2011-12 Notre Dame Women's Tennis Media Guide

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KATHERINE WHITE

Freshman

September

23-25 Indiana Invitational

All Day

1-2 4-5 6-9 20-21 21-25

Pacific Palisades, Calif. Pacific Palisades, Calif. Pacific Palisades, Calif. Columbus, Ohio Columbus, Ohio

All Day All Day All Day All Day All Day

New York, N.Y. Notre Dame, Ind. Lakewood Ranch, Fla.

All Day All Day All Day

Notre Dame, Ind. Notre Dame, Ind. Notre Dame, Ind. Ann Arbor, Mich. Ann Arbor, Mich.

1 p.m. 11 a.m. 5 p.m. 2 p.m. TBD

Knoxville, Tenn. Nashville, Tenn. Charlottesville, Va. Notre Dame, Ind. Notre Dame, Ind. Notre Dame, Ind. Notre Dame, Ind.

4 p.m. Noon TBD 11 a.m. Noon 3 p.m. 9 a.m.

Iowa Duke Texas Tech Hawaii Wyoming Michigan Marquette DePaul

Notre Dame, Ind. Notre Dame, Ind. Honolulu, Hawaii Honolulu, Hawaii Honolulu, Hawaii Ann Arbor, Mich. Notre Dame, Ind. Notre Dame, Ind.

3:30 p.m. 3:30 p.m. 11 a.m. 3 p.m. 11 a.m. 4 p.m. Noon 2 p.m.

Northwestern Baylor Texas A&M South Florida Louisville BIG EAST Championships

Notre Dame, Ind. Waco, Texas College Station, Texas Notre Dame, Ind. Louisville, Ky. Tampa, Fla.

4 p.m. Noon 6 p.m. 3:30 p.m. Noon TBD

All-American Pre Qualifier All-American Qualifier All-American Championships Midwest Regional Qualifying Midwest Regional Championships

November

3-6 National Individual Indoor 4-6 Eck Classic 11-13 Lakewood Ranch Invitational

JULIE JULIE SABACINSKI SABACINSKI

Sophomore Sophomore

January

21 22 22 28 29

Cincinnati Missouri IPFW Yale Michigan or Maryland

February

3 5 10-13 18 19 24 26

Tennessee Vanderbilt National Team Indoors North Carolina Illinois Indiana Georgia Tech

March

JOHANNA MANNINGHAM

Sophomore

2 3 12 14 15 21 25 31

April

4 7 9 13 15 19-22

May

11-12 NCAA 1st & 2nd Rounds 17-28 NCAA Championships

Campus Sites Athens, Ga.

TBD TBD

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Bloomington, Ind.

October

SHANNON MATHEWS

Senior – Captain ’11 BIG EAST Tournament Most Outstanding Player Three-time All-BIG EAST

KRISTY FRILLING

Senior - Captain ’10 & ’11 BIG EAST Player of the Year ’09 BIG EAST Freshman of the Year Four-time ITA All-American Three-time All-BIG EAST

CHRISSIE MCGAFFIGAN

Junior ’10 All-BIG EAST ’10 BIG EAST Freshman of the Year

BRITNEY SANDERS

Sophomore

JENNIFER KELLNER

Sophomore ’11 All-BIG EAST



Table of Contents INTRODUCTION

2011-12 OPPONENTS/FALL EVENTS

Media Information/Quick Facts..............................2 University of Notre Dame.......................................3 University Leadership.........................................4-5

On The Road With The Irish...................................40 2011 Fall Tournaments.........................................41 2012 Dual Opponents.....................................42-45 Series Vs. 2012 Opponents.............................46-47 All-Time Records Against......................................48

SEASON PREVIEW Season Preview...................................................8-9 2011-12 Roster/Team Photo................................10

TENNIS TRADITION

STUDENT-ATHLETES

Tennis Tradition...............................................50-52

Kristy Frilling....................................................12-13 Shannon Mathews.........................................14-15 Chrissie McGaffigan........................................16-17 Jennifer Kellner...............................................18-19 JoHanna Manningham........................................20 Julie Sabacinski.....................................................21 Britney Sanders.....................................................22 Katherine White....................................................23

HISTORY & RECORDS

COACHING STAFF Jay Louderback................................................26-28 Kelcy Tefft..............................................................29 Support Staff.........................................................30 2010-11 SEASON IN REVIEW 2010-11 Results....................................................32 2010-11 Statistics.................................................33 2010-11 Match-By-Match..............................34-37 Graduated Senior Kristen Rafael..........................38

All-Time Results....................................................54 Individual Rankings..............................................55 Irish All-Americans..........................................56-57 Career Records.......................................................58 Season Records...............................................59-60 Honors and Awards...............................................61 Irish Honors...........................................................62 NCAA Team Championship History................63-65 NCAA Singles Championship History...................66 NCAA Doubles Championship History.................67 Collegiate Grand Slam History.......................68-69 BIG EAST Tournament History........................70-71 Courtney Tennis Center.........................................72 Eck Tennis Pavilion.................................................73 All-Time Roster................................................74-76 Year-By-Year Results.......................................77-83 BIG EAST Conference.............................................84

Media Information The Notre Dame Athletic Media Relations Office always is interested in assisting members of the media in their coverage of Irish tennis. Publicity and media information for Notre Dame women’s tennis is coordinated by media relations assistant Brent Henningfeld. For information and interviews, call Henningfeld at (574) 631-1762 or view the official website of the Notre Dame athletic department at ww.und.com BIG EAST Web Information The BIG EAST Conference maintains its presence on the World Wide Web at BIGEAST.org. The site contains current information on all facets of the BIG EAST Conference. Please contact Alex Lange in the BIG EAST media relations department (alange@bigeast.org) for more information on BIG EAST tennis. Credits The Notre Dame Women’s Tennis Guide was written, compiled and edited by Brent Henningfeld with additional contributions from Aaron Horvath and Rose Kavanagh. Graphic design and page layout by Cathy Scholz, C Graphics. Inside and outside cover design by Cathy Scholz, C Graphics. Photography by Mike Bennett and Lighthouse Imaging, Matt Cashore, Heather Gollatz, Marcus Snowden, the BIG EAST Conference, Angela Addington, Linda Dunn, Bo Rottenborn and many unnamed photographers of the past.

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Media Information Print Media

South Bend Tribune 225 West Colfax Avenue South Bend, IN 46626 (574) 235-6161, FAX (574) 235-6091 Bill Bilinski (sports editor) Curt Rallo (beat writer), Al Lesar (columnist) Notre Dame Observer (University daily newspaper) LaFortune Student Center Notre Dame, IN 46556 (574) 631-7471, FAX (574) 631-6927 Allan Joseph (sports editor) Molly Sammon, Kelsey Manning (beat writers) Associated Press South Bend Tribune Building 225 West Colfax Avenue South Bend, IN 46626 (312) 286-7592, FAX (574) 236-1765 Rick Gano (beat writer) Irish Eyes Magazine 21 Merriam Way Upton, MA 01568 (508) 529-6781, FAX (508) 519-6553 Alan Tieuli (editor) Denise Skwarcan (beat writer) Irish Sports Report 225 West Colfax Avenue South Bend, IN 46626 (574) 235-6161, FAX (574) 239-2646 Bob Wieneke (managing editor) Blue & Gold Illustrated 1605 North Home Street Mishawaka, IN 46545 (574) 255-9800, FAX (574) 255-9700 Lou Somogyi (associate editor) Dan Murphy (beat writer) Chicago Tribune 435 North Michigan Avenue Chicago, IL 60611 (312) 222-3423, FAX (312) 828-9392 Brian Hamilton (beat writer) Philip Hersh (contributing writer) Chicago Sun-Times 401 North Wabash Chicago, IL 60611 (312) 321-2663, FAX (312) 321-2833 Mark Potash (beat writer) Elkhart Truth Communicana Building P.O. Box 487 Elkhart, IN 46514 (574) 674-6337, FAX (574) 294-3895 Rachel Terlep (beat writer)

Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette 600 West Main Street Fort Wayne, IN 46802 (260) 461-8223, FAX (260) 461-8648 Tony Krausz (beat writer) Fort Wayne News-Sentinel 600 West Main Street Fort Wayne, IN 46802 (260) 461-8263, FAX (260) 461-8649 Tom Davis (beat writer) Indianapolis Star 307 North Pennsylvania Indianapolis, IN 46206 (317) 444-6644, FAX (317) 444-6500 Niles Daily Star 217 North Fourth Street Niles, MI 49120 (269) 683-2100, FAX (269) 683-2175 Scott Novak (sports editor) Post-Tribune, Northwest Indiana 1433 East 83rd Avenue Merrillville, IN 46410-6307 (219) 648-3122, FAX (219) 648-3236 Times of Northwest Indiana 601 West 45th Avenue Munster, IN 46321 (219) 933-3232, FAX (219) 933-3249 Daily Herald 155 East Algonquin Road P.O. Box 280 Arlington Heights, IL 60006 (847) 427-4300, FAX (847) 427-1301 Patricia Babcock McGraw (beat writer) Grand Rapids Press Press Plaza-Vandenberg Center Grand Rapids, MI 49502 (616) 459-1400, FAX (616) 459-1502 Notre Dame Scholastic (University weekly magazine) South Dining Hall Notre Dame, IN 46556 (574) 631-7569 The Dome (University yearbook) South Dining Hall Notre Dame, IN 46556 (574) 631-7524

Television

WNDU-TV (NBC) P.O. Box 1616 South Bend, IN 46634 (574) 284-3016, FAX (574) 284-3022 Jeff Jeffers (sports director), Angelo DiCarlo

WSBT-TV (CBS) 1301 E. Douglas Road Mishawaka, IN 46545 (574) 233-3141, FAX (574) 288-6630 Pete Byrne (sports director), David McCoy WSJV-TV (FOX) 58096 County Road 7 Elkhart, IN 46517 (574) 679-4545/293-9227, FAX (574) 294-1324 Dean Huppert (sports director), Allison Hayes WBND-TV (ABC) 53550 Generations Drive South Bend, IN 46635 (574) 344-5557, FAX (574) 344-5094 Emily Pritchard (multimedia producer) WHME-TV (LeSEA) 61300 Ironwood Road South Bend, IN 46614 (574) 291-8200, FAX (574) 291-9043 Chuck Freeby (sports director), Bob Nagle

Radio

Pulse FM (96.9/92.1 - flagship) 61300 Ironwood Road South Bend, IN 46614 (574) 291-8200, FAX (574) 291-9043 Bob Nagle (play-by-play) WSBT-AM (Newstalk 960 - ESPN/ABC) 1301 E. Douglas Road Mishawaka, IN 46545 (574) 233-3141, FAX (574) 288-6630 Darin Pritchett (sports director)

Internet Media

Fighting Irish Digital Media (www.UND.com) Notre Dame Stadium, 4th Floor Notre Dame, IN 46556 Dan Skendzel (program director) Jack Nolan (director - media productions) Alan Wasielewski (producer) Gary Paczesny (associate producer) (574) 631-2235 (Wasielewski) (574) 631-2238 (Nolan) (574) 631-3505 (Paczesny) Irish Illustrated (574) 288-0329, (574) 286-1652 Tim Prister, Pete Sampson (beat writers) Irish Sports Daily (574) 276-3234, (574) 520-2066 Mike Frank, Christian McCollum (beat writers) Irish Eyes (404) 291-0345 Tim O’Malley (beat writer)

Women’s Tennis Quick Facts Notre Dame Quick Facts

Location..........................................Notre Dame, IN 46556 Founded.....................................................................1842 Enrollment............8,371 (undergraduate), 11,733 (total) Nickname......................................................Fighting Irish Colors.......................................................... Gold and Blue Conference...........................................................BIG EAST Home Courts (Outdoor)................Courtney Tennis Center Home Courts (Indoor).......................... Eck Tennis Pavilion President.................................. Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C. Director of Athletics....................................Jack Swarbrick Women’s Tennis Administrator........................Jenny Borg Athletic Department Phone......................(574) 631-6107

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Coaching Staff

Head Coach............................................... Jay Louderback (Wichita State ‘76) Office Phone..............................................(574) 631-5149 E-mail............................................. louderback.1@nd.edu Record at Notre Dame.................430-180 (.750)/22 years Career Record..............................617-348 (.639)/31 years Assistant Coach.....................Kelcy Tefft (Notre Dame ’09) Office Phone..............................................(574) 631-3730 E-mail..........................................................ktefft@nd.edu Coaches’ Fax...............................................(574) 631-8728 Eck Tennis Pavilion Phone.........................(574) 631-6929

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Athletic Media Relations

Address.....................................................Media Relations 112 Joyce Center Notre Dame, IN 46556-5678 Sr. Assoc. A.D./Media Relations.......................John Heisler Media Relations Director............................Bernie Cafarelli MR Assistant/Women’s Tennis.............Brent Henningfeld Media Relations Phone.............................(574) 631-7516 Henningfeld’s Office Phone.......................(574) 631-1762 Henningfeld’s Cell Phone..........................(574) 532-4151 Henningfeld’s E-mail............................bhennin1@nd.edu Media Relations Fax..................................(574) 631-7941 Website......................................................www.und.com Twitter...............................................................@und.com


University of Notre Dame

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hen Father Edward F. Sorin started his school in the northern Indiana wilderness, he had only $300, three log buildings badly in need of repair and a far-sighted vision of establishing a liberal arts school to meet the growing educational needs of the frontier. He dreamed of building a great university, and in 1842, he founded the University of Notre Dame du Lac. Over the years, the University of Notre Dame du Lac would evolve into a preeminent place for Catholic thought. While becoming one of the top undergraduate institutions in the country, Notre Dame has also been at the cutting edge of research, including such innovations as the transmission of wireless messages and the development of synthetic rubber. Today researchers are achieving breakthroughs in astrophysics, radiation chemistry, environmental sciences, tropical disease transmission, cancer, robotics, and nanoelectronics. The University has also stressed residential life, with four-of-five students living on campus in the school’s 29 residence halls that serve as the focal point of social, spiritual and athletic activities. Notre Dame is one of a handful of universities with a truly international student body, coming from over 100 nations and all 50 states. Students come to Notre Dame not only to learn how to think, but to learn how to live, keeping faith with the vision of Fr. Sorin. Notre Dame is one of the few universities to regularly rank in the top 25 in the U.S. News & World Report survey of America’s best colleges and the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics Directors’ Cup standings of the best overall athletics

programs. The University ranks first among all Catholic universities worldwide, according to the 2011 Times Higher Education survey and the Mendoza College of Business at Notre Dame boasts the No. 1 undergraduate business program in the nation according to BusinessWeek magazine.

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University Leadership Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C. President

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ev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C., is in his second five-year term as the 17th president of the University of Notre Dame. His vision is for Notre Dame to be the Catholic research university for our time – an institution that unifies, enlightens and heals by engaging in scholarship of the first rank while maintaining its distinctive Catholic character and long-time excellence in undergraduate education. During his tenure, Notre Dame has made significant progress toward its research goal, including selection as the lead partner in the Midwest Institute for Nanoelectronics Discovery, the creation of the Innovation Park research facility, and the construction of Stinson Remick Hall of Engineering. His commitment to undergraduate education has been marked by the Notre Dame Forums, yearlong initiatives that have examined important issues such as religion and world conflict, global health, immigration and energy. The University’s Catholic identity has been strengthened during Father Jenkins’ tenure in multiple ways, including the appointment of a coordinator for University life initiatives and the construction of

Thomas G. Burish Provost

John Affleck-Graves Executive Vice President

multimillion-dollar facilities for the Institute for Church Life, including the Center for Social Concerns, and the Institute for Educational Initiatives, which includes the Alliance for Catholic Education. Father Jenkins earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in philosophy from Notre Dame in 1976 and 1978, respectively, and was ordained a priest of the Congregation of Holy Cross in 1983. He holds advanced degrees from Oxford and the Jesuit School of Theology. He is a professor of philosophy and the author of Knowledge and Faith in Thomas Aquinas. A native of Omaha, Neb., Father Jenkins was born Dec. 17, 1953.

President’s Leadership Council President: Provost: Executive Vice President:

Vice President and Chief Investment Officer:

Scott Malpass

Vice President and Senior Associate Provost:

Christine M. Maziar

Vice President and Associate Provost for Internationalization:

J. Nicholas Entrikin

Vice President and Associate Provost:

Daniel J. Myers

Vice President and Associate Provost:

Don Pope-Davis

Vice President for Research: Vice President for Student Affairs:

Vice President for University Relations: Vice President for Finance: Vice President and Director of Athletics: Associate Vice President for Strategic Planning:

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John Affleck-Graves Marianne Corr

Vice President for Human Resources:

Patricia Bellia NCAA Faculty Representative

Thomas G. Burish

Vice President and General Counsel:

Vice President and Chief Information Officer:

Richard C. Notebaert Chairman, Notre Dame Board of Trustees

Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C.

Robert J. Bernhard Rev. Thomas Doyle, C.SC. Ronald Kraemer Robert K. McQuade Louis M. Nanni John A. Sejdinaj Jack Swarbrick Erin Hoffmann Harding

Religious Superior, Holy Cross Priests and Brothers:

Rev. James B. King, C.S.C.

Associate Vice President and Counselor to the President:

Rev. James E. McDonald, C.S.C.

Chief of Staff and Special Assistant to the President:

Frances L. Shavers


Jack Swarbrick

Vice President • Director of Athletics

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ohn B. “Jack” Swarbrick Jr., a University of Notre Dame graduate who rose to national prominence as a lawyer, consultant and executive in the collegiate and Olympic sports industries, is in his fourth year as vice president and director of athletics at his alma mater. Among Swarbrick’s athletics initiatives are meeting the performance needs of Notre Dame student-athletes through establishment of a new sports performance division, reaching out to more former Irish student-athletes via the Notre Dame Monogram Club and other programs, utilizing emerging digital technologies to deliver better information on and access to Notre Dame athletic programs via expanded production and distribution of programming, and restructuring Notre Dame’s approach to sport administration through assignment of a unique administrator to each of the 26 Irish sports. Notre Dame ranked number one in the country (among Football Bowl Subdivision schools) in the three most recent Graduation Success Rate (GSR) surveys – in 2010 and 2009 with 99 scores (including in ‘09 a 97 score and ’10 a 96 in football that both also ranked number one). The 2009 Academic Progress Rate (APR) statistics included more perfect 1,000 scores by Irish teams (nine) than by any other FBS institution. The 2010 Notre Dame APR report featured eight perfect 1,000 scores. The past three years combined in Notre Dame athletics have featured 94 AllAmericans, 19 Academic All-America selections and five NCAA Post-Graduate Scholarship winners; record involvement in community service hours by Irish student-athletes; NCAA titles in 2011 in men’s and women’s fencing (a combined championship) and in 2010 in women’s soccer (with Randy Waldrum named coach of the year); NCAA runner-up team finishes in 2011 women’s basketball, 2010 men’s lacrosse, 2009 fencing and 2008 women’s soccer; NCAA semifinal appearances in 2011 hockey, 2009 and 2010 women’s tennis and 2009 women’s soccer, plus a 2010 third-place fencing finish; a men’s basketball modern program record 27 victories and a number-two NCAA seed (its highest in 30 years) in 2010-11 (resulting in national coach of the year awards for Mike Brey); the hiring of new Irish head football coach Brian Kelly to start the 2010 season; construction of a new, freestanding ice hockey arena, scheduled to open for the 2011-12 season, plus the 2009-10 dedications of new facilities for soccer and lacrosse – as well

as opening of the new Purcell Pavilion within the south dome of the Joyce Center. Born in Yonkers, N.Y., and raised in Yonkers and Bloomington, Ind., Swarbrick is a 1976 magna cum laude graduate of Notre Dame with a bachelor’s degree in economics. Upon graduating from Stanford University Law School in 1980, he returned to Indiana to accept a position as an associate in the Indianapolis law firm Baker & Daniels. He made partner in 1987 and spent 28 years overall with the firm. As a member of the Indiana Sports Corporation, including the chairmanship from 1992 to 2001, Swarbrick led many of the city’s successful proposals to a wide array of athletics organizations – from the National Football League to the United States Olympic Committee to the Big Ten Conference. His leadership efforts resulted in the city earning the right to play host to the 2012 Super Bowl in Indianapolis at Lucas Oil Stadium; becoming the home of the National Collegiate Athletic Association national headquarters in 1999; hosting the 1987 Pan American Games, 1991 World Gymnastics Championships, NCAA Men’s Basketball Final Fours and other college championship competitions and an array of national and world championships in Olympic sports. At Baker & Daniels, Swarbrick served as general counsel for numerous national governing bodies of Olympic sports, including USA Gymnastics and USRowing, and as a consultant to the 1996 Summer Olympic Games in Atlanta. In his work as an advisor to the NCAA, Swarbrick coordinated the men’s College Basketball Partnership, an NCAA-led group that addresses the opportunities and challenges in the sport, and developed the business plan for the new NBA/ NCAA youth basketball enterprise, iHoops. In 2000 Swarbrick received one of the NCAA’s highest honors, The Flying Wedge Award, for his work in establishing Indianapolis as the new home of the NCAA. In 2001 the State of Indiana presented him with the Sagamore of the Wabash Award. Born March 19, 1954, Swarbrick was named Notre Dame’s 12th athletics director on July 16, 2008. He and his wife, Kimberly, are the parents of four children: Kate, a 2010 graduate of St. Louis University; Connor, a 2011 graduate of Wake Forest University; Cal, a sophomore at TCU; and Christopher, a University of Notre Dame freshman.

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Sophomore Britney Sanders hopes to provide added depth to a talented Notre Dame team in 2011-12 as she looks to be a top-tier part of the Irish lineup in both singles and doubles during the dual season.


Season Preview

Deep, Veteran-Laden Roster Looks To Make Mark On NCAA Landscape In 2011-12 A pair of senior cornerstones, Kristy Frilling and Shannon Mathews, hope to serve as the foundation to a very talented squad.

While the 2010-11 season saw the Irish return to the NCAA Team Tournament yet again – the 16th consecutive year the team has done so – a second round exit from the festivities has left the Irish with a hunger to return to the tournament again in 2011-12 and hopefully make a deeper run in the field. Nine-time BIG EAST Coach of the Year Jay Louderback, now entering his 23rd season at the helm of the Irish, returns an extremely talented roster to the courts this season that saw only one player graduate from the ’10-11 squad. A pair of gifted and veteran seniors will oversee the remainder of the squad that fits together one junior, four sophomores and one freshman. “This year’s pressure will be different,” stated Louderback. “I know I felt more pressure last year after two straight semifinals and I’m sure our team did as well. We should start around 20th in the preseason rankings, which will give us the opportunity to surprise some teams. I think a key will be a very solid doubles lineup.” The Irish are coming in off of another successful season that saw the team finish with a record of 17-10, win their fourth consecutive BIG EAST Championship and earn their 16th consecutive bid to the NCAA Tournament. In addition, the team ended the year ranked in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) top 25 for the seventh straight year, finishing the season ranked 20th while several of the players copped individual honors for their on-court performances. The lone piece of the puzzle that must be replaced from the ’10-11 foundation is Kristen Rafael. The Grand Prairie, Texas, native will be a tough asset to replace as she enjoyed her most successful season with the Irish this past year that saw her find her niche in singles play at the No. 4 court. She put together a streak of seven-straight victories at that court to conclude her season, including being recognized as the BIG EAST Player of the Week during that run; the first time in her career she had received the distinction. In addition to her revamped singles play, Rafael always provided backing

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to a perennially tough doubles lineup that the Irish feature. Over her four-year career, Rafael posted a total of 55 doubles victories including 35 during the dual season. In addition, she graduated having finished with a winning doubles dual record all three years in which she posted at least one decision. While Rafael’s calming presence will certainly be missed by her teammates, a pair of trusted and match-savvy senior co-captains look to fill that void. Kristy Frilling arguably has already established herself as one of the most decorated players to come through the Notre Dame tennis program. A two-time BIG EAST Player of the Year selection and four-time ITA All-American, Frilling has served as the teams No. 1 player in singles for each of the past two seasons while also playing as part of the No. 1 doubles team each of her first three years. The Sidney, Ohio, native looks to continue to build off a successful career that has seen her post a combined 84 singles wins, including 40 at the No. 1 court in dual matches as well as 99 doubles wins with 70 of those at the No. 1 court. Teaming with Frilling at the top of the Irish lineup will be fellow senior Shannon Mathews, who for the past two seasons has been the primary staple at No. 2 singles, while having also moved up to team with Frilling at the No. 1 doubles position beginning last season. Coming off a season that saw her capture BIG EAST Tournament Most Outstanding Performer as well as a citation as an All-BIG EAST Team selection, Mathews looks to build off of a year that saw her go 19-3 at the No. 2 court and earn a berth to the NCAA Singles Championship for the first time in her career. With a combined 123 dual-match victories between the two of them, Frilling and Mathews should provide plenty of leadership and expertise to the remainder of the Notre Dame roster this season. “Both Kristy and Shannon have had the opportunity to learn from some great seniors and leaders,” remarked Louderback. “So they know how important leadership is to being a winning team. Being our top two players

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Junior Chrissie McGaffigan hopes an offseason of practice and training helps return her and the rest of her Irish teammates to NCAA prominence in 2011-12.

they have the respect of the rest of the team and all of our team knows how much national experience they have.” Now entering her third year with the Irish program, junior Chrissie McGaffigan will also step into more a leadership role amongst her peers. While the ’10-11 dual campaign got off to a bit of a rocky start for the Davenport, Iowa, native, she was able to bounce back come season’s end to put together a record of 8-4 after making the move to the No. 5 court. That finish, coupled with the successful inaugural campaign of her Irish career that saw her named BIG EAST Freshman of the Year, shows the potential and talent that McGaffigan can bring to the court on any given day and in ’11-12 look for her to become an important fixture for the Irish rotation. “Chrissie has made a big improvement in her approach to practice and I think that will transfer into match play when the spring season begins,” expressed Louderback. “She has the ability to play high in our lineup. Her doubles play really improved at the end of last year and that has carried over to this fall as well.”


Perhaps there is no more important class to Notre Dame’s success this upcoming season than that of the sophomores. After being thrown into the competitive fire during their first campaign, the talented quartet looks to show an improved learning curve to the collegiate game and a propensity for winning important matches wherever they may fall within the dual lineup. Jennifer Kellner enjoyed probably the busiest first year amongst the four last season, putting together a fine record of 25-6, including seeing time at No. 3,4 and 5 singles at periods during the dual slate. In addition to being named to the All-BIG EAST Team, the Smithtown, N.Y., product also quickly made a name for herself in the ITA national rankings on the singles circuit and established herself as a tough doubles player in mixed time between teaming with McGaffigan and fellow sophomore Julie Sabacinski. Sabacinski proved to be one of the scrappier players on the Irish roster, refusing to give up on a match no matter what the circumstance may be. The Plantation, Fla., resident ended the year with a 10-10 dual record in time between courts No. 5 and 6, but ended her season on a high note, winning each of her final four contests on the campaign. In addition, Sabacinski found a niche at the No. 3 doubles court, recording nine wins. One of the bigger hitters on the Irish squad, Britney Sanders hopes to step to the forefront this season and challenge for one of the top spots in the Irish singles rotation. After not taking to the court during the regular season in ’10-11, Sanders got acclimated to dual play with a singles and doubles match in the second round of the NCAA Tournament against Northwestern. That taste of action, mixed with the power game she brings on court, hopes to mix into a successful sophomore season for the Ontario, Calif., native. The final member of the sophomore class is JoHanna Manningham, who looks to provide additional depth to a talent-rich roster. A local product of the team, the Mishawaka, Ind., native concluded last season with five victories overall in singles while posting four more in doubles play. With a year of knowledge at her disposal she hopes to continue to build on those totals going forward this season. “The good thing about freshmen is that they become sophomores,” said Louderback. “They understand now how important it is to practice hard every day and they have adjusted to the way we practice. In the juniors, they are used to one-on-one practice and in college it is about improving and

helping your teammates improve. By now they also know what to expect when we are on the road.” One new cog joins the Irish fold in ’11-12 in the form of Katherine White of Columbus, Ga. One of the top recruits out of the state of Georgia, White also brings a very powerful attack to the court as she utilizes all of her 5-11 frame to get extra pop on the ball. The talented newcomer brings with her an experience of winning after helping her Brookstone High School team capture the state championship back-to-back years during her freshman and sophomore seasons, while she, herself, was named as the Team MVP and an all-city selection both campaigns. “Katherine brings a big hitting game to the table,” stated Louderback. “She is working on being a little more consistent. She also will play a big part in our doubles success.” The returning experience to the Irish lineup should provide a needed expertise to help navigate an always-difficult schedule, which again holds true for the upcoming campaign. Of the 24 potential matchups that are on the Notre Dame schedule, 15 of them were ranked in the final ITA rankings in ’10-11, including four of which (Duke, North Carolina, Baylor, Michigan) that were in the top 10. However, with a lineup that looks to bring a challenge from No. 1 all the way through No. 6 singles and at each doubles court, Louderback sees this as a more manageable schedule that last season. “We went from being a very young team last year to having much more experience this year,” remarked Louderback. “Dual matches are so different from what juniors coming in to college have experienced. Now they are not only playing for themselves but their teammates and school. The pressure is much different and it takes some time to feel comfortable playing dual matches, which I think this team is beginning to get more comfortable with now.” This year’s schedule sees the Irish open up with a trifecta of home matches to begin the campaign against Cincinnati (Jan. 21) as well as Missouri and IPFW (Jan. 22) before heading off to Ann Arbor for qualifying matches for the 2012 National Team Indoors which, should the Irish qualify for, would take place from Feb. 10-13 in Charlottesville, Va. Two tough road tests precede that event, as Notre Dame heads to the Volunteer State for showdowns against Tennessee (Feb. 3) and Vanderbilt (Feb. 5). The remainder of the month of February and the beginning of March sees the squad enjoy a lengthy sixmatch home docket that features contests against North Carolina (Feb. 18), Illinois (Feb.

19), Indiana (Feb. 24), Georgia Tech (Feb. 26), Iowa (March 2) and Duke (March 3). A spring break trip to Hawai’i then awaits the Irish, as they head to Honolulu for three matches against the likes of Texas Tech (March 12), Hawai’i (March 14) and SMU (March 15) before returning to Ann Arbor, Mich., for a battle against rival Michigan on March 21. A pair of BIG EAST matchups then face the Irish as they take on Marquette (March 25) and DePaul (March 31) at home before opening up a tough three-match stretch to begin April against national powers Northwestern (April 4), Baylor (April 7) and Texas A&M (April 9). The season concludes with two more conference tussles as the team faces off against USF (April 13) at home before heading to the Bluegrass State to face Louisville (April 15). Postseason play then gets underway as the Irish head to the BIG EAST Championships (April 19-22) in Tampa, Fla., hoping to claim their fifth straight conference title and an automatic berth into the NCAA Tournament. This year’s NCAA Championship will see the first and second rounds hosted by conference sites (May 11-12) before moving to Athens, Ga., from May 17-28 for the remainder of the team tournament and the singles and doubles draws, a venue that Louderback hopes his team is able to visit come seasons end. “Our goal coming into this season is to win the BIG EAST and then go as far as possible in the NCAA tournament. A good run at the end of the year is very possible. It will start with our seniors and the leadership they can provide.”

After putting together a successful freshman campaign that saw her record 10 dual-match wins, sophomore Julie Sabacinski hopes to help lead a quartet of talented sophomores to a successful season this year.

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Irish Roster

2011-12 Notre Dame Women’s Tennis Front Row (left to right): Kristy Frilling, Shannon Mathews, Britney Sanders, Julie Sabacinski Back Row (left to right): Head coach Jay Louderback, Chrissie McGaffigan, Katherine White, Jennifer Kellner, JoHanna Manningham, Assistant Coach Kelcy Tefft, Senior Manager Chris Iverson

2011-12 Women’s Tennis Roster Player Kristy Frilling*** Jennifer Kellner* JoHanna Manningham* Shannon Mathews*** Chrissie McGaffigan** Julie Sabacinski* Britney Sanders Katherine White

Ht. 5-9 5-7 5-7 5-7 5-7 5-5 5-8 5-11

Yr. Sr. So. So. Sr. Jr. So. So. Fr.

Hometown Sidney, OH Smithtown, NY Mishawaka, IN Birmingham, MI Davenport, IA Plantation, FL Ontario, CA Columbus, GA

*indicates number of monograms won Head coach: Jay Louderback (23rd season, Wichita State ’76) Assistant head coach: Kelcy Tefft (1st season, Notre Dame ’09)

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High School Lehman & Abeka Hauppauge Penn Cranbrook-Kingswood Bettendorf American Heritage Ontario Christian Brookstone

Pronunciation Guide JoHanna Manningham Julie Sabacinski

yo-HAHN-uh sab-uh-SIN-ski

Roster Breakdown By Class Senior (2): Frilling, Mathews Juniors (1): McGaffigan Sophomore (4): Kellner, Manningham, Sabacinski, Sanders Freshmen (1): White


With both now entering their fourth season as key contributors to the Irish rotation, senior co-captains Kristy Frilling (left) and Shannon Mathews (right) look to cornerstone an Irish team that returns six players that saw action during the 2010-11 dual season.


Student-Athletes KRISTY FRILLING Senior 5-9 Sidney, Ohio Lehman & Abeka AS A JUNIOR: Finished the year with an overall record of 26-7 in singles, while putting together a record of 18-4 on the dual season in her second full season at the No. 1 position … named an All-American in singles, while earning a berth to compete in both the NCAA singles and doubles championships … chosen as BIG EAST Player of the Year for second consecutive season … named to the all-BIG EAST Team as well as being chosen a BIG EAST Academic All-Star … two-time selection (March 3, Feb. 9) as BIG EAST women’s tennis Player of the Week … named member of Team USA at Master’U BNP Paribas tournament … earned third monogram … finished season ranked seventh-best women’s collegiate player in the nation … posted a record of 15-6 against nationally-ranked foes … opened the year by advancing to the round of 16 at the Riviera/ITA All-American Championship, earning wins over #15 Aerial Ellis of Texas (6-3, 7-5) and #21 Mallory Burdette of Stanford (6-7 (3-7), 6-3, 6-4) … eliminated from the tournament by the #1 ranked player in the nation, Jana Juricova of California, 4-6, 4-6 … went on to capture the championship at the ITA Midwest Regional Championships, securing five wins along the way … defeated Stacey Lee (6-1, 6-2) and Belinda Niu (6-2, 6-3), both of Northwestern, to advance into the quarterfinals … followed with wins over Ohio State’s Paloma Escobedo (6-2, 6-3), Northwestern’s sixth-ranked Maria Mosolova (6-4, 6-2) and Michigan’s 12thranked Denise Muresan (6-4, 6-0) to claim the title … win over Mosolova marks the highest-ranked opponent defeated to-date … advanced to the round of 16 at the ITA National Individual Indoor Championship with a win over Miami (FL)’s 14th-ranked Bianca Eichkorn (6-4, 6-0) before losing in a rematch against Aerial Ellis (5-7, 1-6) … opened the dual season with a 13-match

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winning streak at the No. 1 position, including 11 victories over ranked foes … finished the doubles year with a record of 23-7 including 19-4 on the dual season, all at the No. 1 spot with Shannon Mathews as teammate … duo finished the year with a 9-4 mark against nationally-ranked competition … advanced to the quarterfinals of the ITA Midwest Regional Championship with victories over Eastern Michigan’s Xu Chang and Mariya Toncheva (8-1) and Northwestern’s Kate Turvy and Belinda Niu (8-2) … after starting the dual season with a 3-3 record at No. 1 doubles, reeled of 16 victories without suffering defeat, including a win over the seventh-ranked duo of Linda Abu Mushrefova and Nida Hamilton of Northwestern, 8-3 … advanced to the round of 16 at the NCAA Doubles Championship, defeating Vanderbilt’s 36th-ranked team of Alex Leatu and Rachael Dillon in the round of 32 (6-3, 6-2), marking the second win over the Commodores tandem on the year after winning 8-0 during dual action … finished season ranked as 13th-best doubles team in the nation. AS A SOPHOMORE: Followed up her brilliant freshman season with an equally impressive sophomore campaign … finished the year with a 27-10 singles record including a 21-7 dual mark, all coming at the No. 1 position for the Irish … finished the year ranked 16th in the nation … ended the campaign with a record of 16-9 against nationally-ranked foes … started season with a win over 13th-ranked Reka Zsilinska of Duke (6-1, 5-7, 6-3) … advanced to the finals of the ITA Midwest Regional, defeating Marisa Lambropoulos of Illinois (6-2, 6-3), Brittany Wowchuk of Northwestern (6-3, 6-0), 66th- ranked Anna Redesci of DePaul (7-5, 6-3) and Kirsten Flower of Ohio State (6-3, 6-0) … reeled off nine-straight wins to begin dual season at No. 1 singles, including four straight against nationally-ranked foes (#36 Denise Muresan (Michigan), #85 Rachael White (Illinois), #12 Maria Mosolova (Northwestern), #67 Kirsten Flower (Ohio State) … earned her biggest win to-date when she knocked off seventh-ranked Caitlin Whoriskey of Tennessee in straight sets, 6-2, 6-0 in February, en route to a 5-2 team victory … helped team reach semifinals of the NCAA tournament for the second-consecutive season … knocked off #49 Pichittra Thongdach of Boise State in the second round of team play, 6-2, 6-3 and later defeated #11 Caitlin Whoriskey of Tennessee in the quar-

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FRILLING’S CAREER RECORD Singles Year 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 Totals Doubles Year 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 Totals

Dual 21-9 21-7 18-4 60-20

Open 9-2 7-4 8-3 24-9

Overall 30-11 28-11 26-7 84-29

Dual 26-4 27-2 19-4 72-10

Open 14-2 9-3 4-3 27-8

Overall 40-6 36-5 23-7 99-18

Career-High Singles Win #6 Maria Mosolova (Northwestern) 6-4,6-2; 10/24/10 Career-High Doubles Win #1 Caitlin Whoriskey/Natalie Pluskota (Tennessee) 8-6; 5/22/10 (Kali Krisik) Career-High Singles Ranking #3- 2/25/11 Career-High Doubles Ranking #1 - 1/6/09 (Kelcy Tefft)


terfinals, 6-3, 6-7, 6-3 … qualified for the NCAA singles and doubles tournament - with partner Kali Krisik … advanced to the second round of the singles bracket, knocking off 20th-ranked Josipa Bek of Clemson in the round of 64 (6-4, 4-6, 6-1) … posted a 36-5 record in doubles on the year, including going 25-0 during the dual season with Krisik … the tandem climbed as high as No. 2 in the ITA rankings … recorded an impressive stretch of victories in the NCAA team tournament, knocking off #9 Jana Juricova and Mari Andersson of California (8-2), #1 Caitlin Whoriskey and Natalie Pluskota of Tennessee (8-6) and #2 Hilary Barte and Lindsay Burdette of Stanford (8-6) in consecutive matches … advanced to the quarterfinals of doubles play in the NCAA doubles draw, knocking off the 11th- ranked team of Sophie Grabinski and Sanaz Marand of North Carolina (6-3, 6-2) and then 27th-ranked Kayla Duncan and Katariina Tuohimaa of TCU (2-6, 6-1, 6-1) … named an ITA AllAmerican in both singles and doubles … selected as the BIG EAST Player of the Year as well as being named to the all-BIG EAST team and a BIG EAST Academic All-Star … chosen to compete with the USA Tennis Summer Collegiate Team … named to ITA Collegiate All-Star Team. AS A FRESHMAN: Capped off one of the most impressive freshman seasons in program history with appearances in both the NCAA Singles and Doubles Championships … earned her first All-America honor as part of the second- seeded doubles duo at the NCAA Doubles Tournament … named BIG EAST Freshman of the Year and the ITA National Player to Watch … had a 30-11 overall singles record and a 40-6 doubles mark … opened the tournament season with eight straight singles wins … won the singles crown at the Fall Gator Classic … won the ITA Midwest Regional Doubles title with partner Kelcy Tefft … advanced to the regional singles semifinals … lost to Fresno State’s Renata Kucerkova and Anastasia Petukhova, 6-4, 2-6, 6-7, in the doubles final at the ITA National Indoor … opened the dual season ranked 39th in singles and first in doubles with Tefft … played mostly at No. 2 singles, finishing the dual season with a 21-9 mark … went 23-3 at No. 1 doubles … topped Clemson’s 14th-ranked Josipa Bek, 6-2, 6-1, in the NCAA Championship Round of 16 … teamed with Tefft to defeat North Carolina’s fourth-ranked Sanaz Marand and Sophie Grabinski … went 1-1 in singles play and 3-0 in doubles in the BIG EAST tourna-

FRILLING’S 2010-11 MATCH-BY-MATCH RESULTS Date W/L 10.7-10 W 10.7-10 W 10.7-10 L 10.21-26 W 10.21-26 W 10.21-26 W 10.21-26 W 10.21-26 W 11.4 W 11.4 L 1.22 W 1.29 W 1.30 W 2.5 W 2.6 W 2.10 W 2.12 W 2.13 W 2.25 W 2.26 W 2.27 3.4 W 3.6 W 3.19 W 3.24 L 4.1 W 4.2 W 4.7 L 4.21 W 4.23 W 4.29 4.30 W 5.1 L 5.13 5.14 L 5.25-27 L

Opponent, School Score #15 Aeriel Ellis, Texas 6-3, 7-5 #21 Mallory Burdette, Stanford 6-7 (3-7), 6-3, 6-4 #1 Jana Juricova, California 4-6, 4-6 Stacey Lee, Northwestern 6-1, 6-2 Belinda Niu, Northwestern 6-2, 6-3 Paloma Escobedo, Ohio State 6-2, 6-3 #6 Maria Mosolova, Northwestern 6-4, 6-2 #12 Denise Muresan, Michigan 6-2, 7-6 (7-2) #14 Bianca Eichkorn, Miami 6-4, 6-0 #15 Aeriel Ellis, Texas 5-7, 1-6 #100 Rachael White, Illinois 6-4, 7-5 Vicky Brook, Yale 6-1, 6-2 #26 Anouk Tigu, Arkansas 6-3, 6-1 #13 Zoe De Bruycker, North Carolina 6-3, 6-2 #62 Martina Pavelec, Wake Forest 4-6, 6-3, 1-0 (11-9) #11 Denise Muresan, Michigan 6-0, 6-0 #83 Jackie Wu, Vanderbilt 7-5, 6-1 Nicky Stracar, Wisconsin 6-2, 6-1 #114 Anastasia Putilina, Utah 6-1, 5-7, 6-2 Ana-M Constantinescu, Oklahoma 2-6, 7-5, 7-5 #41 Emily Fraser, Virginia 6-7, 6-4, unfinished #61 Leslie Hureau, Indiana 6-2, 6-1 #11 Sona Novakova, Baylor 2-6, 6-3, 6-3 #42 Natalie Pluskota, Tennessee 6-1, 6-0 #49 Jillian O’Neill, Georgia Tech 0-6, 3-6 Anais Dallara, Long Beach State 6-3, 6-4 #24 Nazari Urbina, Texas A&M 6-1, 6-2 #16 Maria Mosolova, Northwestern 4-6, 6-2, 1-6 Olga Fisher, Marquette 6-3, 6-0 Katarina Milinkovic, DePaul 6-0, 6-2 Stephanie Wetmore, Georgetown 6-3, 3-4, unfinished Olga Fisher, Marquette 6-1, 6-1 #44 Irene Rehberger, South Florida 5-7, 3-6 #58 Marianne Jodin, Fresno State 6-7 (6-8), 1-4, unfinished #10 Maria Mosolova, Northwestern 2-6, 2-6 Connie Hsu, Penn 4-6, 6-1, 0-6

ment … notched a 3-1 singles record and a 2-1 mark in doubles action in the NCAA Championships … advanced to the second round of both the NCAA Singles and Doubles Championships … defeated Florida State’s Katie Rybakova, 6-1, 6-2, in the NCAA singles first round, before falling to Clemson’s Bek, 6-3, 6-4, in the second … with Tefft, topped Georgia Tech’s Irina Falconi and Amanda McDowell, 6-4, 6-4, in the doubles first round, but fell to Tennessee’s Caitlin Whorisky and Natalie Pluskota, 7-6, 6-3, in the second round … selected as an ITA All-Star. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Did not compete on high school team … competed in ITF tournaments and pro circuit events during high school … advanced to the semifinals of a $175,000 professional

Event ITA All-American ITA All-American ITA All-American Midwest Regional Midwest Regional Midwest Regional Midwest Regional Midwest Regional ITA National Indoor ITA National Indoor No. 1 No. 1 No. 1 No. 1 No. 1 No. 1 No. 1 No. 1 No. 1 No. 1 No. 1 No. 1 No. 1 No. 1 No. 1 No. 1 No. 1 No. 1 No. 1 No. 1 No. 1 No. 1 No. 1 No. 1 No. 1 NCAA Rd. 1

doubles tournament in Cincinnati, Ohio, in August 2008 … won $50,000 professional doubles tournament in Florida in May 2008 … won a $25,000 pro doubles tournament and the Eddie Herr International doubles in 2007 … advanced to the doubles semifinals of the U.S. Open Juniors in September 2007 … participated in the Junior Australian, Junior Wimbledon and Junior U.S. Open three times … played for Team USA in Barcelona, Spain, Prostejov, Czech Republic and Melbourne, Australia … daughter of John Frilling and Tae Frilling … older brother, Josh, graduated from Notre Dame in 2007 … former doubles partner, Madison Brengle, turned professional in 2008 … enrolled in the College of Arts and Letters as a psychology major.

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Student-Athletes SHANNON MATHEWS Senior 5-7 Birmingham, Mich. Cranbrook-Kingswood AS A JUNIOR: Concluded third season with the Irish with a record of 23-8 in singles, including 19-5 in dual action (19-3 at No. 2 singles, 0-2 at No. 1 singles) … named BIG EAST Academic All-Star along with being named to the all-BIG EAST Team … named BIG EAST Championship Most Outstanding Performer after securing the clinching singles point in each of the three matches … named BIG EAST Player of the Week for week of April 6 … earned third monogram … posted an even 7-7 record against nationally-ranked opposition … opened the dual season with 11 victories before suffering first setback … in that span, defeated six ranked opponents, capped by a straight-sets victory over #50 Alex Leatu of Vanderbilt, 6-3, 6-1 … after brief stay at No. 1 singles, returned to No. 2 position and claimed nine more victories … earned a spot in the NCAA Singles Championship for first time in career, knocking off #57 McCall Jones of UCLA in the round of 64 (2-6, 6-1, 7-5) before falling to #16 Venise Chan of Washington in the round of 32 (3-6, 6-3, 6-7 (4-7) … finished the doubles year with a record of 26-8 including 20-4 on the dual season, mostly at the No. 1 position with teammate Kristy Frilling with one match coming at the No. 2 spot with Jennifer Kellner … duo finished the year with a 9-4 mark against nationally-ranked competition … advanced to the quarterfinals of the ITA Midwest Regional Championship with victories over Eastern Michigan’s Xu Chang and Mariya Toncheva (8-1) and Northwestern’s

Kate Turvy and Belinda Niu (8-2) … after starting the dual season with a 3-3 record at No. 1 doubles, reeled of 16 victories without suffering defeat, including a win over the seventh-ranked duo of Linda Abu Mushrefova and Nida Hamilton of Northwestern, 8-3 … advanced to the round of 16 at the NCAA Doubles Championship, defeating Vanderbilt’s 36th-ranked team of Alex Leatu and Rachael Dillon in the round of 32 (6-3, 6-2), marking the second win over the Commodores tandem on the year after winning 8-0 during dual action … finished season ranked as 13th-best doubles team in the nation with Frilling. AS A SOPHOMORE: Concluded her sophomore campaign with a 17-11 record on the year, all of which came at the No. 2 position during the dual season … also registered a 19-6 record in doubles play primarily with partner Cosmina Ciobanu … earned first win versus a ranked opponent on the season when she knocked off 29th-ranked

Career-High Singles Win #18 Marina Cossou (California) 6-3, 6-0; 5/20/10 Career-High Doubles Win #7 Linda Abu Mushrefova/Nida Hamilton (Northwestern) 8-3; 4/7/11 (Kristy Frilling) Career-High Singles Ranking #32 - 3/4/11 Career-High Doubles Ranking #5-9/9/11 (Kristy Frilling)

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MATHEWS’ CAREER RECORD Singles Year 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 Totals Doubles Year 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 Totals

Dual 27-3 17-11 19-5 63-19

Open 6-4 0-0 4-3 10-7

Overall 33-7 17-11 23-8 73-26

Dual 25-8 19-6 20-4 64-18

Open 7-3 0-0 6-4 13-7

Overall 32-11 19-6 26-8 77-25

Samantha Murray of Northwestern in straight sets, 6-2, 6-3 … capped the year as the team leader in clinching-points, five in singes and 13 in doubles … in the team’s 5-2 victory over Tennessee in February, knocked off #37 Maria Sorbello (6-1, 6-4) … enjoyed a successful run during the NCAA tournament, helping the team reach the semifinals


for the second-consecutive season … notched victories in four of her five matches during the tournament, including a pair against ranked foes … defeated Ingrid Ballus of IPFW in the opening round (6-1, 6-0), Lauren Megale of Boise State in the second round (7-5, 6-2), #18 Marina Cossou of California in the round of 16 (6-3, 6-0) and Tennessee’s 62nd-ranked Maria Sorbello for the second time on the year (7-5, 6-3) in the quarterfinals … the win against Cossou marked the highest-ranked opponent to date that she has defeated … teamed with Kristy Frilling in doubles to knock off the 24thranked team of Lindsey Stuckey and Evgeniya Vertesheva of Indiana, 8-3 … ended season with a doubles win with Cosmina Ciobanu over Stanford’s 56th- ranked duo of Mallory Burdette and Stacey Tan, 8-3 … chosen as a member of the all-BIG EAST team for her efforts in the conference championship … named an ITA Scholar-Athlete and BIG EAST Academic All-Star for the second consecutive year in each. AS A FRESHMAN: Made a major impact in the Irish lineup, finishing the season with a 33-7 overall singles mark and a 32-11 record in doubles play … went 6-4 in singles and 7-3 in doubles during the tournament season … opened the dual-match season with 16 straight victories … compiled a 27-3 record in dual matches … went 1-0 at No. 3 singles, 10-2 at No. 4, 7-1 at No. 5 and 9-0 at No. 6 … had six match-clinching wins, including a 5-7, 6-3, 6-4 triumph over Baylor’s No. 70 Csilla Borsanyi in the NCAA quarterfinals that put the Irish in the semifinals for the first time in program history … recorded a 25-8 doubles dual mark with partner Colleen Rielley at No. 3 doubles … ended the season on an 11-match win streak … the duo clinched 12 points for the Irish throughout the season … earned all-BIG EAST honors after going 2-0 in singles and 3-0 in doubles with Rielley … along with Rielley, was named to the NCAA All-Tournament team after going 5-0 at No. 3 doubles … named a BIG EAST Academic All-Star and an ITA Scholar-Athlete.

