Feb. 6, 2010
NOTRE DAME, Ind. – The 13th-ranked Irish women’s tennis team improved to 4-1 on the season, sweeping Kansas, 7-0, Friday evening at the Jayhawk Tennis Facility.
Notre Dame earned the doubles point after winning all three matches. No. 12 Kristy Frilling and Kali Krisik topped Sara Lazarevic and Ekaterina Morozova, 8-2, at No. 1 doubles, before Cosmina Ciobanu and Chrissie McGaffigan downed Erin Wilbert and Vika Khanevskaya, 8-2, at second doubles. Shannon Mathews and Colleen Rielley defeated Maria Martinez and Alessandra Dzuba, 8-1, at No. 3 doubles to complete the sweep.
No. 30 Frilling edged Morozova, 7-6, 6-2, at No. 1 singles, while Mathews downed Lazarevic, 7-6, 6-3, at second singles. McGaffigan topped Kunigunda Dorn, 6-4, 6-2, at No. 3, Krisik knocked off Martinez, 6-3, 6-1 at fourth singles and Ciobanu defeated Wilbert, 6-2, 6-2, at No. 5. Rielley toppled Khanevskaya, 4-6, 6-0, 1-0 (10-6) at sixth singles to finish off the Jayhawks.
Notre Dame continues its road swing Sunday at Michigan. Match time is set for 11:00 a.m.
#13 Notre Dame 7, Kansas 0
Singles
1. #30 Kristy Frilling (ND) def. Ekaterina Morozova (KU) 7-6, 6-2
2. Shannon Mathews (ND) def. Sara Lazarevic (KU) 7-6, 6-3
3. Chrissie McGaffigan (ND) def. Kunigunda Dorn (KU) 6-4, 6-2
4. Kali Krisik (ND) def. Maria Martinez (KU) 6-3, 6-1
5. Cosmina Ciobanu (ND) def. Erin Wilbert (KU) 6-2, 6-2
6. Colleen Rielley (ND) def. Vika Khanevskaya (KU) 4-6, 6-0, 10-6
Doubles
1. #12 Frilling/Krisik (ND) def. Lazarevic/Morozova (KU) 8-2
2. Ciobanu/McGaffigan (ND) def. Wilbert/Khanevskaya (KU) 8-2
3. Mathews/Rielley (ND) def. Martinez/Dzuba (KU) 8-1
–ND–