University of Notre Dame
Courtney Tennis Center May 13
Second Round
#13 seed - Notre Dame vs. #33-48 seed - TulaneCoach: Jay Louderback Coach: David Schumacher
SinglesNo. 1 - Michelle Dasso (#3) vs. Anna Monhartova (#22) ND, 6-2, 3-2, abandonedNo. 2 - Becky Varnum (#85) vs. Julie Morris ND, 6-2, 2-6, abandonedNo. 3 - Nina Vaughan (#91) vs. Joyce Bergman ND, 6-0, 6-3 *No. 4 - Caylan Leslie vs. Nancy Kockott TU, 7-5, 1-4, abandonedNo. 5 - Lindsey Green vs. Miako Cook ND, 6-1, 6-2No. 6 - Kimberly Guy vs. Anneli Axsater ND, 6-0, 6-1
DoublesNo. 1 - Dasso/Varnum (#7) vs. Bergman/Morris ND, 8-1No. 2 - Katie Cunha/Guy vs. Axsater/Monhartova 7-7, abandonedNo. 3 - Green/Vaughan vs. Cook/Kockott ND, 9-7
Final - NOTRE DAME 4 TULANE 0
*Clinching Match
Match Notes: Number next to each player is ranking by Intercollegiate Tennis Association … Notre Dame improves its record to 25-4 on the season and will meet fourth-seeded Florida in the round of 16 for the second consecutive year … the Irish are ranked No. 8 in the country … Notre Dame makes its fifth appearance and second straight appearance in the NCAA round of 16 … Tulane is ranked No. 51 and finishes the season with a 14-12 record … the Green Wave was making its second NCAA appearance and coming off its first NCAA victory in the first round after earning an automatic bid by winning Conference USA … order of finish was 1, 3 in doubles and 6, 5, 3 in singles … Notre Dame trailed 0-5 at No. 3 doubles … Dasso and Varnum saved a break point at 0-1 at No. 1 doubles before winning the final eight games of the set for their 21st consecutive doubles win … at one point in doubles, Tulane led 6-4 at both Nos. 2 and 3 doubles … Dasso finishes with a 31-match singles winning streak at home and a 42-2 home singles record in dual matches … Vaughan provided the clinching victory in both singles and doubles … the decisive win at No. 3 singles marks her fifth clinching win of the season.
University of Notre Dame
Courtney Tennis Center May 12
First Round
#17-20 seed - Texas A&M vs #33-48 seed - TulaneCoach: Bobby Kleinecke Coach: David Schumacher
SinglesNo. 1 - Martina Nedorostova vs. Anna Monhartova (#22) TU, 0-6, 6-2, 6-3No. 2 - Jessica Roland (#94) vs. Julie Morris TU, 6-1, 6-2No. 3 - Olivia Karlikova vs. Joyce Bergman A&M, 6-2, 5-7, 6-0No. 4 - Leah Killen vs. Nancy Kockott TU, 6-4, 6-7 (7-1), 7-6 (7-1) *No. 5 - Majorie Terburgh vs. Maiko Cook A&M, 6-0, 6-4No. 6 - Roberta Spencer vs. Anneli Axsater TU, 6-3, 6-3
DoublesNo. 1 - Roland/Terburgh vs. Bergman/Morris A&M, 8-3No. 2 - Ashley Hedburgh/Nedorostova vs. Kockott/Mikhailova A&M, 8-3No. 3 - Karlikova/Eva Marcial vs. Axsater/Monhartova TU, 6-3, abandoned
Final - TEXAS A&M 3 TULANE 4
*Clinching Match
Match Notes: Number next to each player is ranking by Intercollegiate Tennis Association … Tulane improves to 14-11 and faces the winner of the Notre Dame/Eastern Michigan match in the second round on Sunday at noon … Texas A&M concludes its season at 20-6 … the Green Wave is ranked No. 51 in the country … the Aggies are ranked No. 16 in the country … order of finish was 5, 6, 2, 1, 3, 4 in singles and 1, 2 in doubles … the decisive No. 4 singles match last 2:20 … the over the 16th-ranked Aggies marks the highest ranked opponent the Green Wave ever has beaten … the win marks the first for Tulane in two NCAA appearances … the Green Wave lost 5-4 to Kentucky in the 1999 NCAA first round … Monhartova lost the first seven games of the match and trailed 1-2 in the second set before winning the next seven games … Texas A&M loses for just the second time this season when winning the doubles point, while Tulane wins for the fifth time when losing the doubles point … Kockott had lost the deciding match in three sets in three previous 4-3 Tulane defeats … Killen served for the second set at 5-4 and 6-5 before winning the final seven points of the tiebreaker to force a third set … Killen led 5-3 in the third set … A&M’s No. 2 doubles team trailed 1-2 before winning five straight games and seven of the final eight … Karlikova served for the match at 5-4 in the second set.
University of Notre Dame
Courtney Tennis Center May 12
First Round
#13 seed - Notre Dame vs. #49-64 seed - Eastern MichiganCoach: Jay Louderback Coach: Dave Farmer
SinglesNo. 1 - Michelle Dasso (#3) vs. Rebecca Hawkins ND, 6-3, 4-0, abandonedNo. 2 - Becky Varnum (#85) vs. Simone Duhme EM, 6-1, 2-2, abandonedNo. 3 - Nina Vaughan (#91) vs. Lisa D'Amelio ND, 6-2, 2-2, abandonedNo. 4 - Caylan Leslie vs. Amalia Lincaru ND, 6-4, 6-1No. 5 - Lindsey Green vs. Shari Gamarnik ND, 6-1, 6-1 *No. 6 - Kimberly Guy vs. Kendra Clark ND, 6-1, 6-0
DoublesNo. 1 - Dasso/Varnum (#7) vs. D'Amelio/Hawkins ND, 8-1No. 2 - Katie Cunha/Guy vs. Duhme/Gamarnik ND, 6-2, abandonedNo. 3 - Green/Vaughan vs. Clark/Lincaru ND, 8-2
Final - NOTRE DAME 4 EASTERN MICHIGAN 0
*Clinching Match
Match Notes: Number next to each player is ranking by Intercollegiate Tennis Association … Notre Dame improves its record to 24-4 on the season and faces Tulane in the second round on Sunday at noon … the Irish are ranked eighth in the country … Eastern Michigan finishes the season with a 16-7 record … order of finish was 6, 4, 5 in singles and 1, 3 in doubles… the 2001 Irish surpass the 2000, 1999 and 1996 teams (each 23-7) for the most wins under 12th-year head coach Jay Louderback with 24 … the Eagles were making their first NCAA appearance after earning an automatic bid by winning the Mid-America Conference … Notre Dame has won nine consecutive dual matches … Dasso and Varnum have won 20 straight doubles matches … Kimberly Guy improves to 10-0 at home in dual singles matches.