Jan. 12, 2000

KAHUKU, Hawaii — The 18th-ranked Notre Dame women?s tennis team opened its 2000 dual-match season with a 9-0 win over Hawaii in a match played late Tuesday EST. The Irish lost just one set in sweeping the singles matches and then won all three doubles for the 9-0 victory. Notre Dame returns to action against fourth-ranked Duke on Thursday, Jan. 13.

Junior All-American and 42nd-ranked Michelle Dasso beat Nina Wenger 6-2, 6-2 at No. 1 singles, and 101st-ranked sophomore Becky Varnum defeated Suzie Saunders 6-2, 6-0 at No. 2. Senior Kelly Zalinski blanked Petra Holma 6-0, 6-0 at No. 3 singles, while sophomore Nina Vaughan held off Lynn Novack 6-3, 6-7, 6-3 at No. 4 singles. Sophomore Lindsey Green beat Georgina Sesto 6-1, 6-0 at No. 5 singles, while junior Kimberly Guy downed Stacey Hakikawa 6-3, 6-4 at No. 6 singles.

The 10th-ranked doubles team of Dasso and Varnum beat Wenger and Hakikawa 8-3 at No. 1 doubles. Fifteenth freshman Katie Cunha and Guy won 8-5 at No. 2 doubles over Novack and Saunders, while Green and Zalinski blanked Holma and Jennifer Oshita at No. 3 doubles.

#18 NOTRE DAME 9, HAWAII 0

Singles

No. 1: #42 Michelle Dasso (ND) def. Nina Wenger (H) 6-2, 6-2

No. 2: #101 Becky Varnum (ND) def. Suzie Saunders (H) 6-2, 6-0

No. 3: Kelly Zalinski (ND) def. Petra Holma (H) 6-0, 6-0

No. 4: Nina Vaughan (ND) def. Lynn Novack (H) 6-3, 6-7, 6-3

No. 5: Lindsey Green (ND) def. Georgina Sesto (H) 6-1, 6-0

No. 6: Kimberly Guy (ND) def. Stacey Hakikawa (H) 6-3, 6-4

Doubles

No. 1: #10 Dasso/Varnum (ND) def. Hakikawa /Wenger (H) 8-3

No. 2: #15 Katie Cunha/Guy (ND) def. Novack/Saunders (H) 8-5

No. 3: Green/Zalinski def. Holma /Jennifer Oshita (H) 8-0