Irish All-Americans Notre Dame Women’s Tennis All-Americans
LAURA LEE
WENDY CRABTREE
Agoura, CA Agoura H.S.
Concord, MA Concord Carlisle H.S. Two-Time Singles AllAmerican – 1994 (ranked 15th), 1995 (ranked 16th) Doubles All-American – 1994 (NCAA quarterfinals)
Singles All-American 1982
In the 33 years of varsity competition, 13 Irish women’s tennis players have been tabbed All-Americans. In 1982, Pam Fischette and Laura Lee became the program’s first two All-Americans. To qualify for All-America honors in AIAW Division II (in which Notre Dame competed at the time), a player had to reach the title match at her position in the national championships. Since becoming a Division I program in 1986, Notre Dame has had 11 players earn a total of 21 All-America honors. The All-America teams are selected by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) each year, with the governing body of collegiate tennis naming all players who meet at least one of three criteria in singles or doubles. In singles, an individual must 1) finish in the top 20 of the final ITA national singles rankings; 2) earn one of the 16 seeds in the NCAA Singles Championship; or 3) advance to the round of 16 in the NCAA Singles Championship. To earn All-America mention in doubles, a player must 1) finish in the top 10 of the final ITA national doubles rankings; 2) earn one of the eight seeds in the NCAA Doubles Championship; or 3) advance to the quarterfinals in the NCAA Doubles Championship. The 12 Irish All-Americans are featured below with their qualifying criteria and career stats noted.
(AIAW national champion, No. 5)
Year
1981-82 1982-83 1983-84 1984-85
28-3 15-14 27-11 0-0
Career
70-28
1992-93 1993-94 1994-95 1995-96
17-9 16-9 16-7 15-10
8-3 14-5 11-7 0-2
25-12 30-14 27-14 15-12
15-6 15-1 12-4 15-7
7-3 11-5 9-6 3-3
22-9 26-6 21-10 18-10
Career
64-35
33-17
97-52
57-18
30-17
87-35
LISA HOLEN
JENNIFER HALL
Wichita, KS Mt. Carmel H.S.
Oklahoma City, OK Putnam City N. H.S. Two-Time Singles All-American – 1996 (ranked 9th, No. 9-16 seed, NCAA round of 16) Two-Time Doubles All-American – 1998 (NCAA quarterfinals), 1999 (ranked 10th, No. 5-8 seed, NCAA quarterfinals)
(NCAA quarterfinals)
Year
Doubles Open Overall
Dual
Career Doubles Record Dual Open
Overall
Year
Dual
Career Record Singles Open Overall Dual
Doubles Open Overall
1990-91 1991-92 1992-93 1993-94
11-10 9-8 13-7 15-1
11-4 8-3 9-3 11-5
22-14 17-11 22-10 26-6
1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99
23-6 17-10 15-13 24-5
10-5 10-6 12-7 5-7
33-11 27-16 27-20 29-12
20-4 16-10 9-13 21-7
2-1 8-3 9-5 8-5
22-5 24-13 18-18 29-12
Career
48-26
39-15
88-41
Career
79-34
37-25
116
47-44
27-14
93-48
MICHELLE DASSO
BECKY VARNUM
CATRINA THOMPSON
Long Grove, IL Stevenson H.S.
Colorado Springs, CO Cheyenne Mountain H.S.
Las Vegas, NV Bishop Gorman H.S.
Doubles All-American – 2001 (ranked 9th, No. 5-8 seed)
Doubles All-American – 2005 (ranked 5th, No. 5-8 seed), 2006 (ranked 10th, No. 3 seed), 2007 (ranked 8th)
Career Record Singles Open Overall Dual
Doubles Open Overall
Year
Dual
1997-98 1998-99 1999-2000 2000-01
24-3 23-4 24-5 20-4
16-5 9-6 5-3 19-6
40-8 32-10 29-8 39-10
17-8 21-7 16-7 24-3
7-5 7-3 6-3 11-6
24-13 28-10 22-10 35-9
Career
91-16
49-20
140-36
78-25
31-17
109-42
70
Career Record Singles Open Overall Dual
Year
Doubles All-American – 1994
Two-Time Singles All-American – 1999 (ranked 13th, No. 8 seed), 2001 (ranked 5th, No. 4 seed, NCAA semifinals) Two-Time Doubles AllAmerican – 1999 (ranked 10th, No. 5-8 seed, NCAA quarterfinals), 2001 (ranked 9th, No. 5-8 seed)
Year
Career Singles Record Record
Year
Career Doubles Record Dual Open
Overall
1998-99 1999-2000 2000-01 2001-02
17-9 16-6 24-3 15-13
5-5 7-3 13-6 8-7
22-14 23-9 37-9 23-20
Career
72-31
33-21
105-52
Year 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 Career
Career Doubles Record Dual Open 12-11 21-4 16-5 20-6 69-26
10-6 9-3 6-2 10-4 35-15
Overall 22-17 30-7 22-7 30-10 104-41
PAM FISCHETTE
TIFFANY GATES
CHRISTIAN THOMPSON
Liverpool, NY Liverpool H.S.
Grandville, MI Grandville H.S.
Las Vegas, NV Bishop Gorman H.S.
Singles All-American – 1982 (AIAW national runner-up, No. 3)
Doubles All-American – 1998 (NCAA quarterfinals)
Doubles All-American – 2005 (ranked 5th, No. 5-8 seed), 2006 (ranked 10th, No. 3 seed), 2007 (ranked 8th)
Career Singles Record Record
1980-81 1981-82 1982-83 1983-84
27-6 24-6 11-8 24-5
Career
86-25
Year
Career Doubles Record Dual Open
Overall
1993-94 (Minnesota) 1994-95 (Minnesota) 1995-96 (Minnesota) 1996-97 1997-98
4-8 15-6 0-0 16-11 9-13
4-7 7-4 5-5 2-5 9-5
8-15 22-10 5-5 18-16 18-18
Career
44-38
27-26
71-64
UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME®
Year 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 Career
Career Doubles Record Dual Open 12-11 21-4 16-5 20-6 69-26
10-6 9-3 6-2 10-4 35-15
Overall 22-17 30-7 22-7 30-10 104-41