) Megan Falcon, LSU, 3-6, 6-4, 6-2
Ana Marija Zubori, singles
R64: lost (#2 seed) Julia Cohen, Miami (Fla.), 7-6(4), 6-3
Ana Marija Zubori and Natasa Vuckovic, doubles
R32: lost (#1 seed) Kucerkova/Petukhova, Fresno State, 6-2, 6-4

2011 • Stanford, Calif.
Anya Morgina, singles

R64: lost (#4 seed) Denise Dy, Washington, 6-0, 4-6, 6-2