MATHEWS’ 2010-11 MATCH-BY-MATCH RESULTS Date W/L 10.7-10 L 10.21-26 W 10.21-26 L 11.5-7 W 11.5-7 W 1.22 W 1.29 W 1.30 W 2.5 W 2.6 W 2.10 W 2.12 W 2.13 W 2.25 W 2.26 2.27 W 3.4 W 3.6 L 3.15 L 3.17 L 3.19 W 3.24 L 4.1 W 4.2 W 4.7 L 4.21 W 4.23 W 4.29 W 4.30 W 5.1 W 5.13 5.14 5.25-27 W 5.25-27 L

Opponent, School Score #98 Joanna Mather, Florida 0-6, 2-6 Elena Chernyakova, Northwestern 6-1, 6-1 Britanny Wowchuk, Northwestern 3-6, 1-6 Rachael White, Illinois 6-1, 6-2 Courtney Collins, Memphis 6-0, 6-4 Breanne Smutko, Illinois 6-3, 6-2 #65 Elizabeth Epstein, Yale 6-0, 7-6 (10-8) Kate Lukomskaya, Arkansas 6-1, 6-0 #54 Shinann Featherstone, North Carolina 6-3, 6-3 Kayla Duncan, Wake Forest 6-3, 6-2 #105 Sam Critser, Michigan 6-3, 2-6, 1-0 (10-6) #50 Alex Leatu, Vanderbilt 6-3, 6-1 Jenny Hois, Wisconsin 6-2, 6-1 #59 Evgenia Kryuchkova, Utah 6-2, 0-6, 6-2 Alice Radu, Oklahoma 4-6, 6-2, 4-4, unfinished #67 Lindsey Hardenbergh, Virginia 6-4, 6-4 Evgeniya Vertesheva, Indiana 6-3, 6-1 #51 Nina Secerbegovic, Baylor 1-6, 2-6 #43 Irene Rehberger, South Florida 2-6, 0-6 #50 Nadine Fahoum, Duke 4-6, 6-3, 0-1 Rosalia Alda, Tennessee 6-4, 6-4 #82 Viet Ha Ngo, Georgia Tech 4-6, 6-7 (4-7) Klaudia Malenovska, Long Beach State 6-0, 6-2 Morgan Frank, Texas A&M 7-6 (7-5), 6-1 #74 Belinda Niu, Northwestern 4-6, 6-4, 1-6 Paola Calderon, Marquette 6-1, 6-1 Gia McKnight, De Paul 6-3, 6-1 Lauren Greco, Georgetown 6-1, 6-4 Paola Calderon, Marquette 6-0, 6-4 #84 Ecaterina Vasenina, South Florida 6-4, 7-5 Laura Pola, Fresno State 7-6 (9-7), unfinished #78 Brittany Wowchuk, Northwestern 6-3, 2-6, 2-5, unfinished #57 McCall Jones, UCLA 2-6, 6-1, 7-5 #16 Venise Chan, Washington 3-6, 6-3, 6-7 (4-0)

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Seven-time letterwinner in tennis (four), track and field (two) and cross country (one) at Cranbrook Kingswood … named Michigan’s 2008 Miss Tennis … finalist for Michigan Athlete of the Year … three-time All-American … four- time state champion at No. 1 singles and two- time team state champion … named all-state four times … 2008 Western Michigan ITA Singles Champion and University of Michigan Singles Champion … University of Michigan singles and doubles finalist and Prince Cup Singles Champion

Event ITA All-American Midwest Regional Midwest Regional Midwest Blast Midwest Blast No. 2 No. 2 No. 2 No. 2 No. 2 No. 2 No. 2 No. 2 No. 2 No. 2 No. 2 No. 2 No. 2 No. 1 No. 1 No. 2 No. 2 No. 2 No. 2 No. 2 No. 2 No. 2 No. 2 No. 2 No. 2 No. 2 No. 2 NCAA Rd. 1 NCAA Rd. 2

in 2007 … winner of the 2007 Helen Shockley Award - Midwest Player of the Year … 2006 Interscholastic East Champion, Midwest Closed Champion and Easter Bowl Semifinalist … 2005 Midwest Closed Singles and Doubles Champion … named 2008 Cranbrook Kingswood Female Athlete of the Year … father, John ‘74, sister, Amy ‘01, sister, Erin ‘03 and uncle, Terry Beale ‘84 graduated from Notre Dame … daughter of John and Barb Mathews … enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business as a finance major.

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Student-Athletes CHRISSIE MCGAFFIGAN Junior 5-7 Davenport, Iowa Bettendorf

matches, with one match going unfinished … finished with five straight wins, including sweeping through the BIG EAST Championship with victories over Georgetown’s Lauren Greco and Victoria Sekely (8-1), Marquette’s Rocio Diaz and Olga Fisher (8-6) and #42 South Florida’s Irene Rehberger and Ecaterina Vasenina (8-6) in the championship match. AS A FRESHMAN: Posted a record of 16-10 in singles in her first year with the Irish program, including going 16-9 during the dual season as the team’s No. 3 … opened

AS A SOPHOMORE: Finished the year with a record of 20-15 in singles that saw her go 10-12 on the dual season in split time at No. 4 and No. 5 … named member of BIG EAST Academic All-Star Team … earned second monogram … climbed as high as 78th in the ITA rankings … finished with record of 2-8 at No. 4 singles before moving to No. 5 and putting together an 8-4 ledger … during the tour portion of the season, earned a third-place result in her flight at the Eck Tennis Classic after defeating Ohio State’s Gabby Steele in the third-place match, 2-6, 7-6, 6-0 … wins at the No. 4 spot came over Yale’s Annie Sullivan (6-2, 6-2) and Indiana’s Kayla Fujimoto (7-6, 6-4) … after making move to No. 5, openend with two straight victories over Oklahoma’s Maria Kalashnikova (6-1, 6-1) and Virginia’s Maria Fuccillo (6-4, 6-0) … ended year with a record of 19-13 in doubles, including 13-10 in dual competition and 6-3 during the tour campaign … spent majority of dual slate at the No. 2 position, finishing with a mark of 13-8 in those matches (also 0-1 at both No.1 and No. 3 doubles) … paired primarily with Kristen Rafael during the dual season after working with Julie Sabacinski during the fall … knocked off highest-ranked doubles opponent to-date when Sabacinski and she took down #17 Danielle Mills and Bistra Ostashoiysila of Miami (9-8) in the quarterfinals of the Sarasota Clay Court Classic … ended season winning eight of last 10 Career-High Singles Win #108 Kate Turvy (Northwestern) 6-3, 6-2; 2/21/10 Career-High Doubles Win #17 Danielle Mills/Bistra Ostasholyslla (Miami) 9-8; 11/12/10 (Julie Sabacinski) Career-High Singles Ranking #78 - 1/22/11 Career-High Doubles Ranking #38 - 9/4/09 (Kristen Rafael)

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MCGAFFIGAN’S CAREER RECORD Singles Year 2009-10 2010-11 Totals Doubles Year 2009-10 2010-11 Totals

Dual 16-9 10-12 26-21

Open 0-1 10-3 10-4

Overall 16-10 20-15 36-25

Dual 18-6 13-10 31-16

Open 0-3 6-3 6-6

Overall 18-9 19-13 37-22


season competing at the Wildcat Invitational, before getting her dual campaign underway with a victory over Iowa’s Zuzana Chmelarova in straight sets, 6-2, 6-1 … reeled off wins in eight of her first nine matches on the dual slate, including a crucial three-set victory over Rika Tatsuno of Michigan (7-6, 5-7, 6-0) to help preserve the team’s 4-3 win over the Wolverines … defeated her first nationallyranked opponent against Northwestern, knocking off #108 Kate Turvy in straight sets (6-3, 6-2) … teamed primarily with Kristen Rafael during the dual season in doubles, registering a record of 10-2 (10-5 overall) … earned 10 straight victories as a team, beginning with a win over Anik Cepeda and Carmem Pop of William and Mary, 8-3, and running through the NCAA round of 16 where they knocked off California’s team of Annie Goransson and Tayler Davis, 8-4 … named BIG EAST Freshman of the Year, marking the second consecutive year an Irish player earned that distinction (Kristy Frilling - ‘09), as well as being chosen as the ITA Midwest Region Rookie of the Year … also chosen to the all-BIG EAST team … named a BIG EAST Academic All-Star. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL: Ninetime letterwinner in tennis (two), volleyball (three), basketball (two) and golf (two) at Bettendorf … the top-ranked tennis recruit in the state of Iowa … rated 32nd nationally in the 2009 recruiting class by tennisrecruiting.net … did not play for high school team as a junior or senior … went undefeated as a freshman and sophomore … regional, conference and state champion during two years with Bettendorf … named Quad City Athlete of the Year by the Quad City Times … golf state qualifier as a junior and senior … named the volleyball MAC Player of the Year … selected for the senior all-state volleyball tournament and Iowa-Illinois Basketball Shootout … named MVP of the senior allstate basketball game … set records for assists, digs and aces at Bettendorf … named a volleyball All- State Academic Scholar … member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, student council and National Honor Society … daughter of Bill and Barb McGaffigan … youngest of four children … sister, Jenny, played tennis at Illinois … sister, Katie, played tennis at Wisconsin … sister, Laura, played tennis at Indiana … father played tennis and hockey at Catholic University … mother played tennis and was a swimmer at Catholic … plans to major in business … currently enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business.

MCGAFFIGAN’S 2010-11 MATCH-BY-MATCH RESULTS Date 10.1-3 10.1-3 10.1-3 10.1-3 10.21-26 10.21-26 11.5-7 11.5-7 11.5-7 11.12-14 11.12-14 11.12-14 11.12-14 1.22 1.29 1.30 2.5 2.6 2.10 2.12 2.25 2.26 2.27 3.4 3.6 3.15 3.17 3.19 3.24 4.1 5.2 5.7 5.21 5.23 5.29 4.30 5.1 5.13 5.14

W/L W W L W W L W W W W W W L L W L L L L L W W W L L L W L L W L W W W W -

Opponent, School Stephanie Danesis, Miami of Ohio Jo-Anna Karaitiana, Tulsa Britney Sanders, Notre Dame Gabby Steele, Ohio State Michelle Sulahian, Michigan Mimi Nguyen, Michigan Chelcie Abajian, Illinois Stefanie Mikesz, Memphis Mia Lancaster, Oklahoma C.C. Saurdinha, Oklahoma State Sarah Meghousal, Oklahoma State Gabriella Mekia, Miami #14 Bianca Eichkorn, Miami Amy Allin, Illinois Annie Sullivan, Yale Emily Carbone, Arkansas #92 Jelena Duristic, North Carolina Ryann Cutillo, Wake Forest #61 Whitney Taney, Michigan #119 Lauren Mira, Vanderbilt Paige Miles, Utah Maria Kalashnikova, Oklahoma Maria Fuccillo, Virginia Kayla Fujimoto, Indiana #94 Jelena Stanivuk, Baylor Loreto Martinez, South Florida #54 Liz Plotkin, Duke Maria Sorbello, Tennessee Elizabeth Kilborn, Georgia Tech Sarah Cantlay, Long Beach State Janelle Cuthbertson, Texas A&M Stacey Lee, Northwestern Chelsea Utting, Marquette Cali Gustafson, Depaul Madeline Jaeger, Georgetown Christina Ruiz, Marquette Alessandra Bonte, South Florida Olga Kirpicheva, Fresno State Nida Hamilton, Northwestern

Score 6-1, 6-2 6-7 (3-7), 6-3, 1-0 (7-5) 4-6, 4-6 2-6, 7-6, 6-0 6-4, 6-2 6-4, 3-6, 6-7 (1-7) 6-7 (5-7), 6-4, 6-3 6-1, 6-3 6-2, 6-3 6-2, 6-0 6-1, 6-3 6-3, 6-3 4-6, 1-6 2-6, 2-6 6-2, 6-2 2-6, 4-6 6-2, 3-6, 2-6 2-6, 6-1, 4-6 1-6, 0-6 6-7 (6-8), 4-6 6-3, 4-6, 3-2, unfinished 6-1, 6-1 6-4, 6-0 7-6, 6-4 1-6, 2-6 1-6, 2-6 2-6, 7-5, 0-1 3-6, 6-4, 6-2 1-6, 6-4, 2-6 6-2, 2-6, 2-6 6-2, 3-0, retired 6-3, 2-6, 2-6 6-0, 6-3 6-0, 6-0 6-1, 6-2 --6-4, 6-3 3-6, 5-3, unfinished 6-3, 3-6, 5-2, unfinished

Event Eck Tennis Classic Eck Tennis Classic Eck Tennis Classic Eck Tennis Classic Midwest Regional Midwest Regional Midwest Blast Midwest Blast Midwest Blast Sarasota Clay Court Classic Sarasota Clay Court Classic Sarasota Clay Court Classic Sarasota Clay Court Classic No. 4 No. 4 No. 4 No. 4 No. 4 No. 4 No. 4 No. 5 No. 5 No. 5 No. 4 No. 5 No. 4 No. 4 No. 5 No. 5 No. 5 No. 5 No. 5 No. 5 No. 5 No. 5 No. 5 No. 5 No. 5 No. 6

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Student-Athletes JENNIFER KELLNER Sophomore 5-7 Smithtown, N.Y. Hauppauge AS A FRESHMAN: Saw ample playing time in first season with the Irish … finished season with a singles record of 25-6 including 19-6 during the dual season in split time between courts No. 3, 4 and 5 … named a BIG EAST Academic All-Star as well as being selected to all-BIG EAST Team … selected BIG EAST Player of the Week for March 15 … earned first monogram … most success enjoyed at No. 4 singles, finishing with a mark of 6-0 … notched four wins over ranked opponents … climbed as high as 95th in the ITA rankings … opened the year winning her flight at the Eck Tennis Classic, recording wins over Ohio State’s Tiffany Dittmer (6-0, 6-0), Miami (OH)’s Riekie Honiball (6-0, 6-1), and a pair of Tulsa player’s in Ewa Szatkowska (6-5, 6-2) and Anastasia Erofeeva (4-6, 7-6 (7-5), 7-6 (9-7)) in the semifinals and finals, respectively … ended fall season with a pair of wins at the Midwest Blast, knocking off Memphis’Sarah Witkowski (6-1, 6-0) before defeating Oklahoma State’s Tara Eckel (6-4, 6-2) … began the dual season at the No. 5 spot, posting a record of 5-2 and earning her first win over a ranked opponent when she defeated Vanderbilt’s 64th-ranked Rachael Dillon in a three-set battle, 2-6, 7-6 (7-4), 6-3 … moved to No. 4 singles for seven total matches, finishing a perfect 6-0 with one match going unfinished … notched another win against a ranked foe as she won over Baylor’s Karolina Filipiak (4-6, 6-3, 1-0 (11-9)), who was ranked 70th … concluded the season at the No. 3 spot, registering an 8-4 ledger overall … earned final two wins against ranked competition at this spot, defeating #76 Janette Bejlkova of South Florida (1-6, 7-5, 1-0 (10-4)) and #87

Kate Turvy of Northwestern (6-3, 6-1) … finished the season with a record of 17-12 in doubles including 12-12 on the dual season, primarily with Julie Sabacinski as parter at the No. 3 court … ended with a mark of 5-2 when called upon at No. 2 doubles and 7-10 at No. 3 doubles … finished with perfect doubles record on the fall (4-0), that also saw her and teammate Britney Sanders win their flight at the Eck Tennis Classic with wins over Miami (OH)’s Stephanie Danesis and Riekie Honiball (8-5), Kansas’ Sara Lazarevic and Monica Pezzotti (8-3) and Tulsa’s Jo-Anna Karaitiana and Alexandra Kichoutikin (8-1), who also entered as the 21st-ranked doubles

Career-High Singles Win #64 Rachel Dillon (Vanderbilt) 2-6, 7-6 (7-4), 6-3; 2/12/11 Career-HIgh Doubles Win #21 Jo-Anna Karaltiana/Alexandra Kichoutkin (Tulsa) 8-1; 10/1/11 (Britney Sanders) Career-High Singles Ranking #87- 9/9/11

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KELLNER’S CAREER RECORD Singles Year 2010-11 Doubles Year 2010-11

Dual 19-6

Open 6-0

Overall 25-6

Dual 12-12

Open 5-0

Overall 17-12

tandem in the nation … ended dual season on high note, finishing with four wins in final five matches as well as leading in match over Fresno State’s Bianca Modoc and Abby Hayley (6-3) before it was abandoned.


HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL: Fourtime letter winner in tennis while attending Hauppauge High School … 2010 AllAmerican … five-time New York all-state, all-city, all-conference team selection … four-time team MVP … named team captain her senior season … nationally- ranked all four years with a career-best ranking of 27th … singles state champion in 2008, and doubles state champion in 2007 … part of the National Honors Society … daughter of Mary and Herbert Kellner … sister, Catherine, plays tennis at Marshall … Lauren Parisi, a member of the Notre Dame women’s swimming team, attended the same high school … enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business.

KELLNER’S 2010-11 MATCH-BY-MATCH RESULTS Date 10.1-3 10.1-3 10.1-3 10.1-3 11.5-7 11.5-7 1.22 1.29 1.30 2.5 2.6 2.10 2.12 2.13 2.25 2.26 2.27 3.4 3.6 3.15 3.17 3.19 3.24 4.1 4.2 4.7 4.21 4.23 4.29 4.30 5.1 5.13 5.14

W/L W W W W W W W W L L W W W W W W W W W L W W W W W W L W L W L

Opponent, School Tiffany Dittmer, Ohio State Riekie Honiball, Miami of Ohio Ewa Szatkowska, Tulsa Anastasia Erofeeva, Tulsa Sarah Witowski, Memphis Tara Eckel, Oklahoma Misia Kedzierski, Illinois Stevi Petrelli, Yale Stephanie Roy Arkansas #86 Lauren McHale, North Carolina Anna Mydlowska, Wake Forest Mimi Nguyen, Michigan #64 Rachael Dillon, Vanderbilt Alaina Trgovich, Wisconsin Lucia Kovarcikova, Utah Marie-Pier Huet, Oklahoma Hana Tomjanovic, Virginia Charlotte Martin, Indiana # 70 Karolina Filipiak, Baylor #76 Janette Bejlkova, South Florida #10 Reka Zsilinska, Duke Kata Szekely, Tennessee Sasha Krupina, Georgia Tech Deborah Armstrong, Long Beach State Christi Liles, Texas A&M #87 Kate Turvy, Northwestern Rachael Hush, Marquette Kelsey Lawson, Depaul Victoria Sekely, Georgetown Rachael Hush, Marquette #64 Janette Bejlkova, South Florida Melissa McQueen, Fresno State Kate Turvy, Northwestern

Score 6-0, 6-0 6-0, 6-1 6-5, 6-2 4-6, 7-6 (7-5), 7-6 (9-7) 6-1, 6-0 6-4, 6-2 6-1, 6-1 1-6, 6-2, 1-0 (10-6) 6-2, 1-6, 0-6 2-6, 7-6, (7-3), 2-6 6-1, 6-4 6-2, 6-4 2-6, 7-6 (7-3), 2-6 6-1, 6-0 6-3, 6-3 6-2, 7-6 6-1, 2-6, 4-3, uninished 6-2, 6-1 4-6, 6-3, 1-0 (11-9) 1-6, 7-5, 10-4 1-6, 1-6 6-4, 5-7, 1-0 (13-11) 4-6, 7-6, 1-0 (10-8) 6-4, 7-6 (7-5) 6-3, 6-3 6-3, 6-1 6-0, 6-1 7-6 (8-6), 3-6, 0-1 (4-10) 6-0, 4-2, unfinished 6-1, 6-0 4-6, 4-6 6-2, 6-1 2-6, 0-6

Event Eck Tennis Classic Eck Tennis Classic Eck Tennis Classic Eck Tennis Classic Midwest Blast Midwest Blast No. 5 No. 5 No. 5 No. 5 No. 5 No. 5 No. 5 No. 4 No. 4 No. 4 No. 4 No. 3 No. 4 No. 3 No. 3 No. 4 No. 4 No. 3 No. 3 No. 3 No. 3 No. 3 No. 3 No. 3 No. 3 No. 3 No. 3

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Student-Athletes JOHANNA MANNINGHAM Sophomore 5-7 Mishawaka, Ind. Penn AS A FRESHMAN: Ended the year with a record of 5-7 in singles on the year, including 5-3 during the fall portion of the schedule … earned first monogram … recorded three wins at the Eck Tennis Classic, knocking off Miami (OH)’s Jessica Pharr (6-7 (5-7), 6-4, 1-0 (11-9)), Dayton’s Sarah VanWallenghem (6-1, 6-2) and Ohio State’s Kelsey Baker (6-1, 6-1) … also posted a pair of victories at the Midwest Blast, defeating Illinois’ Annie McCarthy (6-2, 7-5) before taking down Memphis’ Andrea Arques-Garcia in a onesetter, 8-5 … got a taste of dual action, playing in four matches, three at the No. 6 court and one at No. 5 … played in eight doubles matches, primarily with Kristen Rafael, posting a record of 4-1 during the fall and 0-3 in dual matches. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL: Sixtime letterwinner in tennis (four), and cross country (two) at Penn High School … four time all-state and all-conference team selection for tennis … singles state finalist and conference champion in 2008 … named the team captain for her senior year … named team MVP her sophomore year … part of the National Honors Society, Key Club, Fellowship of Christian Athletics and student council while at Penn … daughter of Bonnie Manningham … Braxton Cave, a member of the Notre Dame football team, attended same high school … enrolled in the College of Arts & Letters.

MANNINGHAM’S CAREER RECORD Singles Year 2010-11 Doubles Year 2010-11

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Dual 0-4

Open 5-3

Overall 5-7

Dual 0-3

Open 4-1

Overall 4-4

MANNINGHAM’S 2010-11 MATCH-BY-MATCH RESULTS Date W/L 10.1-3 W 10.1-3 L 10.1-3 W 10.1-3 W 10.21-22 L 11.5-7 L 11.5-7 W 11.5-7 W 2.13 L 3.4 L 3.15 L 3.17 L

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Opponent, School Jessica Pharr, Miami of Ohio Natalia Kuvakina Sarah VanWallengham, Dayton Kelsey Baker Alex Power, Cleveland State Misia Kedzierski, Illinois Annie McCarthy, Illinois Andrea Arques-Garcia, Memphis Jessica Seyferth, Wisconsin Sophie Garre, Indiana Kate Parker, South Florida #64 Rachel Kahan, Duke

Score 6-7 (5-7), 6-4, 1-0 (11-9) 3-6, 4-6 6-1, 6-2 6-1, 6-1 5-7, 6-0, 3-6 3-6, 1-6 6-2, 7-5 8-5 4-6, 3-6 2-6, 1-6 0-6, 4-6 0-6, 4-6

Event Eck Tennis Classic Eck Tennis Classic Eck Tennis Classic Eck Tennis Classic Midwest Regional Midwest Blast Midwest Blast Midwest Blast No. 6 No. 6 No. 6 No. 5


JULIE SABACINSKI Sophomore 5-5 Plantation, Fla. American Heritage AS A FRESHMAN: Another freshmen who finished with ample playing time in first season with the Irish … concluded with a mark of 16-14 overall in singles, including 10-10 in split time at No. 5 and 6 during the dual campaign (2-1 at No. 5, 8-9 at No. 6) … finished the season on a four-match winning streak … named member of BIG EAST Academic All-Star team … earned first monogram … finished fourth in her flight at the fall-season-opening Eck Tennis Classic, claiming wins over Dayton’s Claire McNulty (6-0, 6-2) and Ohio State’s Noelle Malley (6-4, 6-7 (6-8), 1-0 (7-5)) … earned a pair of wins at the Midwest Blast, knocking off Illinois’ Allison Falkin (4-6, 6-3, 6-2) before taming Memphis’ Andrea Arques-Garcia (6-2, 6-3) … ended year with four straight victories at No. 6 singles without dropping a set, defeating Marquette’s Christina Ruiz (6-3, 6-1), DePaul’s Samantha Kaneta (6-0, 6-1), Georgetown’s Alexandra Landers (6-1, 6-1) and Fresno State’s Abby Hayley (6-4, 6-1) in the opening round of the NCAA Team Championship … ended with a record of 17-16 in doubles, including an 11-12 slate during the dual campaign (2-0 at No. 2, 9-12 at No. 3) … teamed primarily with Jennifer Kellner after competing with Chrissie McGaffigan during the fall docket … reached the semifinals at the Sarasota Clay Court Classic with McGaffigan, knocking off Career-HIgh Doubles Win #17 Danielle Mills/Bistra Ostasholyslla (Miami) 9-8; 11/12/11 (Chrissie McGaffigan)

SABACINSKI’S CAREER RECORD Singles Year 2010-11 Doubles Year 2010-11

Dual 10-10

Open 6-4

Overall 16-14

Dual 11-12

Open 6-4

Overall 17-16

Abby Steinbach and Bibiana Almeidia of Florida Gulf Coast (8-0) before downing the 17th-ranked tandem of Danielle Mills and Bistra Ostashoiysila of Miami (9-8) … much like singles, ended doubles campaign on four-match winning streak, all at the No. 3 position … the streak included sweeping through the BIG EAST Championships with wins over Georgetown’s Madeline Jaeger and Alex Sebia (8-1), Marquette’s Gillian Hush and Chelsea Utting (9-7) and #42 South Florida’s Alessandra Bonte and Kate Parker (8-3). HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL: Multiple-time letter winner at American Heritage High School ... won high school

tennis states as a team all four years of participation and played No. 1 singles ... won a gold ball at the girls 18s Arizona winter supernational with current Irish teammate Britney Sanders … that pairing also won a silver and a bronze ball while competing at other circuit events … has claimed a total of five balls in doubles play … ranked within the top five of each of the 12s, 14s, 16s and 18s divisions, including ranking #1 in the 14s … considered to be as high as the 29th best recruit in her class according to tennisrecruiting.net … daughter of Drikenneth and Diana Sabacinski ... has two siblings: brother Kenny and sister Lauren ... Lauren currently plays tennis at William & Mary ... enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business.

SABACINSKI’S 2010-11 MATCH-BY-MATCH RESULTS Date W/L Opponent, School Score Event 10.1-3 W Claire McNulty, Dayton 6-0, 6-2 Eck Tennis Classic 10.1-3 W Noelle Malley, Ohio State 6-4, 6-7 (6-8), 1-0 (7-5) Eck Tennis Classic 10.1-3 L Anastasia Erofeeva, Tulsa 3-6, 4-6 Eck Tennis Classic 10.1-3 L Ewa Szatkowska, Tulsa 6-1, 2-6, 1-6 Eck Tennis Classic 10. 21-26 L Kari Wig, Michigan 5-7, 3-6 Midwest Regional 11.5-7 W Allison Falkin, Illinois 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 Midwest Blast 11.5-7 W Andrea Arques-Garcia, Memphis 6-2, 6-3 MIdwest Blast 11.12-14 W Jordan Zachary, Mississippi State 6-1, 6-1 Sarasota Clay Court Classic 11.12-14 W Abby Steinbach, Baylor 6-1, 6-1 Sarasota Clay Court Classic 11.12-14 W Bianca Eichkorn, Miami 3-6, 1-6 Sarasota Clay Court Classic 1.22 L Marisa Lambropoulos, Illinois 7-5, 4-6, 0-1 (5-10) No. 6 1.29 W Kim Szokol, Yale 7-6 (7-3), 6-3 No. 6 1.30 W Valentina Starkova, Arkansas 6-4, 6-1 No. 6 2.5 L Haley Hemm, North Carolina 4-6, 7-6 (7-5), 3-6 No. 6 2.6 W Brigita Bercyte, Wake Forest 6-3, 6-2 No. 6 2.10 L Rika Tatsuno, Michigan 2-6, 2-6 No. 6 2.12 L Keilly Ulery, Vanderbilt 6-4, 4-6, 6-7 (4-7) No. 6 2.13 W Angela Chupa, Wisconsin 6-1, 6-4 No. 5 2.25 - Lexi Provancha, Utah 3-6, 6-4, 5-1, unfinished No. 6 2.26 L Mia Lancaster, Oklahoma 5-7, 5-7 No. 6 2.27 - Caryssa Peretz, Virginia 7-5, 5-5, unfinished No. 6 3.4 W Myriam Sopel, Indiana 6-4, 4-6, 1-0 (10-8) No.5 3.15 L Alessandra Bonte, South Florida 4-6, 4-6 No. 5 3.19 L Millie Nichols, Tennessee 5-7, 1-6 No. 6 3.24 W Lynn Blau, Georgia Tech 7-6, 6-3 No. 6 4.1 L Anna Jecmionka, Long Beach State 3-6, 2-6 No.6 4.2 L Lauren Santacroce, Texas A&M 6-7 (4-7), 2-6 No. 6 4.7 L Linda Abu Mushrefova, Northwestern 6-3, 5-7, 2-6 No.6 4.21 W Christina Ruiz, Marquette 6-3, 6-1 No.6 4.23 W Samantha Kaneta, Depaul 6-0, 6-1 No.6 4.29 W Alexandra Landers, Georgetown 6-1, 6-1 No. 6 4.30 - Chelsea Utting, Marquette --No. 6 5.1 - Kate Parker, South Florida 6-1, 6-6 (3-3), unfinished No. 6 5.13 W Abby Hayley, Fresno State 6-4, 6-1 No. 6

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Student-Athletes BRITNEY SANDERS Sophomore 5-8 Ontario, Calif. Ontario Christian AS A FRESHMAN: Concluded first season with a record of 6-3 in singles, going 6-2 during the fall slate and 0-1 in her lone dual match … reached the finals of her flight at the Eck Tennis Classic, defeating Kansas’ Pailina Los (6-0, 6-0) and Akron’s Zara Harutyunan (6-1, 6-2) before knocking off teammate Chrissie McGaffigan in the semifinals (6-4, 6-4) … posted a perfect 3-0 record at the Midwest Blast, winning over Illinois’ Amy Allin (6-4, 6-7 (12-14), 6-3), Memphis’ Kelly Gray (6-3, 6-0) and Oklahoma’s Maria Kalashnikova (6-1, 4-6, 6-0) … in doubles, finished with a record of 8-2, with all the victories coming in the fall … teamed with Jennifer Kellner at the Eck Tennis Classic to win their flight with wins over Miami (OH)’s Stephanie Danesis and Riekie Honiball (8-5), Kansas’ Sara Lazarevic and Monica Pezzotti (8-3) and Tulsa’s 21st-ranked team of Jo-Anna Karaitiana and Alexandra Kichoutkin (8-1) … reached quarterfinals at the ITA Midwest Regional Championship with Kristen Rafael after posting victories over Eastern Michigan’s Celine Donnet and Georgia deLisle-Tarr (8-2) and Ohio State’s Paloma Escobedo and Cami Hubbs (8-6). HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL: Began playing tennis at the age of five … threetime letterwinner at Ontario Christian … won league individuals in all three of her competitive years at Ontario Christian … also won super nationals 18’s in Arizona doubles with partner Julie Sabacinski … won a gold, silver and bronze ball playing doubles with Sabacinski … also earned one additional gold ball with another doubles parter … ended senior year ranked 21stbest prospect, according to tennisrecruiting. net, and climbed as high as 17th … also climbed as high as eighth in National rankCareer-High Doubles Win #21 Jo-Anna Karaitiana/Alexandra Kichoutkin (Tulsa) 8-1; 10/1/11 (Jennifer Kellner)

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ings before ending at 15th and was ranked as high as second in southern California rankings before ending the year ranked ninth … daughter of Edward Sanders and Haydee Salagan … has a twin sister, Nikki and twin brothers, Alex and Alan … sister is attending Texas Tech on a tennis scholarship … enrolled in the College of Arts & Letters.

SANDERS’ CAREER RECORD Singles Year 2010-11 Doubles Year 2010-11

Dual 0-1

Open 6-2

Overall 6-3

Dual 0-1

Open 8-1

Overall 8-2

SANDERS’ 2010-11 MATCH-BY-MATCH RESULTS Date W/L 10.1-3 W 10.1-3 W 10.1-3 W 10.1-3 L 10. 21-26 L 11.5-7 W 11.5-7 W 11.5-7 W 5.14 L

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Opponent, School Pailina Los, Kansas Zara Harutyunan, Akron Chrissie McGaffigan, Notre Dame Kristen Rafael, Notre Dame Nicky Stracer, Wisconsin Amy Allin, Illinois Kelly Gray, Memphis Maria Kalashnikova, Oklahoma Stacey Lee, Northwestern

Score 6-0, 6-0 6-1, 6-2 6-4, 6-4 6-3, 1-6, 1-6 2-6, 1-6 6-4, 6-7 (12-14), 6-3 6-3, 6-0 6-1, 4-6, 6-0 3-6, 6-7 (1-7)

Event Eck Tennis Classic Eck Tennis Classic Eck Tennis Classic Eck Tennis Classic Midwest Regional Midwest Blast Midwest Blast Midwest Blast No. 5


KATHERINE WHITE Freshman 5-11 Columbus, Ga. Brookstone HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL: A twosport athlete while attending Brookstone High School in Columbus, Ga., competing in both tennis and cross country … earned three varsity letter (two in tennis, one in cross country) … helped tennis team capture the conference, regional and state championship during both freshman and sophomore seasons while playing at the No. 1 court, including going undefeated during sophomore year … named team MVP and all-city selection both season while also earning AllAmerica distinction sophomore year … helped cross country team capture the regional championship in her senior year … in 2008, captured the National 16’s in doubles on clay courts and finished runner-up on the hard courts … also played mixed doubles with Pete Sampras and Todd Martin that year at the local Columbus Civic Center, competing in front of 3,000 people … member of Younglife, Spanish Club and Key Club … daughter of Will and Amy White … mother played tennis for the University of Alabama, while father played tennis at Duke University … grandfather, Jack Dougherty (1949) and great uncle, Bill Dougherty (1955) both attended the University of Notre Dame … has two siblings, Elizabeth and Abby … currently enrolled in the First Year of Studies.

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Jay Louderback’s 23rd season at the helm of the University of Notre Dame women’s tennis program sees him return six players who contributed during last year’s dual season, including five of which played significant time throughout the 17-10 campaign.


Head Coach JAY LOUDERBACK Head Coach 23rd Season Wichita State ‘66

When Jay Louderback took over as women’s tennis head coach at Notre Dame in the fall of 1989, he inherited a program that had competed on the Division I level for just four years and had never participated in the NCAA tournament or earned a national ranking. As he enters his 23rd season at the helm, Louderback has turned Notre Dame into one of the premier women’s tennis programs in the nation. The Irish have finished in the national top 30 in each of the last 19 seasons and have earned 18 berths to the NCAA Championships in that span. Notre Dame has captured 17 conference titles during Louderback’s tenure and has reached the round of 16 or further in the NCAA tournament on nine occasions, including three appearances in the quarterfinals (1996, 2006, 2007) and two consecutive trips to the semifinals (2009, 2010). The Courtney Tennis Center also has served as

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host of the 1998 NCAA Championships, largely due to his efforts. Louderback’s players have enjoyed great success under his tutelage. Twenty-seven All-America awards have been given to a total of 12 different players, and four have garnered national awards from the ITA. In 22 years, 12 different Notre Dame players have garnered a total of 28 invitations to the NCAA Singles Championship and 10 different doubles squads have gained 18 berths into the NCAA Doubles Championship. Louderback’s players also have dominated University awards, winning the Francis Patrick O’Connor Award, given to one male and one female athlete each year who best embody the true spirit of Notre Dame, on seven occasions - more than any other sport. Louderback has had 10 winners of the Byron V. Kanaley Award, the most prestigious honor awarded to Notre Dame student-athletes, the most for any sport in the time since the Wichita State graduate arrived. Another feature of Louderback’s leadership is academic excellence. Since the ITA began awarding the All-Academic Team award to squads maintaining a 3.20 GPA for the year, the Irish have earned the distinction 15 times in 16 years. Only one Division I school, Western Michigan, has a better mark, as the Broncos have won the award all 16 years. In addition, Louderback’s players have had a history of being named ITA ScholarAthletes, which recognizes monogram winners who maintain a 3.50+ GPA for the year.

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YEAR-BY-YEAR BEFORE NOTRE DAME Year School W L 1980 Wichita State 18 12 1981 Wichita State 21 13 1982 Wichita State 21 10 1983 Wichita State 17 18 1984 Wichita State 18 13 1985 Wichita State 15 16 1986 Wichita State 12 12 7-Year Totals 122 94 1987 Iowa State-M 19 8 Iowa State-W 18 17 1988 Iowa State-M 14 14 Iowa State-W 9 19 1989 Iowa State-M 12 11 Iowa State-W 10 15 3-Year Totals 82 84

Pct. .600 .618 .677 .486 .581 .484 .500 .565 .704 .514 .500 .321 .522 .400 .494

He also has produced a trio of Academic AllAmericans. Louderback also has been decorated with nine conference coach-of-the-year awards, and seven times he has been named Midwest Region Coach of the Year. He was awarded the Wilson/ ITA National Coach of the Year in 2006. In 32 years of coaching, Louderback holds a 634-358 (.639) record, including a 589-325 (.644) mark coaching women’s tennis. At Notre Dame, he is 430-180 (.705), making him the winningest coach in program history. After guiding Notre Dame to a 17-8 record during his first year with the Irish in 1990, Louderback led the Irish to their first-ever national ranking the following season, finishing the year at 23rd after a 16-9 campaign. In individual action, Melissa Harris advanced to the second round of the NCAA Singles Championship, becoming the first player in school history to accomplish the feat. The remainder of the 1990’s saw Louderback establish Notre Dame as a fixture among the nation’s elite. After the honor of helping the program earn its first-ever national ranking in 1990, Louderback and the Irish proved it was not a flash in the pan, winning conference championships on nine occasions in the decade (six Midwestern Collegiate Conference and three BIG EAST) as well as earning a spot in the NCAA Championship on six occasions. Seven times in the ‘90’s Louderback’s teams also found themselves ranked in the final ITA top 25 rankings, capped off by the ’95-96 season where the team posted a record of 23-7 and advanced to the NCAA Quarterfinals for the first time in program history. That year’s team also became the first under Louderback’s tutelage to finish ranked in the top 10, completing the season as the sixth-best team nationally.


Career Record 634-358 (.639), 32 seasons Career Women’s Record 589-325 (.644), 32 seasons Record at Notre Dame: 430-180 (.705), 22 seasons Head Coaching Experience Wichita State (women), 1980-86 Iowa State (women), 1987-89 Iowa State (men), 1987-89 Notre Dame, 1990-present

In addition to his team’s success during the ‘90’s, several of Louderback’s players were recognized for their excellent individual play on the court. A total of five Irish players (Wendy Crabtree, Lisa Tholen, Jennifer Hall, Tiffany Gates, Michelle Dasso) were tabbed as Division I All-Americans, while Crabtree and Hall also became the first Irish players to be recognized for their academics after being selected CoSIDA Academic All-Americans in ’96 and ’99, respectively. Additionally, Hall became the first Irish player under Louderback to be touted as a Penn National Player to Watch in ’96, while in that same season being named the first BIG EAST Championship Most Outstanding Performer. The turn of the new millennium saw the Irish continue to make strides to become one of the elite women’s programs in the nation. The 2000 Irish delivered a second straight 23-7 season and advanced to the national site of the NCAA Championship for the first time since ‘96, finishing with a final ranking of 13th. On April 15, 2000, Louderback registered his 400th career win with a victory over Miami. Louderback’s teams continued their strong regular- season performances, as the 2001 squad posted a 20-win season for the fourth consecutive year, with a 25-5 record. Ranked 10thin the final ITA poll, the Irish advanced to the NCAA round of 16 for the second consecutive year and were ranked as high as No. 5 during the regular season. Four-time All-American Dasso became the first Irish player to be named the ITA National Senior Player of the Year and qualified for the NCAA singles tournament for the fourth time. She capped off the best season for an Irish women’s tennis player when she reached at least the semi- finals in three of the four ITA grandslam events.

She became the first Notre Dame player to reach a grandslam final, at the nowdefunct National Clay Court Championships and made it to the semifinals of the NCAA Singles Championship. After a top-25 season in ‘02, the Irish won another BIG EAST title in 2003 and finished 21st nationally. The ‘03 season saw Notre Dame knock off #14 VCU to snap the Rams’ 38-match regular- season winning streak and 40-match home winning streak, while the Irish went on to finish 27th in the country. The 2004-05 campaign was marked by the outstanding play of sophomore twins Catrina and Christian Thompson, who reached the title match of the Riviera/ITA All-American Championships and the semis of the ITA National Intercollegiate Indoor Championships en route to being the first squad in Irish history to reach the national #1 ranking in doubles. Despite a loss in the second round of the NCAA tournament, Notre Dame’s appearance in the ‘05 event assured that 20 consecutive classes, dating from 1990 through 2009, will have made at least one trip to the NCAA national event - a range of classes that includes every freshman since Louderback arrived at Notre Dame. In recognition of Louderback’s effort and success, Notre Dame’s Monogram Club bestowed upon him an honorary monogram in 1998. He joined an elite group of, at the time, six active Notre Dame head coaches to have been awarded an honorary monogram. In 2006, Louderback and the Irish went 27-2 and climbed as high as No. 2 en route to the NCAA quarterfinals. The Irish finished the season fifth in the ITA Rankings. After finishing 24th in 2005, ND was 22nd in the preseason before moving into the top five for good on Feb. 28. The Irish finished 2007 with a 28-4 record and their second straight appearance in the NCAA Tournament quarterfinals. Twins Catrina and Christian Thompson earned AllAmerica honors in doubles for the third straight year. Louderback guided Notre Dame to a 22-9 record in 2008 and its 13th consecutive appearance in the NCAA Tournament. The Irish also captured their third BIG EAST title in four years. For his efforts, Louderback took home 2008 BIG EAST Coach-of-the-Year hon-

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Record 761-287 604-308 589-325

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ors for the seventh time overall and second time in three seasons. Brook Buck and Kelcy Tefft captured the program’s second-ever title in an ITA national championship following their triumph at the ITA National Indoors in November. Buck and Tefft went on to earn All-America status and even reached the semifinals of the NCAA Doubles Championship - the furthest that any Notre Dame duo has advanced in the program’s history. The 2009 season saw the Irish make history when, for the first time in program history, the team advanced to the NCAA tournament semifinals. Notre Dame finished the year with a 28-5 record and ranked fifth in the final ITA poll. The Irish also won their second straight BIG EAST title and advanced to the ITA National Team Indoor semifinals. Kelcy Tefft and Kristy Frilling opened the season as the nation’s top-ranked doubles duo, before advancing to the second round of the NCAA Doubles Championship and earning All- America honors. Tefft was named the ITA National Player of the Year and the BIG EAST Player of the Year, while Frilling earned ITA National Player to Watch billing and BIG EAST Freshman of the Year honors. The Irish matched ‘09’s success, when in ‘10 Louderback and the Irish advanced to the NCAA tournament semifinals for the second year in a row. Notre Dame finished with a 26-4 record and ranked fifth in the final Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) poll. The Irish also won their third straight BIG EAST title with a 4-0 win over DePaul.

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Louderback’s squad also earned a trip to the ITA Indoor Championship. Last season, Notre Dame reached postseason play for the 16th consecutive season, reaching the second round of the NCAA Championships after claiming its fourth straight BIG EAST Conference Crown. At the conclusion of the year, Notre Dame found itself ranked 20th in the nation after compiling a 17-10 record. Frilling earned her second-straight distinction of BIG EAST Player of the Year, while Shannon Mathews was named the conference tournament’s Most Outstanding Performer after earning the match-clinching point in each contest of the tournament. Frilling also made history, joining Dasso as the only two members of the Irish women’s tennis team to be tabbed an ITA All-American on four occasions. Prior to coming to Notre Dame, Louderback headed the men’s and women’s tennis programs at Iowa State for three years. He led the men’s squad to a 45-33 mark and the women’s team to a 37-51 record from 1986-89. In his final season with the Cyclones, Louderback’s men’s team finished fourth in the Big Eight, Iowa State’s highest conference finish in 25 years. Louderback began his coaching career at his alma mater, taking the helm of the Wichita State women’s program in just its fifth year of competition. He guided the Shockers to a 122-94 record in seven years, including two Gateway

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Conference championships (1984 and 1986) and a Missouri Valley Conference title (1982). Five of his seven teams either won a conference championship or finished as runnersup. During his tenure, the Shockers won 14 or more matches each season while 10 of his players qualified for postseason competition. Two of his players qualified for the NCAA Championships in both the 1983-84 and 1984-85 seasons.

The 1980-81 Shockers set a school record with 21 wins, as the team earned its first postseason berth. The 21-win plateau was reached again the following season when Wichita State captured the MVC and Region IV championships. Louderback was voted 1982 Region IV Coach of the Year for his team’s outstanding accomplishments. A native of Arkansas City, Kan., Louderback was an assistant tennis professional at the Riverside Tennis Center in Wichita, Kan., and head tennis professional at the Y Tennis Center in Battle Creek, Mich., before taking the coaching position at Wichita State. Louderback, who earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Wichita State in 1976, won a Missouri Valley Conference title at No. 3 singles during his senior year. For his efforts that season, Louderback was voted most valuable player by his teammates. In April 2003, the Louderback family was honored by the USTA with the Tennis Family of the Year Award, presented to one family consisting of USTA members and volunteers who have excelled in advancing the USTA’s mission to promote and grow the game of tennis both on and off the court. He and his wife, Denise, have one daughter, Bailey, who earned four monograms with the Irish tennis team and graduated in May 2008.

IRISH UNDER LOUDERBACK Year 1989-90 1990-91 1991-92 1992-93 1993-94 1994-95 1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1999-2000 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 Totals

W 17 16 11 18 17 14 23 18 20 23 23 25 14 16 12 15 27 28 22 28 26 17 430

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L 8 9 10 8 9 10 7 11 10 7 7 5 14 9 12 10 2 4 9 5 4 10 180

Pct. .692 .640 .524 .692 .654 .583 .767 .621 .667 .767 .767 .833 .500 .640 .500 .600 .931 .875 .710 .848 .867 .630 .705

NCAA Finish – – – Round of 16 Round of 16 – Quarterfinals Regional Semifinals Regional Final Second Round Round of 16 Round of 16 First Round Second Round Second Round Second Round Quarterfinals Quarterfinals Second Round Semifinals Semifinals Second Round 18 appearances

Final ITA Ranking 23 19 15 28 6 21 19 15 13 10 23 21 27 24 5 7 20 5 5 20

Conference Finish MCC Champions MCC Champions MCC Champions MCC Champions MCC Champions MCC Champions BIG EAST Champions BIG EAST Champions BIG EAST Runners-Up BIG EAST Champions BIG EAST Runners-Up BIG EAST Champions BIG EAST Runners-Up BIG EAST Champions BIG EAST Runners-Up BIG EAST Champions BIG EAST Champions BIG EAST Runners-Up BIG EAST Champions BIG EAST Champions BIG EAST Champions BIG EAST Champions 17 championships


Assistant Coach KELCY TEFFT Assistant Coach First Season Notre Dame ‘09

Kelcy Tefft begins her first season as an assistant coach with the University of Notre Dame women’s tennis team. She joins the Irish after starting her coaching career as a two-year assistant with the University of Tulsa. Over the course of her two-year tenure with the Golden Hurricane, Tefft helped the team compile a combined record of 48-9 including two consecutive Conference USA championships and second-round appearances in each of the ‘10 and ‘11 NCAA Championships. Last season, Tulsa concluded with a 26-3 record that saw the team climb as high as 19th in the Campbell/ITA rankings. In addition, Tefft and the squad concluded the year with a 12-3 record against nationally-ranked opponents and went a perfect 6-0 against fellow C-USA opposition. In `09, Tefft began her coaching career by helping Tulsa to a 22-6 final record, a C-USA Championship and a place in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. The team posted a winning record against ranked opponents, concluding the year at 9-6 in those matchups. Individually, Tefft has seen several Tulsa players earn conference recognition, including a record six girls being named to the allconference team in ‘10 as well as Sam Vickers being named Conference USA Freshman of the Year. In ‘09, three of Tefft’s players were chosen to the all-conference team while Alexandra Kichoutkin was named the C-USA Player of the Championship in singles after leading the Golden Hurricane to the title. Tefft enjoyed one of the most accomplished careers during her playing days at Notre Dame. She finished her career as a two-time All-America selection, two-time NCAA Singles Championship participant, two-time NCAA Doubles Championship participant, `07 ITA National Indoor doubles champion, `09 ITA National and Midwest Region Senior Player of the Year and `09 BIG

EAST Player of the Year. She also was a member of the first Irish team in women’s tennis program history to reach the NCAA Semifinals in `09 and helped the squad to three BIG EAST Championships, earning BIG EAST Most Outstanding Player recognition in both her junior and senior seasons. Tefft finished her senior season in `08-09 as a part of the No. 2-ranked doubles team in the nation with partner Kristy Frilling and as the 32nd-ranked singles player in the nation according to the ITA. As a junior, Tefft completed the season ranked No. 3 in the final ITA national doubles poll with teammate Brook Buck and was ranked No. 56 in the final national singles poll. She also was a BIG EAST All-Tournament team selection in both singles and doubles as a freshman, sophomore and junior before being named to the All-BIG EAST Team following her senior campaign. Tefft etched her name into the Notre Dame record books before graduating, finishing with the most combined singles and doubles wins in program history with 265. She also left the program with the most doubles victories over a career with 155 and ranked fourth in singles victories with 110.

Tefft, a native of Enid, Okla., earned two bachelor’s degrees in sociology and computer applications from Notre Dame in `09.

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Support Staff JENNY BORG Assistant Athletics Director (Internal Operations) Women’s Tennis Administrator Michigan State ‘01

Jenny Borg joined the Notre Dame athletics department staff in 2006 as employment coordinator and was promoted to supervisor of employee services in 2007. In that role, she was responsible for managing the employment process for all athletic department employees. She also served as the liaison with the University’s department of human

Brent Henningfeld Media Relations Assistant

Sue Molnar Tennis Secretary/ Sr. Staff Assistant

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resources, payroll office, and General Counsel’s office on policy and personnel issues. In the summer of ‘11, Borg was promoted to assistant athletics director of internal operations where she works directly with Missy Conboy, Senior Deputy Director of Athletics, on all internal matters for the athletics department. Borg graduated from Michigan State in December 2001 with a bachelor’s degree in communications. After graduation, she worked for the West Michigan Whitecaps (Class-A Midwest League baseball) and then did a one-year internship in the Notre Dame Athletics Ticket Office. Prior to returning to Notre Dame, Borg spent two and a half years at Virginia Tech, serving as a ticket office coordinator in the athletic department. While at Virginia Tech, Borg also completed her master’s degree in education.

CHRIS IVERSON

Senior Manager Notre Dame ‘12

Chris Iverson is in his second year with the women’s tennis program, serving as the team’s senior manager in 2011-12. A native of Dubuque, Iowa, Chris serves as a liaison between women’s tennis and the athletic business office, coordinating team travel, equipment and finances and preparing the Eck Tennis Pavilion and Courtney Tennis Center for home matches. Prior to his involvement with the women’s tennis program, he worked with the Irish football team in 2009-10. Born Nov. 5, 1989, Iverson will graduate in May 2012 as a Science-Business major.

Eck Desk Attendant

Don Grandison

Pat Holmes Director of Academics Services

Kathy Morton Eck Desk Attendant

Chris Sandeen Strength and Assistant

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On the heels of going a perfect 3-0 during the 2011 BIG EAST Tournament and earning the match-clinching point in each of those contests, Shannon Mathews was chosen as the tournament’s Most Outstanding Performer, marking the fourth straight year an Irish player has received the accolade.


