Trojan Candy arrived at the Merle Norman Stadium early so that I would not miss the Women of Troy Sand Volleyball Senior Salute. Four Seniors and one Graduate Student were to be honored.
When all the honorees and parents gathered at the stadium entrance, I walked over quickly to take pictures and meet the parents. SID friend Jeremy Wu (8/16/2012) organized the families in order.
Emily Young and her mom Margaret were first. Emily's dad had to stay in Chicago for work. Congratulations and FIGHT ON, Emily!
Alexa Stonish and her family posed next for yours truly. It was nice to meet her mom Pam, her sister Samantha and to be teased by her dad Tony. Congratulations and FIGHT ON, Alexa!
The third Senior was Eve Ettinger. 
I photographed her with her dad Brett and mom Pamela. Congratulations and FIGHT ON, Eve!
Trojan Candy took a picture of Graduate Student Meg Norton and her family next.
I got to meet her brother Patrick, mother Suzanne and dad Richard. Congratulations and FIGHT ON, Meg!
The last Senior who posed for a picture was Bria Russ (3/23/2012). I have known Bria since 2012 when I interviewed her in Heritage Hall. I met her mom Yvette at the first Sand Volleyball banquet on 5/6/2013. Congratulations and FIGHT ON, Bria!
Luckily, Trojan Candy was able to take pictures of all five honorees and their families as they were waiting to be introduced, because the introductions were made very quickly. Everyone was given a beautiful lei by a coach. Trojan Candy did take this picture of all five families at the net.
Let the games begin. There were six matches played. In the first round, the match played on Court 3 was non-scoring. The stands were quite full of USC students who were rewarded with t-shirts, USC and Loyola Marymount fans, parents and friends. So Trojan Candy walked up to the second floor of the parking garage where I was able to take the following pictures of all six matches.
FIRST ROUND:
Second Round:
Each match was so exciting!
While I was upstairs, a friend came up to visit. Eloy Lopez and I watched and talked during the entire match. We met when he was the Social Media Coordinator for four years with the Women of Troy Soccer Team. Now I finally got to interview him! Eloy is from Pico Rivera. He will be graduating from USC on May 15th with an M.S. in Educational Counseling. Eloy is currently interning at the Pasadena Athletic Academic Services. He did work at "The Lab" for several years while he was taking classes. Not surprisingly, pizza is his favorite food. After graduation, Eloy wants to work with student athletes. On a more personal note, Eloy likes to go to the beach and to run. He has run cross country. He also likes to travel. Eloy has been to Mexico, Costa Rica and Central America. When he travels, he likes to go to museums and see cultural events. He has a girlfriend who is from New York. She travels a lot for work. As for music, Eloy, who used to like rap, likes Alternative Rock. So nice to visit with you, Eloy. Congratulations and FIGHT ON, Eloy!
Trojan Candy almost didn't bring her camera to the USC Men's Tennis Team match versus the Arizona Wildcats! Luckily, I grabbed it at the last second.
Head Coach Peter Smith honored his four Seniors after the Doubles Match. He allowed yours truly to be on the court for the ceremony.
Now it was time for the Senior Celebration!
Then Trojan Candy returned to the stands.
Since Yannick was not competing in the Singles today, I was able to take a picture of Yannick's entire family. Congratulations and FIGHT ON, Yannick!
Outside the tennis stadium, Trojan Candy ran into another Senior. Friend and football Senior J.R. Tavai (8/26/2011) smiled and said, "Hello." J.R. was walking with his friend Kevin Qualls. I told the two guys that the tennis team was playing now. J.R. asked me, "Men or women?" When I told him the men were playing, J.R. said that Kevin and he want to keep on walking and talking. J.R. did tell me that he "hangs out" with many of the Women of Troy tennis players. With a another big smile, J.R. and Kevin walked on. Congratulations and FIGHT ON, J.R.! FIGHT ON, Kevin!
Back inside the stadium, our men were doing well.
On court 2 Senior Roberto Quiroz won his match next. Trojan Candy KNEW that Roberto was going to bend over and KISS the court. He did exactly what I thought he would do.
I have been fortunate to interview three of the four Seniors. When, Roberto walked by me, I knew that I had to interview the fourth Senior. Luckily, he obliged! Roberto is from Guayaquil, Ecuador. He gets to go home to see his family during the winter and summer breaks. Roberto chose USC because his cousin Emilio Gomez and friend Ray Sarmiento were already at USC. Roberto also said that USC is a top school! All Trojans know that! Roberto is majoring in Economics. In addition to tennis, Roberto loves to play soccer and watch soccer. His favorite food is ceviche. Roberto says that he loves all types of music. Congratulations and FIGHT ON, Roberto!
What a fine tribute to our four Seniors!