2010-11 Results

2010-11 Notre Dame Women’s Tennis (17-10)

10/1-3 10/7-10 10/21-26 11/4 11/5-7 11/12-14

Eck Tennis Classic (South Bend, Ind.) Riviera/ITA All-American Championship (Pacific Palisades, Calif.) 2010 USTA/ITA Midwest Championship (Ann Arbor, Mich.) USTA/ITA National Indoor Championship (Flushing, N.Y.) Midwest Blast (Champaign, Ill.) Sarasota Clay Court Classic (Sarasota, Fla)

Date Opponent %1/22 at #25 Illinois 1/29 #47 YALE 1/30 #23 ARKANSAS 2/5 at #5 North Carolina 2/6 at #54 Wake Forest %2/10 #8 MICHIGAN 2/12 #18 VANDERBILT %2/13 WISCONSIN (Blue/Gray Championship, Mobile, Ala.) vs #51 Utah 2/25 2/26 vs #23 Oklahoma 2/27 vs #9 Virginia %3/4 at #41 Indiana 3/6 #7 BAYLOR *3/15 at #42 South Florida 3/17 vs #4 Duke 3/19 vs #18 Tennessee 3/24 at #21 Georgia Tech 4/1 #44 LONG BEACH STATE 4/2 #32 TEXAS A&M %4/7 at #16 Northwestern %*4/21 at Marquette %*4/23 DEPAUL (BIG EAST Championship, Notre Dame, Ind.) *4/29 GEORGETOWN %*4/30 MARQUETTE *5/1 #42 SOUTH FLORIDA (NCAA First and Second Rounds, Evanston, Ill.) 5/13 vs. Fresno State %5/14 at #14 Northwestern

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SINGLES DOUBLES Score 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 Ranking W, 5-2 W W W L W L W W L #4 W, 7-0 W W W W W W W L W #4 L, 3-4 W W L L L W L u L #4 L, 2-5 W W L L L L L L L #12 W, 6-1 W W W L W W W W W #12 L, 3-4 W W L L W L L L L #13 L, 3-4 W W L L W L W L L #13 W, 6-1 W W W W W L W W L #13 W, 4-0 W W u W, 4-1 W u u W, 4-0 u W W W, 6-1 W W W L, 3-4 W L L L, 2-5 L L W L, 0-7 L L L W, 5-2 W W L L, 2-5 L L L W, 5-2 W W W W, 6-1 W W W L, 3-4 L L W W, 6-1 W W W W, 6-1 W W L

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Home matches in BOLD CAPS held at the Eck Tennis Pavilion or Courtney Tennis Center * - Represents BIG EAST Matchup; % - Represents Midwest Region matchup

Irish Record When ... Playing a BIG EAST team............................5-1 Playing a Midwest regional team..............6-2 Playing at home.........................................9-4 Playing on opponents’ courts.....................4-5 Playing on neutral courts...........................4-1 Playing a ranked team...........................11-10 Playing a top-25 team...............................4-9 Playing a higher-ranked team...................1-6 Playing a lower-ranked team..................10-4 Winning the doubles point......................16-2 Losing the doubles point...........................1-8

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The final score is 4-3...................................0-5 The match is tied, 3-3.................................0-4 Winning at No. 1 singles..........................13-5 Winning at No. 2 singles..........................15-4 Winning at No. 3 singles..........................11-2 Winning at No. 4 singles..........................12-3 Winning at No. 5 singles..........................13-2 Winning at No. 6 singles............................6-3 Winning at No. 1 doubles.........................14-5 Winning at No. 2 doubles.........................14-2 Winning at No. 3 doubles...........................8-1

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Losing at No. 1 singles................................1-5 Losing at No. 2 singles................................0-5 Losing at No. 3 singles................................3-8 Losing at No. 4 singles................................2-6 Losing at No. 5 singles................................1-8 Losing at No. 6 singles................................7-6 Losing at No. 1 doubles..............................0-5 Losing at No. 2 doubles..............................2-6 Losing at No. 3 doubles..............................7-9


SINGLES

Player Overall Dual Tour Conf Career Region In 3 Sets Match TB Streak Kristy Frilling 26-7 18-4 8-3 3-1 84-29 7-1 5-2 1-0 L3 Nancy Joyce 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 L1 Jennifer Kellner 25-6 19-6 6-0 3-2 25-6 7-1 7-3 4-1 L1 JoHanna Manningham 5-7 0-4 5-3 0-1 5-7 0-2 1-1 1-0 L4 Shannon Mathews 23-8 19-5 4-3 5-1 73-26 7-1 3-3 1-1 L1 Chrissie McGaffigan 20-15 10-12 10-3 4-1 36-25 3-3 4-7 1-1 W4 Kristen Rafael 21-10 12-9 9-1 3-1 68-41 5-1 2-3 0-0 W7 Julie Sabacinski 16-14 10-10 6-4 3-1 16-14 4-3 3-5 2-1 W4 Britney Sanders 6-3 0-1 6-2 0-0 6-3 0-1 2-1 0-0 L1 Totals 143-71 89-52 54-19 21-8 313-152 33-13 27-25 10-4 -Player #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 Dual Career Dual Clinching Wins With Match 3-3 Kristy Frilling 18-4 --- --- --- --- --- 18-4 60-20 2 0-0 Nancy Joyce --- --- --- --- --- 0-1 0-1 0-1 0 0-0 Jennifer Kellner --- --- 8-4 6-0 5-2 --- 19-6 19-6 3 0-1 JoHanna Manningham --- --- --- --- 0-1 0-3 0-4 0-4 0 0-0 Shannon Mathews 0-2 19-3 --- --- --- --- 19-5 63-19 6 0-1 Chrissie McGaffigan --- --- --- 2-8 8-4 --- 10-12 28-18 1 0-0 Kristen Rafael --- 0-2 5-7 7-0 --- --- 12-9 34-23 3 0-0 Julie Sabacinski --- --- --- --- 2-1 8-9 10-10 10-10 2 0-2 Britney Sanders --- --- --- --- 0-1 --- 0-1 0-1 0 0-0 Totals 18-6 19-5 13-11 15-8 15-9 8-13 89-52 214-102 17 0-4

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Player Tour Dual Overall Career Career Dual Region Tiebreakers Streak Kristy Frilling 4-3 19-4 23-7 98-18 71-10 6-1 1-1 L1 Nancy Joyce 0-0 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 L1 Jennifer Kellner 5-0 12-12 17-12 17-12 12-12 5-3 0-4 L1 JoHanna Manningham 4-1 0-3 4-4 4-4 0-3 0-2 0-0 L3 Shannon Mathews 6-4 20-4 26-8 77-25 64-18 6-1 1-2 L1 Chrissie McGaffigan 6-3 13-10 19-13 37-22 31-16 4-3 0-3 L1 Kristen Rafael 7-2 13-11 20-13 55-34 35-25 3-4 0-3 L1 Julie Sabacinski 6-4 11-12 17-16 17-16 11-12 4-4 0-3 W5 Britney Sanders 8-1 0-1 8-2 8-2 0-1 0-0 0-0 L1 Totals 23-9 44-29 67-38 313-134 224-98 28-18 2-16 --TEAM #1 #2 #3 Dual Tour Overall Career Clinching Wins Kellner/Sanders --- --- 0-1 0-1 3-0 3-1 3-1 0 McGaffigan/Sabacinski --- --- --- 0-0 5-3 5-3 5-3 0 Manningham/Rafael --- --- 0-1 0-1 3-1 3-2 3-2 0 Frilling/Mathews 19-4 --- --- 19-4 4-3 23-7 25-7 4 Rafael/Sanders --- --- --- 0-0 3-1 3-1 3-1 0 Kellner/Mathews --- 1-0 --- 1-0 1-0 2-0 2-0 0 Manningham/Sanders --- --- --- 0-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 0 Mathews/Sanders --- --- --- 0-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 0 Rafael/Sabacinski --- --- 2-3 2-3 1-0 3-3 3-3 0 Mathews/Sabacinski --- --- --- 0-0 0-1 0-1 0-1 0 Kellner/McGaffigan --- 2-2 --- 2-2 1-0 3-2 3-2 2 McGaffigan/Rafael 0-1 11-6 --- 11-7 0-0 11-7 11-7 9 Kellner/Sabacinski --- 2-0 7-9 9-9 0-0 9-9 9-9 3 Manningham/McGaffigan --- --- 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-1 0 Joyce/Manningham --- --- 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-1 0 Totals 19-5 16-8 9-16 44-29 23-9 67-38 69-38 18

Team Jan. 4 Jan. 25 Feb. 3 Feb. 8 Feb. 14 Feb. 22 Mar. 1 Mar. 8 Mar. 15 Mar. 22 Mar. 29 Apr. 5 Apr. 12 Apr. 19 Apr. 26 May 2 June 8

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Kristy Frilling Shannon Mathews Jennifer Kellner Kristen Rafael 4 Preseason 8 Preseason 42 Jan. 4 106 Jan. 4 79 4 Jan. 4 9 Jan. 4 104 Feb. 14 102 Mar. 1 95 12 Feb. 14 3 Feb. 14 43 Mar. 1 112 13 Mar. 1 3 Mar. 1 32 Mar. 15 107 Chrissie McGaffigan 17 Mar. 15 3 Mar. 15 38 Mar. 29 105 Jan. 4 78 19 Mar. 29 3 Mar. 29 63 Apr. 12 95 14 Apr. 12 4 Apr. 12 64 Apr. 19 106 15 Apr. 19 4 Apr. 19 61 Apr. 26 112 17 Apr. 26 4 Apr. 26 58 May 2 123 19 May 2 5 May 2 56 19 June 8 7 June 8 56 20 22 24 23 20 20

Frilling/Mathews Preseason 10 Feb. 14 57 Mar. 1 26 Mar. 15 33 Mar. 29 22 Apr. 12 15 Apr. 19 11 Apr. 26 13 May 2 15 June 8 13

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Match-By-Match #4 Notre Dame 5, #25 Illinois 2 Jan. 22, 2011 at Champaign, Ill.

#23 Arkansas 4, #4 Notre Dame 3 Jan. 30, 2011 at Notre Dame, Ind.

#8 Michigan 4, #13 Notre Dame 3 Feb. 10, 2011 at Notre Dame, Ind.

Singles:

Singles:

Singles:

1. #9 Kristy Frilling (ND) def. #100 Rachael White (ILL) 6-4, 7-5 2. #104 Shannon Mathews (ND) def. Breanne Smutko (ILL) 6-3, 6-2** 3. #79 Kristen Rafael (ND) def. Chelcie Abajian (ILL) 6-4, 6-1 4. Amy Allin (ILL) def. #78 Chrissie McGaffigan (ND) 6-2, 6-2 5. #106 Jennifer Kellner (ND) def. Misia Kedzierski (ILL) 6-1, 6-1 6. Marisa Lambropoulos (ILL) def. Julie Sabacinski (ND) 5-7, 6-4, 10-5

1. #9 Kristy Frilling (ND) def. #26 Anouk Tigu (ARK) 6-3, 6-1 2. #104 Shannon Mathews (ND) def. Kate Lukomskaya (ARK) 6-1, 6-0 3. Claudine Paulson (ARK) def. #79 Kristen Rafael (ND) 6-3, 6-0 4. Emily Carbone (ARK) def. #78 Chrissie McGaffigan (ND) 6-2, 6-4 5. Stephanie Roy (ARK) def. #106 Jennifer Kellner (ND) 2-6, 6-1, 6-0** 6. Julie Sabacinski (ND) def. Valentina Starkova (ARK) 6-4, 6-1

1. #9 Kristy Frilling (ND) def. #11 Denise Muresan (MICH) 6-0, 6-0 2. #104 Shannon Mathews (ND) def. #105 Sam Critser (MICH) 6-3, 2-6, 1-0 (10-6) 3. Brooke Bolender (MICH) def. #79 Kristen Rafael (ND) 6-1, 6-4** 4. #61 Whitney Taney (MICH) def. #78 Chrissie McGaffigan (ND) 6-1, 6-0 5. #106 Jennifer Kellner (ND) def. Mimi Nguyen (MICH) 6-2, 6-4 6. Rika Tatsuno (MICH) def. Julie Sabacinski (ND) 6-2, 6-2

Doubles:

Doubles:

Doubles:

1. Frilling/Mathews (ND) def. White/Kedzierski (ILL) 8-1 2. Kellner/McGaffigan (ND) def. Finnegan/Falkin (ILL) 8-2** 3. Abajian/Smutko (ILL) def. Rafael/Sabacinski (ND) 8-4

1. Paulson/Tigu (ARK) def. Frilling/Mathews (ND) 8-2 2. Kellner/McGaffigan (ND) vs. Lukomskaya/Roy (ARK) 6-5, unfinished 3. Frampton/Starkova (ARK) def. Rafael/Sabacinski (ND) 9-8 (7-4)**

1. Bolender/Muresan (MICH) def. Frilling/Mathews (ND) 8-7 (7-2) 2. Taney/Tatsuno (MICH) def. McGaffigan/Rafael (ND) 8-3 3. Critser/Nguyen (MICH) def. Kellner/Sabacinski (ND) 8-2**

Order of finish: Doubles (1,2,3); Singles (5,3,2,1,4,6) ** - Clinching Point

Order of finish: Doubles (1,3); Singles (2,3,1,6,4,5) ** - Clinching Point

Order of finish: Doubles (2,3,1); Singles (1,4,6,3,5,2) ** - Clinching Point

#4 Notre Dame 7, #47 Yale 0 Jan. 29, 2011 at Notre Dame, Ind.

#5 North Carolina 5, #12 Notre Dame 2 Feb. 5, 2011 at Chapel Hill, N.C.

#18 Vanderbilt 4, #13 Notre Dame 3 Feb. 12, 2011 at Notre Dame, Ind.

Singles:

Singles:

Singles:

1. #9 Kristy Frilling (ND) def. Vicky Brook (YALE) 6-1, 6-2 2. #104 Shannon Mathews (ND) def. #65 Elizabeth Epstein (YALE) 6-0, 7-6 (10-8) 3. #79 Kristen Rafael (ND) def. Blair Seideman (YALE) 6-1, 7-5** 4. #78 Chrissie McGaffigan (ND) def. Annie Sullivan (YALE) 6-2, 6-2 5. #106 Jennifer Kellner (ND) def. Stevi Petrelli (YALE) 1-6, 6-2, 1-0 (10-6) 6. Julie Sabacinski (ND) def. Kim Szokol (YALE) 7-6 (7-3), 6-3

1. #9 Kristy Frilling (ND) def. #13 Zoe De Bruycker (UNC) 6-3, 6-2 2. #104 Shannon Mathews (ND) def. #54 Shinann Featherstone (UNC) 6-3, 6-3 3. Gina Suarez-Malaguti (UNC) def. #79 Kristen Rafael (ND) 2-6, 6-4, 6-4 4. #92 Jelena Durisic (UNC) def. #78 Chrissie McGaffigan (ND) 2-6, 6-3, 6-4 5. #86 Lauren McHale (UNC) def. #106 Jennifer Kellner (ND) 6-2, 6-7 (3-7), 6-2** 6. Haley Hemm (UNC) def. Julie Sabacinski (ND) 6-4, 6-7 (5-7), 6-3

1. #9 Kristy Frilling (ND) def. #83 Jackie Wu (VANDY) 7-5, 6-1 2. #104 Shannon Mathews (ND) def. #50 Alex Leatu (VANDY) 6-3, 6-1 3. #89 Chelsea Preeg (VANDY) def. #79 Kristen Rafael (ND) 5-7, 6-4, 7-5 4. #119 Lauren Mira (VANDY) def. #78 Chrissie McGaffigan (ND) 7-6 (8-6), 6-4 5. #106 Jennifer Kellner (ND) def. #64 Rachael Dillon (VANDY) 2-6, 7-6 (7-4), 6-3 6. Keilly Ulery (VANDY) def. Julie Sabacinski (ND) 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (7-4)**

Doubles:

Doubles:

Doubles:

1. Frilling/Mathews (ND) def. Brook/Clark (YALE) 8-5** 2. Kent/Sullivan (YALE) def. Kellner/McGaffigan (ND) 8-7 (7-5) 3. Rafael/Sabacinski (ND) def. Epstein/Szokol (YALE) 8-1

1. #8 Featherstone/McHale (UNC) def. Frilling/Mathews (ND) 8-3** 2. #80 Durisic/Lyons (UNC) def. Kellner/McGaffigan (ND) 8-7 (8-6) 3. Suarez-Malaguti/De Bruycker (UNC) def. Rafael/Sabacinski (ND) 8-1

1. Frilling/Mathews (ND) def. #20 Leatu/Dillon (VANDY) 8-0 2. #53 Preeg/Wu (VANDY) def. McGaffigan/Rafael (ND) 8-4 3. Mira/Ulery (VANDY) def. Kellner/Sabacinski (ND) 8-3**

Order of finish: Doubles (3,1,2); Singles (1,4,3,2,5,6) ** - Clinching Point

Order of finish: Doubles (3,1,2); Singles (2,1,4,3,5,6) ** - Clinching Point

Order of finish: Doubles (1,2,3); Singles (2,1,4,5,3,6) ** - Clinching Point

#12 Notre Dame 6, #54 Wake Forest 1 Feb. 6, 2011 at Winston-Salem, N.C. Singles: 1. #9 Kristy Frilling (ND) def. #62 Martina Pavelec (WF) 4-6, 6-3, 1-0 (11-9) 2. #104 Shannon Mathews (ND) def. Kayla Duncan (WF) 6-3, 6-2 3. #79 Kristen Rafael (ND) def. Emilee Malvehy (WF) 7-5, 6-4 4. Ryann Cutillo (WF) def. #78 Chrissie McGaffigan (ND) 6-2, 1-6, 6-4 5. #106 Jennifer Kellner (ND) def. Anna Mydlowska (WF) 6-1, 6-3 6. Julie Sabacinski (ND) def. Brigita Bercyte (WF) 6-3, 6-2** Doubles: 1. Frilling/Mathews (ND) def. #83 Pavelec/Duncan (WF) 9-8 (7-5) 2. Kellner/McGaffigan (ND) def. Cutillo/Malvehy (WF) 8-6** 3. Rafael/Sabacinski (ND) def. Mydlowska/Bercyte (WF) 8-3 Order of finish: Doubles (3,2,1); Singles (5,2,6,1,3,4) ** - Clinching Point

Julie Sabacinski

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Shannon Mathews

#13 Notre Dame 6, Wisconsin 1 Feb. 13, 2011 at Notre Dame, Ind. Singles:

#19 Notre Dame 4, Utah 0 Feb 25, 2011 at Montgomery, Ala.

#14 Notre Dame 6, #41 Indiana 1 March 4, 2011 at Bloomington, Ind.

Singles:

Singles:

1. #3 Kristy Frilling (ND) def. #114 Anastasia Putilina (UTAH) 6-1, 5-7, 6-2** 2. #43 Shannon Mathews (ND) def. #59 Evgenia Kryuchkova (UTAH) 6-2, 0-6, 6-2 3. Kristen Rafael (ND) vs. Sarah Pham (UTAH) 6-1, 4-6, 2-2, unfinished 4. #102 Jennifer Kellner (ND) def. Lucia Kovarcikova (UTAH) 6-3, 6-3 5. Chrissie McGaffigan (ND) vs. Paige Miles (UTAH) 6-3, 4-6, 3-2, unfinished 6. Julie Sabacinski (ND) vs. Lexi Provancha (UTAH) 3-6, 6-4, 5-1, unfinished

1. #3 Kristy Frilling (ND) def. #61 Leslie Hureau (IU) 6-2, 6-1 2. #32 Shannon Mathews (ND) def. Evgeniya Vertesheva (IU) 6-3, 6-1 3. #112 Jennifer Kellner (ND) def. Charlotte Martin (IU) 6-2, 6-1** 4. Chrissie McGaffigan (ND) def. Kayla Fujimoto (IU) 7-6 (8-6), 6-4 5. Julie Sabacinski (ND) def. Myriam Sopel (IU) 6-4, 4-6, 1-0 (10-8) 6. Sophie Garre (IU) def. JoHanna Manningham (ND) 6-2, 6-1

Doubles:

Doubles:

1. #57 Frilling/Mathews (ND) def. Putilina/Miles (UTAH) 8-4** 2. McGaffigan/Rafael (ND) def. Kryuchkova/Provancha (UTAH) 8-3 3. Kellner/Sabacinski (ND) vs. Pham/Kovarcikova (UTAH) 5-6, unfinished

1. #26 Mathews/Frilling (ND) def. Hureau/Sopel (IU) 8-5 2. Kellner/Sabacinski (ND) def. Fujimoto/Vertesheva (IU) 8-6** 3. Garre/Kyllmann (IU) def. Manningham/McGaffigan (ND) 8-4

Order of finish: Doubles (2,1); Singles (4,2,1) ** - Clinching Point

Order of finish: Doubles (3,1,2); Singles (6,2,1,3,5,4) ** - Clinching Point

#19 Notre Dame 4, #23 Oklahoma 1 Feb. 26, 2011 at Montgomery, Ala.

#7 Baylor 4, #14 Notre Dame 3 March 06, 2011 at Notre Dame, Ind.

Singles:

Singles:

1. Kristy Frilling (ND) def. Ana-Maria Constantinescu (OU) 2-6, 7-5, 7-5** 2. Shannon Mathews (ND) vs. Alice Radu (OU) 4-6, 6-2, 4-4, unfinished 3. Kristen Rafael (ND) vs. Whitney Ritchie (OU) 6-4, 2-6, 4-3, unfinished 4. Jennifer Kellner (ND) def. Marie-Pier Huet (OU) 6-2, 7-6 5. Chrissie McGaffigan (ND) def. Maria Kalashnikova (OU) 6-1, 6-1 6. Mia Lancaster (OU) def. Julie Sabacinski (ND) 7-5, 7-5

1. #3 Kristy Frilling (ND) def. #11 Sona Novakova (BAY) 2-6, 6-3, 6-3 2. #51 Nina Secerbegovic (BAY) def. #32 Shannon Mathews (ND) 6-1, 6-2 3. #36 Diana Nakic (BAY) def. #95 Kristen Rafael (ND) 6-3, 6-4** 4. #112 Jennifer Kellner (ND) def. #70 Karolina Filipiak (BAY) 4-6, 6-3, 1-0 (11-9) 5. #94 Jelena Stanivuk (BAY) def. Chrissie McGaffigan (ND) 6-1, 6-2 6. Julie Sabacinski (ND) def. Taylor Ormond (BAY) 3-6, default

Doubles:

Doubles:

1. Frilling/Mathews (ND) def. Ana-Maria Constantinescu/Radu (OU) 8-4 2. Rafael/McGaffigan (ND) def. Ritchie/Kalashnikova (OU) 8-5** 3. Eckel/Huet (OU) def. Kellner/Sabacinski (ND) 8-4

1. #26 Frilling/Mathews (ND) def. Secerbegovic/Stanivuk (BAY) 8-6 2. Nakic/Novakova (BAY) def. McGaffigan/Rafael (ND) 8-4 3. Filipiak/Ormond (BAY) def. Kellner/Sabacinski (ND) 9-8 (8-6)**

Order of finish: Doubles (1,3,2); Singles (5,4,6,1) ** - Clinching Point

Order of finish: Doubles (2,1,3); Singles (2,5,3,1,4,6) ** - Clinching Point

1. #9 Kristy Frilling (ND) def. Nicky Stracar (WIS) 6-2, 6-1 2. #104 Shannon Mathews (ND) def. Jenny Hois (WIS) 6-2, 6-1** 3. #79 Kristen Rafael (ND) def. Hannah Berner (WIS) 6-3, 6-2 4. #106 Jennifer Kellner (ND) def. Alaina Trgovich (WIS) 6-1, 6-0 5. Julie Sabacinski (ND) def. Angela Chupa (WIS) 6-1, 6-4 6. Jessica Seyferth (WIS) def. JoHanna Manningham (ND) 6-4, 6-3

#19 Notre Dame 4, #9 Virginia 0 Feb. 26, 2011 at Montgomery, Ala.

Doubles:

Singles:

1. Frilling/Mathews (ND) def. Stracar/Trgovich (WIS) 8-2 2. Kellner/Sabacinski (ND) def. Hois/Chupa (WIS) 8-5** 3. Seyferth/Berner (WIS) def. Manningham/Rafael (ND) 8-5

1. #3 Kristy Frilling (ND) vs. #41 Emily Fraser (UVA) 6-7, 6-4, 0-0 unfinished 2. #43 Shannon Mathews (ND) def. #67 Lindsey Hardenbergh (UVA) 6-4, 6-4** 3. Kristen Rafael (ND) def. #54 Erin Vierra (UVA) 6-2, 6-1 4. #102 Jennifer Kellner (ND) vs. Hana Tomljanovic (UVA) 6-1, 2-6, 4-3, unfinished 5. Chrissie McGaffigan (ND) def. Maria Fuccillo (UVA) 6-4, 6-0 6. Julie Sabacinski (ND) vs. Caryssa Peretz (UVA) 7-5, 5-5, unfinished

Order of finish: Doubles (1,2,3); Singles (4,1,2,6,5,3) ** - Clinching Point

Doubles: 1. #57 Frilling/Mathews (ND) def. #10 Fraser/Tomljanovic (UVA) 8-6** 2. Rafael/McGaffigan (ND) vs. #67 Hardenbergh/Vierra (UVA) 7-7, unfinished 3. Kellner/Sabacinski (ND) def. #51 Fuccillo/Teltumbde (UVA) 8-4 Order of finish: Doubles (3,1); Singles (5,3,2) ** - Clinching Point

#42 USF 5, #17 Notre Dame 2 March 15, 2011 at Tampa, Fla. Singles: 1. #43 Irene Rehberger (USF) def. #32 Shannon Matthews (ND), 6-2, 6-0 2. #106 Ecaterina Vasenina (USF) def. #95 Kristen Rafael (ND), 6-1, 6-3** 3. #112 Jennifer Kellner (ND) def. #76 Janette Bejlkova (USF), 1-6, 7-5, 10-4 4. Loreto Alonso Martinez (USF) def. Chrissie McGaffigan (ND), 6-1, 6-2 5. Alessandra Bonte (USF) def. Julie Sabacinski (ND), 6-4, 6-4 6. Kate Parker (USF) def. JoHanna Manningham (ND), 6-0, 6-4 Doubles: 1. #26 Kristy Frilling/Matthews (ND) def. #42 Bejlkova/Martinez (USF), 8-6** 2. Rehberger/Vasenina (USF) def. McGaffigan/Rafael (ND), 8-7 (7-2) 3. Kellner/Sabacinski (ND) def. Parker/Bonte (USF), 8-4 Order of Finish: Doubles (3, 1, 2); Singles (1, 6, 4, 2, 5, 3) ** - Clinching Point

2011-12 WOMEN’S TENNIS

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Match-By-Match #4 Duke 7, #17 Notre Dame 0 March 17, 2011 at Tampa, Fla.

#19 Notre Dame 5, #44 Long Beach State 2 April 1, 2011 at Notre Dame, Ind.

#22 Notre Dame 6, Marquette 1 April 17, 2011 at Milwaukee, Wis.

Singles:

Singles:

Singles:

1. #50 Nadine Fahoum (Duke) def. #38 Shannon Mathews (ND), 6-4, 3-6, 1-0 (10-8) 2. #72 Ellah Nze (Duke) def. Kristen Rafael (ND), 7-5, 6-2 3. #10 Reka Zsilinska (Duke) def. #107 Jennifer Kellner (ND), 6-1, 6-1** 4. #54 Liz Plotkin (Duke) def. Chrissie McGaffigan (ND), 6-3, 5-7, 1-0 (10-8) 5. #64 Rachel Kahan (Duke) def. JoHanna Manningham (ND), 6-1, 6-1 6. #58 Mary Clayton (Duke) def. Nancy Joyce (ND), 6-0, 6-0

1. #3 Kristy Frilling (ND) def. Anais Dallara (LBST) 6-3, 6-4** 2. #63 Shannon Mathews (ND) def. Klaudia Malenovska (LBST) 6-0, 6-2 3. #105 Jennifer Kellner (ND) def. Deborah Armstrong (LBST) 6-4, 7-6 (7-5) 4. Kristen Rafael (ND) def. Rachel Manesse (LBST) 6-4, 6-0 5. Sarah Cantlay (LBST) def. Chrissie McGaffigan (ND) 2-6, 6-2, 6-2 6. Anna Jecmionka (LBST) def. Julie Sabacinski (ND) 6-3, 6-2

1. #4 Kristy Frilling (ND) def. Olga Fischer (MAR) 6-3, 6-0 2. #64 Shannon Mathews (ND) def. Paola Calderon (MAR) 6-1, 6-1 3. #95 Jennifer Kellner (ND) def. Rachael Hush (MAR) 6-0, 6-1 4. Kristen Rafael (ND) def. Gillian Hush (MAR) 6-1, 6-3** 5. Chrissie McGaffigan (ND) def. Chelsea Utting (MAR) 6-0, 6-3 6. Julie Sabacinski (ND) def. Christina Ruiz (MAR) 6-3, 6-1

Doubles:

Doubles:

Doubles:

1. Nze/Kahan (Duke) def. McGaffigan/Rafael (ND), 8-1 2. Kellner/Mathews (ND) def. Fahoum/Mar (Duke), 8-5 3. #64 Clayton/Gorny (Duke) def. Joyce/Manningham (ND), 8-2**

1. #22 Frilling/Mathews (ND) def. Dallara/Malenovska (LBST) 8-3 2. McGaffigan/Rafael (ND) def. Alawi/Manesse (LBST) 8-3** 3. Kellner/Sabacinski (ND) def. Cantlay/Luzar (LBST) 8-5

1. #15 Frilling/Mathews (ND) def. Hush/Ruiz (MAR) 8-1 2. Fischer/Diaz (MAR) def. McGaffigan/Rafael (ND) 8-6** 3. Hush/Utting (MAR) def. Kellner/Sabacinski (ND) 8-5

Order of Finish: Doubles (1,3,2); Singles (6,5,3,2,1,4) ** - Clinching Point

Order of finish: Doubles (1,2,3); Singles (2,4,1,6,5,3) ** - Clinching Point

Order of finish: Doubles: (1,3,2); Singles (2,3,1,4,5,6) ** - Clinching Point

#17 Notre Dame 5, #18 Tennessee 2 March 19, 2011 at Tampa, Fla.

#19 Notre Dame 6, #32 Texas A&M 1 April 2, 2011 at Notre Dame, Ind.

Singles:

Singles:

1. #3 Kristy Frilling (ND) def. #42 Natalie Pluskota (UT) 6-1, 6-0 2. #38 Shannon Mathews (ND) def. Rosalia Alda (UT) 6-4, 6-4 3. #36 Brynn Boren (UT) def. Kristen Rafael (ND) 1-6, 6-4, 6-1 4. #107 Jennifer Kellner (ND) def. Kata Szekely (UT) 6-4, 5-7, 1-0 (13-11) 5. Chrissie McGaffigan (ND) def. Maria Sorbello (UT) 3-6, 6-4, 6-2** 6. Millie Nichols (UT) def. Julie Sabacinski (ND) 7-5, 6-1

1. #3 Kristy Frilling (ND) def. #24 Nazari Urbina (TEXAM) 6-1, 6-2 2. #63 Shannon Mathews (ND) def. Morgan Frank (TEXAM) 7-6 (7-5), 6-1 3. #105 Jennifer Kellner (ND) def. Christi Liles (TEXAM) 6-3, 6-3** 4. Kristen Rafael (ND) def. Stephanie Davidson (TEXAM) 6-0, 6-3 5. Chrissie McGaffigan (ND) def. Janelle Cuthbertson (TEXAM) 6-2, 3-0, retired 6. Lauren Santacroce (TEXAM) def. Julie Sabacinski (ND) 7-6 (7-4), 6-2

Doubles:

Doubles:

1. #33 Frilling/Mathews (ND) def. #59 Pluskota/Nichols (UT) 8-5 2. McGaffigan/Rafael (ND) def. Alda/Sorbello (UT) 8-6** 3. Meredith/Kata Szekely (UT) def. Kellner/Sabacinski (ND) 9-7

1. #22 Frilling/Mathews (ND) def. Cuthbertson/Liles (TEXAM) 8-5 2. McGaffigan/Rafael (ND) def. Frank/Urbina (TEXAM) 8-6** 3. Davidson/Olivier (TEXAM) def. Kellner/Sabacinski (ND) 9-8 (7-3)

Order of Finish: Doubles (1,2,3); Singles (1,2,6,3,5,4) ** - Clinching Point

Order of finish: Doubles (1,2,3); Singles (5,1,3,4,2,6) ** - Clinching Point

#21 Georgia Tech 5, #19 Notre Dame 2 March 24, 2011 at Atlanta, Ga.

#16 Northwestern 4, #20 Notre Dame 3 April 7, 2011 at Evanston, Ill.

Singles:

Singles:

1. #49 Jillian O’Neill (GT) def. #3 Kristy Frilling (ND) 6-0, 6-3 2. #82 Viet Ha Ngo (GT) def. #38 Shannon Matthews (ND) 6-4, 7-6 (7-4)** 3. #83 Caroline Lilley (GT) def. Kristen Rafael (ND) 7-6 (7-4), 6-2 4. #107 Jennifer Kellner (ND) def. Sasha Krupina (GT) 4-6, 7-6, 10-8 5. Elizabeth Kilborn (GT) def. Chrissie McGaffigan (ND) 6-1, 4-6, 6-2 6. Julie Sabacinski (ND) def. Lynn Blau (GT) 7-6, 6-3

1. #16 Maria Mosolova (NU) def. #3 Kristy Frilling (ND) 6-4, 2-6, 6-1 2. #74 Belinda Niu (NU) def. #63 Shannon Mathews (ND) 6-4, 4-6, 6-1 3. #105 Jennifer Kellner (ND) def. #87 Kate Turvy (NU) 6-3, 6-1 4. Kristen Rafael (ND) def. #50 Brittany Wowchuk (NU) 6-3, 6-3 5. Stacey Lee (NU) def. Chrissie McGaffigan (ND) 3-6, 6-2, 6-2 6. Linda Abu Mushrefova (NU) def. Julie Sabacinski (ND) 3-6, 7-5, 6-2**

Doubles:

Doubles:

1. #33 Frilling/Matthews (ND) def. Viet Ngo/O’Neill (GT) 8-6 2. Krupina/Kilborn (GT) def. McGaffigan/Rafael (ND) 9-8 (7-4)** 3. Blau/Lilley (GT) def. Kellner/Sabacinski (ND) 8-3

1. #22 Mathews/Frilling (ND) def. #7 Abu Mushrefova/Hamilton (NU) 8-3 2. McGaffigan/Rafael (ND) def. Mosolova/Niu (NU) 8-6** 3. Wowchuk/Chernyakova (NU) def. Sabacinski/Kellner (ND) 8-3

Order of finish: Doubles (3,1,2); Singles (1,6,3,2,5,4) ** - Clinching Point

Order of finish: Doubles (3,1,2); Singles (3,4,1,2,5,6) ** - Clinching Point

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Kristy Frilling


#24 Notre Dame 6, DePaul 1 April 23, 2011 at Notre Dame, Ind.

#23 Notre Dame 4, #42 USF 2 May 1, 2011 at Notre Dame, Ind.

#14 Northwestern 4, #20 Notre Dame 0 May 14, 2011 at Evanston, Ill.

Singles:

Singles:

Singles:

1. #4 Kristy Frilling (ND) def. Katarina Milinkovic (DEP) 6-0, 6-2 2. #61 Shannon Mathews (ND) def. Gia McKnight (DEP) 6-3, 6-1 3. Kelsey Lawson (DEP) def. #106 Jennifer Kellner (ND) 6-7 (6-8), 6-3,1-0 (10-4) 4. Kristen Rafael (ND) def. Christiana Raymond (DEP) 6-0, 6-1** 5. Chrissie McGaffigan (ND) def. Cali Gustafson (DEP) 6-0, 6-0 6. Julie Sabacinski (ND) def. Samanatha Kaneta (DEP) 6-0, 6-1

1. Irene Rehberger (USF) def. Kristy Frilling (ND) 7-5, 6-3 2. Shannon Mathews (ND) def. Ecaterina Vasenina (USF) 6-4, 7-5** 3. Janette Bejlkova (USF) def. Jennifer Kellner (ND) 6-4, 6-4 4. Kristen Rafael (ND) def. Loreto Alonso Martinez (USF) 6-0, 6-0 5. Chrissie McGaffigan (ND) def. Alessandra Bonte (USF) 6-4, 6-3 6. Julie Sabacinski (ND) vs. Kate Parker (USF) 6-1, 6-6 (3-3), unfinished

1. Maria Mosolova (NU) def. Kristy Frilling (ND) 6-2, 6-2 2. Shannon Mathews (ND) vs. Brittany Wowchuk (NU) 6-3, 2-6, 5-2, unf. 3. Kate Turvy (NU) def. Jennifer Kellner (ND) 6-2, 6-0 4. Kristen Rafael (ND) vs. Linda Abu Mushrefova (NU) 6-4, 4-5, unf. 5. Stacey Lee (NU) def. Britney Sanders (ND) 6-3, 7-6 (7-1)** 6. Chrissie McGaffigan (ND) vs. Nida Hamilton (NU) 6-3, 3-6, 5-2, unf.

Doubles:

Doubles:

Doubles:

1. #11 Frilling/Mathews (ND) def. Milinkovic/Salkovic (DEP) 8-2 2. McGaffigan/Rafael (ND) def. Lawson/McKnight (DEP) 8-2 3. Kellner/Sabacinski (ND) def. Gustafson/Raymond (DEP) 8-4**

1. Frilling/Mathews (ND) vs. Martinez/Bejlkova (USF) 6-6, unfinished 2. McGaffigan/Rafael (ND) def. Rehberger/Vasenina (USF) 8-6** 3. Kellner/Sabacinski (ND) def. Bonte/Parker (USF) 8-3

1. Abu Mushrefova/Hamilton (NU) def. Frilling/Mathews (ND) 8-2 2. McGaffigan/Rafael (ND) vs. Chernyakova/Wowchuk (NU) 7-6, unf. 3. Mosolova/Turvy (NU) def. Kellner/Sanders (ND) 8-4**

Order of finish: Doubles (1,3,2); Singles (5,6,4,1,2,3) ** - Clinching Point

Order of finish: Singles (4,5,1,3,2); Doubles (3,2) ** - Clinching Point

Order of Finish: Singles (1,3,5); Doubles (1,3) ** - Clinching Point

#23 Notre Dame 4, Georgetown 0 April 29, 2011 at South Bend, Ind.

#20 Notre Dame 4, Fresno State 0 May 13, 2011 at Evanston, Ill.

Singles:

Singles:

1. Kristy Frilling (ND) vs. Stephanie Wetmore (GTOWN) 6-3, 3-4, unfinished 2. Shannon Mathews (ND) def. Lauren Greco (GTOWN) 6-1, 6-4** 3. Jennifer Kellner (ND) vs. Victoria Sekely (GTOWN) 6-0, 4-2, unfinished 4. Kristen Rafael (ND) vs. Tina Tehrani (GTOWN) 6-2, 3-1, unfinished 5. Chrissie McGaffigan (ND) def. Madeline Jaeger (GTOWN) 6-1, 6-2 6. Julie Sabacinski (ND) def. Alexandra Landers (GTOWN) 6-1, 6-1

1: Kristy Frilling (ND) vs. Marianne Jodoin (FS), 6-7 (6), 1-4 unf. 2: Shannon Mathews vs. Laura Pola (FS), 7-6 (7), unf. 3: Jennifer Kellner (ND) def. Melissa McQueen (FS), 6-2, 6-1 4: Kristen Rafael (ND) def. Bianca Modoc (FS), 6-0, 6-1 5: Chrissie McGaffigan (ND) vs. Olga Kirpicheva (FS), 3-6, 5-3, unf. 6: Julie Sabacinski (ND) def. Abby Hayley (FS), 6-4, 6-1**

Doubles:

Doubles:

1. Frilling/Mathews (ND) vs. Wetmore/Tehrani (GTOWN) 7-2, unfinished 2. McGaffigan/Rafael (ND) def. Greco/Sekely (GTOWN) 8-1** 3. Kellner/Sabacinski (ND) def. Jaeger/Sebia (GTOWN) 8-1

1: Frilling/Mathews (ND) def. Pola/Jodoin (FS), 8-3 2: McGaffigan/Rafael (ND) def. Kirpicheva/McQueen (FS), 8-5** 3: Kellner/Sabacinski (ND) vs. Hayley/Modoc (FS), 6-3, unf.

Order of Finish: Singles (6,5,2); Doubles (3,2) ** - Clinching Point

Order of Finish: Singles (4, 3, 6); Doubles (1, 2) ** - Clinching Point

#23 Notre Dame 4, Marquette 0 April 30, 2011 at Notre Dame, Ind. Singles: 1. #4 Kristy Frilling (ND) def. Olga Fisher (MAR) 6-1, 6-1 2. #58 Shannon Mathews (ND) def. Paola Calderon (MAR) 6-0, 6-4** 3. #112 Jennifer Kellner (ND) def. Rachael Hush (MAR) 6-1, 6-0 4. Gillian Hush (MAR) vs. Kristen Rafael (ND) no result 5. Christina Ruiz (MAR) vs. Chrissie McGaffigan (ND) no result 6. Chelsea Utting (MAR) vs. Julie Sabacinski (ND) no result Doubles: 1. #13 Frilling/Mathews (ND) vs. Hush/Ruiz (MAR) 7-5, unfinished 2. Rafael/McGaffigan (ND) def. Diaz/Fisher (MAR) 8-6** 3. Kellner/Sabacinski (ND) def. Hush/Utting (MAR) 9-7 Order of finish: Doubles (3,2); Singles (1,3,2) ** - Clinching Point

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Graduated Seniors Kristen Rafael 5-4 Grand Prairie, Texas Nolan Catholic

HONORS & AWARDS Four-Time Monogram Winner Team Captain 2010-11 NCAA Team Championships Semifinalist 2009, 2010 NCAA Team Championships Participant 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 BIG EAST Conference Champions 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 BIG EAST All-Tournament Team Doubles: 2008

AS A SENIOR: Enjoyed most productive singles dual season as a member of the Irish, finishing with a record of 12-9 in split time between courts two, three and four … overall, finished her final campaign with a 21-10 mark, aided by a 9-1 fall tour season … earned fourth monogram … named BIG EAST Player of the Week for the first time of her career the week of April 27 … climbed as high as 79th in the ITA rankings … finished the year with a 5-9 mark in split time between No. 2 and 3, while posting a perfect 7-0 ledger in her time at No. 4 … also ended with a 20-13 doubles record, including 13-11 on the dual campaign … spent majority of season at No. 2 doubles, finishing with a record of 11-6 … played eight nationally-ranked opponents, notching a pair of victories in those contests … first of the two victories came against #54 Erin Vierra of Virginia at the Blue/Gray Classic … knocked her off in straight sets, 6-2, 6-1, helping the Irish to a 4-0 victory and the tournament title … later took down #50 Brittany Wowchuk of Northwestern (6-3, 6-3) after making the move to No. 4 singles … named a member of the BIG EAST Academic All-Stars for fourth consecutive season. AS A JUNIOR: Finished the season with a 14-13 singles record, which included an 11-8 record in dual action… ended the season at the No. 6 position, but saw time at No. 5… had a 6-3 record at No. 5 singles and a 5-5 record at No. 6 singles… concluded the regular season winning seven of her last nine singles matches… notched a 12-9 doubles record with three different partners … started and ended the season playing with Chrissie McGaffigan, and recorded a 10-5 record with her… the duo also started the year ranked 33rd nationally in the preseason poll … in the middle of the year, went 2-1 with Kali Krisik and 0-2 with Kristy Frilling … posted a total of six matchclinching points … knocked off Lynn Blau of Georgia Tech, 6-2, 1-6, 6-4, to secure the 4-3 victory

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over the then-14th ranked Yellow Jackets … wrapped up the match for the Irish a week later against Indiana, defeating Charlotte Martin in straight sets (6-1, 6-0) … clinched the doubles point – along with teammate Chrissie McGaffigan – against California in the NCAA Round of 16 … named a member of the BIG EAST Academic AllStars for the third straight year. AS A SOPHOMORE: Finished the season with a 25-13 overall singles record and a 4-1 doubles marks … consistent force in the Irish lineup … went 6-5 at No. 3 singles, 5-2 at No. 4, 2-2 at No. 5 and 4-2 at No. 6 … topped Michigan’s 39th-ranked Chisako Sugiyama, 6-1, 6-1, at the Midwest Regional … finished the tournament season with an 8-2 record … opened the dual season ranked 62nd … won five straight to start the dual-match schedule … put together a six-match win streak from Feb. 18 to March 5 … recorded a 17-11 mark during dual competition … clinched the win for the Irish on seven occasions … went 1-1 at the BIG EAST tournament and 3-1 in the NCAA Championship … BIG EAST Academic All-Star. AS A FRESHMAN: Saw limited action in singles matches, finishing the season at 8-5 while going 3-2 in dual matches … began the season by winning her first four matches before falling to #68 Chisako Sugiyama of Michigan (5-7, 2-6) … only other loss against a ranked opponent was to 19thranked Maya Johansson of Georgia Tech (3-6, 4-6) … went 19-12 overall in doubles play, going 6-3 with Cosmina Ciobanu, 3-2 with Colleen Rielley and 9-6 with Kali Krisik … went 0-1 against ranked opponents as she and Krisik lost at No. 2 doubles to 50th-ranked Jana Bielikova and Karolina Fillipiak of Baylor (4-8) … played at No. 3 doubles with Krisik in the NCAA tournament … first round match was halted, but picked up her first NCAA victory in the second round, defeating Miami (Fla.)’s Michaela Kissell and Jenna Osborne (8-1). HIGH SCHOOL & PERSONAL DATA: Four-year letterwinner at Nolan Catholic High School … named MVP each of her four scholastic seasons … captured district championships all four years … won state titles as a freshman, sophomore and senior … dropped just one match her entire high school career … helped Nolan Catholic to state titles as a freshman and sophomore … earned All-American honors as a senior … awarded 2007 Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year … member of National Honor Society … three-year member of choir and performed at Carnegie Hall … graduated summa cum laude from high school (top 10-percent of class) … ranked as high as fifth in the 2007 recruiting class by tennisrecruiting.net … captured three major junior championships, including the Texas Summer Grand Slam and the MCB Cotton Bowl Super Championship … awarded the 2006 Sportsmanship Award at the Fort Worth Pro Tennis Classic, 2004 Maureen Connelly Brinker Sportsmanship Award, G14 National Open Sportsmanship Award, G12 Zonals Sportsmanship Award … singles and doubles semifinalist at the 2006 ITF GB1 Jerry Simmons Pan American (G18) … doubles champion at the 2007 ITF Tennis Express (G18) … singles and doubles champion at the Texas Summer Grand Slam (G18) … went undefeated at the USTA Junior Fed Cup Championships (G18) … doubles semifinalist at

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the 2006 USTA National Hard Court Championships (G18) … singles and doubles National Open champion (G16) … awarded Player of the Year by the Dallas Tennis Association (2001, G12; 2002 and 2003, G14; 2004, G16; 2005 and 2006, G18) … Dallas Morning News and Star Telegram Player of the Year as a senior … third Texas native, and first since 2002, to play for the Irish women’s tennis team … born August 19, 1989, in Nederland, Texas … daughter of Alex and Elieen Rafael … has a brother, Paul … graduated from the College of Arts and Letters with a theology degree.

Rafael’s Career Record Singles Year Dual Open Overall 2007-08 3-2 5-3 8-5 2008-09 17-11 8-2 25-13 2009-10 11-8 3-5 14-13 2010-11 12-9 9-1 21-10 Totals 43-30 25-11 68-41 Doubles Year Dual Open Overall 2007-08 12-10 7-2 19-12 2008-09 0-0 4-1 4-1 2009-10 10-4 2-4 12-8 2010-11 13-11 7-2 20-13 Totals 35-25 20-9 55-34 Career-High ITA National Rankings: 62nd (singles), 38th (doubles) Career-High Singles Win: #39 Chisako Sugiyama (Michigan), 6-1, 6-1; 10/26/08


Sophomore Jennifer Kellner and the Irish, much as in year’s past, entertain one of the most difficult schedules in the country as they face a minimum of 14 teams that ended last season ranked in the ITA Top 75, including four of which finished in the top 10 in the country.


On the Road with the Irish Since 1976, the Notre Dame women’s tennis team has traveled to 37 states and one foreign country (Puerto Rico). Notre Dame’s widespread travel is befitting of a student body and tennis roster that draws from all corners of the United States, as the program has included student-athletes from 29 states and two foreign countries. Below is a listing of the alltime Irish travel locales. (@ = road destinations in 2011-12)

Alabama

Mobile (South Alabama, Blue-Gray Classic) Tuscaloosa (Roberta Allison Invitational) Tempe (Arizona State)

Arizona Arkansas

Fayetteville (Arkansas, Oregon, Pepperdine)

California

Bakersfield (NCAA Division II Championship) Fullerton (Cal State Fullerton) Irvine (UC Irvine) Long Beach (Long Beach State) Los Angeles (Loyola Marymount, UCLA, USC, NCAA Championships) Malibu (Pepperdine, ITA All-American Championships, NCAA Championships) @ Pacific Palisades (ITA All-American Championships) Palm Springs (adidas Invitational) Palo Alto (ITA/World Team Tennis National Championships, NCAA Championships) Pomona (NCAA Division II Championship) San Diego (San Diego State, San Diego) Stanford (NCAA Championships) Whittier (Whittier)

Colorado

Boulder (Colorado, Colorado Invitational) USAF Academy (Air Force)

Connecticut

New Haven (Yale, ITA National Indoor)

Florida

Coral Gables (BIG EAST Championship) Delray Beach (Lavers Invitational) Gainesville (NCAA Championships, Florida Invitational) Lakeland (Florida Southern Tournament) Niceville (National Tennis Classic) Orlando (ITA National Clay Court Championships, adidas College Invitational, vs. Duke) @ Sarasota (Sarasota Clay Courts) Tallahassee (Florida State, NCAA Championships) @ Tampa (South Florida, Duke, Tennessee, BIG EAST Championship)

Georgia

Atlanta (Georgia Tech) @ Athens (Georgia, NCAA Championships, Georgia Invitational) Peachtree City (adidas Invitational) Stone Mountain (NCAA Championships)

Hawaii

@ Honolulu (Hawaii, Texas Tech, SMU, Wyoming) Laie (vs. Washington) Waikoloa (Duke, Tennessee) Boise (Boise State)

Idaho Illinois

Carbondale (Southern Illinois) Champaign-Urbana (Illinois, NCAA Region IV Championship, Illinois Invitational, Midwest Blast) Chicago (Illinois-Chicago, DePaul, Illinois-Chicago Circle Tournament, Illinois-Chicago Circle, Marquette) DeKalb (Northern Illinois) Edwardsville (AIAW Division II Region V Tournament) Evanston (Northwestern, Midwest Intercollegiate

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Championships, NCAA Championships) Macomb (Western Illinois) Normal (Illinois State) Peoria (Bradley) Wheaton (Wheaton)

Indiana

Anderson (Anderson, IAIAW Division III Tournament) @ Bloomington (Indiana, Midwest Fall Invitational, Hoosier Classic, Indiana Invitational) Calumet (Purdue-Calumet) Evansville (Evansville, North Star Conference Championship) Fort Wayne (IPFW) Franklin (Franklin College) Greencastle (DePauw) Indianapolis (Butler, IAIAW Division II Tournament, MCC Championship) Muncie (Ball State, Ball State Tournament) North Manchester (Manchester College) South Bend (Notre Dame, Saint Mary’s, Irish Invitational, Notre Dame-Saint Mary’s Invitational, Eck Classic, ITA Midwest Championships, NCAA Championships) Terre Haute (Indiana State, Indiana State Tournament) Upland (Taylor) Valparaiso (Valparaiso) West Lafayette (Purdue)

Iowa

Des Moines (Drake) Iowa City (Iowa)

Kansas

Lawrence (Kansas) Wichita (Wichita State, TCU)

Kentucky

Lexington (Kentucky, Kentucky Fall Classic) Morehead (Morehead State) @ Louisville (Louisville)

Louisiana

Baton Rouge (Louisiana State, LSU Invitational) Natchitoches (Northwestern Louisiana State) New Orleans (Tulane) Ruston (Louisiana Tech)

Maryland

Baltimore (ITA National Clay Court Championships) College Park (Maryland, Maryland Invitational)

Massachusetts

Cambridge (Harvard, Harvard Invitational) Chestnut Hill (Boston College)

Michigan

@ Ann Arbor (Michigan, Michigan Invitational, ITA Midwest Championships, ITA National Intercollegiate Indoor Championships) Detroit (Wayne State, AIAW Division II Region V Tournament) East Lansing (Michigan State, ITA Midwest Championships) Kalamazoo (Western Michigan, ITA Midwest Championships) Mt. Pleasant (Central Michigan) Ypsilanti (Eastern Michigan)

Minnesota

Minneapolis (Minnesota, Gopher Doubles Invitational, ITA National Indoor Championships, Federated Insurance Court Classic, ITA Midwest Championships)

Mississippi

Jackson (ITA National Clay Court Championships)

Missouri

Saint Louis (Saint Louis, North Star Conference Championship) Springfield (Oklahoma)

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Nevada

Las Vegas (UNLV, National Collegiate Tennis Classic, Collegiate Kickoff Classic, Freeman Memorial)

New Jersey

Hackettstown (Centenary)

New Mexico

Las Cruces (New Mexico State)

New York

Syracuse (SUnity Life Tennis Classic) @ Flushing (ITA National Indoor Championships)

North Carolina

Chapel Hill (North Carolina) Davidson (Davidson) Durham (Duke) Winston-Salem (Wake Forest)

Ohio

Bowling Green (Bowling Green) @ Columbus (Ohio State, ITA Midwest Championships, Ohio State Invitational, OSU/Prince Cup, ITA National Indoor Championships) Hamilton (Illinois) Oxford (Miami) Toledo (Toledo)

Oklahoma

Norman (Oklahoma) Oklahoma City (BYU, Kansas State, Oklahoma) Stillwater (Oklahoma State) Tulsa (Tulsa, NCAA Championships)

Rhode Island

Providence (Brown, Brown Invitational)

South Carolina

Clemson (Clemson) Columbia (South Carolina) Charleston (AIAW Division II National Tournament) Fripp Island (Fripp Island Invitational) Greenville (Furman) Hilton Head (Spring Fest College Invitational)

Tennessee

Chattanooga (NCAA Division II Championship) @ Knoxville (Tennessee, St. Mary’s Classic) @ Nashville (Vanderbilt, Vanderbilt Invitational, NCAA Championships)

Texas

Austin (Texas, ITA All-American Championships) @ College Station (Texas A&M, NCAA Championships) Dallas (SMU, ITA National Indoor Championships) Houston (Donnay/Rice Classic) San Antonio (Texas-San Antonio) Tyler (Texas Invitational) @ Waco (Baylor) Provo (Brigham Young) Salt Lake City (Utah)

Utah Virginia

Blacksburg (Virginia Tech) @ Charlottesville (Virginia, National Indoor) Richmond (VCU, ITA National Clay Court Championships) Williamsburg (William & Mary, William & Mary Invitational) Seattle (Washington)

Washington Wisconsin

Madison (Wisconsin, ITA Midwest Championships, USTA/ITA National Team Indoor Championship) Milwaukee (Marquette)

Puerto Rico

The Villas at Palmas (Duke, William & Mary)


2011 Tournaments

INDIANA INVITATIONAL Sept. 23-25 Bloomington, Ind. IU Tennis Courts Host School: Indiana Teams Participating: Notre Dame, Indiana, Kansas State, Georgia, Abilene Christian Format: Four flights of singles with eight players competing in each; one doubles flight featuring eight teams.

ITA NATIONAL INDIVIDUAL INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS Nov. 3-6 Flushing, N.Y. USTA-Billie Jean King National Tennis Center Host School: Columbia Format: A 32-player single-elimination draw and a 16-team single elimination doubles draw. ND History in the Tournament: Irish student-athletes have made 21 singles and doubles appearances since 1991. In singles: Michelle Dasson and Jennifer Hall both reached the semifinals in 2001 and 1996, respectively. In doubles: the duo of Brook Buck and Kelcy Tefft won the event in 2007, giving Notre Dame its second ever title in an ITA National Championship. Tefft and Kristy Frilling were runners-up in 2008. Last Season: Kristy Frilling earned qualification into the draw, earning a Round of 32 victoy over Bianca Eichkorn of Miami (FL), 6-4, 6-0, before falling in the Round of 16 to Aeriel Ellis of Texas, 7-5, 6-1.

RIVIERA/ITA ALL-AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIPS Oct. 4-9 Pacific Palisades, Calif. Riviera Tennis Club Format: One 32-player main draw in in singles, one 64-player qualifying draw in singles and one 32-team main draw in doubles. Top Past Performances: The have had 12 singles participants reach the main draw at the event with Kristy Frilling and Michelle Dasso’s quarterfinal runs in 2010 and 2000, respectively, being the farthest anyone has reached for Notre Dame in singles competition. The Irish have also had 12 doubles participants in this event with the duo of Wendy Crabtree and Lisa Tholen having the best run in 1993, making it to the semifinals. 2011 Information: Kristy Frilling and Shannon Mathews both will represent the Irish at the event. Frilling enters the main draw of singles with Mathews hoping to play into the main draw out of the qualifying bracket. Both also will team in the doubles bracket for the second straight year.

ITA MIDWEST REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS Oct. 20-25 Columbus, Ohio Stickney Tennis Center/Varsity Tennis Center Host School: Ohio State Format: A 64-player singles draw, with a 64-player qualifying draw feeding into eight players who will gain entrance into the main draw. A 32-team doubles draw also will be featured. ND History in the Tournament: The Irish have won 12 titles since 1991. In singles Kristy Frilling in 2010, Colleen Rielley in 2006, Michelle Dasso in 2000 and 1997, Wendy Crabtree in 1993 and Melissa Harris in 1991. In doubles: Kelcy Tefft and Kristy Frilling in 2008, Tefft and Brook Buck in 2007 and 2006, Dasso and Becky Varnum in 2000 and 1999 and Crabtree and Holyn Lord in 1994. Last Season: Kristy Frilling knocked off Michigan’s Denise Muresan in straight sets (6-2, 7-6 (7-2)) for the singles title, becoming the first Irish woman to win the event since Colleen Rielley in ’06.

ECK TENNIS CLASSIC Nov. 4-6 Notre Dame, Ind. Eck Tennis Pavilion

LAKEWOOD RANCH INVITATIONAL Nov. 11-13 Sarasota, Fla. Sarasota Clay Courts

Host School: Notre Dame Event History: This is the second consecutive Eck Tennis Classic, reinstituting a traditional home event that had previously halted after the 2004-05 season. It is the 19th time in program history that the Irish have hosted the event. Last Season: The Irish took home the top three spots in the Blue Singles Draw with Kristen Rafael, Britney Sanders and Chrissie McGaffigan finishing first through third, respectively. Jennifer Kellner won the Gold Singles Draw, while JoHanna Manningham won the Green Singles Consolation Draw. Kellner and Sanders also teamed up to bring home the Blue Doubles Draw title.

Host: Lakewood Ranch Country Club ND History at the Tournament: This will mark the second straight year the Irish have competed in the tournament, also the second time in program history. Last Season: The Irish sent both Chrissie McGaffigan and Julie Sabacinski to the event. McGaffigan reached the singles finals, while Sabacinski advanced into the quarterfinals. In doubles, the duo reached the semifinals.

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2012 Opponents CINCINNATI BEARCATS

MISSOURI TIGERS

Saturday, Jan. 21 – 1 p.m. Notre Dame, Ind. – Eck Tennis Center NCAA RESULT: Did Not Qualify LOCATION: Cincinnati, Ohio FINAL ITA RANKING: Unranked ENROLLMENT: 22,449 LETTERWINNERS RETURNING/ CONFERENCE: BIG EAST WEBSITE: www.gobearcats.com LOST: 5/2 FACILITY: Trabert-Talbert Tennis NCAA QUALIFIERS/NATIONALLY Center RANKED RETURNEES (FINAL ATHLETIC DIRECTOR: RANKING): None Mike Thomas NCAA QUALIFIERS/NATIONALLY HEAD COACH (ALMA MATER): RANKED LOST (FINAL Angela Wilson (Indiana) RANKING): None RECORD AT SCHOOL: 37-38 (3) CONTACT: Megan Henderson OVERALL RECORD (YRS.): E-MAIL: 37-38 (3) hendermg@ucmail.uc.edu ASSISTANT (ALMA MATER): Lindsey Lonergan (Cincinnati)

Sunday, Jan. 22 – 11 a.m. Notre Dame, Ind. – Eck Tennis Center NCAA RESULT: Did Not Qualify LOCATION: Columbia, Mo. FINAL ITA RANKING: Unranked ENROLLMENT: 24,901 LETTERWINNERS RETURNING/ CONFERENCE: Big 12 WEBSITE: www.mutigers.com LOST: 4/2 FACILITY: Green Tennis Center NCAA QUALIFIERS/NATIONALLY ATHLETIC DIRECTOR: RANKED RETURNEES (FINAL Mike Alden RANKING):None HEAD COACH (ALMA MATER): NCAA QUALIFIERS/NATIONALLY Sasha Schmidt (Iowa) RANKED LOST (FINAL RECORD AT SCHOOL: RANKING): None First Season CONTACT: Andrea Lewis OVERALL RECORD (YRS.): E-MAIL: allvwf@mail.mizzou.edu 132-101 (10) ASSISTANT (ALMA MATER): Jason Potthoff (Texas A&M)

2011 RECORD: 10-16 CONF. RECORD: 5-5 CONF. TOURNAMENT RESULT: First Round

2011 RECORD: 12-10 CONF. RECORD: 4-7 CONF. TOURNAMENT RESULT: First Round

YALE BULLDOGS

Saturday, Jan. 28 – 2 p.m. Ann Arbor, Mich. – Varsity Tennis Center LOCATION: New Haven, Conn. CONF. TOURNAMENT RESULT: Champions ENROLLMENT: 11,701 NCAA RESULT: Second Round CONFERENCE: Ivy League FINAL ITA RANKING: 31st WEBSITE: LETTERWINNERS RETURNING/ www.yalebulldogs.com LOST: 5/2 FACILITY: Cullman-Heyman Tennis Center NCAA QUALIFIERS/NATIONALLY ATHLETIC DIRECTOR: RANKED RETURNEES (FINAL Thomas Beckett RANKING): None HEAD COACH (ALMA MATER): NCAA QUALIFIERS/NATIONALLY Danielle Lund McNamara RANKED LOST (FINAL (Michigan) RANKING): None RECORD AT SCHOOL: 73-33 (6) CONTACT: Calvin Bohn OVERALL RECORD (YRS.): E-MAIL: calvin.bohn@yale.edu 73-33 (6) ASSISTANT (ALMA MATER): Christian Thompson (Notre Dame) 2011 RECORD: 23-5 CONF. RECORD: 6-1

MICHIGAN WOLVERINES

Sunday, Jan. 29 – TBA Ann Arbor, Mich. – Varsity Tennis Center Wednesday, March 21 – 4 p.m. Ann Arbor, Mich. – Varsity Tennis Center NCAA RESULT: Third Round LOCATION: Ann Arbor, Mich. FINAL ITA RANKING: 10th ENROLLMENT: 41,924 LETTERWINNERS RETURNING/ CONFERENCE: Big Ten WEBSITE: www.mgoblue.com LOST: 4/3 FACILITY: Varsity Tennis Center NCAA QUALIFIERS/NATIONALLY RANKED RETURNEES (FINAL ATHLETIC DIRECTOR: RANKING): Brooke Bolender Dave Brandon HEAD COACH (ALMA MATER): (93rd), Sam Critser (70th) NCAA QUALIFIERS/NATIONALLY Ronnie Bernstein (Miami, FL) RECORD AT SCHOOL: 85-23 (5) RANKED LOST (FINAL RANKING): OVERALL RECORD (YRS.): Denise Muresan (6th) 250-94 (14) Whitney Taney (106th) ASSISTANT (ALMA MATER): CONTACT: Leah Howard Teryn Ashley-Fitch (Stanford) E-MAIL: lchoward@umich.edu 2011 RECORD: 24-5 CONF. RECORD: 10-0 CONF. TOURNAMENT RESULT: Finals

TENNESSEE VOLUNTEERS

Friday, Feb. 3 – 4 p.m. Knoxville, Tenn. – Goodfriend Tennis Center CONF. TOURNAMENT RESULT: LOCATION: Knoxville, Tenn. Finals ENROLLMENT: 21,393 NCAA RESULT: Second Round CONFERENCE: Southeastern WEBSITE: www.utladyvols.com FINAL ITA RANKING: 17th LETTERWINNERS RETURNING/ FACILITY: Goodfriend Indoor LOST: 4/3 Tennis Center (Indoor); Varsity Tennis Courts (Outdoor) NCAA QUALIFIERS/NATIONALLY ATHLETIC DIRECTOR: Dave Hart RANKED RETURNEES (FINAL HEAD COACH (ALMA MATER): RANKING): Natalie Pluskota Mike Patrick (Middle Tennessee (43rd), Brynn Boren (47th) State); Sonia Hahn-Patrick NCAA QUALIFIERS/NATIONALLY (Kentucky) RANKED LOST (FINAL RECORD AT SCHOOL: 413-240 RANKING): Rosalia Alda (92nd) (25); 254-133 (15) CONTACT: Andrew Lentz OVERALL RECORD (YRS.): PHONE: (865) 974-1212 469-268 (28); 254-133 (15) E-MAIL: alentz1@utk.edu ASSISTANT (ALMA MATER): Mario Toledo (Tennessee) 2011 RECORD: 20-8 CONF. RECORD: 9-2

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IPFW MASTADONS

Sunday, Jan. 22 – 5 p.m. Notre Dame, Ind. – Eck Tennis Center 2011 RECORD: 27-4 LOCATION: Fort Wayne, Ind. CONF. RECORD: 8-0 ENROLLMENT: 13,402 CONFERENCE: Summit League CONF. TOURNAMENT RESULT: Champions WEBSITE: NCAA RESULT: First Round www.gomastodons.com FINAL ITA RANKING: Unranked FACILITY: Dr. Rudy and Rhonda Kachmann LETTERWINNERS RETURNING/ Tennis Center LOST: 6/8 ATHLETIC DIRECTOR: NCAA QUALIFIERS/NATIONALLY Tommy Bell RANKED RETURNEES (FINAL HEAD COACH (ALMA MATER): RANKING): None Eric Burns (Franklin College) NCAA QUALIFIERS/NATIONALLY RECORD AT SCHOOL: RANKED LOST (FINAL 148-107 (9) RANKING): None OVERALL RECORD (YRS.): 148-107 (9) WOMEN’S TENNIS CONTACT: Skylar Litton ASSISTANT (ALMA MATER): Brett Barnett (Methodist PHONE: (260) 481-0278 University); Mark Recht E-MAIL: littsk01@ipfw.edu

MARYLAND TERRAPINS

Sunday, Jan. 29 – TBA Ann Arbor, Mich. – Varsity Tennis Center LOCATION: College Park, Md. ENROLLMENT: 26,876 CONFERENCE: Atlantic Coast WEBSITE: www.umterps.com FACILITY: Tennis Center at College Park ATHLETIC DIRECTOR: Kevin Anderson HEAD COACH (ALMA MATER): Dianne Matias (USC) RECORD AT SCHOOL: First Season OVERALL RECORD (YRS.): First Season ASSISTANT (ALMA MATER): Randy De Guzman (Ateneo de Manila) 2011 RECORD: 13-10 CONF. RECORD: 3-8

CONF. TOURNAMENT RESULT: First Round NCAA RESULT: First Round FINAL ITA RANKING: 34th LETTERWINNERS RETURNING/ LOST: 6/1 NCAA QUALIFIERS/NATIONALLY RANKED RETURNEES (FINAL RANKING): None NCAA QUALIFIERS/NATIONALLY RANKED LOST (FINAL RANKING): Cristina SanchezQuintanar (34th) CONTACT: Matt Bertram PHONE: (301) 314-8093 E-MAIL: mbertram@umd.edu


VANDERBILT COMMODORES

Sunday, Feb. 5 – Noon Nashville, Tenn. – Dills Indoor Tennis Courts LOCATION: Nashville, Tenn. CONF. TOURNAMENT RESULT: Semifinals ENROLLMENT: 6,879 NCAA RESULT: Third Round CONFERENCE: Southeastern FINAL ITA RANKING: 16th WEBSITE: www.vucommodores.com LETTERWINNERS RETURNING/ LOST: 6/2 FACILITY: Dills Indoor Tennis Courts NCAA QUALIFIERS/NATIONALLY ATHLETIC DIRECTOR: RANKED RETURNEES (FINAL David Williams RANKING): Alex Leatu (73rd) HEAD COACH (ALMA MATER): Chelsea Preeg (99th) Geoff Macdonald (Virginia) NCAA QUALIFIERS/NATIONALLY RECORD AT SCHOOL: RANKED LOST (FINAL 341-122 (17) RANKING): None OVERALL RECORD (YRS.): CONTACT: Ashley Crosby 455-158 (23) E-MAIL: ASSISTANT (ALMA MATER): Ashley.e.crosby@vanderbilt.edu Aleke Tsoubanos (Vanderbilt) 2011 RECORD: 17-9 CONF. RECORD: 7-4

ILLINOIS FIGHTING ILLINI

Sunday, Feb. 19 – Noon Notre Dame, Ind. – Eck Tennis Pavilion NCAA RESULT: Did Not Qualify LOCATION: Champaign, Ill. FINAL ITA RANKING: 72nd ENROLLMENT: 31,540 LETTERWINNERS RETURNING/ CONFERENCE: Big Ten LOST: 7/3 WEBSITE: www.fightingillini.com NCAA QUALIFIERS/NATIONALLY FACILITY: Atkins Tennis Center RANKED RETURNEES (FINAL ATHLETIC DIRECTOR: RANKING): Mike Thomas Rachael White (100th) HEAD COACH (ALMA MATER): NCAA QUALIFIERS/NATIONALLY Michelle Dasso (Notre Dame) RANKED LOST (FINAL RECORD AT SCHOOL: 51-46 (4) RANKING): None OVERALL RECORD (YRS.): CONTACT: Amy Hyerczyk 51-46 (4) E-MAIL: hyerczy1@illinois.edu ASSISTANT (ALMA MATER): Georgia Rose (Northwestern) 2011 RECORD: 15-10 CONF. RECORD: 8-2 CONF. TOURNAMENT RESULT: Semifinals

ITA NATIONAL TEAM INDOOR Feb. 10-13 Charlottesville, Va. Boars Head Sports Club

Host School: University of Virginia Format: One 16-team championship draw ND History In The Tournament: The Irish have appeared in two ITA National Women’s Team Indoor Championships, highlighted by a runner-up finish in 2007

Last Appearance: The Irish participated in the 2008 National Team Indoor Championships where they lost in the semifinals to eventual champions of the event, Northwestern.

INDIANA HOOSIERS

Friday, Feb. 24 – 3 p.m. Notre Dame, Ind. – Eck Tennis Pavilion LOCATION: Bloomington, Ind. NCAA RESULT: Did Not Qualify FINAL ITA RANKING: Unranked ENROLLMENT: 42,464 LETTERWINNERS RETURNING/ CONFERENCE: Big Ten WEBSITE: www.iuhoosiers.com LOST: 5/3 FACILITY: Varsity Tennis Courts NCAA QUALIFIERS/NATIONALLY ATHLETIC DIRECTOR: Fred Glass RANKED RETURNEES (FINAL HEAD COACH (ALMA MATER): RANKING): Leslie Hureau (57th) Evgeniya Vertesheva (118th) Lin Loring (UC Santa Barbara) RECORD AT SCHOOL: NCAA QUALIFIERS/NATIONALLY 719-270 (34) RANKED LOST (FINAL OVERALL RECORD (YRS.): RANKING): None 762-287 (38) CONTACT: Ryan Sheets ASSISTANT (ALMA MATER): Ramiro Azcui (Abilene Christian) E-MAIL: rmsheets@indiana.edu 2011 RECORD: 13-11 CONF. RECORD: 3-7 CONF. TOURNAMENT RESULT: Quarterfinals

NORTH CAROLINA TAR HEELS

Saturday, Feb. 18 – 11 a.m. Notre Dame, Ind. – Eck Tennis Pavilion NCAA RESULT: Quarterfinals LOCATION: Chapel Hill, N.C. FINAL ITA RANKING: 4th ENROLLMENT: 29,390 LETTERWINNERS RETURNING/ CONFERENCE: Atlantic Coast WEBSITE: www.tarheelblue.com LOST: 6/5 FACILITY: Cone-Kenfield Center NCAA QUALIFIERS/NATIONALLY ATHLETIC DIRECTOR: RANKED RETURNEES (FINAL Dick Baddour RANKING): HEAD COACH (ALMA MATER): Zoe De Bruycker (11th) Shinann Featherstone (69th) Brian Kalbas (Notre Dame) RECORD AT SCHOOL: 159-60 (7) NCAA QUALIFIERS/NATIONALLY OVERALL RECORD (YRS.): RANKED LOST (FINAL 373-145 (18) RANKING): Jelena Durisic (111th) ASSISTANT (ALMA MATER): Sara Anundsen (North Carolina) CONTACT: Bobby Hundley E-MAIL: bobbyhundley@unc.edu 2011 RECORD: 30-5 CONF. RECORD: 11-0 CONF. TOURNAMENT RESULT: Champions

GEORGIA TECH YELLOW JACKETS

Sunday, Feb. 26 – 9 a.m. Notre Dame, Ind. – Eck Tennis Pavilion CONF. TOURNAMENT RESULT: LOCATION: Atlanta, Ga. Quarterfinals ENROLLMENT: 20,720 NCAA RESULT: Third Round CONFERENCE: Atlantic Coast FINAL ITA RANKING: 13th WEBSITE: LETTERWINNERS RETURNING/ www.ramblinwreck.com LOST: 6/1 FACILITY: NCAA QUALIFIERS/NATIONALLY Bill Moore Tennis Center RANKED RETURNEES (FINAL ATHLETIC DIRECTOR: RANKING): Jillian O’Neill (30th) Dan Radakovich HEAD COACH (ALMA MATER): Caroline Lilley (104th) NCAA QUALIFIERS/NATIONALLY Bryan Shelton (Georgia Tech) RANKED LOST (FINAL RECORD AT SCHOOL: RANKING): 213-96 (12) Christina Ngo (65th) OVERALL RECORD (YRS.): CONTACT: Marcus Dittmer 213-96 (12) E-MAIL: ASSISTANT (ALMA MATER): mdittmer@athletics.gatech.edu Allison Silveno Witsken (Georgia Tech) 2011 RECORD: 15-10 CONF. RECORD: 5-6

IOWA HAWKEYES

Friday, March 2 – 3:30 p.m. Notre Dame, Ind. – Eck Tennis Pavilion NCAA RESULT: Did Not Qualify LOCATION: Iowa City, Iowa FINAL ITA RANKING: Unranked ENROLLMENT: 21,176 LETTERWINNERS RETURNING/ CONFERENCE: Big 10 LOST: 5/3 WEBSITE: www.hawkeyesports.com NCAA QUALIFIERS/NATIONALLY FACILITY: Tennis & Rec Complex RANKED RETURNEES (FINAL ATHLETIC DIRECTOR: Gary Barta RANKING): HEAD COACH (ALMA MATER): Sonja Molnar (96th) Katie Dougherty (Wisconsin) NCAA QUALIFIERS/NATIONALLY RECORD AT SCHOOL: 17-7 (1) RANKED LOST (FINAL OVERALL RECORD (YRS.): RANKING): None 17-7 (1) CONTACT: Kyle Soldwisch ASSISTANT (ALMA MATER): Jess Medvene-Collins (Redlands); E-MAIL: kyle-soldwisch@uiowa.edu Kelcie Kockenga (Iowa) 2011 RECORD: 17-7 CONF. RECORD: 6-4 CONF. TOURNAMENT RESULT: First Round

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TEXAS TECH RED RAIDERS

Saturday, March 3 – 3:30 p.m. Notre Dame, Ind. – Eck Tennis Center LOCATION: Durham, N.C. NCAA RESULT: Quarterfinals ENROLLMENT: 14,983 FINAL ITA RANKING: 3rd CONFERENCE: Atlantic Coast LETTERWINNERS RETURNING/ LOST: 4/4 WEBSITE: www.goduke.com NCAA QUALIFIERS/NATIONALLY FACILITY: Ambler Tennis Stadium (Outdoor); RANKED RETURNEES (FINAL Sheffield Tennis Center (Indoor) RANKING): ATHLETIC DIRECTOR: Dr. Kevin Rachel Kahan (77th) Mary Clayton (94th) White HEAD COACH (ALMA MATER): NCAA QUALIFIERS/NATIONALLY RANKED LOST (FINAL James Ashworth (Maryland) RANKING): RECORD AT SCHOOL: Elizabeth Plotkin (88th) 337-81 (15) Ellah Nze (103rd) OVERALL RECORD (YRS.): 337-81 (15) Reka Zsilinszka (25th) ASSISTANT (ALMA MATER): Nadine Fahoum (46th) Marc Spicijaric (Illinois) CONTACT: Kelly Preussner 2011 RECORD: 25-5 E-MAIL: CONF. RECORD: 10-1 kpreussner@duaa.duke.edu CONF. TOURNAMENT RESULT: Semifinals

Monday, March 12 – 5 p.m. Honolulu, Hawai’I – UH Tennis Complex LOCATION: Lubbock, Texas CONF. TOURNAMENT RESULT: Quarterfinals ENROLLMENT: 25,462 NCAA RESULT: Did Not Qualify CONFERENCE: Big 12 WEBSITE: www.texastech.com FINAL ITA RANKING: 48th FACILITY: MacLeod Tennis Center LETTERWINNERS RETURNING/ LOST: 7/6 ATHLETIC DIRECTOR: Kirby Hocutt NCAA QUALIFIERS/NATIONALLY HEAD COACH (ALMA MATER): RANKED RETURNEES (FINAL RANKING): Tom Stone (Duke) Elizabeth Ullathorne (117th) RECORD AT SCHOOL: 34-34-8 (5) NCAA QUALIFIERS/NATIONALLY OVERALL RECORD (YRS.): RANKED LOST (FINAL 34-34-8 (5) RANKING): None ASSISTANT (ALMA MATER): CONTACT: Trent Hilburn Aaron Gordon (North Texas); E-MAIL: trenten.hilburn@ttu.edu Ashley Gordon (SMU); Gibbs Keeton (Texas Tech)

WYOMING COWGIRLS

MARQUETTE GOLDEN EAGLES

Thursday, March 15 – 5 p.m. Honolulu, Hawai’I – UH Tennis Complex CONF. TOURNAMENT RESULT: LOCATION: Laramie, Wyo. Semifinals ENROLLMENT: 13,476 CONFERENCE: Mountain West NCAA RESULT: Did Not Qualify FINAL ITA RANKING: 74th WEBSITE: LETTERWINNERS RETURNING/ www.wyomingathletics.com LOST: 4/4 FACILITY: UW Tennis Courts ATHLETIC DIRECTOR: NCAA QUALIFIERS/NATIONALLY Tom Burman RANKED RETURNEES (FINAL HEAD COACH (ALMA MATER): RANKING): None Kati Gyulai (Wyoming ‘03) RECORD AT SCHOOL (YRS.): NCAA QUALIFIERS/NATIONALLY 36-33 (3) RANKED LOST (FINAL OVERALL RECORD (YRS.): RANKING): 65-50 (5) None ASSISTANT (ALMAMATER): WOMEN’S TENNIS CONTACT: Dean Clower (Lamar ‘06) Lauren Marchant 2011 RECORD: 14-9 E-MAIL: lmarchan@uwyo.edu CONF. RECORD: 3-5

2011 RECORD: 11-8-1 CONF. RECORD: 4-5-1

Sunday, March 25 – Noon Notre Dame, Ind. – Eck Tennis Center NCAA RESULT: Did Not Qualify LOCATION: Milwaukee, Wis. FINAL ITA RANKING: Unranked ENROLLMENT: 11,806 LETTERWINNERS RETURNING/ CONFERENCE: BIG EAST LOST: 5/2 WEBSITE: www.gomarquette.com NCAA QUALIFIERS/NATIONALLY FACILITY: Helfaer Tennis Stadium RANKED RETURNEES (FINAL ATHLETIC DIRECTOR: RANKING): None Mike Broeker HEAD COACH (ALMA MATER): NCAA QUALIFIERS/NATIONALLY RANKED LOST (FINAL Jody Bronson RANKING): None RECORD AT SCHOOL: 334-279 (24) CONTACT: Amy Ufnowski OVERALL RECORD (YRS.): E-MAIL: 334-279 (24) amy.ufnowski@marquette.edu ASSISTANT (ALMA MATER): Katie Potts (Notre Dame) 2011 RECORD: 19-11 CONF. RECORD: 6-4 CONF. TOURNAMENT RESULT: Semifinals

NORTHWESTERN WILDCATS

Wednesday, April 4 – 4 p.m. Notre Dame, Ind. – Eck Tennis Center CONF. TOURNAMENT RESULT: LOCATION: Evanston, Ill. Champions ENROLLMENT: 19,389 NCAA RESULT: Third Round CONFERENCE: Big Ten WEBSITE: www.nusports.com FINAL ITA RANKING: 14th FACILITY: Vandy Christie Tennis LETTERWINNERS RETURNING/ Center (Outdoor); Combe Indoor LOST: 8/1 Tennis Center (Indoor) NCAA QUALIFIERS/NATIONALLY ATHLETIC DIRECTOR: RANKED RETURNEES (FINAL Jim Phillips RANKING): HEAD COACH (ALMA MATER): Brittany Wowchuk (84th) Claire Pollard (Mississippi State) Belinda Niu (71st) Kate Turvy (76th) RECORD AT SCHOOL: 310-67 (13) NCAA QUALIFIERS/NATIONALLY OVERALL RECORD (YRS.): RANKED LOST (FINAL 383-126 (19) RANKING): ASSISTANT (ALMA MATER): Maria Mosolova (10th) Jackie Holden (Mississippi State) CONTACT: Dan Yopchick 2011 RECORD: 22-8 E-MAIL: CONF. RECORD: 9-1 d-yopchick@northwestern.edu

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HAWAI’I WAHINE

Wednesday, March 14 – 9 p.m. Honolulu, Hawai’I – UH Tennis Complex LOCATION: Honolulu, Hawaii NCAA RESULT: Did Not Qualify ENROLLMENT: 13,912 FINAL ITA RANKING: Unranked CONFERENCE: Western Athletics LETTERWINNERS RETURNING/ LOST: 6/3 WEBSITE: www.hawaiiathletics.com NCAA QUALIFIERS/NATIONALLY FACILITY: HU Tennis Complex RANKED RETURNEES (FINAL ATHLETIC DIRECTOR: RANKING): None Jim Donovan NCAA QUALIFIERS/NATIONALLY HEAD COACH (ALMA MATER): RANKED LOST (FINAL Jun Hernandez (San Diego St.) RANKING): None RECORD AT SCHOOL: 45-74 (5) CONTACT: Kara Nishimura OVERALL RECORD (YRS.): E-MAIL: karakn@hawaii.edu 45-74 (5) ASSISTANT (ALMA MATER): Bridgette Thompson (Utah State) 2011 RECORD: 8-13 CONF. RECORD: 2-3 CONF. TOURNAMENT RESULT: Quarterfinals

DEPAUL BLUE DEMONS

Saturday, March 31 – 2 p.m. Notre Dame, Ind. – Eck Tennis Center 2011 RECORD: 15-1 LOCATION: Chicago, Ill. CONF. RECORD: 4-1 ENROLLMENT: 25,145 CONF. TOURNAMENT RESULT: CONFERENCE: BIG EAST Semifinals WEBSITE: www.depaulbluedemons.com NCAA RESULT: Did Not Qualify FACILITY: Lakeshore Athletic Club FINAL ITA RANKING: Unranked LETTERWINNERS RETURNING/ ATHLETIC DIRECTOR: LOST: 3/3 Jean Lenti Ponsetto HEAD COACH (ALMA MATER): Mark Ardizzone (Northwest Missouri State) RECORD AT SCHOOL: 221-19 (15) OVERALL RECORD (YRS.): 221-19 (15) ASSISTANT (ALMA MATER): Katarina Milinkovic (DePaul)

NCAA QUALIFIERS/NATIONALLY RANKED RETURNEES (FINAL RANKING): None NCAA QUALIFIERS/NATIONALLY RANKED LOST (FINAL RANKING): None CONTACT: Alicia Powers E-MAIL: apowers1@depaul.edu


BAYLOR BEARS

TEXAS A&M AGGIES

Saturday, April 7 – Noon Waco, Texas – Baylor Tennis Courts LOCATION: Waco, Texas NCAA RESULT: Semifinals ENROLLMENT: 14,900 FINAL ITA RANKING: 6th CONFERENCE: Big 12 LETTERWINNERS RETURNING/ WEBSITE: www.baylorbears.com LOST: 4/3 FACILITY: Baylor Tennis Center NCAA QUALIFIERS/NATIONALLY ATHLETIC DIRECTOR: Ian McCaw RANKED RETURNEES (FINAL HEAD COACH (ALMA MATER): RANKING): Jody Scrivano (Eastern Michigan) Sona Novakova (20th) RECORD AT SCHOOL: 189-52 (8) Diana Nakic (42nd) OVERALL RECORD (YRS.): NCAA QUALIFIERS/NATIONALLY 249-70 (11) RANKED LOST (FINAL ASSISTANT (ALMA MATER): RANKING): Alison Ojeda (Tennessee) Nina Secerbegovic (33rd) Jelena Stanivuk (62nd) 2011 RECORD: 30-3 CONF. RECORD: 11-0 CONTACT: Jacqui Haddock CONF. TOURNAMENT RESULT: E-MAIL: Champions jacqui_haddock@baylor.edu

Monday, April 9 – 6 p.m. College Station, Texas – George P. Mitchell Tennis Center LOCATION: College Station, Texas CONF. TOURNAMENT RESULT: Semifinal ENROLLMENT: 49,129 NCAA RESULT: First Round CONFERENCE: Big 12 FINAL ITA RANKING: 33rd WEBSITE: LETTERWINNERS RETURNING/ www.aggieathletics.com LOST: 6/2 FACILITY: George P. Mitchell Tennis Center NCAA QUALIFIERS/NATIONALLY ATHLETIC DIRECTOR: Bill Byrne RANKED RETURNEES (FINAL HEAD COACH (ALMA MATER): RANKING): Nazari Urbina (29th) Howard Joffe (Pepperdine) RECORD AT SCHOOL: NCAA QUALIFIERS/NATIONALLY First Season RANKED LOST (FINAL OVERALL RECORD (YRS.): RANKING): 48-38 (4) Morgan Frank (97th) ASSISTANT (ALMA MATER): WOMEN’S TENNIS CONTACT: Mark Weaver (Texas A&M) Debbie Darrah 2011 RECORD: 15-9 E-MAIL: CONF. RECORD: 7-4 ddarrah@athletics.tamu.edu

LOUISVILLE CARDINALS

BIG EAST CHAMPIONSHIP

Sunday, April 15 – Noon Louisville, Ky. – Bass-Rudd Tennis Center NCAA RESULT: Did Not Qualify LOCATION: Louisville, KY FINAL ITA RANKING: Unranked ENROLLMENT: 21,234 LETTERWINNERS RETURNING/ CONFERENCE: BIG EAST WEBSITE: www.uoflsports.com LOST: 7/2 FACILITY: NCAA QUALIFIERS/NATIONALLY Bass-Rudd Tennis Center RANKED RETURNEES (FINAL ATHLETIC DIRECTOR: Tom Jurich RANKING): None HEAD COACH (ALMA MATER): NCAA QUALIFIERS/NATIONALLY Mark Beckham (Louisville) RANKED LOST (FINAL RECORD AT SCHOOL: 38-31 (3) RANKING): None OVERALL RECORD (YRS.): CONTACT: Nancy Worley 38-31 (3) E-MAIL: ASSISTANT (ALMA MATER): nancey.worley@louisville.edu Stefan Naughton (Louisivlle)

USF BULLS

Friday, April 13 – 3:30 p.m. Notre Dame, Ind. – Eck Tennis Center NCAA RESULT: First Round LOCATION: Tampa, Fla. FINAL ITA RANKING: 41st ENROLLMENT: 40,431 LETTERWINNERS RETURNING/ CONFERENCE: BIG EAST WEBSITE: www.gousfbulls.com LOST: 4/2 FACILITY: NCAA QUALIFIERS/NATIONALLY USF Varsity Tennis Courts RANKED RETURNEES (FINAL ATHLETIC DIRECTOR: RANKING): Doug Woolard Ecaterina Vasenina (105th) HEAD COACH (ALMA MATER): NCAA QUALIFIERS/NATIONALLY Augustin Moreno (TCU) RANKED LOST (FINAL RECORD AT SCHOOL: 70-45 (5) RANKING): OVERALL RECORD (YRS.): Irene Rehberger (35th) 70-45 (5) Janette Bejlkova (64th) ASSISTANT (ALMA MATER): CONTACT: Kelsie Eberly Irene Rehberger (USF) E-MAIL: keberly@usf.edu 2011 RECORD: 11-12 CONF. RECORD: 4-1 CONF. TOURNAMENT RESULT: Finals

April 19-22 Tampa, Fla. USF Varsity Tennis Courts

Host School: USF Teams Participating: The top eight teams as determined by the conference, based on national rankings and head-to-head results, will head to Tampa, Fla., to play for the 2012 BIG EAST title ND History in the Tournament: The Irish have appeared in the BIG EAST Championship every year since 1996, and have finished first or second each time. They have won 10 titles, including a current

string of four straight, while finishing runner-up on five occasions 2011 Result: The Irish ran their streak of BIG EAST titles to four straight with a 4-2 decision over USF, a team that had beaten Notre Dame earlier in the year. The squad did not drop a single point in either of their quarterfinal or semifinal matchups, before dispatching the Bulls for the championship.

2011 RECORD: 11-11 CONF. RECORD: 3-2 CONF. TOURNAMENT RESULT: Quarterfinals

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Series vs. 2012 Opponents BAYLOR

All-Time Series: 4-4 Matches In Louderback Era: 4-4 Away: 0-1 – With Current Seniors: 2-3 Year Rankings W/L Score 1996 16 W 7-2 2007 4-10 W 5-2 2008 19-11 L 2-5 2009 14-4 W 4-3 2009 3-4 L 2-5 2009 5-4 W 4-3 2010 6-2 L 1-6 2011 14-7 L 3-4 ! – Minneapolis, Minn. * - Madison, Wis. ^ - NCAA Championships (College Station, Texas)

GEORGIA TECH

Place N! N* N* N* H N^ A H

CINCINNATI

DEPAUL

Place H H A A H A N! H N* N^ H N* A N* H H H H

DUKE

All-Time Series: 3-15-1 Matches In Louderback Era: 3-15-1 Home: 0-6 – With Current Seniors: 1-2 Year Rankings W/L Score 1993 22-4 L 1-8 1994 11 T 3-3 1995 15-6 L 2-7 1996 8-3 L 2-5 1997 11-3 L 1-8 1998 17-3 L 1-8 1999 16-2 L 3-6 2000 18-4 L 1-5 2001 13-4 L 3-4 2002 23-4 L 1-6 2003 19-1 L 2-5 2004 18-6 L 1-6 2005 20-5 L 3-4 2006 2-5 W 4-3 2007 2-11 W 4-3 2008 15-8 L 3-4 2009 4-3 W 5-2 2010 3-7 L 2-5 2011 17-4 L 0-7 ! – Williamsburg, Va. * - Honolulu, Hawaii ^ - Waikoloa, Hawaii @ - Orlando, Fla. # - San Diego, Calif. & - Atlanta, Ga. % - Puerto Rico $ - Tampa, Fla.

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HAWAII

All-Time Series: 1-0 Matches In Louderback Era: 0-0 Home: 1-0 – With Current Seniors: 0-0 Year Rankings W/L Score Place 1985 – F W 6-1 H All-Time Series: 18-0 Matches In Louderback Era: 12-0 Home: 9-0 – With Current Seniors: 6-0 Year Rankings W/L Score 1978 – F W 7-2 1982 – F W 9-0 1982 – F W 7-2 1983 – F W 9-0 1984 – F W 9-0 1985 – F W 9-0 1999 16 W 9-0 2006 2 W 7-0 2006 2 W 4-0 2007 2 W 7-0 2008 16-61 W 7-0 2008 17-66 W 5-0 2009 3 W 5-2 2009 4-45 W 4-2 2010 6-46 W 6-1 2010 5-22 W 6-1 2010 5-30 W 4-0 2011 24 W 6-1 ! – Minneapolis, Minn. * - BIG EAST Championships (Tampa, Fla.) ^ - Milwaukee, Wis.

All-Time Series: 1-5 Matches In Louderback Era: 1-5 Home: 1-1 – With Current Seniors: 1-2 Year Rankings W/L Score 2007 4-6 L 2-4 2007 6-3 L 2-4 2008 16-2 L 2-5 2009 4-7 L 3-4 2010 7-14 W 4-3 2011 19-21 L 2-5 ! – Madison, Wis. * - NCAA Championships (Athens, Ga.)

Place H A N! A H A H N* H A H N^ H N@ N# A N& N% N$

1984 1997 2000 2008

All-Time Series: 4-0 Matches In Louderback Era: 3-0 Away: 2-0 – With Current Seniors: 0-0 W 5-4 23 W 9-0 18 W 9-0 19 W 7-0

H H A A

ILLINOIS

All-Time Series: 23-8 Matches In Louderback Era: 19-2 Home: 14-2 – With Current Seniors: 3-0 Year Rankings W/L Score Place 1980 – F W 5-4 H 1982 L 2-7 N 1982 – F L 4-5 A 1983 – F W 5-4 H 1984 – F W 5-4 A 1985 – F L 4-5 A 1986 L 4-5 N! 1986 – F L 3-5 H 1988 L 1-8 A 1989 W 7-2 N* 1990 W 7-2 H 1992 25 L 4-5 A 1993 27 W 7-2 H 1994 11 W 6-3 A 1995 22-45 W 8-1 H 1996 16 W 7-0 A 1997 11-63 W 6-3 H 1997 19-56 W 5-3 H 1999 13-62 W 7-2 H 2000 17-47 W 8-1 H 2001 8-36 W 4-3 A 2002 23 W 4-3 H 2003 27-24 W 6-1 A 2004 19-17 L 2-5 H 2005 26-54 W 4-3 A 2006 5-49 W 7-0 H 2007 4 W 7-0 H 2008 23-61 W 6-1 H 2009 4-36 W 6-1 A 2010 17-31 W 5-2 H 2011 4-25 W 5-2 A ! – Lavers International * - Hamilton, Ohio

INDIANA

Year 1985 1987 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002

All-Time Series: 15-10 Matches In Louderback Era: 15-7 Home: 7-4 – With Current Seniors: 3-0 Rankings W/L Score Place L 0-9 H L 0-9 A 8 L 0-9 A 20 L 1-8 A 25-16 L 1-6 A 25 L 4-5 H 21-11 L 2-7 A 16-14 L 4-5 H 26-25 L 3-6 A 8 W 7-0 H 17-32 W 5-4 A 18-44 W 7-2 H 15-65 W 6-2 A 14-51 W 8-0 H 8-41 W 6-1 A 13-40 L 2-5 H

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2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

27 20-26 31-35 5-27 2-34 19-25 3-37 3-30 14-41

W W W W W W W W W

6-1 5-2 4-3 7-0 7-0 6-1 7-0 7-0 6-1

A H A H A H A H A

IOWA

All-Time Series: 17-1 Matches In Louderback Era: 15-1 Home: 11-1 – With Current Seniors: 2-0 Year Rankings W/L Score Place 1985 W 8-1 A 1985 – F W 6-3 A 1991 25 W 6-2 H 1999 14-53 W 8-1 H 1999 12-38 L 4-5 H 2000 15-36 W 6-3 H 2001 7-32 W 6-1 H 2002 20-48 W 5-2 H 2003 27 W 4-3 H 2004 21-47 W 6-1 H 2004 29-38 W 4-1 N! 2005 20-57 W 7-0 H 2005 23-46 W 4-1 N! 2006 2-39 W 6-1 H 2007 2-49 W 7-0 H 2008 20-46 W 6-1 A 2009 3 W 7-0 H 2010 6 W 6-1 A ! – NCAA Championships (Evanston, Ill.)

IPFW

All-Time Series: 5-0-1 Matches In Louderback Era: 1-0 Home: 3-0 – With Current Seniors: 1-0 Year Rankings W/L Score Place 1976 – F T 3-3 A 1977 – F W 8-1 H 1978 – F W 9-0 A 1979 – F W 9-0 A 1980 – F W 9-0 H 2010 6 W 4-0 H

LOUISVILLE

All-Time Series: 3-0 Matches In Louderback Era: 2-0 Away: 0-0 – With Current Seniors: 0-0 Year Rankings W/L Score Place 1987 W 9-0 N! 2007 15-73 W 6-1 H 2008 9-75 W 6-1 H ! – Hilton Head, S.C.

MARQUETTE

All-Time Series: 15-1 Matches In Louderback Era: 11-0 Home: 10-0 – With Current Seniors: 4-0 Year Rankings W/L Score Place 1985 – F W 9-0 H 1985 – F W 9-0 H 1986 – F W 6-3 H 1987 – F W 8-1 H 1989 L 4-5 A 1990 W 8-1 H 1991 25 W 8-1 A 2004 27 W 7-0 H 2006 2 W 7-0 H 2007 2 W 7-0 A 2007 2 W 4-0 N! 2008 17 W 7-0 H 2009 3 W 7-0 N* 2010 5 W 6-1 H 2011 22 W 6-1 A 2011 23 W 4-0 H ! – BIG EAST Championships (Tampa, Fla.) * - Champaign, Ill.


MARYLAND

All-Time Series: 2-0 Matches In Louderback Era: 2-0 Neutral: 1-0 – With Current Seniors: 0-0 Year Rankings W/L Score Place 1998 16 W 8-1 N! 2000 17-39 W 9-0 H ! – Williamsburg, Va.

MICHIGAN

Year 1981 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2006 2007 2007 2008 2009 2009 2010 2011

All-Time Series: 22-10 Matches In Louderback Era: 20-5 Away: 7-8 – With Current Seniors: 3-1 Rankings W/L Score Place L 1-8 A L 1-8 A L 2-7 H L 4-5 A W 5-4 H L 4-5 A W 6-3 H L 0-6 A 21 W 7-2 H W 7-2 A 27 W 9-0 H 16-34 L 4-5 A 15-23 W 5-4 H 6 W 6-1 A 14-17 W 5-4 H 16-42 W 5-4 A 13 W 9-0 H 14-57 W 8-1 A 8-59 W 7-0 H 13-69 W 5-2 A 27-28 W 5-2 H 21-34 L 3-4 A 21-20 W 7-0 H 22-30 W 6-1 A 2-29 W 4-0 H 7-23 W 6-1 H 7-23 W 4-0 H 12-30 L 3-4 A 14-18 W 4-3 H 5-17 W 4-1 H 13-16 W 4-3 A 13-8 L 3-4 H

NORTHWESTERN

All-Time Series: 11-26 Matches In Louderback Era: 11-17 Home: 6-8 – With Current Seniors: 1-4 Year Rankings W/L Score 1976 - F L 2-7 1977 – F L 0-9 1981 – F L 0-9 1983 L 1-8 1984 L 0-9 1985 L 3-6 1986 L 3-6 1988 L 3-6 1989 L 4-5 1990 L 3-6 1991 21 L 3-6 1992 25 W 6-3 1993 22 W 6-2 1994 18 L 2-7 1995 24-24 L 4-5 1996 16-26 W 7-0 1997 11-24 W 4-3 1998 15-23 W 8-1 1998 19-43 W 6-2 1999 16-32 W 5-4 2000 15-12 W 6-3 2001 5-11 L 3-4 2002 23-19 L 3-4 2003 21-16 L 0-7 2004 24-11 L 3-4 2004 29-9 L 1-4 2005 26-3 L 2-5 2005 23-6 L 0-4 2006 2-9 W 4-3 2007 4-8 W 4-3 2007 2-9 L 2-5 2008 16-1 L 3-4 2009 14-1 L 1-4 2009 3-1 L 3-4 2010 17-1 W 5-2 2011 20-16 L 3-4 2011 20-14 L 0-4 ! – NCAA Midwest Regionals (Champaign, Ill.) * - Madison, Wis.

SOUTH FLORIDA

MISSOURI

All-Time Series: 1-0 Matches In Louderback Era: 1-0 Home: 0-0 – With Current Seniors: 0-0 Year Rankings W/L Score Place 2003 21-38 W 4-1 N! ! – NCAA Championships (Nashville, Tenn.)

NORTH CAROLINA

All-Time Series: 8-9 Matches In Louderback Era: 8-9 Home: 3-4 – With Current Seniors: 1-2 Year Rankings W/L Score 1992 25 L 2-7 1993 21 W 8-1 1994 11 W 7-2 2000 15-28 W 5-4 2001 11-28 W 6-1 2002 13-16 L 1-6 2002 23-7 L 1-6 2003 21-5 L 2-5 2004 23-9 L 0-5 2005 20-9 L 3-4 2006 22-10 W 5-1 2007 2-51 W 5-2 2007 6-11 W 4-3 2008 15-5 L 1-6 2009 5-13 W 5-2 2010 6-17 L 2-5 2011 12-5 L 2-5 ! – Madison, Wis. * - NCAA Championships (Athens, Ga.)

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Place A H A H A H A H A A A H A H A H A H N! A H A H A H A A A H N* A H N* A H A A

Year 1993 2006 2007 2008 2008 2009 2010 2011 2011

All-Time Series: 6-3 Matches In Louderback Era: 6-3 Home: 3-0 – With Current Seniors: 3-1 Rankings W/L Score Place 27 L 3-6 A 2-37 W 4-1 A 2-39 L 3-4 A 14-31 W 6-1 H 17-46 W 4-1 A 4-71 W 5-2 A 6-19 W 7-0 H 17-42 L 2-5 A 23-42 W 4-2 H

TENNESSEE

All-Time Series: 10-13 (0-1) Matches In Louderback Era: 9-12 (0-1) Away: 1-8 – With Current Seniors: 4-0 Year Rankings W/L 1986 W 1987 L 1991 24-13 L 1991 25-15 L 1992 25-15 L 1993 22-13 L 1994 13-29 W 1995 22-25 L 1996 16-9 W 1997 12-29 L 1998 16-12 W 1999 13-12 L 2001 7-9 L 2002 18-8 L 2003 19-11 L 2004 18-36 L 2005 25-23 L

Score 5-4 0-9 1-6 4-5 3-6 2-7 6-2 3-5 5-2 3-6 5-4 3-6 1-6 1-6 3-4 1-6 1-6

Place N! N* A H*** H A H A H A H A A H A N@ A

2006 15-22 W 2007 2-11 W 2009 2-12 W 2010 7-13 W 2010 6-14 W 2011 17-18 W ! – Lavers International * - Hilton Head, S.C. *** - Exhibition ^ - Dallas, Texas @ - Waikoloa, Hawaii # - San Diego, Calif. & - NCAA Championships (Athens, Ga.) % - Tampa, Fla.

7-0 6-1 5-2 5-2 4-2 5-2

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Year 1990 1992 1993 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

All-Time Series: 8-1 Matches In Louderback Era: 8-1 Away: 4-1 – With Current Seniors: 3-0 Rankings W/L Score Place 19 L 1-7 A W 5-2 A 23 W 9-0 H 2-48 W 4-3 A 2-49 W 5-2 H 24-27 W 4-3 A 4-33 W 6-1 H 6-39 W 4-3 A 19-32 W 6-1 H

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All-Time Series: First Meeting Matches In Louderback Era: First Meeting Neutral: 0-0 – With Current Seniors: 0-0

VANDERBILT

All-Time Series: 4-8 Matches In Louderback Era: 4-8 Away: 1-2 – With Current Seniors: 2-1 Year Rankings W/L Score 1996 16-17 W 5-4 1997 11-15 L 0-5 1998 15-16 L 4-5 2002 13-4 L 2-5 2003 21-15 L 0-4 2005 21-6 L 1-6 2006 2-11 L 3-4 2007 4-12 W 4-3 2008 9-16 L 3-4 2009 2-29 W 5-2 2010 4-17 W 4-3 2011 13-18 L 3-4 ! – Minneapolis, Minn. * - Madison, Wis.

Place N! N* N* N* A H A H H H A H

WYOMING

All-Time Series: First Meeting Matches In Louderback Era: First Meeting Neutral: 0-0 – With Current Seniors: 0-0

YALE

All-Time Series: 4-1 Matches In Louderback Era: 4-0 Neutral: 2-0 – With Current Seniors: 1-0 Year Rankings W/L Score Place 1988 L 3-6 A 1990 W 8-1 N! 1991 21 W 7-2 N* 2000 18 W 9-0 H 2011 4-47 W 7-0 H ! – Los Angeles, Calif. * - San Diego, Calif.

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Abilene Christian Air Force Akron Alabama Anderson Arizona Arizona State Arkansas Auburn Ball State Baylor Boise State Bowling Green Boston College Bradley Brigham Young Brown Butler California Cal St. Fullerton Cal St. Northridge Cal Poly Pomona Centenary Central Michigan Chattanooga Cincinnati Clemson Colorado Davidson Denison Denver DePaul DePauw Dominican Drake Duke Eastern Illinois Eastern Kentucky Eastern Michigan Evansville Ferris State Florida Florida International Florida State Florida Southern Franklin Furman George Washington Georgetown Georgia Georgia Southern Georgia Tech Golden West Goshen Harvard Hawaii Huntington Illinois Illinois-Chicago Illinois State Indiana Indiana State IPFW Indianapolis Iowa Kalamazoo Kansas Kansas State

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1-0 1-0 1-0 4-1 1-0 1-0 0-3 1-2 1-1 5-0 5-3 1-0 4-0 11-0 5-0 12-4 1-0 6-0 1-1 1-0 2-0 3-0 0-1 7-0 0-2 1-0 8-2 0-2 1-0 1-0 1-1 18-0 3-3 2-0 9-0 3-15 1-0 0-1 7-2 3-0 5-0 0-5 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 2-0 1-0 1-0 0-6 1-0 1-5 1-0 4-0 1-1 4-0 1-0 23-9 9-0 5-0 15-10 4-0 5-0-1 3-0 17-1 2-0 8-3 8-0

Under Louderback — 1-0 — 4-0 — 1-0 0-3 1-1 — 1-0 5-3 1-0 4-0 11-0 — 12-4 — 1-0 1-1 — — — — 7-0 — — 8-2 — 1-0 — — 12-0 — — 8-0 3-15 — — 3-0 — — 0-5 1-0 1-0 — — 1-0 — 1-0 0-6 — 1-5 — — 1-1 3-0 — 19-2 4-0 4-0 15-7 1-0 — — 15-1 — 8-2 8-0

Opponent Kent State Kentucky Long Beach State LSU Louisiana Tech Louisville Loyola Marymount Manchester Marquette Maryland Miami (Fla.) Miami (Ohio) Michigan Michigan State Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Missouri State Montana State Morehead State New Mexico North Carolina Northern Colorado Northern Illinois Northern Iowa Northwestern Northwestern State N.W. Missouri State Ohio Ohio State Oklahoma Oklahoma State Oregon Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Pepperdine Princeton Providence Purdue Purdue-Calumet Rice Rutgers St. Joseph’s (Ind.) St. John’s Saint Louis Saint Mary’s (Ind.) San Diego San Diego State Seton Hall South Alabama South Carolina South Florida SIU-Carbondale SIU-Edwardsville SMU Stanford Stephen F. Austin Stetson Syracuse Taylor Tennessee Texas Texas A&M Texas Tech TCU Texas-San Antonio Toledo Tulane

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ND vs. 1-0 7-6 3-1 1-3 0-1 3-0 2-0 2-0 14-1 2-0 11-8 7-5 22-10 7-4 3-1 0-1 1-0 1-0 1-0 2-1 0-1 9-8 1-0 9-1 2-0 11-26 0-1 1-0 1-0 18-3 4-0 2-0 — 1-0 1-0 3-4 1-0 1-0 22-6 1-0 1-0 6-0 2-0 2-0 1-0 8-4 1-0 1-4 1-0 2-0 3-1 6-2 1-0 5-3 1-0 1-6 (0-1) 1-0 1-0 6-0 4-0 8-12 (0-1) 4-8 7-1 0-0 1-0 1-0 7-0 1-1

Under Louderback — 7-6 2-0 1-2 — 2-0 — — 10-0 2-0 10-7 5-0 20-5 2-0 3-0 0-1 1-0 — — — — 9-8 — 1-0 1-0 11-17 — — — 15-1 2-0 2-0 — — 1-0 3-4 — 1-0 16-2 — — 4-0 — 2-0 — — 1-0 1-3 1-0 2-0 2-2 5-2 — — 1-0 1-6 (0-1) — — 6-0 — 7-11 (0-1) 4-8 7-1 0-0 1-0 1-0 — 1-0

ND Opponent vs. Tulsa 1-0 UC Davis 1-0 UC Irvine 1-0 UCLA 0-4 UC Santa Barbara 2-0 UNLV 2-1 Utah 2-2 USC 2-1 (1-2) Valparaiso 6-2 Vanderbilt 3-8 Virginia 0-1 Virginia Commonwealth 2-0 Virginia Tech 8-0 Wake Forest 12-9 Washington 2-0 (1-0) Wayne State 1-0 West Virginia 3-0 Western Illinois 4-1 Western Michigan 13-4 Wheaton 7-0 Whittier 1-0 Wichita State 1-0 William & Mary 10-7 Wisconsin 19-7 Wyoming 0-0 Xavier 2-0 Yale 4-1

Under Louderback 1-0 — — 0-4 2-0 2-0 2-1 2-1 (1-2) 1-0 3-8 — 1-0 6-0 12-6 2-0 (1-0) — 3-0 — 9-0 — — 1-0 10-6 19-5 0-0 1-0 4-0

Bold denotes 2012 opponent Note: Records in parentheses indicate exhibition matches

Against the Conferences Conference Atlantic-10 Atlantic Coast Atlantic Sun Big 12 BIG EAST Big Sky Big Ten Big West Colonial Athletic Conference USA Horizon Independents (DI) Ivy Mid-American Mid-Continent Missouri Valley Mountain West Northeast Ohio Valley Pacific-12 Southeastern Southern Southland Sun Belt Summit West Coast Western Athletic

ND vs. 4-0 66-48 1-0 39-15 63-3 2-0 158-77 8-2 12-7 4-1 21-2 5-0-1 8-2 62-12 10-4 22-0 18-10 0-0 8-5 11-20 31-46 4-2 2-0 4-1 5-1-1 6-4 4-1

Under Louderback 1-0 63-43 0-0 37-14 54-2 0-0 137-40 2-0 11-6 3-0 6-0 0-0 5-1 30-0 1-0 8-0 18-7 0-0 0-0 11-17 28-42 2-0 1-0 3-0 0-0 4-4 3-0

Note: 2011-12 conference alignments.


Twin sisters Christian and Catrina Thompson combined as the seventh pair of siblings to play women’s tennis for Notre Dame. The duo was dominant as a doubles tandem, earning All-American accolades three consecutive years from 2005-07.


Tennis Tradition With 19 straight finishes in the national top 30, including a program-best No. 2 ranking in 2006 and 2007, and 18 berths in the NCAA tournament during that time, Jay Louderback’s women’s tennis program at the University of Notre Dame has solidified its spot among the country’s finest. Louderback enters his 23rd season at Notre Dame having elevated the Irish to new levels. His teams have captured 17 conference titles and have advanced to the NCAA round of 16 or further nine times, including back-to-back appearances in the NCAA Semifinals in 2009 and 2010. Success, however, is nothing new to Notre Dame women’s tennis, which began in 1976 as the first varsity women’s sport at the University. The roots of the program’s recent success can be traced back to when Notre Dame first became a coeducational institution in 1972, and there were only 365 women present on the campus. This minority did not provide enough interest or depth to immediately warrant a women’s tennis program above the club level. But, by 1976, female enrollment had risen to 1,550, and the tennis team gained varsity status. Led by head coach Kathy Cordes, the Irish finished their first varsity season 7-3-1, and Jane Lammers and Mary Shukis became the first women to earn varsity monograms at Notre Dame. Notre Dame made great progress in its initial years and became a force on the state and national level in just its fourth season. The Irish notched an impressive come-from-behind victory in the 1979 Indiana Intercollegiate Women’s Championship and went on to finish 22nd in the national tournament. This showing led to the team’s promotion to Division II after only four years at the Division III level. A spring tennis season was added to the schedule for 1980-81, and the team successfully charted its first 20-win season, more than doubling its victory total from the previous year. In addition, the Irish captured the AIAW Division II State Championship title. This led to an appearance in the AIAW National Championship (20th-place finish). In 1982, the Irish placed first once again in the AIAW state and regional tournaments, going on to tie for sixth in the national championship. Much of the squad’s success was due to the play of freshman All-American Laura Lee. In individual action, Lee ran off six

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Notre Dame fielded its first varsity women’s tennis team in 1976, four years after the University admitted women as undergraduate students. First row: (from left) Mary Singer, Kathy Juba, and Monica Stupke. Second Row: Mary Jo Cushing, Jane Lammers, Anne Gardner, Ginger Siefring, Mary Shukis, and manager Roberta Kilpatrick. Third row: Head coach Kathy Cordes, Linda Sisson, Sue Flanigan, Sharon Sullivan, Diane Shillingbury, Ellen Callahan, and Paddy Mullen.

straight victories to capture the AIAW Division II national singles title in the No. 5 flight, becoming Notre Dame’s first women’s tennis national champion. Joining Lee as one of the first two All-Americans in Irish women’s tennis history was sophomore Pam Fischette, who was the national runner-up at No. 3 singles. When the AIAW dissolved, the women’s tennis program took on NCAA Division II status and immediately became a contender for the national title. The Irish notched three consecutive top-three finishes from 1983-85 before being moved up to Division I. In both 1983 and ‘84, Notre Dame finished third in the NCAA Division II Championships. The following year, the Irish advanced to the national title match, losing to TennesseeChattanooga. With the team’s runner-up finish, head coach Sharon Petro earned Division II national coach-of-the-year honors. After competing as an independent during its initial seven years of varsity action, the Notre Dame women’s tennis team joined the North Star Conference in 1983-84, beginning a tradition of dominance in conference action that would see the Irish win 14 league titles in a row and 18 in the 25 years since giving up their independent status. The 1985-86 season saw the women’s tennis team reach another milestone in its short history – the team’s debut at the NCAA

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Division I level. First-year head coach Michele Gelfman led Notre Dame to a 28-6 record, with four of the losses coming by 5-4 scores. The win total still stands as the highest by an Irish team at the Division I level (tied with both the ’07 and ’09 seasons). The tradition of freshman excellence continued in 1987-88 as rookie CeCe Cahill became the first Irish women’s tennis player to compete in the NCAA Division I Championships. The first Notre Dame player to be listed in the national singles rankings, she qualified for the singles tournament, but dropped her first-round match 7-6 (7-3), 6-3 to Stanford’s Katy Tittle. The 1988-89 season proved to be another landmark in the program’s growth, marking the Irish debut in the Midwestern Collegiate Conference, in which it would win seven straight titles (after going unbeaten in five North Star Conference Championships). Louderback took over the Irish program in the fall of 1989, ushering in an era of unparalleled success. After a 17-8 campaign in his first season, the ‘90-91 Irish became the first team in the program’s history to crack the Division I team national rankings, while three individuals also received national listings. Melissa Harris – who was ranked as high as seventh nationally in singles during her career – became the first Notre Dame women’s


tennis player to win a match in the NCAA Division I Singles Championship when she beat Northwestern’s Lindsay Matthews 6-3, 4-6, 6-2. Notre Dame entered the national stage in ’92-93, earning its first invitation to the NCAA Division I Championship and knocking off No. 19 Alabama to advance to the round of 16. Freshman Wendy Crabtree gained entrance to the NCAA Singles Championship and teamed with Lisa Tholen in the doubles draw, the first Irish doubles team to earn a spot in the event. Crabtree became Notre Dame’s first AllAmerican on the Division I level in ’93-94, garnering honors in singles and in doubles with Tholen. In addition, the team earned its second straight trip to the round of 16 and, for the first time in the history of the program, two players – Crabtree and Holyn Lord – earned spots in the NCAA singles field. The 1995-96 Irish squad reached the quarterfinals of the NCAA Championship – tied for the farthest Notre Dame had ever advanced in the event to that point. In addition, the Irish finished the season ranked sixth – the second highest final ranking in program history. Notre Dame also came away with the BIG EAST title in its inaugural year in the league. Jennifer Hall earned All-America honors as a freshman, and she played in the NCAA singles event, while Crabtree and Lord closed out their impressive careers playing in the NCAA doubles tournament for the second straight year. In ‘97, Hall advanced to the second round of the NCAA singles tournament and to the final 16 in the doubles championship with Tiffany Gates. Notre Dame also won its second straight BIG EAST championship, and Louderback was named the league’s coach of the year for the second consecutive year. Michelle Dasso began her illustrious career by setting the school record for singles wins in a season with a 40-8 record. Notre Dame’s Courtney Tennis Center served as the national site for the 1998 NCAA Championships (it remains the northernmost location ever selected for that distinction). Hall teamed with Tiffany Gates for the first of her two consecutive appearances in the NCAA doubles quarterfinals. Notre Dame turned in the first of back-toback 23-7 seasons in 1998-99, putting together a 12-match winning streak and winning its third BIG EAST title. Dasso joined

Crabtree as the only players in school history at the time to have earned All-America honors in singles and doubles in the same season. She teamed up with Hall to reach the final eight of the NCAA Doubles Championship, matching the best-ever finish for an Irish team. A year later, Notre Dame advanced to the NCAA round of 16 for the first time since 1996 and won 14 of 15 matches in one lateseason stretch. For the fourth time in five years, the Courtney Tennis Center was selected as a host site for early-round NCAA Championship action in 2001. Notre Dame reached the final 16 for the second consecutive year and finished 25-5 after peaking at fifth in the national rankings. It was the fourth consecutive 20-win season and the fewest losses for a Notre Dame team at the Division I level. Four-time All-American Dasso became the first Irish player to be named the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) National Senior Player of the Year and qualified for the NCAA singles tournament for the fourth consecutive season. She capped off the best season for an Irish women’s tennis player when she reached at least the semifinals in three of the four ITA grand-slam events. She became the first Notre Dame player to reach a grand-slam final, at the nowdefunct National Clay Court Championships, and made it to the semifinals of the NCAA Singles Championship. Dasso was ranked as high as No. 2 nationally in singles and fifth in doubles (with Becky Varnum), establishing program bests in both instances. Notre Dame won its fifth BIG EAST Championship in ’03, pulling out a thrilling 4-3 win over host and arch-rival Miami with a victory at No. 2 doubles in the last match remaining on court. Caylan Leslie and Alicia Salas both earned berths in the NCAA singles tournament, marking the fifth time since 1991 that two Notre Dame players gained entrance to the event. Salas became one of the nation’s top players during the 2003-04 season, peaking at 10th in the national singles rankings, while twins Catrina and Christian Thompson continued the tradition of freshman superlatives. The duo filled the No. 1 doubles spot all season and played Nos. 2 and 3 singles. The Thompsons became the first all-freshman doubles team (for any school) to be invited to the NCAA Doubles Championship since 1998,

rallying for a three-set victory in the first round before falling in three sets in the round of 16 to finish the season ranked 26th. The Thompsons reached new heights in ‘0405, advancing to the title match of the season’s first grand slam, the Riviera/ITA AllAmerican Championships. The sophomore sisters then reached the semis in the ITA National Intercollegiate Indoor Championships and surged to the national No. 1 ranking in doubles in early spring, achieving another program first. They earned a spot in the NCAA Doubles Championship and won a match to reach the round of 16 for the second consecutive season. Catrina also garnered an invitation to the singles event and prevailed in the opening round. Notre Dame went 27-2 and climbed as high as No. 2 en route to the NCAA quarterfinals in 2006. The Irish finished the season fifth in the ITA Rankings, the highest final ITA ranking since becoming a Division I program in 198586. After finishing 24th in 2005, ND was 22nd in the preseason before moving into the top five for good on Feb. 28. The Irish were the top-ranked team in the ITA’s Midwest Region for the first time since 1999-2000. The Irish did not miss a beat in 2007. Notre Dame climbed as high as No. 2 in the rankings, again, and reached the NCAA quarterfinals for the second consecutive season. The Irish went 28-4 on the year and knocked off 13 opponents ranked in the top 25. Catrina and Christian Thompson were named AllAmericans for the third straight year in doubles. Over the past four seasons, Louderback and the Irish have continued to exert their conference and national prowess, claiming four straight BIG EAST Tournament championships en route to earning the league’s automatic bid each season. After reaching the second round in ’08 on the heels of a 22-9 ledger, Louderback’s teams went on to earn back-to-back berths in the NCAA Semifinals in ’09 and ’10, marking the best finishes the Irish have ever had in the Division I NCAA Championship. The ’11 season saw the Irish advance to the second round before bowing out. Additionally, Louderback, who was three times tabbed as the conference Coach of the Year in that span, saw his players recognized for individual merits. Kelcy Tefft and Kristy

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Tennis Tradition Frilling climbed to the top spot of the doubles rankings in ’08-09 before finishing the year ranked second in the nation, a ranking that sits as the highest ranking in program history in doubles. That mark was matched only one year later when Frilling, now teamed with Kali Krisik, went 25-0 during the dual season to finish second nationally. After three years with the Irish program, Frilling also has established herself as one of the greats in women’s tennis program history. The four-time All-American and two-time BIG EAST Player of the Year has served as the primary No. 1 for the Irish since her sophomore season in ’09 and has piled up 40 wins at that court, while serving as part of the main doubles team each of her first three years in amassing a 70-9 dual record at the No.1 court.

Midwest Excellence Under Jay Louderback Regional Year Team Ranking 1993 2nd 1994 3rd 1995 3rd 1996 1st 1997 3rd 1998 1st 1999 1st 2000 1st 2001 2nd 2002 3rd 2003 2nd 2004 2nd 2005 2nd 2006 1st 2007 1st 2008 3rd 2009 2nd 2010 1st 2011 3rd

Top Singles Player (Regional Ranking) Wendy Crabtree (#4) Wendy Crabtree (#1) Wendy Crabtree (#1) Jennifer Hall (#2) Jennifer Hall (#2) Michelle Dasso (#1) Michelle Dasso (#1) Michelle Dasso (#1) Michelle Dasso (#1) Becky Varnum (#11) Caylan Leslie (#2) Alicia Salas (#2) Catrina Thompson (#4) Catrina Thompson (#3) Catrina Thompson (#2) Kelcy Tefft (#6) Kristy Frilling (#3) Kristy Frilling (#2) Kristy Frilling (#2)

Top Doubles Pairing (Regional Ranking) Wendy Crabtree/Lisa Tholen (#3) Wendy Crabtree/Lisa Tholen (#1) Wendy Crabtree/Holyn Lord (#1) Wendy Crabtree/Holyn Lord (#2) Tiffany Gates/Jennifer Hall (#2) Tiffany Gates/Jennifer Hall (#2) Michelle Dasso/Jennifer Hall (#1) Michelle Dasso/Becky Varnum (#1) Michelle Dasso/Becky Varnum (#1) Katie Cunha/Lindsey Green (#2) Katie Cunha/Kristina Stastny (#8) Catrina Thompson/Christian Thompson (#3) Catrina Thompson/Christian Thompson (#2) Catrina Thompson/Christian Thompson (#2) Catrina Thompson/Christian Thompson (#1) Brook Buck/Kelcy Tefft (#1) Kelcy Tefft/Kristy Frilling (#1) Kali Krisik/Kristy Frilling (#1) Kristy Frilling/Shannon Mathews (#3)

A Family Tradition Notre Dame women’s tennis has long featured members of the same family on its teams. A total of seven sets of sisters have earned monograms in women’s tennis, second most of any of the 13 Irish women’s sports. In 2002-03, Liz Donohue and Lauren Connelly joined the Notre Dame squad as freshmen, combining with sisters Maggie Donohue and Sarah Jane Connelly to mark the first time in school history that a team (in any sport) featured two sets of sisters at the same time. Though Maggie Donohue graduated in ’03, the Connellys were joined by twins Catrina and Christian Thompson to give Notre Dame women’s tennis two sets of sisters again in both 2003-04 and ‘04-05. In all, 37 sets of sisters in eight different sports have earned monograms in the same sport at Notre Dame. See below the full list: Lacrosse (8) - Amy (‘96-98) and Mara Grace (’96-‘98; Plandome, N.Y.); Angela (’99-‘03) and Carol Dixon (’01-‘06; Pennsauken, N.J.); Kristen (’00-’04) and Kelly Gaudreau (’06’08; Annapolis, Md.); Crysti (’02-’06) and Julie Foote (’04-’08; Suffern, N.Y.); Meghan (’02-’06) and Lauren deMello (’06-’08; Manlius, N.Y.); Mary (’03-’06) and Annemarie McGrath (’05’06; Bryn Mawr, Pa.); twins Heather and Lindsey Ferguson (’04-’08; Newton Square, Pa.); Lena (’02-’07) and Maggie Zentgraf (’06-’10; Charlottesville, Va.) Tennis (7) - twins Laura and Sheila Cronin (’78-’79; West Chicago); Mary (’76-’78) and Carol Shukis (’80-’82; LaGrange, Ind.); Cathy (’89) and Ann Bradshaw (’89-’92; Indianapolis); Terri (’91-’92, ’94) and Sherri Vitale (’93-’96; Bradenton, Fla.); Maggie (‘03) and Liz Donohue (‘03-’06; Sioux Falls, S.D.); Sarah Jane (‘02-’05) and Lauren Connelly (‘03-’06; Oklahoma City); twins Catrina and Christian Thompson (‘04-’07; Las Vegas) Swimming & Diving (4) - Jesslyn (‘93-’96) and Alyssa Peterson (‘94-’95; Apopka, Fla.); Meghan (’92) and Molly Beeler (’97; Granger, Ind.); Jennifer (’89-’92) and Karen Kipp (’92; Woodridge, Ill.); Kelli (‘02-’05), Ann (‘04-’05; Scottsdale, Ariz.) and Emily Barton (current) Fencing (4) - Kathy (’73-’78) and Susan Valdiserri (’80-’83); twins Kelly and Rachel Haugh (’89-’92; Portland, Ore.); Mindi (’93-’96) and Aimie Kalogera (’97-’00; Wyckoff, N.J.); Kelley

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(’07-’10) and Courtney Hurley (’08-present; San Antonio Texas) Golf (4) - Julie (’93-’96) and Tracy Melby (’95-’98; Alexandria, Minn.); Katy (’92-’95) and Beth Cooper (’97-’99; Kalamazoo, Mich.); Crissy (’91-’94) and Mary Klein (’98-’00; Kokomo, Ind.); Katy (’03-’06) and Annie Brophy (’07-’10; Spokane Wash.) Softball (3) - Dawn (’89) and Debbie Boulac (’90-’93); Jennifer (‘98-’01) and Jessica Sharron (‘00-’03; Agoura Hills, Calif.) and Christine (‘06-’10) and Kathryn Lux (‘09-current) Basketball (2) - Carol (’78-’79) and Maggie Lally (’78-’81; Sharon, Pa.); Sheila (’80-’81) and Sara Liebscher (’87-’91; Davenport, Iowa) Volleyball (2) - Maureen (’80-’82) and Kathleen Morin (’84-’86; Mishawaka, Ind,); twins Kristen and Jessica Kinder (‘00-’03; Fresno, Calif.) Cross Country (1) - Theresa (’86-’88) and Patty Rice (’97’99; Mishawaka, Ind.) Field Hockey (1) - Susan (‘78-’79) and Annie McGlinn

(‘84-’87; Reading, Pa.) Soccer (1) - Kelly (‘98-’01) and Kate Tulisiak (‘01-’04; Medina, Ohio) The Thompsons became the fourth pair of Notre Dame twins to earn monograms in the same sport. The only previous sets of twin sisters were tennis players Laura and Sheila Cronin (‘78-79), fencers Kelly and Rachel Haugh (’89-92), and volleyball players Jessica and Kristen Kinder (’00-03). In addition to coaching his daughter, Bailey, Jay Louderback added another family connection in 2006, when Kali Krisik, his niece, joined the Fighting Irish. Louderback became the 11th Notre Dame head coach – just the second in a women’s sport – to have coached his son or daughter with the Irish, joining softball’s Brian Boulac; football’s Ara Parseghian and Lou Holtz; men’s basketball’s John MacLeod; baseball’s Paul Mainieri; hockey’s Lefty Smith; fencing’s Pedro De Landero, Mike DeCicco and Yves Auriol; and men’s soccer’s Mike Berticelli.

Head coach Jay Louderback with daughter Bailey (’08) and niece Kali Krisik (’10).

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Michelle Dasso (’01) still holds the school record for most singles wins (140) and wins at No. 1 singles (67) over a career in Irish program history, and her second-place national ranking during her senior year remains the benchmark for the Irish.


All-Time Results

Kathy Cordes 1976 6-3-1 (.650)

Sharon Petro 1977-78, ‘80-85 114-45 (.717)

First Ranking: 25th, Preseason 1990-91 First Final Ranking: 23rd, 1990-91 Highest Ranking: 2nd (15 times, most recently on Apr. 17, 2007) Highest Final Ranking: 5th (three times, most recently 2009-10) Highest Preseason Ranking: 4th, 2006-07 Times Ranked Below 30th: 2 (March 26, 2003 – 47th; April 5, 2005 - 31st) Seasons in ITA Top 25: 21 in a row: 1990-91 – 2010-11 Seasons in ITA Top 20: 19 in a row: 1992-93 – 2010-11 Seasons in ITA Top 15: 14: 1993-94 – 2002-03, 2005-06 – 2006-07, 200809, 2009-10 Seasons in ITA Top 10: 8: 1995-96, ’96-97, ’98-99, 2000-01, 2005-06 – 200607, 2008-09,2009-10

Year 1976 (fall only) 1977 (fall only) 1978 (fall only) 1979 (fall only) 1980-81 1981-82 1982-83 1983-84 1984-85 1985-86 1986-87 1987-88 1988-89 1989-90 1990-91 1991-92 1992-93 1993-94 1994-95 1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1999-2000 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 34-Year Totals

Coach Kathy Cordes Sharon Petro Sharon Petro Jory Segal Sharon Petro Sharon Petro Sharon Petro Sharon Petro Sharon Petro Michele Gelfman Michele Gelfman Michele Gelfman Michele Gelfman Jay Louderback Jay Louderback Jay Louderback Jay Louderback Jay Louderback Jay Louderback Jay Louderback Jay Louderback Jay Louderback Jay Louderback Jay Louderback Jay Louderback Jay Louderback Jay Louderback Jay Louderback Jay Louderback Jay Louderback Jay Louderback Jay Louderback Jay Louderback Jay Louderback Jay Louderback

Michele Gelfman 1985-89 68-40 (.630)

Jory Segal 1979 9-1 (.900)

Captain(s) Jane Lammers Diane Shillingburgh Jean Barton, Anne Kelley Paddy Mullen Sheila Cronin Carol Shukis, Tina Stephan Camille Cooper Pam Fischette Lisa LaFratta, Laura Lee JoAnne Biafore, Susie Panther Michelle Dasso, Tammy Schmidt Michelle Dasso Alice Lohrer Alice Lohrer Kim Pacella Tracy Barton Eniko Bende Christy Faustmann Laura Schwab Wendy Crabtree Erin Gowen Kelley Olson Jennifer Hall Kelly Zalinski Michelle Dasso Becky Varnum Katie Cunha Caylan Leslie, Alicia Salas Sarah Jane Connelly Lauren Connelly Catrina Thompson, Christian Thompson Brook Buck Kelcy Tefft Kali Krisik, Cosmina Ciobanu Kristen Rafael

Jay Louderback 1989-present 430-180 (.705)

Seasons in Preseason ITA Rankings: 21 in a row: 1990-91/25th, 199192/25th, 1992-93/20th, 1993-94/18th, 1994-95/13th, 1995-96/18th, 199697/8th, 1997-98/16th, 1998-99/16th, 1999-2000/18th, 2000-01/13th, 2001-02/14th, 2002-03/22nd, 2003-04/21st, 2004-05/21st, 2005-06/22nd, 2006-07/4th, 2007-08/9th, 2008-09/17th, 2009-10/6th, 2010-11/4th Seasons in Final ITA Rankings: 20: 1990-91/23rd, 1992-93/19th, 199394/15th, 1994-95/28th, 1995-96/6th, 1996-97/21st, 1997-98/19th, 199899/15th, 1999-2000/13th, 2000-01/10th, 2001-02/23rd, 2002-03/21st, 2003-04/27th; 2004-05/24th, 2005-06/5th, 2006-07/7th, 2007-08/20th, 2008-09/5th, 2009-10/5th, 2010-11/20th Most Consecutive Weeks in ITA Rankings: 305 (current), Preseason 199293 to final 2010-11 Most Consecutive Weeks in ITA Top 25: 125, Preseason 1995-96 to March 12, 2003 Note: The ITA rankings featured 25 teams until they were expanded to 50 teams for the 1992-93 season. Since 1996-97, the ITA rankings have included 75 teams. W 6 5 7 9 20 13 19 25 25 28 10 12 16 17 16 11 18 17 14 23 18 20 23 23 25 14 16 12 15 27 28 22 28 26 17 627

L 3* 5 3 1 6 10 11 5 5 6 14 14 6 8 9 10 8 9 10 7 11 10 7 7 5 14 9 12 10 2 4 9 5 4 10 269*

Pct. .650 .500 .700 .900 .769 .565 .633 .833 .833 .824 .417 .462 .727 .680 .640 .686 .692 .654 .583 .767 .621 .667 .767 .767 .833 .500 .640 .500 .600 .931 .875 .710 .848 .867 .630 .700

Rank — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 23rd — 19th 15th 28th 6th 21st 19th 15th 13th 10th 23rd 21st 27th 24th 5th 7th 20th 5th 5th 20th

Conference — — — — — — — Champions Champions Champions Champions Champions Champions Champions Champions Champions Champions Champions Champions Champions Champions Runners-up Champions Runners-up Champions Runners-up Champions Runners-up Champions Champions Runners-up Champions Champions Champions Champions 23 titles

NCAA Tournament — — — 22nd 20th T-6th 3rd 3rd 2nd — — — — — — — Round of 16 Round of 16 — Quarterfinals Regional Semifinals Regional Finals Second Round Round of 16 Round of 16 First Round Second Round Second Round Second Round Quarterfinals Quarterfinals Second Round Semifinals Semifinals Second Round 18 Div. I appearances

Notes: Notre Dame competed in the North Star Conference from 1983-84 to 1987-88, the Midwestern Collegiate Conference from 1988-89 to 1994-95, and in the BIG EAST Conference from 1995-96 to present. The Irish were a Division III program until attaining Division II status in 1981-82 and then moving up to Division I in 1985-86. *includes one tie

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Individual Rankings Notre Dame Individual Ranking Summary Singles Doubles Name Class High Hi Final Hi Hi Final Michelle Dasso ’01 2nd (’00-01) 5th (’01) 5th (’00-01) 9th (’01) Wendy Crabtree ’96 6th (’95-96) 15th (’94) 9th (’95-96) 13th (’94) Jennifer Hall ’99 6th (’96-97) 9th (’96) 6th (’98-99) 10th (’99) Kristy Frilling Sr. 7th (‘10-11) 7th (‘11) 1st (‘08-09) 2nd (twice) Melissa Harris ’92 7th (’91-92) 22nd (’92) — — Alicia Salas ’04 10th (’03-04) 22nd (’04) 36th (’03-04) 59th (’03) Catrina Thompson ‘07 16th (‘06-07) 30th (‘06) 1st (twice) 5th (‘05) Marisa Velasco ’99 25th (’95-96) 73rd (’98) — — Caylan Leslie ‘07 26th (’03-04) 40th (’03) — — Kelcy Tefft ‘09 29th (‘09-10) 32nd (‘09) 1st (twice) 2nd (‘09) Colleen Rielley ‘10 31st (‘06-07) — 39th (‘08-09) — Cosmina Ciobanu ‘10 31st (‘06-07) 66th (‘07) 39th (‘08-09) 48th (‘09) Shannon Mathews Sr. 32nd (‘10-11) 56th (‘11) 10th (‘10-11) 13th (‘11) Christian Thompson ‘07 32nd (‘06-07) 100th (‘07) 1st (twice) 5th (‘05) Tracy Barton ’91 34th (’90-91) 34th (’91) 9th (’88-89) 20th (’89) Lisa Tholen ’94 36th (’92-93) — 11th (’93-94) 13th (’94) CeCe Cahill ’89 37th (’88-89) 48th (’88) 9th (’88-89) 20th (’89) Holyn Lord ’96 39th (’94-95) 50th (’94) 9th (’95-96) 24th (’95) Becky Varnum ’02 40th (’98-99) 73rd (’01) 5th (’00-01) 9th (’01) Kali Krisik ‘10 46th (‘08-09) — 2nd (‘08-09) 3rd (‘10) Brook Buck ‘08 54th (‘05-06) 83rd (twice) 1st (‘07-08) 3rd (‘08) Nina Vaughan ’02 61st (’01-02) 89th (’01) 37th (’98-99) — Kristen Rafael ‘11 62nd (‘08-09) — 38th (‘09-10) — Laura Schwab ’95 77th (’94-95) — — — Chrissie McGaffigan Jr. 78th (‘10-11) — 38th (‘09-10) — Kelly Zalinski ’00 81st (’97-98) — 37th (’98-99) — Christy Faustmann ’94 89th (’92-93) — 17th (’92-93) 24th (’91) Tiffany Gates ’98 94th (’96-97) — 7th (’96-97) 14th (’98) Jennifer Kellner So. 95th (‘10-11) — — — Lauren Connelly ‘06 — — 36th (’03-04) 59th (’03) Sarah Jane Connelly ‘05 — — 43rd (’03-04) — Katie Cunha ’03 — — 14th (’00-01) 39th (’00) Erin Gowen ’97 — — 23rd (’96-97) 23rd (’97) Lindsey Green ’02 — — 23rd (’01-02) 40th (’02) Kimberly Guy ’01 — — 14th (’00-01) 39th (’00) Kristina Stastny ‘06 — — 27th (’02-03) 43rd (’03) Notre Dame Doubles Team Ranking Summary Names High Hi Final Catrina Thompson (‘07)/Christian Thompson (‘07) 1st (twice) 5th (‘05) Brook Buck (‘08)/Kelcy Tefft (‘09) 1st (‘07-08) 3rd (‘08) Kelcy Tefft (‘09)/Kristy Frilling (Sr.) 1st (‘08-09) 2nd (‘09) Kali Krisik (‘10)/Kristy Frilling (Sr.) 2nd (‘09-10) 2nd (‘10) Kelcy Tefft (‘09)/Kali Krisik (‘10) 2nd (‘08-09) 25th (‘09) Sarah Jane Connelly (‘05)/Katie Cunha (’03) 3rd (’01-02) — Michelle Dasso (’01)/Becky Varnum (’02) 5th (’00-01) 9th (’01) Michelle Dasso (’01)/Jennifer Hall (’99) 6th (’98-99) 10th (’99) Tiffany Gates (’98)/Jennifer Hall (’99) 7th (’96-97) 14th (’98) Wendy Crabtree (’96)/Holyn Lord (’96) 9th (’95-96) 24th (’95) Tracy Barton (’91)/CeCe Cahill (’89) 9th (’88-89) 20th (’89) Kristy Frilling (Sr.)/Shannon Mathews (Sr.) 10th (‘10-11) 13th (‘11) Wendy Crabtree (’96)/Lisa Tholen (’94) 11th (’93-94) 13th (’94) Katie Cunha (’03)/Kimberly Guy (’01) 14th (‘00-01) 39th (’00) Christy Faustmann (’94)/Lisa Tholen (’94) 17th (’92-93) 36th (’92) Tracy Barton (’91)/Christy Faustmann (’94) 21st (’90-91) 24th (’91) Lindsey Green (’02)/Becky Varnum (’02) 23rd (’01-02) 40th (’02) Katie Cunha (’03)/Michelle Dasso (’01) 23rd (’99-00) — Erin Gowen (’97)/Jennifer Hall (’99) 23rd (’96-97) 23rd (’97) Katie Cunha (’03)/Kristina Stastny (‘06) 27th (‘02-03) 43rd (’03) Lauren Connelly (‘06)/Alicia Salas (’04) 36th (‘03-04) 59th (’03) Nina Vaughan (’02)/Kelly Zalinski (’00) 37th (’98-99) — Kristen Rafael (‘11)/Chrissie McGaffigan (Jr.) 38th (‘09-10) — Cosmina Ciobanu (‘10)/Colleen Rielley (‘10) 39th (‘08-09) — Sarah Jane Connelly (‘05)/Kristina Stastny (‘06) 43rd (‘03-04) — Lauren Connelly (‘06)/Kristina Stastny (‘06) 45th (1/10/06) — Cosmina Ciobanu (‘10)/Kali Krisik (‘10) 48th (‘08-09) 48th (‘09) Kali Krisik (‘10)/Colleen Rielley (‘10) 50th (‘07-08) — Katie Cunha (’03)/Lindsey Green (’02) 54th (‘01-02) — Brook Buck (‘08)/Lauren Connelly (‘06) 59th (4/19/05) — Current players in bold. Highest singles ranking for a Notre Dame player: Michelle Dasso, 2nd (2/14/01) Highest doubles ranking for a Notre Dame team: Kelcy Tefft/Kristy Frilling, 1st (1/6/09-2/19/09)

Irish Year-End Rankings (Division I) SINGLES DOUBLES

2011 7th- Kristy Frilling 56th- Shannon Mathews 2010 16th – Kristy Frilling 108th – Shannon Mathews 2009 29th – Kristy Frilling 32nd – Kelcy Tefft 2008 56th – Kelcy Tefft 83rd – Brook Buck 106th – Cosmina Ciobanu 2007 31st – Catrina Thompson 66th – Cosmina Ciobanu 2006 30th–Catrina Thompson 90th – Brook Buck 125th–Christian Thompson 2005 46th – Catrina Thompson 83rd – Brook Buck 2004 22nd – Alicia Salas 2003 40th – Caylan Leslie 98th – Alicia Salas 2002 119th – Becky Varnum 124th – Alicia Salas 2001 5th – Michelle Dasso 73rd – Becky Varnum 89th – Nina Vaughan 2000 27th – Michelle Dasso 1999 13th – Michelle Dasso 76th – Jennifer Hall 1998 28th – Michelle Dasso 36th – Jennifer Hall 73rd – Marisa Velasco 1997 35th – Jennifer Hall 1996 9th – Jennifer Hall 79th – Holyn Lord 83rd – Wendy Crabtree 100th – Marisa Velasco 1995 16th – Wendy Crabtree 73rd – Holyn Lord 1994 15th – Wendy Crabtree 50th – Holyn Lord 1993 46th – Wendy Crabtree 1992 22nd – Melissa Harris 1991 34th – Tracy Barton 47th – Melissa Harris 1990 43rd – Tracy Barton 1989 69th – CeCe Cahill 1988 48th – CeCe Cahill

2011 10th- Kristy Frilling/Shannon Mathews 2010 2nd – Kali Krisik/Kristy Frilling 2009 2nd – Kelcy Tefft/Kristy Frilling 25th – Kelcy Tefft/Kali Krisk 48th – Cosmina Ciobanu/Kali Krisik 2008 3rd – Brook Buck/Kelcy Tefft 2007 8th – Catrina Thompson/ Christian Thompson 27th – Brook Buck/Kelcy Tefft 2006 10th – Catrina Thompson/ Christian Thompson 2005 5th – Catrina Thompson/ Christian Thompson 2004 26th – Catrina Thompson/ Christian Thompson 2003 43rd – Katie Cunha/Kristina Stastny 59th – Lauren Connelly/Alicia Salas 2002 40th – Lindsey Green/ Becky Varnum 2001 9th – Michelle Dasso/ Becky Varnum 2000 17th – Michelle Dasso/ Becky Varnum 39th – Katie Cunha/ Kimberly Guy 1999 10th – Michelle Dasso/ Jennifer Hall 1998 14th – Tiffany Gates/ Jennifer Hall 1997 23rd – Erin Gowen/ Jennifer Hall 1996 28th – Wendy Crabtree/ Holyn Lord 1995 24th – Wendy Crabtree/ Holyn Lord 1994 13th – Wendy Crabtree/ Lisa Tholen 1993 23rd – Wendy Crabtree/ Lisa Tholen 1992 36th – Christy Faustmann/Lisa Tholen 1991 24th – Tracy Barton/ Christy Faustmann 1989 20th – Tracy Barton/ CeCe Cahill

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Irish All-Americans Notre Dame Women’s Tennis All-Americans In the 35 years of varsity competition, 14 Irish women’s tennis players have been tabbed AllAmericans. 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 12 players earn a total of 27 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 14 Irish All-Americans are featured below with their qualifying criteria and career stats noted.

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PAM FISCHETTE

Agoura, CA Agoura H.S. Singles All-American 1982

Liverpool, NY Liverpool H.S. Singles All-American 1982

Career Singles Record Year 1981-82 1982-83 1983-84 1984-85 Career

Year 1992-93 1993-94 1994-95 1995-96 Career

Multiple-Time All-Americans Four Times Michelle Dasso Singles: ’99, ‘01 Doubles: ’99, ‘01 Kristy Frilling Singles: ’10, ‘11 Doubles: ’09, ‘10 Three Times Wendy Crabtree Singles: ’94, ‘95 Doubles: ‘94 Jennifer Hall Singles: ’96 Doubles: ’98, ‘99 Catrina Thompson Doubles: ’05, ’06, ‘07 Christian Thompson Doubles: ’05, ’06, ‘07 Two Times Kelcy Tefft Doubles: ’08, ‘09

LAURA LEE

Year 1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 Career

Year 1980-81 1981-82 1982-83 1983-84 Career

Record 28-3 15-14 27-11 0-0 70-28

Career Singles Record

Record 27-6 24-6 11-8 24-5 86-25

WENDY CRABTREE

LISA THOLEN

Concord, MA Concord Carlisle H.S. Singles All-American 1994 , 1995 Doubles All-American 1994

Wichita, KS Mt. Carmel H.S. Doubles All-American 1994

Career Record Singles Dual Open Overall Dual 17-9 8-3 25-12 15-6 16-9 14-5 30-14 15-1 16-7 11-7 27-14 12-4 15-10 0-2 15-12 15-7 64-35 33-17 97-52 57-18

Doubles Open Overall 7-3 22-9 11-5 26-6 9-6 21-10 3-3 18-10 30-17 87-35

Year 1990-91 1991-92 1992-93 1993-94 Career

Career Doubles Record Dual 11-10 9-8 13-7 15-1 48-26

Open 11-4 8-3 9-3 11-5 39-15

JENNIFER HALL

TIFFANY GATES

Oklahoma City, OK Putnam City N. H.S. Singles All-American 1996 Doubles All-American 1998, 1999

Grandville, MI Grandville H.S. Doubles All-American 1998

Career Record Singles Doubles Dual Open Overall Dual Open Overall 23-6 10-5 33-11 20-4 2-1 22-5 17-10 10-6 27-16 16-10 8-3 24-13 15-13 12-7 27-20 9-13 9-5 18-18 24-5 5-7 29-12 21-7 8-5 29-12 79-34 37-25 116 47-44 27-14 93-48

Career Doubles Record Year Dual 1993-94 (Minnesota) 4-8 1994-95 (Minnesota) 15-6 1995-96 (Minnesota) 0-0 1996-97 16-11 1997-98 9-13 Career 44-38

MICHELLE DASSO Long Grove, IL Stevenson H.S. Singles All-American 1999 2001 Doubles All-American 1999 , 2001 Career Record Singles Year Dual Open Overall Dual 1997-98 24-3 16-5 40-8 17-8 1998-99 23-4 9-6 32-10 21-7 1999-2000 24-5 5-3 29-8 16-7 2000-01 20-4 19-6 39-10 24-3 Career 91-16 49-20 140-36 78-25

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Doubles Open Overall 7-5 24-13 7-3 28-10 6-3 22-10 11-6 35-9 31-17 109-42

Open 4-7 7-4 5-5 2-5 9-5 27-26

Overall 22-14 17-11 22-10 26-6 88-41

Overall 8-15 22-10 5-5 18-16 18-18 71-64

BECKY VARNUM Colorado Springs, CO Cheyenne Mountain H.S. Doubles All-American 2001

Year 1998-99 1999-2000 2000-01 2001-02 Career

Career Doubles Record Dual 17-9 16-6 24-3 15-13 72-31

Open 5-5 7-3 13-6 8-7 33-21

Overall 22-14 23-9 37-9 23-20 105-52


Year 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 Career

Singles Year 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 Career Doubles Year 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 Career

Singles Year 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 Career Doubles Year 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 Career

CATRINA THOMPSON

CHRISTIAN THOMPSON

Las Vegas, NV Bishop Gorman H.S. Doubles All-American 2005, 2006, 2007

Las Vegas, NV Bishop Gorman H.S. Doubles All-American 2005, 2006, 2007

Career Doubles Record Dual 12-11 21-4 16-5 20-6 69-26

Open 10-6 9-3 6-2 10-4 35-15

Overall 22-17 30-7 22-7 30-10 104-41

Year 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 Career

Career Doubles Record Dual 12-11 21-4 16-5 20-6 69-26

Open 10-6 9-3 6-2 10-4 35-15

BROOK BUCK

KELCY TEFFT

Yukon, OK Oklahoma Christian School Doubles All-American 2008

Enid, OK Chisholm H.S. Doubles All-American 2008, 2009

Career Record Dual Open Overall 13-9 10-3 23-12 18-7 6-3 24-10 14-1 3-4 17-5 16-11 4-4 20-15 61-29 23-14 84-43 Dual 16-9 24-4 19-4 26-4 85-21

Open 11-3 10-2 8-4 16-4 45-13

Overall 27-12 34-6 27-8 42-7 130-33

Singles Year 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 Career Doubles Year 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 Career

Dual 24-4 24-5 26-4 25-4 99-17

Open 10-2 8-4 18-3 20-3 56-11

Sidney, OH Lehman & Abeka H.S. Singles All-American 2010, 2011 Doubles All-American 2009, 2010

Arkansas City, KS Arkansas City H.S. Doubles All-American 2010

Dual Open Overall 21-9 9-2 30-11 21-7 6-3 27-10 18-4 8-3 26-7 60-20 23-8 83-28 Dual Open Overall 26-4 14-2 40-6 27-2 9-3 36-5 19-4 4-3 23-7 72-10 27-8 99-18

Overall 22-17 30-7 22-7 30-10 104-41

Overall 34-6 32-9 44-7 45-7 155-29

8th 4th 5th

All-Time List of Seeded Doubles All-Americans 2006 Catrina Thompson/Christian Thompson 3rd 2009 Kelcy Tefft/Kristy Frilling 2nd 2010 Kristy Frilling/Kali Krisik 3rd

All-Time List of Ranked Singles All-Americans 1994 1995 1996 1999 2001 2010 2011

Dual Open Overall 20-4 8-1 28-5 21-6 5-3 26-9 23-6 5-4 27-10 19-9 10-6 29-15 83-25 28-14 110-39

KALI KRISIK

Singles Year 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 Career Doubles Year 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 Career

1999 Michelle Dasso 2001 Michelle Dasso 2011 Kristy Frilling

Wendy Crabtree Wendy Crabtree Jennifer Hall Michelle Dasso Michelle Dasso Kristy Frilling Kristy Frilling

15th 16th 9th 13th 5th 10th 7th

All-Time List of Ranked Doubles All-Americans

Career Record

KRISTY FRILLING

Career Record

All-Time List of Seeded Singles All-Americans

1999 2001 2005 2006 2007 2009 2010

Michelle Dasso/Jennifer Hall Michelle Dasso/Becky Varnum Catrina Thompson/Christian Thompson Catrina Thompson/Christian Thompson Catrina Thompson/Christian Thompson Kelcy Tefft/Kristy Frilling Kristy Frilling/Kali Krisik

10th 9th 5th 10th 8th 2nd 3rd

NCAA Quarterfinal or Further Appearances Singles: 2001 Michelle Dasso Doubles: 1994 Wendy Crabtree/Lisa Tholen 1998 Jennifer Hall/Tiffany Gates 1999 Michelle Dasso/Jennifer Hall 2008 Brook Buck/Kelcy Tefft

Semifinals Quarterfinals Quarterfinals Quarterfinals Semifinals

Career Record Dual Open Overall 9-1 7-4 16-5 23-4 9-2 32-6 19-9 10-1 29-10 18-3 4-1 22-4 69-17 30-8 99-25 Dual 25-5 17-10 21-8 26-0 89-23

Open 12-2 10-2 13-4 11-4 46-12

Overall 37-7 27-12 34-12 37-4 135-35

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Career Records Years 1998-01 1997-00 1996-99 2006-10 2005-09 1983-86 1996-99 2003-07 1993-96 2006-10 1993-96 1982-85 1999-02 1990-93 1991-94 2001-04 1988-91 1983-86 1999-02 1991-94

Record 140-36 122-49 116-59 114-33 110-39 107-41 100-46 100-49 99-43 99-25 97-52 96-52 96-55 95-37 95-41 95-42 93-52 92-33 92-66 91-52

Singles Dual-Match Wins Name 1. Michelle Dasso 2. Cosmina Ciobanu 3. Kelcy Tefft 4. Kelly Zalinski 5. Jennifer Hall 6. Marisa Velasco 7. Holyn Lord 8. Kali Krisik 9. Catrina Thompson 10. Lindsey Green 11. Becky Varnum 12. Wendy Crabtree 13. Lisa Tholen 14. Kim Pacella

Years 1998-01 2006-10 2005-09 1997-00 1996-99 1996-99 1993-96 2006-10 2004-07 1999-02 1999-02 1993-96 1991-94 1988-91

Record 91-16 89-21 82-25 80-31 79-34 77-36 72-30 69-17 68-32 65-34 65-44 64-35 62-28 62-34

Name 1. Kelcy Tefft 2. Kali Krisik 3. Brook Buck 4. Cosmina Ciobanu 5. Lauren Connelly 6. Michelle Dasso 7. Catrina Thompson 8. Christian Thompson 9. Lindsey Green Becky Varnum 11. Susie Panther 12. Laura Lee 13. Kristy Frilling 14. Kristina Stastny 15. Jennifer Hall 16. Kelly Zalinski 17. Mary Colligan 18. Wendy Crabtree Lisa Tholen Michelle Sadie Dasso Colleen Rielley

Years Record 2005-09 155-29 2006-10 135-35 2004-08 130-33 2006-10 112-31 2003-06 111-38 1998-01 109-42 2003-07 107-41 2003-07 106-41 1999-02 105-41 1999-02 105-52 1983-86 101-25 1982-85 100-39 2008-11 99-18 2003-06 98-44 1996-99 93-48 1997-00 91-57 1983-86 88-35 1993-96 87-35 1991-94 87-41 1985-88 87-46 2006-10 87-27

Doubles Dual-Match Wins Name 1. Kelcy Tefft 2. Kali Krisik 3. Cosmina Ciobanu 4. Michelle Dasso 5. Lauren Connelly 6. Becky Varnum Catrina Thompson Kristy Frilling 9. Christina Thompson 10. Lindsey Green 11. Jennifer Hall 12. Kelly Zalinski 13. Colleen Rielley 14. Kristina Stastny 15. Wendy Crabtree 16. Holyn Lord Alicia Salas

Years Record 2005-09 99-17 2006-10 89-23 2006-10 86-24 1998-01 78-25 2003-06 75-22 1999-02 72-31 2004-07 72-26 2008-11 72-10 2004-07 71-26 1999-02 67-25 1996-99 66-34 1997-00 65-34 2006-10 63-19 2003-06 62-27 1993-96 57-18 1993-96 54-25 2001-04 54-25

Notre Dame Team Records Best NCAA Finish: 2nd Place (1985, Division II) Best NCAA Division I Finish: Semifinals (‘09 & ‘10) Best Season Record: 27-2, .931 (2006) Best Division I Season Record: 27-2, .931 (2006) Most Wins (Season): 28-6 (1985-86); 28-4 (2006-07), 28-5 (2008-09) Longest Conference Winning Streak: 27 (9/16/83-4/28/98) Longest Home Winning Streak: 35 (2/27/05-3/1/08) Longest Winning Streak (One Season): 15 (1983-84) Longest Winning Streak (One Season, Division I): 12 (1999)

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Doubles Wins

Singles Wins Name 1. Michelle Dasso 2. Kelly Zalinski 3. Jennifer Hall 4. Cosmina Ciobanu 5. Kelcy Tefft 6. Mary Colligan 7. Marisa Velasco Catrina Thompson 9. Holyn Lord Kali Krisik 11. Wendy Crabtree 12. Lisa LaFratta Lindsey Green 14. Melissa Harris Lisa Tholen Alicia Salas 17. Kim Pacella 18. Susie Panther Becky Varnum 20. Christy Faustmann

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Name 1. Catrina Thompson/Christian Thompson 2. Brook Buck/Kelcy Tefft 3. Michelle Dasso/ Becky Varnum 4. Wendy Crabtree/ Holyn Lord 5. Katie Cunha/ Kimberly Guy Lauren Connelly/ Alicia Salas Sarah Jane Connelly/ Kristina Stastny 8. Lindsey Green/ Kelly Zalinski 9. Wendy Crabtree/ Lisa Tholen 10. Kelcy Tefft/Kristy Frilling 11. Lauren Connelly/ Kristina Stastny 12. Kali Krisik/Kristy Frilling

Years 2003-07 2005-08 1999-01 1992-96 1999-01 2002-04 2002-05 1998-00 1992-94 2008-09 2003-06 2008-10

Record 104-41 97-20 54-15 44-22 41-20 41-16 41-24 39-14 38-11 37-5 36-6 35-3

Doubles Dual-Match Wins (Team) Name 1. Catrina Thompson / Christian Thompson 2. Brook Buck / Kelcy Tefft 3. Michelle Dasso / Becky Varnum 4. Lauren Connelly / Alicia Salas 5. Lindsey Green / Kelly Zalinski 6. Wendy Crabtree / Holyn Lord 7. Wendy Crabtree / Lisa Tholen 8. Kali Krisik / Kristy Frilling 9. Sarah Jane Connelly / Kristina Stastny Lauren Connelly / Kristina Stastny Shannon Mathews / Colleen Rielley

Years 2003-07 2005-08 1999-01 2002-04 1998-00 1992-96 1992-94 2008-10 2002-05 2003-06 2008-09

Record 67-26 65-11 37-6 32-12 31-9 29-13 27-5 26-0 25-14 25-1 25-8

Combined Wins Name 1. Kelcy Tefft 2. Michelle Dasso 3. Kali Krisik 4. Cosmina Ciobanu 5. Brook Buck 6. Kelly Zalinski 7. Jennifer Hall 8. Catrina Thompson 9. Lindsey Green 10. Becky Varnum 11. Mary Colligan 12. Susie Panther 13. Christian Thompson 14. Lauren Connelly Wendy Crabtree 16. Kristina Stastny Kristy Frilling 18. Lisa Tholen 19. Holyn Lord Alicia Salas 21. Pam Fischette Laura Lee 23. Michelle Sadie Dasso 24. Christy Faustmann 25. Marisa Velasco 26. Sarah Jane Connelly

Years 2005-09 1998-01 2006-10 2006-10 2004-08 1997-00 1996-99 2003-07 1999-02 1999-02 1983-86 1983-86 2003-07 2003-06 1993-96 2003-06 2008-11 1991-94 1993-96 2001-04 1981-84 1982-85 1985-88 1991-94 1996-99 2002-05

Cmb. 265-68 249-78 235-60 225-64 214-76 213-106 209-107 207-90 201-98 197-118 195-76 193-58 185-91 184-88 184-87 183-99 183--47 182-82 178-80 178-80 170-59 170-67 164-103 161-91 159-95 158-109

Sgls. 110-39 140-36 99-25 113-33 84-43 122-49 116-59 100-49 96-55 92-66 107-41 92-33 79-50 74-50 97-52 85-55 84-29 95-41 99-43 95-42 86-25 70-28 77-57 91-52 100-46 77-52

Dbls. 155-29 109-42 136-35 112-31 130-33 91-57 93-48 107-41 105-41 105-52 88-35 101-25 106-41 111-38 87-35 98-44 99-18 87-41 79-37 83-38 84-34 100-39 87-46 70-39 59-49 81-57


Irish Records CAREER RECORDS

Singles Dual-Match Winning Percentage (Minimum 20 matches)

Combined Dual-Match Wins Name 1. Kelcy Tefft 2. Cosmina Ciobanu 3. Michelle Dasso 4. Kali Krisik 5. Brook Buck 6. Kelly Zalinski 7. Jennifer Hall 8. Catrina Thompson 9. Becky Varnum 10. Lindsey Green Kristy Frilling 12. Holyn Lord 13. Christian Thompson

Years 2005-09 2006-10 1998-2001 2006-10 2005-08 1997-2000 1996-99 2003-07 1999-2002 1999-2002 2008-11 1993-96 2003-07

Cmb. 180-42 177-45 169-41 159-40 146-50 145-65 144-67 140-58 137-75 132-59 132-30 126-55 125-62

Sgls. Dbls. 82-25 98-17 89-21 88-25 91-16 78-25 69-17 90-23 61-29 85-21 80-31 65-34 78-33 66-34 68-32 72-26 65-44 72-31 65-34 67-25 60-20 72-10 72-30 54-25 54-36 71-26

Singles Winning Percentage (Minimum 25 matches) Name 1. CeCe Cahill 2. Mary Legeay 3. Sheila Cronin 4. Kali Krisik 5. Michelle Dasso 6. Kelcy Tefft 7. Pam Fischette 8. Cosmina Ciobanu 9. Jo Anne Biafore 10. Isobel O’Brien 11. Kristy Frilling 12. Lisa Gleason 13. Shannon Mathews 14. Susie Panther

Years 1988-89 1979-81 1978-81 2006-10 1998-01 2005-09 1981-84 2006-10 1984-86 1985-86 2008-11 1982-84 2008-11 1983-86

Record 65-11 38-9 21-5 99-25 140-36 110-39 86-25 113-33 81-25 53-17 84-29 34-12 73-26 92-33

Pct. .855 .809 .808 .798 .795 .783 .775 .774 .764 .757 .743 .739 .737 .736

Years at No. 1 1999-01 2004-07 1993-96 1996-98 2008-11 1988-89 2008-09 1990-92

1. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

1. 2. 4. 6. 8.

Record 67-13 56-22 51-29 45-28 40-11 35-6 34-15 27-10

Years at No. 1 Record 2004-07 70-26 2008-11 70-9 2004-07 67-26 1998-01 62-17 1993-96 54-16 2008-09 48-7 1999-2002 47-14 1997-99 46-30 1991-94 41-19

Wins at No. 1 Doubles (Team) Name Catrina Thompson/ Christian Thompson Michelle Dasso/Becky Varnum Wendy Crabtree/Lisa Tholen Wendy Crabtree/Holyn Lord Kali Krisik/Kristy Frilling 6. Brook Buck/Kelcy Tefft 7. Tiffany Gates/Jennifer Hall 8. Kelcy Tefft/Kristy Frilling 9. Michelle Dasso/Jennifer Hall 10. Kristy Frilling/Shannon Mathews

1. 2. 3. 4.

Record 37-6 91-16 89-21 69-17 36-10 83-25 63-19 19-6 60-20 49-17 80-31 52-21 72-30 79-34 62-28 33-15

Pct. .860 .850 .809 .802 .783 .768 .768 .760 .750 .724 .721 .712 .706 .700 .689 .688

Years at No. 1 Record 2004-07 67-26 2000-01 37-6 1993-94 27-5 1993,‘95-96 26-11 2008-10 26-0 2007-08 25-4 1997-99 24-22 2008-09 23-3 1999 21-7 2010-11 19-4

Name Michelle Dasso CeCe Cahill Michelle Dasso Cosmina Ciobanu Becky Varnum Susie Panther Kelly Zalinski Melissa Harris Shannon Mathews Jennifer Hall Kelly Zalinski Melissa Harris

Year 1998 1988 2001 2007 1999 1984 1999 1991 2009 1996 1998 1992

1. 2. 4.

9.

Year 2009 2008 2008 2009 2001 2006 2006 2007 1985 2001 2010 2006 2006 2010 2007 2009 1981 2007 2009 2008 2007 2007

26-9 26-10 25-8 24-7 24-10 24-15

Name Shannon Mathews Cosmina Ciobanu Cosmina Ciobanu Alicia Salas Michelle Dasso Marisa Velasco Michelle Dasso Jennifer Hall Katie Potts Kali Krisik Michelle Dasso Becky Varnum Jennifer Hall

Year 2009 2007 2010 2002 1998 1996 2000 1999 2006 2008 1999 1999 1996

Record 27-3 26-1 26-4 24-3 24-3 24-4 24-5 24-5 23-2 23-4 23-4 23-6 23-6

Doubles Dual-Match Wins (Individual)

Record 40-8 39-5 39-10 36-5 36-11 34-8 34-11 33-6 33-7 33-11 33-11 33-11

Name 1. Kristy Frilling 2. Kali Krisik Lauren Connelly Kristina Stastny 5. Kali Krisik Kelcy Tefft Shannon Mathews 8. Brook Buck Kelcy Tefft Kelcy Tefft Brook Buck Kelcy Tefft Michelle Dasso Becky Varnum 15. Cosmina Ciobanu 16. Cosmina Ciobanu 17. Catrina Thompson Christian Thompson Catrina Thompson Michelle Dasso Jennifer Hall

Doubles Wins (Individual) Name 1. Kelcy Tefft 2. Kelcy Tefft 3. Brook Buck 4. Kristy Frilling 5. Becky Varnum Lauren Connelly Kristina Stastny Kali Krisik 9. Susie Panther 10. Michelle Dasso Kali Krisik 12. Brook Buck Kelcy Tefft Kristy Frilling 15. Cosmina Ciobanu Kali Krisik 17. Pam Fischette Kelcy Tefft Shannon Mathews 20. Colleen Rielley Catrina Thompson Christian Thompson

1999 2000 2007 2004 2005 2001

Singles Dual-Match Wins

Singles Wins

Wins at No. 1 Doubles (Individual) Name Catrina Thompson Kristy Frilling Christian Thompson Michelle Dasso Wendy Crabtree Kelcy Tefft Becky Varnum Jennifer Hall Lisa Tholen

Years 1988-89 1998-2001 2006-10 2006-10 1997-98 2005-09 200820112008-11 2005-09 1997-2000 1990-92 1993-96 1996-99 1991-94 2001-04

Season Records

Wins at No. 1 Singles Name 1. Michelle Dasso 2. Catrina Thompson 3. Wendy Crabtree 4. Jennifer Hall 5. Kristy Frilling 6. CeCe Cahill 7. Kelcy Tefft 8. Melissa Harris

Name CeCe Cahill Michelle Dasso Cosmina Ciobanu Kali Krisik Tiffany Gates Kelcy Tefft Shannon Mathews 8. Jennifer Kellner 9. Kristy Frilling 10. Katie Potts 11. Kelly Zalinski 12. Melissa Harris 13. Holyn Lord 14. Jennifer Hall 15. Lisa Tholen 16. Caylan Leslie

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

Michelle Dasso/Jennifer Hall Lindsey Green/Kelly Zalinski 14. Brook Buck/Kelcy Tefft 15. Lauren Connelly/Alicia Salas Sarah Jane Connelly/ Kristina Stastny Katie Cunha/Kimberly Guy

Record 45-7 44-6 42-7 40-6 37-9 37-6 37-6 37-7 36-7 35-9 35-3 34-6 34-6 34-4 33-6 33-12 32-9 32-9 32-11 31-8 31-10 31-10

Year 2010 2010 2006 2006 2007 2009 2009 2008 2008 2007 2006 2006 2001 2001 2007 2009 2007 2007 2005 1999 1999

Record 27-2 26-0 26-1 26-1 25-5 25-4 25-8 24-3 24-3 24-5 24-4 24-4 24-3 24-3 23-5 22-8 21-6 21-6 21-4 21-7 21-7

Doubles Wins (Team) Name 1. Brook Buck/Kelcy Tefft 2. Kelcy Tefft/Kristy Frilling 3. Lauren Connelly/Kristina Stastny 4. Michelle Dasso/Becky Varnum 5. Brook Buck/Kelcy Tefft 6. Kali Krisik/Kristy Frilling 7. Catrina Thompson/Christian Thompson 8. Catrina Thompson/Christian Thompson 9. Brook Buck/Lauren Connelly Shannon Mathews/Colleen Rielley 11. Wendy Crabtree/Lisa Tholen

Year 2008 2009 2006 2001 2006 2010 2007 2005 2005 2009 1994

Record 39-6 37-5 36-6 35-9 34-6 32-2 30-10 28-7 27-12 27-8 26-6

Mary Colligan, the first Irish player to register 100 career singles victories, helped Notre Dame to a pair of third-place finishes in the NCAA Division II Championship before helping the 1984-85 squad to the national title match.

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Irish Records Doubles Dual-Match Wins (Team) Names 1. Kali Krisik/Kristy Frilling Lauren Connelly/Kristina Stastny Shannon Mathews/Colleen Rielley 4. Brook Buck/Kelcy Tefft Brook Buck/Kelcy Tefft 6. Michelle Dasso/Becky Varnum 7. Kelcy Tefft/Kristy Frilling 8. Michelle Dasso/Jennifer Hall 9. Catrina Thompson/Christian Thompson 10. Catrina Thompson/Christian Thompson Erin Gowen/Jennifer Hall Shannon Mathews/Kristy Frilling 13. Lauren Connelly/Alicia Salas Lindsey Green/Kelly Zalinski Cosmina Ciobanu/Kali Krisik 16. Brook Buck/Kelcy Tefft Cosmina Ciobanu/Kali Krisik Lindsey Green/Nina Vaughan Kelley Olson/Kelly Zalinski Michelle Dasso/Marisa Velasco

Year 2010 2006 2009 2008 2006 2001 2009 1999 2007 2005 1996 2011 2004 2000 2009 2007 2007 2001 1998 1998

Record 25-0 25-1 25-8 24-3 24-4 24-3 23-3 21-7 20-6 19-4 19-4 19-4 18-5 18-5 18-7 17-4 17-5 17-4 17-6 17-8

Singles Winning Percentage (minimum 15 matches) Name 1. Laura Lee 2. Marisa Velasco 3. CeCe Cahill 4. Cosmina Ciobanu 5. Linda Hoyer 6. Kelly Nelson 7. Carol Shukis 8. Katie Potts 9. Kelcy Tefft 10. Melissa Harris Kali Krisik 12. Holyn Lord 13. Kali Krisik JoAnne Biafore 15. Lisa Tholen Cosmina Ciobanu 17. Alicia Salas

Years 1981-82 1995-96 1987-88 2006-07 1979-80 2005-06 1979-80 2005-06 2005-06 1990-91 2009-10 1992-93 2007-08 1983-84 1991-92 2009-10 2001-02

Record 28-3 32-4 39-5 36-5 21-3 13-2 19-3 29-5 28-5 33-6 22-4 27-5 32-6 32-6 26-5 26-5 31-6

Pct. .903 .889 .886 .878 .875 .867 .864 .853 .848 .846 .846 .844 .842 .842 .839 .839 .838

Name Cosmina Ciobanu Lisa Tholen Brook Buck Katie Potts Ann Bradshaw Shannon Mathews Alicia Salas Michelle Dasso 9. Holyn Lord 10. Kristina Stastny 11. Cosmina Ciobanu 12. Marisa Velasco Kali Krisik 14. Kali Krisik Michelle Dasso 16. Kim Pacella 17. Michelle Dasso Becky Varnum Katie Cunha

Year 2007 1992 2007 2006 1990 2009 2002 1998 1993 2006 2010 1996 2010 2008 1999 1990 2001 2001 2000

Record 26-1 19-1 14-1 23-2 10-1 27-3 24-3 24-3 22-3 20-3 26-4 24-4 18-3 23-4 23-4 21-4 20-4 20-4 15-3

Pct. .963 .950 .933 .920 .909 .900 .889 .889 .880 .870 .867 .857 .857 .852 .852 .840 .833 .833 .833

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Years 2009-10 2008-09 2007-08 2007-08 2005-06

Record 32-2 37-5 21-3 35-5 36-6

.850 .813 .808 .800 .795 .793 .783 .774 .773 .771

Doubles Dual-Match Winning Percentage (Team) (minimum 10 matches) Name Kali Krisik/Kristy Frilling Lauren Connelly/Kristina Stastny Wendy Crabtree/Lisa Tholen Michelle Dasso/Becky Varnum Kelcy Tefft/Kristy Frilling Brook Buck/Kelcy Tefft Cosmina Ciobanu/Colleen Rielley 8. Brook Buck/Kelcy Tefft 9. Chrissie McGaffigan/Kristen Rafael Cosmina Ciobanu/Shannon Mathews 11. Erin Gowen/Jennifer Hall Catrina/Christian Thompson Shannon Mathews/Kristy Frilling 14. Michelle Dasso/Becky Varnum 15. Lindsey Green/Nina Vaughan Brook Buck/Kelcy Tefft 17. Katie Cunha/Kimberly Guy 18. Lauren Connelly/Alicia Salas Lindsey Green/Kelly Zalinski 20. Cosmina Ciobanu/Kali Krisik 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

Year 2010 2006 1994 2001 2009 2008 2008 2006 2010 2010 1996 2005 2011 2000 2001 2007 2000 2004 2000 2007

Record Pct. 25-0 1.000 25-1 .963 15-1 .938 24-3 .889 23-3 .885 24-3 .875 21-3 .875 24-4 .857 10-2 .833 10-2 .833 19-4 .826 19-4 .826 19-4 .826 13-3 .813 17-4 .810 17-4 .810 8-2 .800 18-5 .783 18-5 .783 17-5 .773

Name 1. Michelle Dasso Kelcy Tefft 3. Kelcy Tefft 4. Kristy Frilling 5. Cosmina Ciobanu 6. Kristina Stastny 7. Michelle Dasso 8. Shannon Mathews 9. Kelcy Tefft 10. Kali Krisik 11. Kristy Frilling 12. Michelle Dasso Kelly Zalinski 14. Pam Fischette Kali Krisik Nina Vaughan Brook Buck

Year 2001 2009 2008 2009 2007 2006 1998 2009 2006 2009 2010 1999 1999 1981 2008 2001 2008

Cmb. 74-19 74-22 71-16 70-17 69-11 66-13 64-21 65-18 62-11 63-22 61-14 60-20 60-24 59-15 59-20 59-20 59-23

Sgls. Dbls. 39-10 35-9 29-15 45-7 27-9 44-7 30-11 40-6 36-5 33-6 29-7 37-6 40-8 24-13 33-7 32-11 28-5 34-6 29-10 34-12 27-10 34-4 32-10 28-10 34-11 26-13 27-6 32-9 32-7 24-12 32-12 27-8 20-16 39-7

Cosmina Ciobanu 19. Catrina Thompson Brook Buck Brook Buck 22. Nina Vaughan Lindsey Green

2009 2007 2008 2006 2001 2000

43-13 42-14 42-15 42-11 41-10 41-13

21-5 21-8 16-11 18-7 21-6 22-8

22-8 21-6 25-4 24-4 20-4 19-5

Wins at No. 1 Singles 1. 2. 3. 4. 6. 9.

Name Michelle Dasso Michelle Dasso Kristy Frilling Catrina Thompson Michelle Dasso CeCe Cahill Catrina Thompson Kristy Frilling Catrina Thompson Jennifer Hall

Year 2000 1999 2010 2007 2001 1988 2006 2011 2005 1997

Record 24-5 23-4 21-7 20-6 20-4 18-4 18-6 18-4 17-8 17-10

Wins at No. 1 Doubles (Individual) Name 1. Kristy Frilling 2. Brook Buck Kelcy Tefft 4. Kali Krisik 5. Michelle Dasso Becky Varnum 7. Catrina Thompson Catrina Thompson Michelle Dasso Jennifer Hall 11. Christian Thompson

Year 2010 2008 2008 2010 2001 2001 2007 2005 1999 1999 2007

Record 27-2 26-4 26-4 25-0 24-3 24-3 21-6 21-4 21-7 21-7 20-6

Wins at No. 1 Doubles (Team) Name 1. Brook Buck/Kelcy Tefft Kali Krisik/Kristy Frilling 3. Michelle Dasso/Becky Varnum 4. Kelcy Tefft/Kristy Frilling 5. Michelle Dasso/Jennifer Hall 6. Catrina Thompson/ Christian Thompson 7. Catrina Thompson/ Christian Thompson Shannon Mathews/Kristy Frilling 9. Catrina Thompson/ Christian Thompson 10. Wendy Crabtree/Lisa Tholen Wendy Crabtree/Holyn Lord Tiffany Gates/Jennifer Hall

Year 2008 2010 2001 2009 1999 2007 2005 2011 2006 1994 1996 1997

Record 25-4 25-0 24-3 23-3 21-7 20-6 19-4 19-4 16-5 15-1 15-7 15-9

Combined Dual-Match Wins

Doubles Winning Percentage (Team) (minimum 15 matches) Name 1. Kali Krisik/Kristy Frilling 2. Kelcy Tefft/Kristy Frilling 3. Cosmina Ciobanu/Colleen Rielley Brook Buck/Kelcy Tefft 5. Lauren Connelly/ Kristina Stastny

34-6 26-6 21-5 28-7 35-9 23-6 18-5 24-7 17-5 27-8

Combined Wins

Singles Dual-Match Winning Percentage (minimum 10 matches) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

6. Brook Buck/Kelcy Tefft 2005-06 7. Wendy Crabtree/Lisa Tholen 1993-94 8. Erin Gowen/Jennifer Hall 1995-96 9. Catrina/Christian Thompson 2004-05 10. Michelle Dasso/Becky Varnum 2000-01 11. Cosmina Ciobanu/Kali Krisik 2006-07 12. Lindsey Green/Nina Vaughan 2000-01 13. Lauren Connelly/Alicia Salas 2003-04 14. Katie Cunha/Kimberly Guy 1999-00 15. Shannon Mathews/Colleen Rielley 2008-09

Pct. .941 .880 .875 .875 .857

Name 1. Shannon Mathews 2. Cosmina Ciobanu 3. Kristy Frilling 4. Kelcy Tefft Kristy Frilling 6. Kristina Stastny Cosmina Ciobanu 8. Jennifer Hall Kelcy Tefft 10. Kelcy Tefft Becky Varnum Michelle Dasso Kelcy Tefft Kali Krisik Michelle Dasso 16. Jennifer Hall Alicia Salas

Year 2009 2007 2010 2008 2009 2006 2010 1999 2007 2006 2001 2001 2009 2010 1999 1996 2002

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Cmb. 52-11 49-6 48-9 47-9 47-13 46-4 46-10 45-12 45-11 44-8 44-7 44-7 44-13 44-3 44-11 43-10 43-12

Sgls. 27-3 26-1 21-7 21-5 21-9 20-3 26-4 24-5 21-6 20-4 20-4 20-4 19-9 18-3 23-4 23-6 24-3

Dbls. 25-8 23-5 27-2 26-4 26-4 26-1 20-6 21-7 24-5 24-4 24-3 24-3 25-4 26-0 21-7 20-4 19-9

Kelcy Tefft graduated in 2009 as the one of the best Irish doubles player in program history. She holds the record for most doubles wins in a career (155) while also having set the top two marks for doubles wins in a season by an individual (45 in ’09 and 44 in ’08).


Honors and Awards TEAM AWARDS BIG EAST Conference Champion (11) 1996, ‘97, ‘99, 2001, ‘03, ‘05, ’06, ‘08, ‘09, ‘10, ‘11 Midwestern Collegiate Conference Champion (7) 1988, ‘89, ’90, ’91, ’92, ’93, ’94 North Star Conference Champion (5) 1983, ‘84, ‘85, ‘86, ‘87 ITA All-Academic Team (15) 1996, ‘97, ‘98, 2000, ‘01, 02, ‘03, ‘04, ‘05, ‘06, ’07, ‘08, ‘09, ‘10, ‘11

COACHING AWARDS

ITA National Coach of the Year 2006 Jay Louderback Division II National Coach of the Year 1985 Sharon Petro BIG EAST Coach of the Year 1996 Jay Louderback 1997 Jay Louderback 1999 Jay Louderback 2000 Jay Louderback 2001 Jay Louderback 2006 Jay Louderback 2008 Jay Louderback 2010 Jay Louderback 2011 Jay Louderback Midwestern Collegiate Conference Coach of the Year 1988 Michele Gelfman 1989 Jay Louderback 1990 Jay Louderback 1993 Jay Louderback North Star Conference Coach of the Year 1984 Sharon Petro 1985 Michele Gelfman 1986 Michele Gelfman 1987 Michele Gelfman ITA Midwest Region Coach of the Year 1995 Jay Louderback 1998 Jay Louderback 2000 Jay Louderback 2006 Jay Louderback ITA National Assistant Coach of the Year 2006 Michelle Dasso ITA Midwest Region Assistant Coach of the Year 2000 Liz Barker 2006 Michelle Dasso

INDIVIDUAL AWARDS

AIAW Division II National Singles Champion 1982 Laura Lee (No. 5) Division I All-Americans 1994 Wendy Crabtree, singles/doubles 1994 Lisa Tholen, doubles 1995 Wendy Crabtree, singles 1996 Jennifer Hall, singles 1998 Tiffany Gates, doubles 1998 Jennifer Hall, doubles 1999 Michelle Dasso, singles/doubles 1999 Jennifer Hall, doubles 2001 Michelle Dasso, singles/doubles 2001 Becky Varnum, doubles 2005 Catrina Thompson, doubles 2005 Christian Thompson, doubles 2006 Catrina Thompson, doubles 2006 Christian Thompson, doubles 2007 Catrina Thompson, doubles 2007 Christian Thompson, doubles 2008 Brook Buck, doubles 2008 Kelcy Tefft, doubles 2009 Kelcy Tefft, doubles 2009 Kristy Frilling, doubles 2010 Kali Krisik, doubles 2010 Kristy Frilling, singles/doubles 2011 Kristy Frilling, singles

AIAW Division II All-Americans 1982 Laura Lee, No. 5 singles 1982 Pam Fischette, No. 3 singles ITA National Senior Player of the Year 2001 Michelle Dasso 2009 Kelcy Tefft CoSIDA Academic All-Americans 1996 Wendy Crabtree (third team at-large) 1999 Jennifer Hall (third team at-large) ITA/Cissie Leary National Sportsmanship Award 2004 Alicia Salas Gladys Heldman Award (awarded to nation’s top senior based on athletic, academic, sportsmanship and community service accomplishments) 2001 Michelle Dasso Penn National Player to Watch 1996 Jennifer Hall ITA National Player to Watch 2009 Kristy Frilling BIG EAST Championship Most Outstanding Player 1996 Jennifer Hall, Fr. 2000 Michelle Dasso, Jr. 2001 Michelle Dasso, Sr. 2005 Catrina Thompson, So. 2006 Catrina Thompson, Jr. 2008 Kelcy Tefft, Jr. 2009 Kelcy Tefft, Sr. 2010 Kali Krisik, Sr. 2011 Shannon Mathews, Jr. BIG EAST Player of the Year 2009 Kelcy Tefft, Sr. 2010 Kristy Frilling, So. 2011 Kristy Frilling, Jr. BIG EAST Freshman of the Year 2009 Kristy Frilling 2010 Chrissie McGaffigan BIG EAST All-Tournament Team Singles 2003 Sarah Jane Connelly 2003 Alicia Salas 2003 Caylan Leslie 2004 Alicia Salas 2004 Christian Thompson 2005 Catrina Thompson 2005 Brook Buck 2005 Christian Thompson 2005 Sarah Jane Connelly 2006 Catrina Thompson 2006 Brook Buck 2006 Kelcy Tefft 2006 Kristina Stastny 2007 Catrina Thompson 2007 Christian Thompson 2007 Kelcy Tefft 2007 Colleen Rielley 2008 Kelcy Tefft 2008 Brook Buck 2008 Cosmina Ciobanu 2008 Colleen Rielley Doubles 2003 Lauren Connelly/Alicia Salas 2003 Sarah Jane Connelly/Kristina Stastny 2004 Catrina Thompson/Christian Thompson 2005 Catrina Thompson/Christian Thompson 2005 Brook Buck/Lauren Connelly 2006 Catrina Thompson/Christian Thompson 2006 Brook Buck/Kelcy Tefft 2007 Catrina Thompson/Christian Thompson 2007 Brook Buck/Kelcy Tefft 2008 Brook Buck/Kelcy Tefft 2008 Cosmina Ciobanu/Colleen Rielley 2008 Kali Krisik/Kristen Rafael

All-BIG EAST Team 2009 Kelcy Tefft, Sr. 2009 Cosmina Ciobanu, Jr. 2009 Kali Krisik, Jr. 2009 Kristy Frilling, Fr. 2009 Shannon Mathews, Fr. 2010 Cosmina Ciobanu, Sr. 2010 Kristy Frilling, So. 2010 Kali Krisik, Sr. 2010 Shannon Mathews, So. 2010 Chrissie McGaffigan, Fr. 2011 Kristy Frilling, Jr. 2011 Shannon Mathews, Jr. 2011 Jennifer Kellner, Fr. ITA Midwest Region Senior Player of the Year 1996 Wendy Crabtree 2001 Michelle Dasso 2004 Alicia Salas 2008 Brook Buck 2009 Kelcy Tefft ITA Midwest Region Rookie of the Year 1991 Christy Faustmann 1993 Wendy Crabtree 1996 Jennifer Hall 1998 Michelle Dasso 2010 Chrissie McGaffigan Midwest Region Tennis Magazine/ITA Arthur Ashe Award for Leadership and Sportsmanship 1995 Wendy Crabtree 1999 Jennifer Hall 2003 Katie Cunha 2010 Kali Krisik Penn Midwest Region Player to Watch 1996 Jennifer Hall 2001 Becky Varnum ITA Midwest Region Player to Watch 2009 Kristy Frilling ITA Midwest Region Cissie Leary Sportsmanship Award 2000 Kelly Zalinski 2004 Alicia Salas USA Tennis Summer Collegiate Team 1996 Jennifer Hall 1999 Michelle Dasso 2001 Michelle Dasso 2009 Kelcy Tefft 2010 Kristy Frilling ITA Collegiate All-Star Team 2004 Alicia Salas (traveled to China) 2008 Brook Buck 2008 Kelcy Tefft 2009 Kelcy Tefft 2009 Kristy Frilling 2010 Kali Krisik 2010 Kristy Frilling World University Games Team 2005 Catrina Thompson, doubles 2005 Christian Thompson, doubles ITA Scholar-Athlete Award 1992 Katie Clark 1996 Wendy Crabtree 1996 Erin Gowen 1998 Courtney Haskell 1998 Darcie Sweet 2001 Nina Vaughan 2002 Nina Vaughan 2003 Lauren Connelly 2003 Katie Cunha 2003 Liz Donohue 2003 Kelly Nelson 2003 Alicia Salas 2003 Jennifer Smith 2003 Kristina Stastny 2004 Lauren Connelly

2004 Emily Neighbours 2004 Alicia Salas 2005 Lauren Connelly 2005 Sarah Jane Connelly 2005 Jennifer Smith 2006 Lauren Connelly 2006 Kelly Nelson 2007 Kelcy Tefft 2007 Cosmina Ciobanu 2007 Colleen Reilley 2008 Brook Buck 2008 Cosmina Ciobanu 2008 Denise Ellison 2008 Colleen Rielley 2008 Kelcy Tefft 2009 Cosmina Ciobanu 2009 Shannon Mathews 2009 Katie Potts 2009 Colleen Rielley 2009 Kelcy Tefft 2010 Cosmina Ciobanu 2010 Denise Ellison 2010 Kali Krisik 2010 Shannon Mathews 2010 Colleen Rielley 2011 Kristy Frilling 2011 Nancy Joyce 2011 Jennifer Kellner 2011 JoHanna Mannigham 2011 Shannon Mathews BIG EAST Academic All-Stars Brook Buck 2005, 2007, 2008 Cosmina Ciobanu 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 Lauren Connelly 2003, 2004, 2005 Sarah Jane Connelly 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 Wendy Crabtree 1996 Katie Cunha 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 Michelle Dasso 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 Liz Donohue 2003, 2004, 2005 Maggie Donohue 2003 Denise Ellison 2008 Kristy Frilling 2010, 2011 Tiffany Gates 1997 Molly Gavin 1996 Erin Gowen 1996, 1997 Lindsey Green 2000, 2001, 2002 Kimberly Guy 1999, 2000, 2001 Jennifer Hall 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 Courtney Haskell 1996, 1997, 1998 Jennifer Kellner 2011 Kali Krisik 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 Caylan Leslie 2003 Holyn Lord 1996 Bailey Louderback 2007 JoHanna Manningham 2011 Shannon Mathews 2009, 2010, 2011 Chrissie McGaffigan 2010, 2011 Emily Neighbours 2003, 2004 Kelly Nelson 2003, 2004 Kelley Olson 1998 Katie Potts 2008, 2009 Kristen Rafael 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 Colleen Rielley 2007, 2008, 2010 Julie Sabacinski 2011 Alicia Salas 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 Sarah Scaringe 2000 Meredith Siegfried 1996 Jennifer Smith 2003 Kristina Stastny 2003, 2004, 2005 Darcie Sweet 1996, 1997, 1999 Kelcy Tefft 2007, 2008, 2009 Catrina Thompson 2004, 2007 Christian Thompson 2004, 2005, 2007 Becky Varnum 2001, 2002 Nina Vaughan 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 Marisa Velasco 1999 Sherri Vitale 1996 Kelly Zalinski 1998, 1999, 2000

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Irish Honors Notre Dame Club of St. Joseph Valley Rockne StudentAthlete Award 1990-91............................................Kim Pacella 1991-92.......................................Ann Bradshaw 1992-93.............................................Lisa Tholen 1993-94..............................................Terri Vitale 1994-95............................................Erin Gowen 1995-96............................................Erin Gowen 1996-97....................................Courtney Haskell 1997-98...........................................Jennifer Hall 1998-99...........................................Jennifer Hall 1999-2000....................................Nina Vaughan 2000-01........................................Nina Vaughan 2001-02........................................Nina Vaughan 2002-03.............................................Alicia Salas 2003-04.............................................Alicia Salas 2004-05................................. Catrina Thompson 2005-06.....................................Lauren Connelly 2006-07..............................................Kelcy Tefft 2007-08.............................................Brook Buck 2008-09...................................Cosmina Ciobanu 2009-10...................................Cosmina Ciobanu 2010-11 ......................Shannon Mathews

Francis Patrick O’Connor Award First presented in 1993, the Francis Patrick O’Connor Award is named in honor of a former Irish wrestler who died in 1973 following his freshman year at Notre Dame. The award is presented upon nomination of head coaches and is given to one male and one female student-athlete who best display the total embodiment of the true spirit of Notre Dame as exemplified by their contribution and inspiration to their teams and possess such characteristics as caring, courage, confidence, encouragement, humility, honesty, humor, kindness, and patience. More women’s tennis players have won the Francis Patrick O’Connor Award than student-athletes from any other sport, including five recipients since 2000.

Christy Faustmann 1994

Most Improved Player 1990-91........................................ Melissa Harris 1991-92........... Lisa Tholen, Catherine McGinley 1992-93.................................Christy Faustmann 1993-94.................................Meredith Siegfried 1994-95............................................Erin Gowen 1995-96...........................................Kelley Olson 1996-97....................................Courtney Haskell 1997-2011......................................not awarded

Notre Dame Academic Honors Program For Student-Athletes Jennifer Hall (‘99)..............................Accounting Nina Vaughan (‘02) ...........................Accounting Katie Cunha (‘03) ...............................Marketing Alicia Salas (‘04) ..................ALPP/Anthropology Sarah Jane Connelly (‘05) ..................Marketing Lauren Connelly (‘06)............................Business

Holyn Lord 1996

Katie Cunha 2003

Kelly Zalinski 2000

Sarah Jane Connelly 2005

Kristina Stastny (‘06).............................Business Cosmina Ciobanu (‘09)........ALPP/Anthropology Colleen Rielley (‘09) ..............................Business Kelcy Tefft (‘09) ........Sociology/Computer Apps.

Notre Dame Monogram Club Most Valuable Player 1990-91........................................ Melissa Harris 1991-92.............................................Lisa Tholen 1992-93................. Wendy Crabtree, Holyn Lord 1993-94.....................................Wendy Crabtree 1994-95.....................................Wendy Crabtree 1995-96...........................................Jennifer Hall 1996-97..........................................Kelly Zalinski 1997-98.......................................Michelle Dasso

Michelle Dasso 2001

Brook Buck 2008

1998-99.......................................Michelle Dasso 1999-2000...................................Michelle Dasso 2000-01.......................................Michelle Dasso 2001-02.............................................Alicia Salas 2002-03..........................................Caylan Leslie 2003-04.............................................Alicia Salas 2004-05.....................................Lauren Connelly 2005-06......................................Kristina Stastny 2006-07....Cosmina Ciobanu/Catrina Thompson 2007-08..............................................Kelcy Tefft 2008-09..............................................Kelcy Tefft 2009-10 ..............................Kristy Frilling 2010-11 ..............................Kristy Frilling

Francis Patrick O’Connor Award The most prestigious honor awarded to a Notre Dame student-athlete, the Byron V. Kanaley Award has been presented each year since 1927 to senior monogram athletes who have been exemplary as students and leaders. The awards, presented by the Faculty Board on Athletics, are named in honor of a 1904 Notre Dame graduate who was a member of the Irish baseball team as an undergraduate. Kanaley went on to a successful banking career in Chicago and served the University as a lay trustee from 1915 until his death in 1960. Ten members of the Notre Dame women’s tennis team have received the award since 1990, the most of any sport during that span.

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Alice Lohrer 1990

Kim Pacella 1991

Wendy Crabtree 1996

Jennifer Hall 1999

Nina Vaughan 2002

Alicia Salas 2004

Lauren Connelly 2006

Brook Buck 2008

Kelcy Tefft 2009

Kali Krisik 2010

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The Notre Dame women’s tennis team has a long tradition of postseason play, especially since the move to NCAA Division I in 1985-86. The Irish have advanced to the team portion of the NCAA Championships in 18 of the past 19 seasons, including the last 16 in a row. Notre Dame has advanced to the round of 16 on nine occasions, including three appearances in the national quarterfinals in 1996, 2006 and 2007 and back-to-back semifinal appearances in 2009 and 2010. Only once have the Irish failed to win a match in the NCAA tournament. In its four seasons on the Division II level (1981-82 to 1984-85), Notre Dame was a national power, finishing among the top six in the nation in each campaign. In the final year of AIAW play, the Irish tied for sixth in the national championship in 1982. The following season saw Notre Dame lose to UC Davis in the national semifinals, but rebound to beat Northern Colorado for third place. In 1984, the Irish fell to Tennessee-Chattanooga in the semis, but gained revenge on UC Davis to again claim third place. Notre Dame’s final season in Division II saw it reach the title match before losing to TennesseeChattanooga. In their first national tournament experience, the Irish were 22nd in the 1979 AIAW Division III National Championship (played in the fall) before taking 20th in the following season.

2011 Second Round NCAA First Round Evanston, Ill., May 13 #20 Notre Dame 4, Fresno State 0 Singles: #7 Kristy Frilling (ND) trailed Marianne Jodoin (FS) 6-7, 1-4; #56 Shannon Mathews (ND) led Laura Pola (FS) 7-6; Jennifer Kellner (ND) def. Melissa McQueen (FS) 6-2, 6-1; Kristen Rafael (ND) def. Bianca Modoc (FS) 6-0, 6-1; Chrissie McGaffigan (ND) vs. Olga Kirpicheva (FS) 3-6, 5-3; Julie Sabacinski (ND) def. Abby Hayley (FS) 6-4, 6-1. Doubles: #13 Frilling/Mathews (ND) def. Pola/ Jodoin (FS) 8-3; McGaffigan/Rafael (ND) def. Kirpicheva/McQueen (FS) 8-5; Kellner/Sabacinski (ND) led Hayley/Modoc (FS) 6-3. NCAA Second Round Evanston, Ill., May 14 #14 Northwestern 4, #20 Notre Dame 0 Singles: Maria Mosolova (NU) def. #7 Kristy Frilling (ND) 6-2, 6-2; #56 Shannon Mathews (ND) led Brittany Wowchuk (NU) 6-3, 2-6, 5-2; Kate Turvy (NU) def. Jennifer Kellner (ND) 6-2, 6-0; Kristen Rafael (ND) vs. Linda Abu Mushrefova (NU) 6-4, 4-5; Stacey Lee (NU) def. Brittany Sanders (ND) 6-3, 3-6, 5-2; Chrissie McGaffigan (ND) led Nida Hamilton (NU) 6-3, 3-6, 5-2. Doubles: Mushrefova/ Hamilton (NU) def. Frilling/Mathews (ND) 8-2; McGaffigan/Rafael (ND) led Chernyakova/ Wowchuk (FS) 7-6; Mosolova/Turvy (NU) def. Kellner/Sanders (ND) 8-4.

2010 Semifinals NCAA First Round Notre Dame, Ind., May 14 #6 Notre Dame 4, IPFW 0 Singles: #14 Kristy Frilling (ND) led Amy Recht (IPFW) 6-4, 4-3; #108 Shannon Mathews (ND) def. Ingrid Ballus (IPFW) 6-1, 6-0; Chrissie McGaffigan (ND) def. Raquel Vescovi (IPFW) 6-1, 6-0; Cosmina Ciobanu (ND) def. Katie Brien (IPFW) 6-2, 6-0; Kali Krisik (ND) led Alex Forsyth (IPFW) 6-2, 2-3; Kristen Rafael (ND) led Yuka Kobayashi (IPFW) 6-2, 3-2. Doubles: #3 Frilling/Krisik (ND) led Ballus/Recht (IPFW) 7-2; Ciobanu/Mathews (ND) def. Brien/ Forsyth (IPFW) 8-1; McGaffigan/Rafael (ND) def. Kobayashi/Vescovi (IPFW) 8-2. NCAA Second Round Notre Dame, Ind., May 15 #6 Notre Dame 4, #47 Boise State 0 Singles: #14 Kristy Frilling (ND) def. #49 Pichittra Thongdach (BSU) 6-2, 6-3; #108 Shannon Mathews (ND) def. Lauren Megale (BSU) 7-5, 6-2; Chrissie McGaffigan (ND) led Bianca Jochimsen (BSU) 1-6, 6-1, 2-1; Cosmina Ciobanu (ND) def. Stephanie Jasper (BSU) 6-3, 6-2; Kali Krisik (ND) led Elyse Edward (BSU) 6-0, 4-4; Kristen Rafael (ND)

trailed Marlena Pietzuch (BSU) 6-1, 1-6, 1-2; Doubles: #3 Frilling/Krisik (ND) def. #45 Megale/ Thongdach (BSU) 8-2; Ciobanu/Mathews (ND) def. Jasper/Pietzuch (BSU) 8-1; McGaffigan/Rafael (ND) led Edward/Jochimsen (BSU) 6-5. NCAA Round of 16 Athens, Ga., May 20 #6 Notre Dame 4, #12 California 2 Singles: #2 Jana Juricova (CAL) def. #16 Kristy Frilling (ND) 6-4, 6-3; #108 Shannon Mathews (ND) def. #18 Marina Cossou (CAL) 6-3, 6-0; #35 Mari Andersson (CAL) def. Chrissie McGaffigan (ND) 6-4, 6-0; Cosmina Ciobanu (ND) def. Kasia Siwosz (CAL) 6-2, 6-4; Kali Krisik (ND) def. Annie Goransson (CAL) 6-1, 6-4; Kristen Rafael (ND) led Tayler Davis (CAL) 6-4, 5-5. Doubles: #3 Frilling/Krisik (ND) def. #9 Juricova/Andersson (CAL) 8-2; Ciobanu/Mathews led #89 Cossou/Siwosz (CAL) 7-4; McGaffigan/ Rafael (ND) def. Goransson/Davis (CAL) 8-4. NCAA Quarterfinals Athens, Ga., May 22 #6 Notre Dame 4, #14 Tennessee 2 Singles: #16 Kristy Frilling (ND) def. #11 Caitlin Whoriskey (UT) 6-3, 6-7, 6-3; #108 Shannon Mathews (ND) def. #62 Maria Sorbello (UT) 7-5, 6-3; Chrissie McGaffigan (ND) led Rosalia Alda (UT) 6-3, 5-7, 3-2; Cosmina Ciobanu (ND) def. Zsofia Zubor (UT) 6-2, 6-1; Kali Krisik (ND) def. Jennifer Meredith (UT) 6-2, 7-6; Kata Szekely (UT) def. Kristen Rafael (ND) 6-2, 7-5. Doubles: #3 Frilling/ Krisik (ND) def. #1 Whoriskey/Pluskota (UT) 8-6; #30 Alda/Zubor (UT) def. Ciobanu/Mathews (ND) 8-6; Sorbello/Szekely (UT) def. McGaffigan/Rafael (ND) 9-8. NCAA Semifinals Athens, Ga., May 24 #8 Stanford 4, #6 Notre Dame 1 Singles: #4 Hilary Barte (STAN) def. #16 Kristy Frilling (ND) 6-4, 6-4; #83 Lindsay Burdette (STAN) def. #108 Shannon Mathews (ND) 6-1, 6-2; #33 Mallory Burdette (STAN) def. Chrissie McGaffigan (ND) 6-0, 6-1; #86 Stacey Tan (STAN) def. Cosmina Ciobanu (ND) 6-2, 6-4; Kali Krisik (ND) led Carolyn McVeigh (STAN) 6-4, 2-3; Kristen Rafael (ND) trailed Veronica Li (STAN) 6-7, 2-2. Doubles: #3 Frilling/Krisik (ND) def. #2 Barte/L. Burdette (STAN) 8-6; Ciobanu/Mathews (ND) def. #56 M. Burdette/ Tan (STAN) 8-3; McVeigh/Li (STAN) def. McGaffigan/Rafael (ND) 8-4.

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NCAA First Round Notre Dame, Ind., May 8 #4 Notre Dame 4, Illinois Chicago 0 Singles: Kelcy Tefft (ND) led Mariya Kovaleva (UIC) 6-1, 5-0; Kristy Frilling (ND) led Ilinca Cristescu (UIC) 6-2, 4-1; Cosmina Ciobanu (ND) def. Kristen McPhillips (UIC) 6-1, 6-2; Shannon Mathews (ND) def Elena Antakova (UIC) 6-0, 6-1; Kali Krisik (ND) led Amy Jellish (UIC) 6-3, 2-2; Kristin Rafael (ND) def. Jenna Reisch (UIC) 6-0, 6-0. Doubles: Tefft/ Frilling (ND) led Kovaleva/McPhillips (UIC) 6-2; Ciobanu/Krisik (ND) def. Antakova/Cristescu (UIC) 8-1; Mathews/Rielley (ND) def. Reisch/von Ubisch (UIC) 8-0. NCAA Second Round Notre Dame, Ind., May 9 #5 Notre Dame 4, #17 Michigan 1 Singles: Kelcy Tefft (ND) def. Chisako Sugiyama (UM) 6-1, 6-4; Kristy Frilling (ND) def. Rika Tatsuno (UM) 6-2, 6-1; Denise Muresan (UM) led Cosmina Ciobanu (ND) 6-7(7-9), 2-2; Shannon Mathews (ND) def. Whitney Taney (UM) 6-0, 6-4; Kali Krisik (ND) led Tania Mahtani (UM) 1-6, 6-3; Michelle Sulahian (UM) def. Kristen Rafael (ND) 6-3, 6-3. Doubles: Tefft/Frilling (ND) def. Sugiyama/Mahtani (UM) 8-2; Ciobano/Krisik (ND) led Taney/Tatsuno (UM) 7-4; Mathews/Rielley (ND) def. Howard/ Muresan (UM) 8-5. NCAA Round of 16 College Station, Texas, May 15 #5 Notre Dame 4, # 12 Clemson 0 Singles: #4 Ani Mijacika (CU) led #29 Kelcy Tefft (ND) 6-4, 4-2; #38 Kristy Frilling (ND) def. #14 Josipa Bek (CU) 6-2,6-1; Ina Hadziselimovic (CU) led Cosmina Ciobanu (ND) 6-1, 5-4; Shannon Mathews (ND) led #118 Keri Wong (CU) 6-4, 3-2; Kali Krisik (ND) def. Alexandra Luc (CU) 6-4, 6-1; Kristen Rafael (ND) def. Laurianne Henry (CU) 6-0, 6-3. Doubles: #9 Mijacika/Wong (CU) def. #2 Frilling/Tefft (ND) 8-3; #64 Ciobanu/Krisik (ND) def. #34 Bek/ Hadziselimovic (CU) 8-5; Mathews/Rielley (ND) def. Luc/Van Adrichem (CU) 8-2. NCAA Quarterfinals College Station, Texas, May 16 #5 Notre Dame 4, #4 Baylor 3 Singles: #29 Kelcy Tefft (ND) def. #39 Taylor Ormond (BU) 6-2, 6-3; #33 Lenka Broosova (BU) def. #38 Kristy Frilling (ND) 6-1, 6-1; #44 Jelena Stanivuk (BU) def. Cosmina Ciobanu (ND) 6-1, 7-5; Shannon Mathews (ND) def. #70 Csilla Borsanyi (BU) 5-7, 6-3, 6-4; Nina Secerbegovic (BU) def. Kali Krisik (ND) 6-0, 6-0; Kristen Rafael (ND) def. Kasia Siwosz (BU) 6-3, 6-0. Doubles: #2 Frilling/Tefft (ND) def. #13 Broosova/Borsanyi (BU) 8-4; #65 Ormond/ Stanivuk, BU def. #64 Ciobanu/Krisik (ND) 8-3; Mathews/Rielley (ND) def. Secerbegovic/Siwosz (BU) 8-5. NCAA Semifinals College Station, Texas, May 18 #8 California 4, #5 Notre Dame 2 Singles: #11 Jana Juricova (CAL) def. #29 Kelcy Tefft (ND) 6-1, 6-1; #38 Kristy Frilling (ND) def. #26 Marina Cossou (CAL) 6-1, 6-1; #41 Mari Andersson (CAL) def. Cosmina Ciobanu (ND) 7-5, 6-3; #54 Claire Ilcinkas (CAL) def. Shannon Mathews (ND) 6-3, 7-6 (3); #32 Bojana Bobusic (CAL) def. Kali Krisik (ND) 6-4, 6-1; Kristen Rafael (ND) vs. Stephany Chang (CAL) 5-7, 6-3, aban. Doubles: #2 Tefft/Frilling (ND) vs. #7 Andersson/Juricova (CAL) 8-7, aban.; #64 Ciobanu/Krisik def. #35 Cossou/ Ilcinkas (CAL) 8-2; Mathews/Colleen Rielley (ND) def. Bobusic/Chang (CAL) 8-5.

NCAA First Round Coral Gables, Fla., May 9 #22 Notre Dame 4, #45 Florida International 1 Singles: #56 Kelcy Tefft (ND) def. Elge Petrauskaite (FIU) 4-6, 6-1, 6-2; Liset Brito (FIU) led #78 Brook Buck (ND) 7-6, 1-6, aban.; #102 Cosmina Ciobanu (ND) def. Marijana Cutuk (FIU) 6-4, 6-4; Colleen Rielley (ND) def. Priscilla Castillo (FIU) 6-1, 6-2; Kali Krisik (ND) led Maria Dolores Pazo (FIU) 6-7, 6-4, aban.; Maria Spenceley (FIU) def. Katie Potts (ND) 6-2, 7-6. Doubles: #3 Buck/Tefft (ND) def. #60 Brito/ Castillo (FIU) 8-1; Rielley/Ciobanu (ND) def. Petrauskaite/Spenceley (FIU) 8-4; Kali Krisik/ Kristen Rafael (ND) tied with Pazo/Maria Vallasciani (FIU) 2-2, aban. NCAA Second Round Coral Gables, Fla., May 10 #12 Miami 4, #22 Notre Dame 0 Singles: #19 Laura Vallverdu (Miami) def. #56 Kelcy Tefft (ND) 6-2, 6-3; #100 Romy Farah (Miami) def. #78 Brook Buck (ND) 6-3, 6-4; #64 Michaela Kissell (Miami) vs. #102 Cosmina Ciobanu (ND) 2-6, 3-6, aban.; Bianca Eichkorn (Miami) def. Colleen Rielley (ND) 6-2, 6-2; Caren Seenauth (Miami) vs. Kali Krisik (ND) 4-6, 3-3 aban.; Claudia Wasilewski (Miami) vs. Katie Potts (ND) 7-6, 1-4, aban. Doubles: #20 Vallverdu/Farah (Miami) def. #3 Buck/ Tefft (ND) 8-6; Seenauth/Eichkorn (Miami) def. Rielley/Ciobanu (ND) 9-7; Kristen Rafael/Krisik (ND) def. Jenna Osborne/Kissell (Miami) 8-1

2007 Quarterfinals NCAA First Round South Bend, Ind., May 12 #7 Notre Dame 4, Illinois-Chicago 0 Singles: #30 Catrina Thompson (ND) def. Callan Smith (UIC) 6-1, 6-1; #124 Christian Thompson (ND) led Lubica Nadasska (UIC) 6-0, 3-1, aban.; Colleen Rielley (ND) def. Grace Gil-Morlis (UIC) 6-1, 6-0; Kelcy Tefft (ND) def. Christian Oum (UIC) 6-1, 6-0; #69 Cosmina Ciobanu (ND) led Jenna Reisch (UIC) 6-1, 4-0, aban.; Brook Buck (ND) led Amy Jellish (UIC) 6-0, 4-0, aban. Doubles: #12 Thompson/Thompson (ND) led Smith/Gil-Morlis (UIC) 6-2, aban.; #22 Buck/Tefft (ND) def. Nadasska/von Ubisch (UIC) 8-0; Ciobanu/Krisik (ND) def. Oum/Reisch (UIC) 8-1.

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NCAA Division I Team Championship Individual Records

Team Record: 28-17 (14-2 home, 0-4 away, 19-11 neutral) Name Singles Doubles Cosmina Ciobanu 7-3-4 9-3-2 Shannon Mathews 7-2-3 9-2-2 Kelcy Tefft 6-3-4 7-4-2 Kali Krisik 3-2-5 10-2-2 Kristy Frilling 5-2-5 7-2-3 Brook Buck 5-1-4 6-4-1 Michelle Dasso 6-2-3 4-2-1 Lindsey Green 5-4 5-1-2 Marisa Velasco 6-2-1 3-0-1 Becky Varnum 4-2-3 5-1-1 Kelly Zalinski 6-3-1 3-2-3 Lauren Connelly 0-4-2 9-1 Kristen Rafael 4-2-6 4-2-3 Colleen Rielley 3-1 5-0 Christian Thompson 5-3-4 2-4-6 Catrina Thompson 4-4-1 2-4-6 Kristina Stastny 1-1-8 5-2-1 Nina Vaughan 3-3-1 3-0-1 Alicia Salas 2-2-1 4-1 Kimberly Guy 4-1-1 1-1-3 Wendy Crabtree 4-2 1-0 Chrissie McGaffigan 1-2-4 3-2-1 Holyn Lord 3-2-1 1-0 Tiffany Gates 4-1 0-1 Sarah Jane Connelly 2-1-4 2-4-1 Jennifer Hall 3-6 1-1 Katie Potts 3-0-1 0-0-0 Katie Cunha 2-1-1 1-1-3 Lisa Tholen 2-2 1-0 Christy Faustmann 1-3 1-0 Molly Gavin 1-1 -Erin Gowen 1-1 -Emily Neighbours -1-1 Sherri Vitale 1-2-1 0-0-1 Laura Schwab 1-3 0-0-1 Jennifer Smith 1-1 0-2 Caylan Leslie 1-2-2 0-2 Jennifer Kellner 1-1-0 0-1-1 Julie Sabacinski 1-0-0 0-0-1 Britney Sanders 0-1-0 0-1-0 Courtney Haskell -0-1-1 Sarah Scaringe -0-1 Darcie Sweet 0-2 -Kelley Olson 0-2 0-2-2 Note: Records are wins-losses-matches abandoned. Current players in bold. NCAA Second Round South Bend, Ind., May 13 #7 Notre Dame 4, No. 23 Michigan 0 Singles: #30 Catrina Thompson (ND) led #86 Jenny Kuehn (UM) 7-5, 5-3, aban.; #124 Christian Thompson (ND) led #91 Chisako Sugiyama (UM) 6-4, 3-5, aban.; Colleen Rielley (ND) def. Kara Delicata (UM) 6-3, 4-6, 6-1; Kelcy Tefft (ND) def. Tania Mahtani (UM) 6-2, 6-2; #69 Cosmina Ciobanu (ND) led Elizabeth Exon (UM) 6-2, 4-3, aban.; Brook Buck (ND) def. Tanvi Dudhels (UM) 6-0, 6-2. Doubles: #12 Thompson/Thompson (ND) led Kuehn/Sugiyama (UM) 7-5; #22 Buck/Tefft (ND) def. Delicata.Mahtain (UM) 8-4; Kali Krisik/Ciobanu (ND) def. Howard/Shafner (UM) 8-1. NCAA Round of 16 Athens, Ga., May 18 #6 Notre Dame 4, #11 North Carolina 3 Singles: #10 Jenna Long (NC) def. #30 Catrina Thompson (ND) 5-7, 6-4, 6-4; #124 Christian Thompson (ND) def. #45 Katrina Tsang (NC) 5-7, 6-4, 6-4; Colleen Rielley (ND) def. Caitlin Collins (NC) 6-4, 7-6 (3); Sara Anundsen (NC) def. Kelcy

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Tefft (ND) 6-2, 6-4; #69 Cosmina Ciobanu (ND) def. #102 Austin Smith (NC) 6-4, 6-3; Brook Buck (ND) def. #50 Sanaz Marand (NC) 6-3, 3-6, 7-5. Doubles: #2 Long/Anundsen (NC) led #12 Thompson/ Thompson (ND) 6-4, aban.; #29 Collins/Marand (NC) def. #22 Buck/Tefft (ND) 8-3; Smith/Meg Fanjoy (NC) def. Ciobanu/Kali Krisik (ND) 8-4. NCAA Quarterfinals Athens, Ga., May 20 #3 Georgia Tech 4, #6 Notre Dame 2 Singles: #6 Kristi Miller (GT) vs. #30 Catrina Thompson (ND) 6-4, 4-6, 4-4, aban.; #93 Alison Silverio (GT) def. #124 Christian Thompson (ND) 7-5, 6-3; #71 Amanda Craddock (GT) def. Colleen Rielley (ND) 6-4, 6-1; #94 Amanda McDowell (GT) def. Kelcy Tefft (ND) 6-3, 4-6, 6-1; #69 Cosmina Ciobanu (ND) def. #62 Christy Striplin (GT) 6-0, 6-1; Brook Buck (ND) def. #108 Tarryn Rudman (GT) 7-6 (0), 6-2. Doubles: #3 Miller/Whitney McCray (GT) def. #12 Thompson/Thompson (ND) 8-4; #26 Craddock/Silverio (GT) def. #22 Buck/Tefft (ND) 8-3; Ciobanu/Kali Krisik (ND) def. Kirsten Flower/ Rudman (GT) 8-2.

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NCAA First Round South Bend, Ind., May 12 #2 Notre Dame 5, [49-64] Valparaiso 0 Singles: Catrina Thompson (ND) led Rachel Janssen (V) 6-1, 5-0, aban.; Christian Thompson (ND) def. Jill Dierberg (V) 6-0, 6-1; Brook Buck (ND) def. Whitney Chada (V) 6-0, 6-0; Kelcy Tefft (ND) def. Kate Evangelist (V) 6-0, 6-0; Kristina Stastny (ND) led Charmaine Stanislaw (V) 6-0, 4-1, aban.; Katie Potts (ND) def. Kim Sajevic (V) 6-0, 6-0. Doubles: Thompson/Thompson (ND) led Janssen/Jenny Schwartz (V) 6-1, aban.; Buck/Tefft (ND) def. Chada/Evangelist (V) 8-0; Connelly/Stastny (ND) def. Dierberg/Stanislaw (V) 8-0. NCAA Second Round South Bend, Ind., May 13 #2 Notre Dame 4, [17-32] Michigan 0 Singles: Catrina Thompson (ND) def. Kara Delicata (M) 6-0, 6-2; Christian Thompson (ND) led Elizabeth Exon (M) 6-1, 5-1, aban.; Brook Buck (ND) def. Nina Yaftali (M) 6-1, 6-2; Kelcy Tefft (ND) led Debra Streifler (M) 6-1, 5-2, aban.; Kristina Stastny (ND) vs. Chisako Sugiyama (M) 6-6 (0-0), aban.; Katie Potts (ND) def. Lindsey Howard (M) 6-1, 6-2. Doubles: Delicata/Streifler (M) def. Thompson/ Thompson (ND) 8-4; Buck/Tefft (ND) def. Allie Shafner/Sugiyama (M) 8-4; Lauren Connelly/ Stastny (ND) def. Howard/Yaftali (M) 8-5. NCAA Round of 16 Stanford, Calif., May 18 #2 Notre Dame 4, #20 Kentucky 0 Singles: Kim Coventry (K) led Catrina Thompson (ND) 7-6 (8-6), 3-2, aban.; Christian Thompson (ND) def. Lara Maurer (K) 6-3, 6-1; Brook Buck (ND) led Joelle Schwenk (K) 6-4, 2-0, aban.; Kelcy Tefft (ND) def. Danielle Petrisko (K) 6-1, 6-2; Carolina Escamilla (K) led Kristina Stastny (ND) 6-2, 5-5, abandoned; Katie Potts (ND) def. Jessica Giuggioli (K) 6-3, 6-2. Doubles: Thompson/Thompson (ND) led Coventry/Escamilla (K) 8-7, aban.; Buck/Tefft (ND) def. Maurer/Schwenk (K) 8-6; Lauren Connelly/Stastny (ND) def. Petrisko/Caroline Winebrenner (K) 8-5. NCAA Quarterfinals Stanford, Calif., May 19 #7 Miami 4, #2 Notre Dame 0 Singles: Audra Cohen (M) def. Catrina Thompson (ND) 6-2, 6-1; Melissa Applebaum (M) def. Christian Thompson (ND) 6-3, 6-2; Monika Dancevic (M) def. Brook Buck (ND) 7-5, 6-3; Audrey Banada (M) led Kelcy Tefft (ND) 6-2, aban.; Patricia Starzyk (M) led Kristina Stastny (ND) 6-2, 2-0, aban.; Katie Potts (ND) led Caren Seenauth 6-0, 2-1, aban. Doubles: Applebaum/Cohen (M) def. Thompson/Thompson (ND) 8-6; Banada/Dancevic (M) def. Buck/Tefft (ND) 8-2; Lauren Connelly/ Stastny (ND) def. Seenauth/Starzyk (M) 8-1.

2005 Second Round NCAA First Round Evanston, Ill., May 13 #23 Notre Dame 4, #46 Iowa 1 Singles: Catrina Thompson (ND) def. Meg Racette (I) 6-1, 6-2; Brook Buck (ND) led Hillary Mintz (I) 6-2, 3-6, 4-2, abandoned; Christian Thompson (ND) def. Anastasia Zhukova (I) 7-5, 6-3; Milica Veselinovic (I) def. Lauren Connelly (ND) 6-2, 6-1; Jacqueline Lee (I) led Kristina Stastny (ND) 7-6 (7-5), 2-5, abandoned; Sarah Jane Connelly (ND) def. Hilary Tyler (I) 6-2, 6-2. Doubles: Thompson/ Thompson (ND) def. Racette/Veselinovic (I) 8-1; Buck/L. Connelly (ND) def. Tyler/Zhukova (I) 8-4; S.J Connelly/Stastny (ND) led Lee/Mintz (I) 7-5, abandoned.

NCAA Second Round Evanston, Ill., May 14 #6 Northwestern 4, #23 Notre Dame 0 Singles: Audra Cohen (NU) def. Catrina Thompson (ND) 6-0, 6-3; Brook Buck (ND) vs. Cristelle Grier (NU) 6-4, 2-6, aban.; Alexis Prousis (NU) def. Christian Thompson (ND) 6-2, 6-4; Valeria Vladea (NU) def. Lauren Connelly (ND) 6-3, 6-2; Andrea Yung (NU) led Kristina Stastny (ND) 6-4, 1-4, abandoned; Sarah Jane Connelly (ND) led Jamie Peisel (NU) 6-1, 5-5, abandoned. Doubles: Thompson/ Thompson (ND) def. Cohen/Grier (NU) 8-3; Prousis/ Kristi Roemer (NU) def. Buck/L. Connelly (ND) 9-8 (7-4); Feriel Esseghir/Vladea (NU) def. S.J. Connelly/Stastny (ND) 8-4.

2004 Second Round NCAA First Round Evanston, Ill., May 15 #29 Notre Dame 4, #38 Iowa 1 Singles: Alicia Salas (ND) def. Meg Racette (I) 7-6 (7-4), 6-4; Christian Thompson (ND) def. Hillary Mintz (I) 6-3, 6-4; Catrina Thompson (ND) def. Chelsea Glynn (I) 6-4, 6-0; Anastasia Zhukova (I) led Lauren Connelly (ND) 6-3, 5-5, abandoned; Deni Alexandrova (I) def. Kristina Stastny (ND) 6-2, 6-2; Sarah Jane Connelly (ND) led Hilary Tyler (I) 3-6, 6-4, 3-2, abandoned. Doubles: Thompson/ Thompson (ND) led Mintz/Racette (I) 6-4, abandoned; L. Connelly/Salas (ND) def. Alexandrova/ Zhukova (I) 8-5; S.J. Connelly/Emily Neighbours (ND) def. Glynn/Tyler (I) 8-3. NCAA Second Round Evanston, Ill., May 16 #9 Northwestern 4, #29 Notre Dame 1 Singles: Cristelle Grier (NU) def. Alicia Salas (ND) 6-1, 6-1; Christian Thompson (ND) led Jessica Rush (NU) 6-2, 3-6, 2-1, abandoned; Alexis Prousis (NU) def. Catrina Thompson (ND) 7-5, 6-1; Jamie Peisel (NU) def. Lauren Connelly (ND) 6-3, 7-5; Kristina Stastny (ND) def. Andrea Yung (ND) 6-3, 6-2; Connie Chiang (NU) led Sarah Jane Connelly (ND) 7-5, 4-3, abandoned. Doubles: Grier/Rush (NU) def. Thompson/Thompson (ND) 9-7; L. Connelly/Salas (ND) def. Peisel/Prousis (NDU) 8-3; Ruth Barnes/ Yung (NU) def. S.J. Connelly/Emily Neighbours (ND) 9-8 (7-5).

2003 Second Round NCAA First Round Nashville, Tenn., May 9 #21 Notre Dame 4, #38 Missouri 1 Singles: Urska Juric (M) def. Caylan Leslie (ND) 6-4, 6-2; Alicia Salas (ND) def. Katka Sevikova (M) 6-3, 6-2; Kristina Stastny (ND) led Han Kraftov (M) 7-5, 3-2, abandoned; Sarah Jane Connelly (ND) def. Kristina Olshanskaya (M) 6-0, 6-1; Lucie Ruskova (M) led Lauren Connelly (ND) 6-3, 2-5, abandoned; Jennifer Smith (ND) def. Mary Berry (M) 7-5, 6-1. Doubles: L. Connelly/Salas (ND) def. Juric/Sevikova (M) 8-5; S.J. Connelly/Stastny (ND) def. Barry/ Olshanskaya (M) 8-3; Kraftova/Ruskova (M) def. Leslie/Smith (ND) 8-5.


NCAA Second Round, Nashville, Tenn., May 10 #15 Vanderbilt 4, #21 Notre Dame 0 Singles: Caylan Leslie (ND) led Sarah Riske (V) 7-6 (7-5), 0-3, abandoned; Aleke Tsoubanos (V) led Alicia Salas (ND) 6-2, 3-5, abandoned; Kelly Schmandt (V) led Kristina Stastny (ND) 7-5, 2-1, abandoned; Audra Falk (V) def. Sarah Jane Connelly (ND) 6-2, 6-2; Ashley Schellhas (V) def. Lauren Connelly (ND) 6-3, 6-3; Annie Menees (V) def. Jennifer Smith (ND) 6-3, 6-1. Doubles: L. Connelly/ Salas (ND) def. Riske/ Tsoubanos (V) 8-4; Falk/ Schmandt (V) def. S.J. Connelly/Stastny (ND) 8-2; Menees/Scott (V) def. Leslie/Smith (ND) 8-5.

2002 First Round NCAA First Round Evanston, Ill., May 11 #30 Wisconsin 4, #21 Notre Dame 2 Singles: Vanessa Rauh (W) def. Becky Varnum (ND) 7-6 (8-6), 7-6 (7-4); Linde Mues (W) def. Lindsey Green (ND) 6-2, 6-2; Shana McElroy (W) def. Nina Vaughan (ND) 6-2, 6-2; Katie McGaffigan (W) def. Alicia Salas (ND) 6-4, 2-6, 6-2; Katie Cunha (ND) def. Katie Dougherty (W) 6-2, 6-0; Sarah Jane Connelly (ND) led Lindsay Martin (W) 2-6, 7-6 (7-2), 4-2, abandoned. Doubles: Cunha/Green (ND) def. Mues/ Lara Vojnov (W) 9-8 (7-3); Varnum/Vaughan (ND) def. Dougherty/Teresa Gonzaga (W) 8-6; McGaffigan/Martin (W) def. Connelly/Salas (ND) 8-5.

2001 Round of 16 NCAA First Round Notre Dame, Ind., May 12 #8 Notre Dame 4, Eastern Michigan 0 Singles: Michelle Dasso (ND) led Rebecca Hawkins (EMU) 6-3, 4-0, abandoned; Simone Duhme (EMU) led Becky Varnum (ND) 6-1, 2-2, abandoned; Nina Vaughan (ND) led. Lisa D’Amelio (EMU) 6-2, 2-2, abandoned; Caylan Leslie (ND) def. Amalia Lincaru (EMU) 6-4, 6-1; Lindsey Green (ND) def. Shari Gamarnik (EMU) 6-1, 6-1; Kimberly Guy (ND) def. Kendra Clark (EMU) 6-1, 6-0. Doubles: Dasso/ Varnum (ND) def. D’Amelio/Hawkins (EMU) 8-1; Katie Cunha/Guy (ND) vs. Duhme/Gamarnik (EMU) 6-2, abandoned; Green/Vaughan (ND) def. Clark/ Lincaru (EMU) 8-2. NCAA Second Round Notre Dame, Ind., May 13 #8 Notre Dame 4, #51 Tulane 0 Singles: Michelle Dasso (ND) led Anna Monhartova (T) 6-2, 3-2, abandoned; Becky Varnum (ND) led Julie Morris (T) 6-2, 2-6, abandoned; Nina Vaughan (ND) def. Joyce Bergman (T) 6-0, 6-3; Caylan Leslie (ND) vs. Nancy Kockott (T) 5-7, 4-1, abandoned; Lindsey Green (ND) def. Maiko Cook (T) 6-1, 6-2; Kimberly Guy (ND) def. Anneli Axsater (T) 6-0, 6-1. Doubles: Dasso/Varnum (ND) def. Bergman/Morris (T) 8-1; Katie Cunha/Guy (ND) vs. Axsater/ Monhartova (T) 7-7, abandoned; Green/Vaughan (ND) def. Cook/Kockott (T) 9-7. NCAA Round of 16 Stone Mountain, Ga., May 17 #4 Florida 4, #8 Notre Dame 1 Singles: Whitney Laiho (F) def. Michelle Dasso (ND) 7-5, 4-6, 6-3; Becky Varnum (ND) vs. Jessica Lehnoff (F) 6-3, 2-6, 3-5, abandoned; Lindsay Dawaf (F) def. Nina Vaughan (ND) 6-3, 6-1; Stephanie Hazlett (F) def. Caylan Leslie (ND) 6-3, 7-5; Lindsey Green (ND) def. Julia Scaringe (F) 6-3, 2-6, 7-5; Kimberly Guy (ND) vs. Annika Bengtsson (F) 6-3, 6-7 (4), 2-3, abandoned. Doubles: Laiho/Lehnoff (F) def. Dasso/ Varnum (ND) 8-6; Hazlett/Scaringe (F) def. Katie Cunha/Guy (ND) 8-2; Green/

2000 Round of 16

1998 Regional Final

1996 Quarterfinals

NCAA First Round Notre Dame, Ind., May 13 #13 Notre Dame 5, UIC 0 Singles: Michelle Dasso (ND) def. Jacki Farr (UIC) 6-1, 6-2; Becky Varnum (ND) def. Emina Curic (UIC) 6-0, 6-1; Kelly Zalinski (ND) vs. Nicole Derouin (UIC) 5-7, 6-1, 7-6 (4); Nina Vaughan (ND) def. Zorica Malesevic (UIC) 6-2, 6-2; Lindsey Green (ND) def. Zvjezana Malesevic (UIC) 6-1, 6-2; Katie Cunha (ND) def. Alyson Stalzer (UIC) 6-1, 6-0. Doubles: Dasso/ Varnum (ND) vs. Derouin/Farr (UIC) 8-5; Cunha/ Kimberly Guy (ND) vs. Curic/Zorica Malesevic (UIC) 8-3; Green/Zalinski (ND) vs. Kim Harris/Stalzer (UIC) 8-2. NCAA Second Round Notre Dame, Ind., May 14 #13 Notre Dame 5, #20 South Carolina 1 Singles: Michelle Dasso (ND) def. Katarina Markovski (SC) 6-3, 6-4; Becky Varnum (ND) def. Jennifer Radman (SC) 6-1, 6-1; Kelly Zalinski (ND) def. Leigh Eichelberger (SC) 6-2, 6-1; Nina Vaughan (ND) def. Kathy Boyanovich (SC) 7-5, 7-6 (7-3); Tamara Sutton (SC) def. Lindsey Green (ND) 3-6, 6-1, 6-3; Katie Cunha (ND) led Lynn-Yin Tan (SC) 7-6 (8-6), 5-7, 3-5, abandoned. Doubles: Dasso/ Varnum (ND) vs. Eichelberger/Tan (SC) did not play; Cunha/Kimberly Guy (ND) vs. Boyanovich/ Radman (SC) did not play; Green/Zalinski (ND) def. Markovski/Sutton (SC) 8-2. NCAA Round of 16 Malibu, Calif., May 18 #4 Florida 5, #13 Notre Dame 0 Singles: Michelle Dasso (ND) led Whitney Laiho (F) 6-3, 2-6, 2-1, abandoned; Jessica Lehnoff (F) def. Becky Varnum (ND) 6-2, 6-3; Stephanie Hazlett (F) def. Kelly Zalinski (ND) 6-3, 6-2; Baili Camino (F) def. Nina Vaughan (ND) 6-2, 6-2; Traci Green (F) def. Lindsey Green (ND) 6-4, 6-3; Julia Scaringe (F) def. Katie Cunha (ND) 6-0, 6-3. Doubles: Not Played.

NCAA Midwest Regional First Round Champaign, Ill., May 15 #19 Notre Dame 6, #43 Northwestern 2 Singles: Katherine Nasser (NU) def. Jennifer Hall (ND) 4-6, 7-6 (2) 6-4; Michelle Dasso (ND) def. Shannon Duffy (NU) 6-1, 6-0; Marisa Velasco (ND) def. Colleen Chang (NU) 6-2, 6-4; Tiffany Gates (ND) def. Laura Guignon (NU) 6-1, 6-1; Kelly Zalinski (ND) def. Robyn Porter (NU) 6-4, 6-2; Kim Guy (ND) def. Leigh Weinraub (NU) 7-5, 6-1. Doubles: Gates/ Hall (ND) vs.Nasser/Chang (NU) did not play; Dasso/Velasco (ND) def. Duffy/Weinraub (NU) 8-2; Porter/Guignon (NU) def. Kelley Olson/Zalinski (ND) 8-3. NCAA Midwest Regional Semifinals Champaign, Ill., May 16 #19 Notre Dame 5, #25 Wisconsin 1 Singles: Barbara Urbanska (UW) def. Jennifer Hall (ND) 6-0, 5-7, 6-1; Michelle Dasso (ND) def. Andrea Nathan (UW) 6-3, 5-7, 6-3; Marisa Velasco (ND) def. Tracy Zobrist (UW) 6-3, 3-6, 6-2; Tiffany Gates (ND) def. Marjon Copier (UW) 1-6, 6-3, 6-1; Kelly Zalinski (ND) def. Roz Sweeney (UW) 6-4, 6-3; Kim Guy (ND) def. Dena Baritot (UW) 7-5, 6-2. Doubles: Gates/ Hall (ND) vs. Urbanska/Copier (UW) did not play; Dasso/Velasco (ND) vs. Zobrist/Nathan (UW) did not play; Kelley Olson/Zalinski (ND)vs. Baritot/April Gabler (NU) abandoned, 4-4. NCAA Midwest Regional Final Champaign, Ill., May 17 #14 UCLA 5, #19 Notre Dame 1 Singles: Annica Cooper (UCLA) def. Jennifer Hall (ND) 4-6, 6-4, 6-2; Cristina Popescu (UCLA) def. Michelle Dasso (ND) 6-4, 6-1; Marisa Velasco (ND) def. Elizabeth Schmidt (UCLA) 7-6 (2), 6-4; Katie Kocsis (UCLA) def. Tiffany Gates (ND) 6-1, 6-3; Kelly Rudolph (UCLA) def. Kelly Zalinski (ND) 3-6, 6-4, 6-4; Brandi Freudenberg (UCLA) def. Kim Guy (ND) 4-6, 6-1, 6-3. Doubles: Not played.

NCAA Round of 16 Tallahassee, Fla., May 18 #10 Notre Dame 5, #9 BYU 0 Singles: Jennifer Hall (ND) def. Eline Chiew (BYU) 6-4, 6-2; Holyn Lord (ND) def. Jennifer Saret (BYU) 6-0, 6-3; Wendy Crabtree (ND) def. Angela Jewell (BYU) 6-1, 6-2; Marisa Velasco (ND) vs. Adrien Alder (BYU) abandoned; Erin Gowen (ND) def. Anna Beck (BYU) 6-2, 6-2; Molly Gavin (ND) def. Michelle Domanico (BYU) 6-3, 6-0. Doubles: Not played. NCAA Quarterfinals Tallahassee, Fla., May 19 #2 Stanford 5, #10 Notre Dame 1 Singles: Ania Bleszynski (SU) def. Jennifer Hall (ND) 6-3, 7-5; Holyn Lord (ND) def. Katie Schlukebir (SU) 6-3, 6-4; Sandra DeSilva (SU) def. Wendy Crabtree (ND) 6-4, 6-0; Kim Shasby (SU) def. Marisa Velasco (ND) 6-4, 6-4; Julie Scott (SU) def. Erin Gowen (ND) 6-2, 6-2; Amy Chiminello (SU) def. Molly Gavin (ND) 6-3, 6-0. Doubles: Not played.

1999 Second Round

1997 Regional Semifinals

NCAA First Round Notre Dame, Ind., May 15 #12 Notre Dame 9, UIC 0 Singles: Michelle Dasso (ND) def. Sara Jackson (UIC) 6-0, 6-3; Jennifer Hall (ND) def. Serena Xie (UIC) 6-4, 6-1; Marisa Velasco (ND) def. Emina Curic (UIC) 6-0, 6-2; Becky Varnum (ND) def. Jacki Farr (UIC) 6-2, 6-0; Kelly Zalinski (ND) def. Karen Liwanpo (UIC) 6-0, 6-0; Lindsey Green (ND) def. Alyson Stalzer (UIC) 6-1, 6-3. Doubles: Dasso/Hall (ND) def. Curic/Jackson (UIC) 8-2; Varnum/Velasco (ND) def. Farr/Xie (UIC) 8-3; Green/Zalinski (ND) def. Kim Harris/Liwanpo (UIC) 8-2. NCAA Second Round Notre Dame, Ind., May 16 #38 Iowa 5, #12 Notre Dame 4 Singles: Michelle Dasso (ND) def. Toni Neykova (I) 6-4, 6-0; Shera Wiegler (I) def. Jennifer Hall (ND) 7-6 (7-5), 2-6, 6-2; Natalya Dawaf (I) def. Marisa Velasco (ND) 1-6, 6-4, 6-4; Becky Varnum (ND) def. Emily Bampton (I) 7-6 (7-3), 6-2; Kelly Zalinski (ND) def. Erica Johnson (I) 6-2, 6-4; Erin Wolverton (I) def. Lindsey Green (ND) 6-2, 0-6, 6-4. Doubles: Neykova/Wiegler (I) def. Dasso/Hall (ND) 8-5; Bampton/Dawaf (I) def. Green/Zalinski (ND) 8-6; Kim Guy/Varnum (ND) def. Johnson/Wolverton (I) 8-5.

NCAA Midwest Regional First Round Notre Dame, Ind., May 9 #19 Notre Dame 5, #56 Illinois 3 Singles: Jennifer Hall (ND) def. Susanne Land (UI) 6-2, 6-1; Marisa Velasco (ND) def. Stacy Schapiro (UI) 6-2, 3-6, 6-4; Tiffany Gates (ND) def. Kara Loffelmacher (UI) 6-2, 3-6, 6-2; Kelly Zalinski (ND) def. Allison Gottlieb (UI) 6-0, 6-1; Jessica Klapper (UI) def. Kelley Olson (ND) 7-5, 4-6, 6-2; Lindsey Bruce (UI) def. Darcie Sweet (ND) 6-3, 0-6, 7-5. Doubles: Klapper/Land (UI) def. Gates/Sarah Scaringe (ND); Velasco/Zalinski (ND) def. Bruce/ Gottlieb (UI) 8-3; Courtney Haskell/Olson (ND) vs. Schapiro/Loffelmacher (UI) abandoned. NCAA Midwest Regional Semifinals Notre Dame, Ind., May 10 #21 Wisconsin 5, #19 Notre Dame 2 Singles: Melissa Zimpfer (UW) def. Jennifer Hall (ND) (UI) 6-2, 6-1; Marisa Velasco (ND) def. Barbara Urbanska (UW) 6-3, 6-4; Tiffany Gates (ND) def. Colleen Lucey (UW) 6-4, 5-7, 6-1; Tracy Zobrist (UW) def. Kelly Zalinski (ND) 6-4, 7-5; Andrea Nathan (UW) def. Kelley Olson (ND) 6-1, 6-3; Ros Sweeney (UW) def. Darcie Sweet (ND) 6-2, 6-4. Doubles: Gates/Sarah Scaringe (ND) vs. Lucey/ Zimpfer (UW) did not play; Velasco/Zalinski (ND) vs. Nathan/Zobrist (UW) abandoned; Urbanska/ Woods (UW) def. Courtney Haskell/Olson (ND) 8-1.

1994 Round of 16 NCAA First Round Athens, Ga., May 13 #20 Notre Dame 5, #16 UC Santa Barbara 3 Singles: Wendy Crabtree (ND) def. Jean Okada (UCSB) 0-6, 6-4, 6-4; Lynn Coakley (UCSB) def. Holyn Lord (ND) 4-6, 7-6 (5), 6-0; Laura Rutledge (UCSB) def. Laura Schwab (ND) 7-6 (5), 7-6 (4); Sherri Vitale (ND) def. Kathy Peterson (UCSB) 6-1, 6-1; Amelia White (UCSB) def. Christy Faustmann (ND) 6-0, 6-1; Lisa Tholen (ND) def. Kelly Spencer (UCSB) 6-3, 4-6, 6-3. Doubles: Crabtree/Tholen (ND) def. Okada/Peterson (UCSB) 6-4, 6-4; Faustmann/Lord (ND) def. Spencer/White (UCSB) 6-2, 7-6 (4); Schwab/Vitale (ND) vs. Coakley/ Rutledge (UCSB) abandoned. NCAA Round of 16 Athens, Ga., May 14 #4 Stanford 5, #20 Notre Dame 1 Singles: Wendy Crabtree (ND) def. Laxmi Poruri (SU) 1-6, 6-4, 6-3; Kristin Kurth (SU) def. Holyn Lord (ND) 6-2, 6-2; Katie Schlukebir (SU) def. Laura Schwab (ND) 6-1, 6-4; Sandra DeSilva (SU) def. Sherri Vitale (ND) 6-0, 6-2; Kim Shasby (SU) def. Christy Faustmann (ND) 6-2, 6-2; Wendy Sacks (SU) def. Lisa Tholen (ND) 6-4, 6-0. Doubles: Not played.

1993 Round of 16 NCAA First Round Gainesville, Fla., May 12 #19 Notre Dame 5, #19 Alabama 0 Singles: Wendy Crabtree (ND) def. Jenny Whalen (A) 7-5, 6-1; Sherri Vitale (ND) vs. Titia Wilmink (A) abandoned; Christy Faustmann (ND) def. Lori Smith (A) 6-4, 6-2; Lisa Tholen (ND) def. Marouschka Van Dijk (A) 6-4, 6-0; Holyn Lord (ND) def. Amy Mascotti (A) 6-0, 6-2; Laura Schwab (ND) def. Chrissie Carter (A) 6-4, 6-2. Doubles: Not played. NCAA Second Round Gainesville, Fla., May 13 #2 Stanford 5, #19 Notre Dame 0 Singles: Laxmi Poruri (SU) def. Wendy Crabtree (ND) 6-3, 7-5; Heather Willens (SU) def. Sherri Vitale (ND) 6-2, 6-1; Kim Shasby (SU) def. Christy Faustmann (ND) 6-2, 6-4; Kristine Kurth (SU) def. Lisa Tholen (ND) 6-1, 7-5; Holyn Lord (ND) def. Beth Burris (SU) abandoned; Amy Chiminello (SU) def. Laura Schwab (ND) 6-4, 6-3. Doubles: Not played.

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NCAA Championship Irish in the NCAA Division I Singles Championship 2011

2001

1994

Shannon Mathews (second round)

Michelle Dasso [4] (semifinals)

Holyn Lord (second round)

1st: d. McCall Jones (UCLA) 2-6, 6-1, 7-5 2nd: l. Venise Chan (Wash) 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (7-4)

1st: d. Marlene Mejia (UNC) 6-2, 6-1 2nd: d. Lenka Zacharova (Weber State) 5-7, 6-3, 6-0 Rd. of 16: d. Kristina Kraszewski (Wash.) 6-7 (3-7), 7-6 (7-1), 6-4 Quarters: d. Kristy Dascoli (OSU) 6-3, 3-6, 7-5 Semis: l. [1] Laura Granville (Stan.) 6-2, 6-3

1st: d. Jean Okada (UCSB) 2-6, 6-4, 7-6 (7-5) 2nd: l. Jana Strnadova (Syracuse) 6-3, 6-3 Wendy Crabtree (first round) 1st: l. Keri Phebus (UCLA) 6-3, 6-1

Kristy Frilling (first round) 1st: l. Connie Hsu (Penn) 6-4, 1-6, 6-0

2010 Kristy Frilling (second round)

2000 Michelle Dasso (first round)

1993 Wendy Crabtree (second round)

1st: d. Josipa Bek (Clemson) 6-4, 4-6, 6-1 2nd: l. Kristi Boxx (Ole Miss) 6-2, 6-4

1st: l. [9-16] Jewel Peterson (USC) 1-6, 7-6 (7-2), 6-3

1st: d. Kim Shasby (Stan.) 6-7 (4-7), 7-6 (7-5), 6-4 2nd: l. Jackie Moe (Texas) 7-6 (7-5), 6-1

2009

1999

1992

Kristy Frilling (second round)

Michelle Dasso [8] (first round)

Melissa Harris (first round)

1st: d. Katie Rybakova (FSU) 6-1, 6-2 2nd: l. Josipa Bek (Clemson) 6-3, 6-4

1st: l. Katarina Valkyova (USD) 0-6, 7-5, 6-4

1st: l. [4] Erica de Lone (Harvard) 6-4, 6-4

Jennifer Hall (first round)

Kelcy Tefft (first round)

1st: l. Francesca La’O (California) 6-2, 6-2

1st: l. Laura Vallverdu (Miami) 6-1, 6-4

1998

2008

Michelle Dasso (first round)

1991 Melissa Harris (second round) 1st: d. Lindsay Matthews (NWU) 6-3, 4-6, 6-2 2nd: l. [9-16] Andrea Farley (Florida) 6-0, 6-1

Tracy Barton (first round)

1st: d. Yasmin Schnack (UCLA) 7-6, 7-5 2nd: l. Fani Chifchieva (Auburn) 6-4, 2-6, 7-5

1st: l. Michelle O (W & M) 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 Jennifer Hall (first round) 1st: l. Barbara Urbanska (Wisconsin) 6-3, 6-3

2007

1997

Catrina Thompson (second round)

Jennifer Hall (second round)

1st: l. Mariette Verbruggen (Miami, Fla.) 1-6, 7-5, 6-3

1st: d. Yasmin Schnack (UCLA) 1-6, 6-1, 6-4 2nd: l. [2] Megan Falcon (LSU) 6-3, 2-6, 6-2

1st: d. Lauren Nikolaus (W & M) 6-7 (1-7), 6-3, 7-6 (7-5) 2nd: l. M.C. White (Florida) 6-2, 6-2

1988

2006

1996

CeCe Cahill (first round)

Catrina Thompson (second round)

Jennifer Hall [9-16] (round of 16)

Kelcy Tefft (second round)

1st: d. Margarita Karnaukhova (Sac. State) 2-6, 6-1, 6-2 2nd: l. Zuzana Zemenova (Baylor) 6-3, 6-2

1st: d. Karen Goldstein (ASU) 7-5, 6-3 2nd: d. Michelle Anderson (Georgia) 6-4, 6-4 Rd. of 16: l. [4] Jill Craybas (Florida) 6-1, 6-1

2005

1995

Catrina Thompson (second round)

Wendy Crabtree (second round)

1st: d. Sophia Capannolo (ASU) 6-0, 6-2 2nd: l. Chloe Carlotti (Ole Miss) 6-2, 6-7 (5-7), 6-2

1st: l. [2] Debbie Graham (Stan.) 6-3, 6-2

1990 Tracy Barton (first round)

1st: l. Katy Tittle (Stan.) 7-6 (7-3), 6-3

1st: d. Nora Koves (Kansas) 4-6, 7-5, 7-5 2nd: l. [7] Kori Davidson (ASU) 6-3, 6-4

2004 Alicia Salas (withdrew)

2003 Caylan Leslie (first round) 1st: l. Candice Fuchs (W & M) 6-4, 1-6, 6-0

Alicia Salas (first round) 1st: l. Cristelle Grier (Northwestern) 7-5, 6-0

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Kristy Frilling has participated in the NCAA Singles and Doubles Championships in each of her first three years with the Irish program, including reaching the quarterfinals with Kali Krisik in doubles play in 2010.


NCAA Championship Irish in the NCAA Division I Doubles Championship 2011

2002

1994

Shannon Mathews/Kristy Frilling (second round)

Katie Cunha/Lindsey Green (first round)

Wendy Crabtree/Lisa Tholen (quarterfinals)

1st: d. Rachael Dillon/Alex Leatu (VAN) 6-3, 6-2 2nd: l. Kaitlyn Christian/Maria Sanchez (USC) 6-4, 6-2

2010 Kali Krisik/Kristy Frilling (quarterfinals) 1st: d. Sophie Grabinsk/Sanaz Marand (UNC) 6-3, 6-2 2nd: d. Kayla Duncan/Katariina Tuohimaa (TCU) 2-6, 6-1, 6-1 Quarters: l. Nadja Gilchrist/Chelsey Gullickson (UGA) 6-2, 6-1

2009 Kelcy Tefft/Kristy Frilling (second round) 1st: d. Irina Falconia/Amanda McDowell (GT) 6-4, 6-4 2nd: l. Natalie Pluskota/Caitlin Whorisky (TENN) 7-6, 6-3

2008 Brook Buck/Kelcy Tefft (semifinals) 1st: d. Bianca Dulgheru/Sylvia Kosakowski (PEPP) 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 Rd. of 16: d. Macall Harkins/Anna Sydorska (TCU) 0-6, 7-5, 6-3 Quarters: d. Amanda Fink/Gabriela Niculescu (USC) 4-6, 6-3, 6-0 Semis: l. Melanie Gloria/Tinesta Rowe (FRES) 6-1, 7-5

2007 Catrina Thompson/Christian Thompson (quarterfinals) 1st: d. Daria Petrovic/Alejandra Guerra (NC State) 6-4, 6-0 Rd. of 16: d. [5] Susie Babos/Zsuzsanna Fodor (Cal) 5-7, 6-2, 6-4 Quarters: l. [2] Jenna Long/Sara Anundsen (UNC) 6-2, 6-0

Brook Buck/Kelcy Tefft (first round)

1st: l. [2] Janet Bergman/Bea Bielik (WF) 6-3, 6-2

2001 Michelle Dasso/Becky Varnum [5-8] (round of 16) 1st: d. Nataly Cahana/Ana Radeljevic (ODU) 6-0, 7-5 Rd. of 16: l. Kristy Dascoli/Monica Rincon (OSU) 6-0, 6-4

2000 Michelle Dasso/Becky Varnum (round of 16) 1st: d. Viviana Mracnova/Angela Stroup (OU) 6-1, 5-7, 7-6 (7-3) Rd. of 16: l. Paola Palencia/Ipek Senoglu (PEPP) 6-3, 6-4

1999 Michelle Dasso/Jennifer Hall [5-8] (quarterfinals) 1st: d, Katarina Markovski/Celine Regnier (SCAR) 6-1, 6-0 Rd. of 16: d. Kaysie Smashey/Sandy Sureephong (TEX) 7-5, 6-4 Quarters: l. [1] Vanessa Castellano/Marissa Catlin (UGA) 6-3, 6-4

1998 Tiffany Gates/Jennifer Hall (quarterfinals) 1st: d. Alison Nash/Celene McCoury (ASU) 3-6, 6-3, 6-3 Rd. of 16: d. Jennifer Embry/Mary Beth Maggart (PU) 4-6, 6-4, 6-0 Quarters: l. [2] Vanessa Webb/Karen Goldstein (Duke) 6-1, 6-2

1997

1st: l. Frederica van Adrich/Ani Mijacika (Clemson) 6-4, 7-6 (6)

Tiffany Gates/Jennifer Hall (round of 16)

2006

1st: d. Kim Schiff/Anne Plessingler (Vanderbilt) 6-1, 0-6, 6-4 Rd. of 16: l. Courtney Chapman/Agnes Muzamel (MISS. ST.) 4-6, 6-2, 6-2

Catrina Thompson/Christian Thompson (first round)

1996

1st: l. Luana Magnani/Lindsey Nelson (USC) 6-3, 6-7 (4), 7-6 (2)

Wendy Crabtree/Holyn Lord (first round)

2005

1st: l. [1] Dawn Buth/Stephanie Nickitas (FLA) 6-1, 6-2

Catrina Thompson/Christian Thompson (round of 16) 1st: d. Zsuzsanna Fodor/Anastasia Kugakolova (MISS. ST.) 6-3, 6-1 Rd. of 16: l. Ana Cetnik/Story Tweedie-Yates (TCU) 6-1, 6-2

1st: d. [8] Michelle Oldham/Celine Verdier (ARIZ) 6-3, 6-4 Rd. of 16: d. Jane Chi/Jenny Hilt (UCLA) 6-4, 2-6, 7-6 (7-5) Quarters: l. Marie-Laure Bougnol/Pascale Piquemal (Ole Miss.) 6-2, 6-3

1993 Wendy Crabtree/Lisa Tholen (first round) 1st: l. Marie-Laure Bougnol/Pascale Piquemal (Ole Miss.) 4-6, 6-1, 7-5

Notre Dame players have been regular participants in the NCAA Singles and Doubles Championships since moving to the Division I level. The Irish have had at least one player earn a berth in the NCAA singles tournament in 22 of the last 24 seasons. On eight occasions, a pair of Irish competitors earned invitations to the event. In 1992, Melissa Harris became the first Notre Dame player to win a match in the NCAAs. In her fourth consecutive singles appearance in 2001, former Notre Dame assistant coach Michelle Dasso reached the semifinals, marking the best finish ever for an Irish player. In doubles play, Wendy Crabtree and Lisa Tholen made history when they became the first Irish duo to play in the NCAAs, in 1993. In ‘94, they advanced to the final eight to earn All-America honors. Jennifer Hall and Tiffany Gates matched Crabtree and Tholen with their ’98 quarterfinal appearance, with Hall and Dasso also reaching the quarters in ’99. Dasso made return trips to the tournament in 2000 and ‘01 with Becky Varnum. The Irish have had at least one entrant in each of the NCAA Doubles Championship in 17 of the last 18 years. The Thompson twins, Christian and Catrina, became the first Irish duo to reach the tournament three times (eventually participated all four years). In the early days of the program, the Irish excelled in the AIAW national championships. Laura Lee, just a freshman at the time, won the national title at No. 5 singles in 1982, while Pam Fischette was the runner-up at No. 3 singles the same year.

1995 Wendy Crabtree/Holyn Lord (round of 16) 1st: d. Alison Cohen/Jens Fiers (UVA) 7-5, 6-4 Rd. of 16: l. [1] Keri Phebus/Susie Starrett (UCLA) 6-4, 6-3

2004 Catrina Thompson/Christian Thompson (round of 16) 1st: d. Cynthya Goulet/Jennifer McGaffigan (ILL) 2-6, 6-2, 6-2 Rd. of 16: l. Megan Muth/Amy Wei (W & M) 7-5, 4-6, 6-2

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Collegiate Grand Slam History SINGLES

2006 - Colleen Rielley (first round) 1st: l. Carole Salge (Clemson) 3-6, 7-5, 6-4

ITA All-American Championships (Main Draw)

2005 - Catrina Thompson (first round) 1st: l. [4] Robin Stephenson (Alabama) 6-1, 3-6, 6-4

2010 - Kristy Frilling [6] (quarterfinals) 1st: def. Aeriel Ellis (Texas) 6-3, 7-5 2nd: def. Mallory Burdette (Stanford) 6-7, 6-3, 6-4 Rd. of 16: l. Jana Juricova (California) 6-4, 6-4 2009 - Kristy Frilling (second round) 1st: def. Reka Zsilinska (Duke) 6-1, 5-7, 6-3 2nd: l. Irina Falconi (Georgia Tech) 6-4, 6-1 2006 - Catrina Thompson (first round) 1st: def. Beier Ko (Harvard) 6-7 (5), 7-5, 6-0 2nd: l. Diana Srebrovic (Florida) 6-3, 7-5 2003 - Alicia Salas (first round) 1st: l. Tammy Encina (Tennessee) 6-4, 6-0 2000 - Michelle Dasso (quarterfinals) 1st: def. [3] Kristina Kraszewski (Wash.) 7-6, 6-7, 6-1 Rd. of 16: def. Anna Monhartova (Tulane) 6-3, 6-4 Quarters: l. Lauren Kalvaria (Stanford) 6-2, 6-4 1998 - Michelle Dasso (first round) 1st: l. [1] Vanessa Webb (Duke) 6-0, 6-4 1997 - Jennifer Hall (round of 16) 1st: def. [6] Vicki Maes (Arizona) 6-3, 4-6, 6-0 Rd. of 16: l. Amanda Augustus (California) 6-2, 6-4 1996 - Jennifer Hall [6] (first round) 1st: l. Agnes Muzamel (Mississippi) 6-3, 6-4 1995 - Wendy Crabtree [6] (first round) 1st: l. Marianne Vallin (UNLV) 6-7, 7-5, 6-1 1994 - Wendy Crabtree (round of 16) 1st: def. Katie Schlukebir (Stanford) 6-3, 6-4 Rd. of 16: l. [3] Kelly Pace (Texas) 4-6, 7-6, 6-1 1993 - Wendy Crabtree (first round) 1st: l. Jennifer Poulos (California) 6-2, 6-2 1992 - Melissa Harris (first round) 1st: l. Antonia Homolya (Campbell) 6-1, 6-2 1991 - Melissa Harris (round of 16) 1st: def. [3] Danielle Scott (Arizona) 5-7, 7-6, 6-2 Rd. of 16: l. Tracey Hiete (Duke) 2-6, 6-3, 6-1

National Intercollegiate Indoor Championships 2010 - Kristy Frilling (second round) 1st: def. Bianca Eichkorn (Miami) 6-4, 6-0 2nd: l. Aeriel Ellis (Texas) 5-7, 1-6 2009 - Kristy Frilling (second round) 1st: def. Mari Andersson (California) 7-5, 4-6, 6-3 2nd: l. Venise Chan (Washington) 7-5, 6-3 2008 - Kelcy Tefft (first round) 1st: l. Aurelija Miseviciute (Arkansas) 6-2, 6-4 2007 - Cosmina Ciobanu (first round) 1st: l. Maya Johansson (Georgia Tech) 7-5, 4-6, 7-5 2006 - Cosmina Ciobanu (first round) 1st: l. [3] Kristi Miller (Georgia Tech) 6-3, 6-1

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2003 - Alicia Salas (first round) 1st: l. [4] Alexis Gordon (Florida) 6-3, 6-3 2001 - Michelle Dasso (semifinals) 1st: def. Keiko Tokuda (Stanford) 6-2, 5-7, 6-1 Rd. of 16: def. Chin Bee Khoo (Arkansas) 6-3, 6-1 Quarters: def. Sara Walker (UCLA) 6-1, 2-6, 6-4 Semis: l. [1] Laura Granville (Stanford) 6-3, 6-2 1999 - Michelle Dasso (first round) 1st: l. Kristina Kraszewski (Washington) 6-3, 6-3 1998 - Michelle Dasso (first round) 1st: l. Lauren Nikolaus (W & M) 6-4, 1-6, 6-3 1997 - Jennifer Hall (quarterfinals) 1st: def. Zofia Csapo (Pepperdine) 3-6, 7-5, 6-0 Rd. of 16: def. [2] Agnes Muzamel (Ole Miss.) 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 Quarters: l. Zuzana Lesenarova (USD) 6-2, 4-6, 6-0 1996 - Jennifer Hall (semifinals) 1st: def. Vanessa Webb (Duke) 7-5, 6-1 Rd. of 16: def. [7] Sandra De Silva (Stan.) 6-7, 6-3, 6-4 Quarters: def. Farley Taylor (Texas) 6-3, 6-0 Semis: l. [5] Kylie Hunt (Kansas) 6-3, 2-6, 6-4 1996 - Wendy Crabtree (first round) 1st: l. [4] Vicky Maes (Arizona) 6-3, 6-7, 6-3 1995 - Wendy Crabtree (first round) 1st: l. Dawn Buth (Florida) 5-7, 6-1, 6-4 1994 - Wendy Crabtree (quarterfinals) 1st: def. Jean Okada (UCSB) 6-3, 6-2 Rd. of 16: def. [6] Jennifer Poulos (Cal.) 6-4, 6-4 Quarters: l. [1] Lucie Ludvigova (Texas) 6-1, 6-3

Irish Players in the Collegiate Grand Slam Events The collegiate grand slam consists of the three most prestigious individual national tournaments in college tennis: the ITA All-American Championships (played in October), the ITA National Intercollegiate Indoor Championships (played in November now after being a February event until 2001-02), and the year-end NCAA Championships. From 1986 until 200001, the September National Clay Court Championships made up the fourth leg of the collegiate grand slam, but the event is no longer played. Irish players have had considerable success in the collegiate grand slam events. Michelle Dasso reached at least the quarterfinals in each of the four events in 2000-01, highlighted by a runner-up finish in the Clay Court Championships. Jennifer Hall is the only other player to reach the singles semifinals in a collegiate grand-slam event, with her finish in the 1996 National Indoors. In 2005-06, Catrina Thompson and Christian Thompson became the first Irish doubles team to capture an Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) national championship.

1997 - Jennifer Hall (quarterfinals) 1st: def. Lenka Jakubekova (South Alabama) 6-4, 6-4 Rd. of 16: def. Karoline Borgersen (Pepperdine) 6-3, 6-3 Quarters: l. [1] Lauren Nikolaus (William & Mary) 6-4, 6-2 1996 - Jennifer Hall [3] (round of 16) 1st: def. Simon Bock (New Mexico State) 6-2, 6-3 Rd. of 16: l. Christina Moros (Texas) 6-1, 6-0 1995 - Wendy Crabtree [3] (withdrew)

1992 - Melissa Harris [5] (round of 16) 1st: def. Petra Schmitt (USC) 7-5, 4-6, 6-1 Rd. of 16: l. Deborah Edelman (IU) 4-6, 6-3, 6-1

1995 - Jennifer Hall (round of 16) 1st: def. Jan Barrett (Clemson) 6-2, 6-0 Rd. of 16: l. Marianne Vallin (UNLV) 6-7, 6-2, 6-1

1991 - Tracy Barton (round of 16) 1st: def. Eveline Hamers (Kansas) 6-2, 6-3 Rd. of 16: l. [1] Sandra Birch (Stanford) 6-3, 6-0

1995 - Holyn Lord (first round) 1st: l. Sara Pritchard (Tennessee) 6-3, 2-6, 6-4

National Clay Court Championships (1988-2000) 2000 - Michelle Dasso [5] (runner-up) 1st: def. Charlotte Vernaz (Pepperdine) 6-3, 6-4 Rd. of 16: def. Janet Bergman (Wake) 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 Quarters: def. Mira Radu (Ole Miss.) 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 Semis: def. Anna Monhartova (Tulane) 6-4, 3-6, 6-1 Final: l. Bea Bielik (Wake Forest) 6-1, 6-3 1999 - Michelle Dasso [2] (quarterfinals) 1st: def. Christa Grey (Georgia) 7-5, 6-2 Rd. of 16: def. Delphine Troch (William & Mary) walkover Quarters: l. [5-8] Ivona Mihailova (Mississippi) 6-1, 6-1 1998 - Michelle Dasso [6] (quarterfinals) 1st: def. Cecilia Hincapie (Clemson) 6-1, 6-1 Rd. of 16: def. Amelie Detriviere (Miss. St.) 6-3, 5-7, 6-4 Quarters: l. Agnes Muzamel (Ole Miss.) 4-6, 7-6, 6-0

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1994 - Wendy Crabtree [6] (quarterfinals) 1st: def. Lisa Proctor (Washington) 6-2, 6-1 Rd. of 16: def. Kylie Hunt (NC State) 7-5, 6-0 Quarters: l. [3] Nora Koves (Kansas) 7-6, 6-0 1994 - Holyn Lord (first round) 1st: l. Gulberk Gultekin (UAB) 6-4, 6-4 1993 - Wendy Crabtree (round of 16) 1st: def. Valerie Sprenger (Mississippi) 6-3, 6-4 Rd. of 16: l. [1] Kelly Pace (Texas) 4-6, 6-1, 7-6 1992 - Melissa Harris [7] (first round) 1st: l. Katrin Guenther (William & Mary) 6-2, 6-2 1991 - Tracy Barton (first round) 1st: l. Caryn Moss (Florida International) 6-1, 6-1


DOUBLES ITA All-American Championships (Main Draw) 2010 - Kristy Frilling/Shannon Mathews (second round) 1st: def. Vicky Brook/Lindsay Clark (Yale) 8-3 2nd: l. Mari Andersson/Jana Juricova (California) 8-6 2009 - Kristy Frilling/Kali Krisik (consolation champions) 1st: l. Natalie Pluskota/Caitlin Whoriskey (Tennessee) 8-2 2nd: def. Jennifer Stevens/Emily Fraser (Virginia) 8-4 Semis: def. Mari Andersson/Jana Juricova (California) 9-8 Finals: def. Josipa Bek/Ina Hadziselimovic (Clemson) 8-4 2008 - Kelcy Tefft/Kali Krisik (first round) 1st: l. Megan Alexander/Marritt Boonstra (Florida) 8-4 2007 – Brook Buck/Kelcy Tefft (first round) 1st: l. Federica van Adrichem/Ani Mijacika (Clemson) 8-4 2006-Catrina Thompson/Christian Thompson (runners-up) 1st: def. Lindsey Nelson/Dianne Matias (USC) 8-1 Quarters: def. Audrey Banada/Romy Farrah (Miami) 8-3 Semis: def. Megan Moulton-Levy/Katarina Zorcic (W & M) 8-6 Final: l. Roxanne Clarke/Kady Pooler (Arizona State) 8-4 2006 - Brook Buck/Kelcy Tefft (quarterfinals) 1st: def. Lindsay Burdette/Anne Yelsey (Stanford) 8-4 Quarters: l. Roxanne Clarke/Kady Pooler (Arizona State) 8-1 2005 - Catrina Thompson/Christian Thompson (runners-up) 1st: def. [7] Gabriela Duch/Neyssa Etienne (USF) 8-0 Quarters: def. [6] Alice Barnes/Anne Yelsey (Stanford) 9-7 Semis: def. [3] Iva Gersic/Maja Kovacek (New Mexico) 8-1 Final: def. Lucia Sainz/Kathrina Winterhalter (Fres.) 9-8 (9-7) 2004 - Catrina Thompson/Christian Thompson (runners-up) 1st: def. Ashley Bentley/Robin Stephenson (Alabama) 8-4 Quarters: def. [1] Dianne Hollands/Maja Mlakar (Arizona) 8-6 Semis: d. Iva Gersic/Maja Kovacek (New Mexico) 9-8 (7-5) Final: l. Whitney Benik/Lolita Frangulyan (Florida) 8-3 2000 - Michelle Dasso/Becky Varnum [4] (first round) 1st: l. Julie DeRoo/Mira Radu (Mississippi) 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 1997 - Tiffany Gates/Jennifer Hall (first round) 1st: l. Susie Kocsis/Gee Gee Garvin (UNLV) 6-3, 6-2

1993 - Wendy Crabtree/Lisa Tholen (semifinals) 1st: def. Michelle Domanico/Jennifer Saret (BYU) 6-2, 6-4 Quarters: def. Helen Crook/Victoria Davies (USC) 6-1, 6-2 Semis: l. [1] Keirsten Alley/Pam Nelson (Cal.) 3-6, 6-4, 6-4

National Intercollegiate Indoor Championships 2008 – Kelcy Tefft/Kristy Frilling (runners-up) 1st: def. Melanie Gloria/Tinesta Rowe (Fresno State) 8-3 Quarters: def. Laila Abdala/Nadia Abdala (Arizona State) 8-0 Semis: def. Macall Harkins/Anna Sydorska (TCU) 8-3 Finals: l. Renata Kucerkova/Anastasia Petukhova (Fres.) 4-6, 6-2, 7-6 (5) 2007 – Brook Buck/Kelcy Tefft (champions) 1st: def. Amanda Granson/Melissa Mang (Duke) 8-1 Quarters: def. Kellie Schmitt/Karolina Soor (Marshall) 9-7 Semis: def. Macall Harkins/Anna Sydorska (TCU) 6-4, 6-3 Finals: def. Lenka Broosova/Zuzana Zemenova (Baylor) 6-3, 6-1 2006 - Brook Buck/Kelcy Tefft (semifinals) 1st: def. Kristi Miller/Alison Silverio (Georgia Tech) 8-5 Quarters: def. Lauren Macfarlance/Nicola Slater (Florida State) 8-4 Semis: l. [4] Megan Moulton-Levy/Katarina Zoricic (William & Mary) 8-6 2006 - Catrina Thompson/Christian Thompson (first round) 1st: l. Anna Sydorska/Ana Cetnik (TCU) 8-3 2005 - Catrina Thompson/Christian Thompson (runners-up) 1st: def. [9] Kim Coventry/Joelle Schwenk (Kentucky) 8-6 Quarters: l. [6] Alice Barnes/Anne Yelsey (Stanford) 8-3 2004 - Catrina Thompson/Christian Thompson (semifinals) 1st: def. Sarah Foster/Aibika Kalsarieva (Kentucky) 8-5 Quarters: def. Audrey Banada/Megan Bradley (Miami) 8-5 Semis: l. Alice Barnes/Erin Burdette (Stanford) 9-7 2001 - Michelle Dasso/Becky Varnum (semifinals) 1st: def. Lauren Barnikow/Lauren Kalvana (Stanford) 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 Quarters: def. [4] Vladka Ulhirova/Janet Walker (Texas) 6-0, 6-4 Semis: l. [1] Ipek Senoglu/Paola Palencia (Pepperdine) 6-3, 6-2 2000 - Michelle Dasso/Becky Varnum (first round) 1st: l. Claire Curran/Amy Jensen (California) 6-2, 6-4

National Clay Court Championships (1992-2000) 2000 - Michelle Dasso/Becky Varnum (quarterfinals) 1st: def. Christiane Barthel/Diane Diaudney (Pacific) 6-2, 6-2 Quarters: l. Martina Nedelkova/Andrea Ondrisova (VCU) 6-0, 4-6, 6-3 1997 - Tiffany Gates/Jennifer Hall [4] (quarterfinals) 1st: def. Gee Gee Garvin/Susie Kocsis (UNLV) 6-2, 2-6, 6-0 Quarters: l. Vanessa Castellano/Marissa Catlin (Georgia) 6-2, 6-1 1993 - Wendy Crabtree/Lisa Tholen (first round) 1st: l. [1] Rebecca Jensen/Nora Koves (Kansas) 6-3, 6-1

Irish In The ITA Midwest Region Indoor Championships Each fall, Notre Dame players participate in the ITA Midwest Region Indoor Championships. Irish players who took home titles from the tournament are listed below.

SINGLES Kristy Frilling — 2010 Colleen Rielley — 2006 Michelle Dasso — 2000 Michelle Dasso — 1997 Wendy Crabtree — 1993 Melissa Harris – 1991

DOUBLES Kelcy Tefft/Kristy Frilling — 2008 Brook Buck/Kelcy Tefft — 2007 Brook Buck/Kelcy Tefft — 2006 Michelle Dasso/Becky Varnum — 2000 Michelle Dasso/Becky Varnum — 1999 Wendy Crabtree/Holyn Lord – 1994

1995 - Wendy Crabtree/Holyn Lord (first round) 1st: l. Jane Chi/Stephanie Chi (UCLA) 6-1, 6-4

1995 - Wendy Crabtree/Holyn Lord (first round) 1st: l. Laura Olave/Suzana Rodrigues (LSU) 6-3, 6-3 1994 - Wendy Crabtree/Holyn Lord (first round) 1st: l. [2] Keri Phebus/Susie Starrett (UCLA) 6-2, 6-1

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BIG EAST Conference Results 2009 CHAMPION

Quarterfinals, April 17 #4 Notre Dame 4, Pittsburgh 0 Semifinals, April 18 #4 Notre Dame 4, Rutgers 0 Final, April 19 #4 Notre Dame 4, #45 DePaul 2 Singles: #35 Kelcy Tefft (ND) def. Dunja Antunovic (DU) 6-2, 3-6, 6-0; Anna Redesci (DU) def. #37 Kristy Frilling (ND) 7-5, 6-4; Cosmina Ciobanu (ND) vs. Selma Salkovic (DU) 6-4, 6-6, aban.; Shannon Mathews (ND) def. Sandra Zmak (DU) 7-6 (7-1), 6-2; Kali Krisik (ND) def. Gia McKnight (DU) 6-3, 3-6, 6-1; Katarina Milinkovic (DU) def. Kristen Rafael (ND) 6-1, 7-5. Doubles: #2 Frilling/Tefft (ND) def. Redesci/Salkovic (DU) 8-2; #79 Krisik/Ciobanu (ND) vs. #81 Antunovic/ Kirsten Gambrell (DU) 7-2, aban.; Mathews/Colleen Rielley (ND) def. Milinkovic/McKnight (DU) 8-1

2008 CHAMPION

Jay Louderback has helped his Irish teams win 11 BIG EAST titles and has been named conference coach of the year on nine occasions since Notre Dame joined the league in 1995-96.

2011 CHAMPION

Quarterfinals, April 29 #23 Notre Dame 4, Georgetwon 0 Semifinals, April 30 #23 Notre Dame 4, Mrquette 0 Final, May 1 #23 Notre Dame 4, #42 USF 2 Singles: Irene Rehberger (USF) def. #7 Kristy Frilling (ND) 7-5, 6-3; Shannon Mathews (ND) def. Ecaterina Vasenina (USF) 6-4, 7-5; Janette Bejlkova (USF) def. Jennifer Kellner (ND) 6-4, 6-4; Kristen Rafael (ND) def. Loreto Alonso Martinez (USF) 6-0, 6-0; Chrissie McGaffigan (ND) def. Alessandra Bonte (USF) 6-4, 6-3; Julie Sabacinski led Kate Parker (USF) 6-1, 6-6, unfinished. Doubles: #13 Frilling/Mathews (ND) vs. Martinez/ Bejlkova (USF) 6-6, unfinished; McGaffigan/ Rafael(ND) def. Rehberger/Vasenina (USF) 8-6; Kellner/Sabacinski (ND) def. Bonte/Parker (USF) 8-3.

2010 CHAMPION

Quarterfinals, April 23 #5 Notre Dame 4, West Virginia 0 Semifinals, April 24 #5 Notre Dame 5, Syracuse 0 Final, April 25 #5 Notre Dame 4, #30 Depaul 0 Singles: #3 Kristy Frilling (ND) def. #79 Anna Redesci (DU) 6-1, 6-2; Shannon Mathews (ND) led Selma Salkovic (UD) 6-3, 1-5, unfinished; Chrissie McGaffigan (ND) led Katarina Milinkovic (DU) 6-3, 2-3, unfinished; Cosmina Ciobanu (ND) def. Sandra Zmak (DU) 6-2, 6-1; Kali Krisik (ND) def. Gia McKnight (DU) 6-4, 6-3; Kristen Rafael led Kirsten Gambrell (DU) 6-2, 5-2, unfinished. Doubles: #3 Frilling/Krisik (ND) def. #19 Redesci/ Salkovic (DU) 8-6; Ciobanu/Mathews (ND) led Milinkovic/Zmak (DU) 8-7, unfinished; McGaffigan/ Rafael (ND) def. Gambrell/McKnight (DU) 8-2.

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Quarterfinals, April 18 #17 Notre Dame 4, Rutgers 0 Semifinals, April 19 #17 Notre Dame 5, DePaul 0 Final, April 20 #17 Notre Dame 4, #40 South Florida 1 Singles: #60 Janette Bejikova (USF) vs. #44 Kelcy Tefft (ND) 6-4, 2-4 aban.; #89 Brook Buck (ND) def. Jessica Zok (USF) 6-3, 6-3; #84 Cosmina Ciobanu (ND) def. Allyn Mueller (USF) 6-2, 6-4; Colleen Rielley (ND) def. Liz Cruz (USF) 6-3, 6-4; Iciri Rai (USF) vs. Kali Krisik (ND) 2-6, 6-3, 4-0, aban.; Natalia Guevara (USF) def. Katie Potts (ND) 6-3, 6-2. Doubles: #1 Buck/Tefft (ND) def. Bejikova/Rai (USF) 8-5; Rielley/Ciobanu (ND) def. Lauren Shumate/Zok (USF) 8-2; Cruz/Guevara (USF) vs. Krisik/Kristen Rafael (ND) 5-7, aban.

2007 RUNNER-UP

Quarterfinals, April 20 #2 Notre Dame 4, Connecticut 0 Semifinals, April 21 #2 Notre Dame 4, Marquette 0 Final, April 22 #39 South Florida 4, #2 Notre Dame 3 Singles: Shadisha Robinson (USF) def. #26 Catrina Thompson (ND) 6-3, 4-6, 6-1; Courtney Vernon (USF) def. Christian Thompson (ND) 6-1, 6-1; #125 Colleen Rielley (ND) def. Jessica Sweeting (USF) 6-1, 6-3; Kelcy Tefft (ND) def. Liz Cruz (USF) 7-5, 6-1; Gabriela Duch (USF) def. #59 Cosmina Ciobanu (ND) 3-6, 6-3, 7-5; Iciri Rai (USF) def. Katie Potts (ND) 6-4, 3-6, 7-5. Doubles: #8 Thompson/Thompson (ND) def. Sweeting/Duch (USF) 8-4; #19 Buck/Tefft (ND) vs. Robinson/Vernon (USF) 7-7; Ciobanu/Kali Krisik (ND) def. Cruz/Rai (USF) 8-4.

2006 CHAMPION

Quarterfinals, April 21 #2 Notre Dame 4, Rutgers 0 Semifinals, April 22 #2 Notre Dame 4, DePaul 0 Final, April 23 #2 Notre Dame 4, #37 South Florida 1 Singles: Catrina Thompson (ND) def. Neyssa Etienne (USF) 6-2, 6-2; Courtney Vernon (USF) def. Christian Thompson (ND) 6-2, 6-0; Brook Buck (ND) led Liz Cruz (USF) 6-3, 4-5, aban.; Gabriela Duch led Kelcy Tefft (ND) 7-5, 1-5, aban.; Kristina Stastny (ND) def. Iciri Rai (USF) 3-6, 6-1, 6-1; Lauren Connelly (ND) def. Luisa Obardo (USF) 7-6 (7-2), 6-3.

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CONFERENCE DOMINANCE Following seven years competing as an independent, the University of Notre Dame women’s tennis team has had incredible success in conference action over the past 27 years. The Irish have been league champions 23 times, including a streak of 14 consecutive conference titles from 1983-84 to 1996-97 and a 27-match conference winning streak from 1983-98. Notre Dame has a 80-7 (.920) all-time record against conference foes, including 45-2 (.957) in the regular season. The Irish won North Star Conference championships in each of its five years of membership (1983-84 to 1987-88), then captured seven Midwestern Collegiate Conference titles from 1988-89 to 1994-95. Since joining the BIG EAST Conference in 1995-96, Notre Dame has won 11 championships and finished as the league’s runner-up on four occasions. All 16 members of the BIG EAST Conference field teams in women’s tennis, but the league does not require round-robin competition during the season. The top 12 teams, as selected by the conference based on national ranking and head-to-head results, earn invitations to the year-end BIG EAST Championship, a single-elimination team tournament with the winner gaining the league’s automatic berth in the NCAA Championship. Prior to 2001, all 14 teams qualified for the conference tournament, with the top two seeds gaining byes into the quarterfinals. For more information on the BIG EAST Conference, see page 91. Notre Dame defeated Syracuse in the 2005 final and South Florida in the 2006 final, but lost to the Bulls in the 2007 championship. Notre Dame topped South Florida for the ‘08 title, edged DePaul in 2009, and defeated DePaul again in 2010. In 2011, the Irish again topped South Florida for the title. The Irish faced now-departed Miami in the title match of the BIG EAST Championship over nine straight seasons, winning in 1996, ’97, ’99, 2001, and ’03. In 25 earlyround matches (first round through semifinals), Notre Dame is undefeated, having registered 24 shutouts. Overall, Notre Dame is 35-5 in the event. The Irish have been the top seed heading into the tournament in every year but 2003, when they were the No. 2 seed. Notre Dame mentor Jay Louderback has been named the BIG EAST’s Coach of the Year eight times, while Irish student-athletes have been tabbed the league championship’s Most Outstanding Player on eight occasions.

Doubles: Thompson/Thompson (ND) def. Duch/ Etienne (USF) 8-3; Buck/Tefft (ND) def. Cruz/Rai (USF) 8-4; Connelly/Stastny (ND) led Obardo/Vernon (USF) 5-4, aban.

2005 CHAMPION

Semifinals, April 22 #25 Notre Dame 4, St. John’s 0 Final, April 23 #25 Notre Dame 4, Syracuse 0 Singles: Catrina Thompson (ND) def. Victoria Vaynberg (S) 6-3, 6-1; Brook Buck (ND) led Catherine Zawadzki (S) 6-2, 3-5, abandoned; Christian Thompson (ND) def. Ashley Lipton (S) 6-1, 6-3; Lauren Connelly (ND) led Carolina Huignard (S) 6-2, 5-2, abandoned; Katie


Bramante (S) led Kristina Stastny (ND) 6-1, 4-4, abandoned; Sarah Jane Connelly (ND) def. Pearly Leung (S) 6-3, 6-1. Doubles: Thompson/Thompson (ND) def. Vaynberg/ Zawadzki (S) 8-3; Buck/L. Connelly (ND) def. Bramante/Wei-Ming Leong (S) 8-2; S.J. Connelly/ Stastny (ND) led Huignard/ Lipton (S) 7-4, abandoned.

2004 RUNNER-UP

Semifinals, April 30 #28 Notre Dame 4, #71 Virginia Tech 0 Final, May 1 #26 Miami 4, #28 Notre Dame 0 Singles: Megan Bradley (M) def. Alicia Salas (ND) 6-0, 6-1; Christian Thompson (ND) led Melissa Applebaum (M) 2-6, 7-5, 2-1, abandoned; Mari Toro (M) def. Catrina Thompson (ND) 6-4, 7-5; Lauren Connelly (ND) led Staci Stevens (M) 7-5, 4-5, abandoned; Audrey Banada (M) def. Kristina Stastny (ND) 6-1, 6-3; Sara Robbins (M) led Sarah Jane Connelly (ND) 4-6, 7-5, 2-0, abandoned. Doubles: Applebaum/Bradley (M) def. Thompson/ Thompson (ND) 8-6; L. Connelly/Salas (ND) def. Robbins/Stevens (M) 8-6; Banada/Toro (M) def. S.J. Connelly/Emily Neighbours (ND) 8-6.

Doubles: Dasso/Varnum(ND) def. Bogomolova/ Broderick (M) 8-1; Katie Cunha/Guy (ND) led Igna deVilliers/Hora 4-5, abandoned; Green/Vaughan (ND) def. Bennacer/Hafner (M) 8-6.

2000 RUNNER-UP

Second Round, April 21 #13 Notre Dame 6, Rutgers 0 Semifinals, April 22 #13 Notre Dame 5, Seton Hall 0 Final, April 23 #51 Miami 5, #13 Notre Dame 2 Singles: Michelle Dasso (ND) def. Alanna Broderick (M) 6-1, 6-3; Meredith Laughlin (M) def. Becky Varnum (ND) 7-6 (1), 6-4; Kelly Zalinski (ND) def. Katia Bogomolova (M) 6-4, 6-0; Marcy Hora (M) def. Nina Vaughan (ND) 6-2, 6-0; Lauren Scaglione (M) def. Lindsey Green (ND) 6-4, 6-4; Eva Jimenez (M) def. Katie Cunha (ND) 6-3, 6-3. Doubles: Bogomolova/Hora (M) led Dasso/Varnum (ND) 2-3, abandoned; Broderick/Jimenez (M) def. Green/Zalinski (ND) 8-5; Cunha/Vaughan (ND) led Laughlin/Scaglione (M) 2-1, abandoned.

1999 CHAMPION

Semifinals, April 27 #24 Notre Dame 4, Boston College 0 Final, April 27 #24 Notre Dame 4, #20 Miami 3 Singles: Megan Bradley (M) def. Caylan Leslie (ND) 6-4, 3-6, 6-2; Alicia Salas (ND) def. Melissa Applebaum (M) 7-5, 4-6, 7-5; Mari Toro (M) def. Kristina Stastny (ND) 6-3, 7-6 (7-2); Sarah Jane Connelly (ND) def. Staci Stevens (M) 6-3, 2-6, 7-5; Lauren Connelly (ND) def. Sihem Bennacer (M) 7-6 (7-3), 6-3; Sara Robbins (M) def. Jennifer Smith (ND) 5-7, 6-4, 6-2. Doubles: Applebaum/Bradley (M) def. L. Connelly/ Salas (ND) 8-2; S.J. Connelly/Stastny (ND) def. de Villiers/Smith (M) 8-6; Leslie/Smith (ND) def. Stevens/ Toro (M) 8-2.

Second Round, April 23 #10 Notre Dame 5, Rutgers 0 Semifinals, April 24 #10 Notre Dame 4, #73 Syracuse 0 Final, April 25 #10 Notre Dame 4, #22 Miami 2 Singles: Michelle Dasso (ND) vs. Lioudmila Skavronskaia (M) abandoned; Jennifer Hall (ND) def. Katia Bogomolova (M) 5-7, 6-1, 6-4; Marisa Velasco (ND) def. Marcy Hora (M) 6-3, 7-6 (5); Becky Varnum (ND) def. Eva Jimenez (M) 6-3, 6-4; Kelly Zalinski (ND) def. Alanna Broderick (M) 6-2, 6-3; Meredith Laughlin (M) def. Lindsey Green (ND) 7-6 (2), 6-2. Doubles: Hora/Skavronskaia (M) def. Dasso/Hall (ND) 8-6; Bogomolova/Broderick (M) def. Varnum/ Velasco (ND) 8-4; Green/Zalinski (ND) def. Jimenez/Laughlin (M) 8-3.

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2003 CHAMPION

Semifinals, April 21 #20 Notre Dame 4, Boston College 1 Final, April 22 #37 Miami 4, #20 Notre Dame 1 Singles: Mari Toro (M) def. Becky Varnum (ND) 6-1, 6-3; Marcy Hora (M) def. Nina Vaughan (ND) 6-0, 7-6 (7-5); Staci Stevens (M) def. Lindsey Green (ND) 6-4, 7-5; Alicia Salas (ND) led Sihem Bennacer (M) 7-6 (7-3), 4-5, abandoned; Katie Cunha (ND) led Ewelina Skaza (M) 6-4, 3-6, 1-0, abandoned; Sara Robbins (M) def. Sarah Jane Connelly (ND) 6-2, 6-1. Doubles: Cunha/Green (ND) def. Hora/Toro (M) 8-4; Igna deVilliers/Abby Smith (M) def. Varnum/Vaughan (ND) 8-4; Connelly/Salas (ND) def. Robbins/Stevens (M) 8-6.

2001 CHAMPION

Semifinals, April 21 #7 Notre Dame 4, Virginia Tech 0 Final, April 22 #7 Notre Dame 4, #39 Miami 1 Singles: Michelle Dasso (ND) def. Bettina Hafner (M) 6-3, 6-2; Becky Varnum (ND) def. Alanna Broderick (M) 2-6, 6-1, 7-5; Nina Vaughan (ND) led Katia Bogomolova (M) 4-6, 6-4, 6-5, abandoned; Marcy Hora (M) def. Caylan Leslie (ND) 6-4, 6-2; Lindsey Green (ND) led Sihem Bennacer (M) 7-5, 5-7, 2-3, abandoned; Kimberly Guy (ND) def. Lauren Scaglione (M) 6-3, 6-3.

Second Round, April 24 #18 Notre Dame 4, Georgetown 0 Semifinals, April 25 #18 Notre Dame 4, West Virginia 0 Final, April 26 #20 Miami 4, #18 Notre Dame 2 Singles: Lioudmila Skavronskaia (UM) def. Jennifer Hall (ND) 6-2, 6-0; Michelle Dasso (ND) def. Elizabeth Habeler (UM) 6-2, 6-3; Marisa Velasco (ND) def. Victoria Hunt (UM) 7-5, 6-2; Katia Bogomolova (UM) def. Tiffany Gates (ND) 6-2, 6-4; Kelly Zalinski (ND) vs. Meredith Laughlin (UM) abandoned; Alanna Broderick (UM) def. Kelly Olson (ND) 6-3, 7-6. Doubles: Habeler/Skavronskaia (UM) def. Gates/Hall (ND) 8-4; Bogomolova/Hunt (UM) def. Dasso/Velasco (ND) 8-3; Olson/Zalinski (ND) vs. Broderick/Selin Nassi (UM) abandon

1997 CHAMPION

Second Round, April 18 #23 Notre Dame 4, Providence 0 Semifinals, April 19 #23 Notre Dame 4, #59 Boston College 0 Final, April 20 #23 Notre Dame 4, #41 Miami 0 Singles: Jennifer Hall (ND) vs. Caroline Hora (UM) abandoned; Marisa Velasco (ND) def. Selin Nassi (UM) 6-4, 6-3; Tiffany Gates (ND) vs. Victoria Hunt (UM) abandoned; Kelly Zalinski (ND) def. Meredith Laughlin (UM) 6-2, 6-2; Kelley Olson (ND) def. Jennifer Jolly (UM) 6-0, 6-1; Darcie Sweet (ND) vs. Kristina Bain (UM) abandoned. Doubles: Hunt/Hora (UM) def. Gates/Hall (ND) 8-1; Zalinski/Velasco (ND) def. Nassi/Laughlin (UM) 8-4; Olson/Courtney Haskell (ND) def. Bain/Jolly (UM) 8-3.

1996 CHAMPION

Second Round, April 19 #8 Notre Dame 4, St. John’s 0 Semifinals, April 20 #8 Notre Dame 4, Boston College 0 Final, April 21 #8 Notre Dame 4, Miami 0 Singles: Jennifer Hall (ND) vs. Caroline Hora (UM) abandoned; Holyn Lord (ND) vs. Leanne Gutkin (UM) abandoned; Wendy Crabtree (ND) def. Victoria Hunt (UM) 7-6, 6-1; Marisa Velasco (ND) def. Sophie Cortina (UM) 6-2, 6-4; Erin Gowen (ND) def. Corine Oosters (UM) 6-2, 6-1; Molly Gavin (ND) vs. Candida Beaumont (UM) abandoned. Doubles: Lord/Crabtree (ND) def. Gutkin/Hunt (UM) 8-3; Gowen/Hall (ND) def. Hora/Cortina (UM) 8-6; Beaumont/Oosters (UM) def. Gavin/Olson (ND) 8-2.

MCC CHAMPIONSHIPS (S — SINGLES FLIGHT, D — DOUBLES FLIGHT) 1988: Katie Clark (1S, 1D), Tracy Barton (2S,1D), Kristy Doran (3S,2D), Kim Pacella (4S,2D), Tyler Musleh (5S,3D), Cathy Bradshaw (6S), Anne Marie Dega (3D). 1989: Tracy Barton (1S,1D), Melissa Harris (2S,2D), Katie Clark (3S,3D), Alice Lohrer (4S,2D), Kristy Doran (5S,3D), Kim Pacella (6S), Eniko Bende (1D). 1990: Tracy Barton (1S,1D), Christy Faustmann (2S,1D), Terri Vitale (3S,2D), Lisa Tholen (4S,2D), Melissa Harris (5S), Kim Pacella (6S), Katie Clark (3D), Kristy Doran (3D). 1991: Laura Schwab (1S), Christy Faustmann (2S), Lisa Tholen (3S, 1D), Terri Vitale (4S, 2D), Ann Bradshaw (5S, 3D), Kristy Doran (6S, 2D), Eniko Bende (1D), Catherine McGinely (3D). 1992: Wendy Crabtree (1S, 2D), Sherri Vitale (2S), Christy Faustmann (3S, 1D), Lisa Tholen (4S, 1D), Holyn Lord (5S, 2D), Terri Vitale (6S), Eniko Bende (3D), Meredith Siegfried (3D). 1993: Holyn Lord (1S, 1D), Sherri Vitale (2S, 1D), Laura Schwab (3S, 2D), Erin Gowen (4S), Terri Vitale (5S, 2D), Meredith Siegfried (6S, 3D), Beth Morgan (3D). 1994: Laura Schwab (1S, 1D), Sherri Vitale (2S), Molly Gavin (3S, 1D), Kelley Olson (4S, 2D), Meredith Siegfried (5S), Beth Morgan (6S), Tas Fisher (2D).

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Courtney Tennis Center Notre Dame’s Courtney Tennis Center, the home of Irish women’s tennis since the establishment of the varsity program in 1980, has played host to the nation’s top players on a number of occasions, while becoming an extremely difficult place for opposing teams to win. Playing at both the Courtney Tennis Center and in the Eck Tennis Pavilion, the Irish have compiled an all-time home record of 305-67 for an impressive .820 winning percentage. Only once has Notre Dame had a losing home record, when it won just one of four matches at the Courtney Tennis Center in 1977, its second varsity season. The Irish have posted undefeated marks at home on eight occasions: 12-0 in 1981; 6-0 in ’82; 14-0 in ’86; 8-0 in ’89; 8-0 in ’90; 12-0 in 2000, 16-0 in ‘06; 11-0 in ‘07. Notre Dame has posted one-loss seasons at home in nine other campaigns. Due to its exceptional facilities, Notre Dame has played host to a number of prestigious events, including serving as the national site of the NCAA Championships four times. Just four years after it was built, the Courtney Tennis Center played host to the 1971 NCAA Division I Men’s Tennis Championships, which featured what is still considered by coaches to be the finNOTRE DAME WOMEN’S TENNIS YEAR-BY-YEAR HOME RECORDS Year W L Pct. 1976 3 1 .750 1977 1 3 .250 1978 6 3 .667 1979 3 1 .750 1981 12 0 1.000 1982 6 0 1.000 1983 8 3 .727 1984 11 2 .846 1985 9 3 .750 1986 14 0 1.000 1987 6 6 .500 1988 7 2 .778 1989 9 0 1.000 1990 8 0 1.000 1991 9 1 .900 1992 7 5 .583 1993 10 1 .909 1994 10 3 .769 1995 8 1 .889 1996 8 1 .889 1997 8 5 .615 1998 8 2 .800 1999 11 2 .846 2000 12 0 1.000 2001 11 1 .917 2002 9 4 .692 2003 8 3 .727 2004 7 2 .778 2005 6 4 .600 2006 16 0 1.000 2007 11 0 1.000 2008 10 2 .833 2009 9 1 .909 2010 15 1 .938 2011 9 4 .692 Totals 305 67 .820

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est collection of collegiate tennis talent ever assembled. In that spring classic, freshman Jimmy Connors of UCLA defeated Stanford’s Roscoe Tanner in five sets to capture the singles title. That pair would go on to reach a combined 17 grand-slam singles finals on the pro tour, including eight victories. The NCAA men’s tournament came to Notre Dame again in 1994, while the NCAA Division I Women’s Tennis Championships were played at the Courtney Tennis Center in 1998. It still stands as the northern-most facility ever to play host to the NCAA women’s tennis championships. Florida defeated Duke in the title match, while Blue Devil Vanessa Webb claimed the singles crown. In doubles, the California pair of Amanda Augustus and Amy Jenson won the first of their back-to-back NCAA doubles titles. In all, the Courtney Tennis Center has been the site of NCAA action on 15 occasions, including every year from 1994-2002 for either women’s or men’s play. In addition, it has played host to conference championships on 11 occasions (three North Star, six Midwestern Collegiate, two BIG EAST), as well as an Intercollegiate Tennis Association Summer Circuit event for 10 straight years (1994-2003). During the early days of the program, Notre Dame played host to the Irish Invitational, a fall event, for 11 consecutive years from 1977-87. The Irish played exclusively at the Courtney Tennis Center during their first 11 varsity seasons, compiling a 79-22 (.782) record. Since the Eck Tennis Pavilion was completed in 1987, it has become the predominant location of Notre Dame’s home matches, while the Courtney Tennis Center has become a regular site for lateseason matches and NCAA competition, as well as continuing to be an integral practice facility during both the fall and spring. The Irish have been particularly effective at the Courtney Tennis Center since ’88, posting a 35-6 (.854) mark.

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Notre Dame has put together a number of long winning streaks at home, highlighted by a 31-match win streak from Feb. 27, 2005 to April 6, 2008. The Irish won 25 in a row at the Courtney Tennis Center over a span of more than four years from 1979-83. Notre Dame won 23 straight from 1988-91, and, more recently, put together a 21-match regular-season home winning streak from 1999-2000. On 38 occasions (in 70 matches), top-25 opponents have come to Notre Dame and left with a defeat. Among the biggest home wins have been seven victories against top-10 foes, including a pair of victories over BYU and DePaul (both ranked No. 9 at the time of the match) in 2006 and a win over No. 7 North Carolina in 2007. In all, the Courtney Tennis Center and Eck Tennis Pavilion have combined to play host to a showdown of top-25 teams 68 times, with Notre Dame prevailing on 35 occasions. The Irish have been particularly dominant at home against teams not ranked in the national top 25, as Notre Dame holds a remarkable 1617 (.958) record since the 1988-89 season. That includes a current streak of 58 consecutive wins against non-top-25 foes at home, dating back to 2002. Since opening in 1967, the Courtney Tennis Center has undergone a variety of improvements. Most recently, 14 of the courts were newly resurfaced during the summer of 2003 and the facility was reoriented in the winter of 2004 as construction began on the neighboring Guglielmino Family Athletics Center. That undertaking saw the construction of a new tournament center tower, while the seating was moved from the west to the east end, which now plays host to varsity matches, making it more convenient for the teams headquartered in the Eck Tennis Pavilion. The reoriented Courtney Tennis Center, which features 14 courts, saw its first varsity action on April 15, 2003, when


EVENTS HOSTED BY COURTNEY TENNIS CENTER/ECK TENNIS PAVILION NCAA Championships: (W) 1998; (M) 1971, ‘94 NCAA Championships (Early Rounds): (W) 1997, ‘99, 2000, ‘01, ‘06, ‘07, ‘09, ‘10 (M) 1994, ‘95, ‘96, ‘98, 2002, ‘07 ITA Midwest Region Indoor Championships: (W) 1998; (M) 1990, ‘93 ITA Summer Circuit Tournament: (W/M) 1994-2003 BIG EAST Conference Championship: (M) 2010, ‘11; (W) 2010, ‘11 Midwestern Collegiate Conference Championship: (W) 1990, ‘91, ‘94; (M) 1992, ‘93, ‘95 Eck Classic: (W) 1988-2002; 2006; 2010 North Star Conference Championship: (W) 1983, ‘86, ‘87 Irish Invitational: (W) 1977-87; (M) 1970-86 Tom Fallon Invitational: (M) 1987-2008 the Irish nearly pulled off an upset of No.11 Northwestern before falling 4-3. The home of Irish tennis for nearly 40 years, the construction of the Courtney Tennis Center was financed entirely by prominent Washington, D.C., attorney Jeremiah Courtney. The numerous courts and brand-new laykold surface make it a popular spot for students and faculty, as well as the varsity tennis teams. Courtney is a 1932 graduate of Columbia University, where he captained the tennis team. His two sons attended Notre Dame and played tennis under legendary coach Tom Fallon. The first home of Irish tennis was the Notre Dame Fieldhouse, which played host to Irish home matches until the Courtney Tennis Center was built. The structure was razed in 1983. Indoor courts in Notre Dame’s Joyce Center also were used sporadically before the Eck Tennis Pavilion’s construction. Since its completion in June of 1987, Notre Dame’s Eck Tennis Pavilion has been an integral part of the success of Irish tennis, allowing the team to practice year-round, regardless of weather conditions, and providing an alternative surface to further develop the all-around skills of Notre Dame’s players. Additionally, it has become an extremely difficult for opponents to be victorious and has attracted some of the top events in collegiate tennis. Playing at both the Eck Tennis Pavilion and Courtney Tennis Center, the Irish have compiled an all-time home record of 305-67 for an impressive .820 winning percentage. Only once has Notre Dame had a losing home record, when it won just one of four matches at the Courtney Tennis Center in 1977, its second varsity season. The Irish have posted undefeated marks at home

on eight occasions: 12-0 in 1981; 6-0 in ’82; 14-0 in ’86; 8-0 in ’89; 8-0 in ’90; 12-0 in 2000; 16-0 in ‘06; 11-0 in ‘07. Notre Dame has posted one-loss seasons at home in nine other campaigns. In 21 years of competition in the Eck Tennis Pavilion, Notre Dame has compiled a stellar 192-40 record, for a winning percentage of .828. The combination of the Eck Tennis Pavilion and Courtney Tennis Center has allowed the University of Notre Dame to be the national site of the NCAA Championships. The NCAA men’s tournament came to Notre Dame again in 1994, while the NCAA Division I Women’s Tennis Championships were played at the Courtney Tennis Center in 1998. It still stands as the northern-most facility ever to play host to the NCAA women’s tennis championships. Florida defeated Duke in the title match, while Blue Devil Vanessa Webb claimed the singles crown. In doubles, the California pair of Amanda Augustus and Amy Jenson won the first of their back-to-back NCAA doubles titles. In all, Notre Dame has been the site of NCAA action on 15 occasions, including every year from 1994-2002 for either women’s or men’s play. In addition, the Eck Tennis Pavilion has three times welcomed the Intercollegiate Tennis Association’s Midwest Region Indoor Championships and six times helped play host to the Midwestern Collegiate Conference Championship and most recently the BIG EAST Championships in both 2010 and ‘11. After its completion, the facility featured the Eck Classic for 16 consecutive years and also has provided additional courts for the men’s Tom Fallon Invitational. Notre Dame has put together a number of long winning streaks at home, highlighted by the 31-match win streak from Feb. 27, 2005 to April 6, 2008. The Irish won 25 in a row at the Courtney Tennis Center over a span of more than four years from 1979-83. Notre Dame won 23 straight from 1988-91, and, more recently, put together a 21-match regular-season home winning streak from 1999-2000. On 38 occasions (in 70 matches), top-25 opponents have come to Notre Dame and left with a defeat. Among the biggest home wins have been seven victories against top-10 foes, including a pair of victories over BYU and DePaul (both ranked No. 9 at the time of the match) in 2006 and 2007’s win over No. 7 North Carolina. In all, the Courtney Tennis Center and Eck Tennis Pavilion have combined to play host to a showdown of top-25 teams 68 times, with Notre Dame prevailing on 35 occasions. The Irish have been particularly dominant at home against teams not ranked in the national top 25, as Notre Dame holds a remarkable 1617 (.958) record since the 1988-89 season. That includes a current streak of 58 consecutive wins against non-top-25 foes at home, dating back to 2002. The summer of 2003 saw the Eck Tennis Pavilion newly renovated, as all six courts were resurfaced (changing them from red to green) and the color scheme was changed to blue and gold throughout the building. Among the other highlights were numerous pieces of new wood furniture, as well as additional trophy cases and other accessories. The facility features the offices

for both the men’s and women’s tennis coaches, as well as locker rooms for both teams and a spacious spectator viewing area upstairs that is ideally suited for videotaping. “It is truly one of the great collegiate indoor tennis facilities in the country,” says Irish head coach Jay Louderback. In Sept. 1988, the Eck Pavilion received the 1988 United States Tennis Association (USTA) Award for architectural design. As a result, the USTA presented the facility with a handsome wooden plaque, a large sign placed in front of the pavilion and a complimentary one-year membership in the USTA. In addition, the facility and its award are recognized in an inscription on a large mahogany board displayed in the lobby of the USTA National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadow, N.Y. The facility was underwritten by Franklin E. Eck. He is chairman and chief executive officer of Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc., which produces corrugated plastic drainage pipe for agricultural and commercial purposes. A 1944 chemical engineering graduate at Notre Dame, Eck earned an M.B.A. from Harvard University in 1949. In 1984, he endowed a collection in Notre Dame’s Hesburgh Library. The generosity of Eck also made Notre Dame’s baseball facility, Frank Eck Stadium, and the Eck Visitor’s Center possible. The Eck Tennis Pavilion is the third facility to play host to indoor Irish tennis action. The Notre Dame Fieldhouse, which was razed in 1983, was the first home of Notre Dame’s varsity team, and the Irish also sporadically used courts in the Joyce Center. COURTNEY TENNIS CENTER/ ECK TENNIS PAVILION BY THE NUMBERS wins in the Eck Tennis Pavilion in 237 matches consecutive wins at the Courtney Tennis Center from Feb. 27, 2005-April 6, 2008 (school record)

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number of winning records in the Eck Tennis Pavilion in its 24 years of existence number of seasons going undefeated or losing just once in the Eck Tennis Pavilion times the Courtney Tennis Center has played host to NCAA tournament action times the Courtney Tennis Center has been the national site for the NCAA Championships Irish winning percentage in the Eck Tennis Pavilion times Notre Dame was beaten at home in 1981, ’82, ’86, ’89, ’90, 2000, ‘06 and ‘07.

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All-Time Roster

Tracy Barton

Name Jean Barton Tracy Barton Eniko Bende JoAnne Biafore Ann Bradshaw Cathy Bradshaw Brook Buck CeCe Cahill Cosmina Ciobanu Katie Clark Mary Colligan Lauren Connelly Sarah Jane Connelly Camille Cooper Wendy Crabtree Laura Cronin Sheila Cronin Katie Cunha Michelle Sadie Dasso Michelle Suzanne Dasso Berica Day Anne-Marie Dega Louisa DeMello Liz Donohue Maggie Donohue Kristy Doran Denise Ellison Christy Faustmann Pam Fischette Tas Fisher Kristy Frilling Tiffany Gates Molly Gavin Lisa Gleason Robin Goldsmith Erin Gowen Lindsey Green Kimberly Guy Christy Hall Jennifer Hall Michelle Hamilton Melissa Harris Courtney Haskell Linda Hoyer Natalie Illig Nancy Joyce Jennifer Kellner

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Eniko Bende

Years Played 1977-78 1989-91 1990-93 1984-86 1989-92 1989 2005-08 1988-89 2006-10 1989-92 1983-86 2003-06 2002-05 1982-83 1993-96 1977-79 1977-81 2000-03 1985-88 1998-2001 2002 1989 1983 2003-06 2002-03 1989-92 2007-10 1991-94 1981-84 1995 20081997-98 1995-96 1982-83 1984 1994-97 1999-2002 1998-2001 1990-91 1996-99 2000-02 1990-92 1997-98 1980-83 1985-88 2010-11 2010-

Monograms 1977-78 1989-91 1990-93 1984-86 1989-92 1989 2005-08 1988-89 2006-10 1989-92 1983-86 2003-06 2002-05 1982-83 1993-96 1977-78 1978, 1981 2000-2003 1985-88 1998-2001 2002 1989 — 2003-06 2003 1989-92 — 1991-94 1981-84 — 2008-11 1997-98 1995-96 1982-83 — 1994-1997 1999-2002 1998-2001 — 1996-1999 2002 1990-92 1997-98 1980-83 1985-88 — 2010-11

Brook Buck

Ht. 5-11 5-7 5-6 5-8 5-7 5-7 5-0 5-3 5-7 5-11 5-9 5-9 5-7 5-6 5-1 5-2 5-6 5-9 5-5 5-2 5-2 5-7 5-8 5-5 5-4 5-10 5-6 5-7 5-10 5-9 5-4 5-5 5-6 5-6 5-4 5-9 5-10 5-4 5-7 5-3 5-7 5-5 5-5 5-3 5-4 5-7

Hometown Owensboro, KY Cincinnati, OH Oak Brook, IL Wooster, OH Indianapolis, IN Indianapolis, IN Yukon, OK Hinsdale, IL Brea, CA Park Ridge, IL Fort Wayne, IN Oklahoma City, OK Oklahoma City, OK Shreveport, LA Concord, MA West Chicago, IL West Chicago, IL Mercer Island, WA Sunnyside, WA Long Grove, IL San Antonio, TX Boise, ID Nairobi, Kenya Sioux Falls, SD Sioux Falls, SD Tucson, AZ Bakersfield, CA Aiken, SC Liverpool, NY Ventura, CA Sidney, OH Grandville, MI Escondido, CA Oak Brook, IL Sheboygan, WI Mercer Island, WA El Cajon, CA Portola Valley, CA R. Palos Verdes, CA Oklahoma City, OK Diamond Bar, CA Coral Springs, FL Oneida, NY Port Clinton, OH Tulsa, OK Akron, OH Smithtown, NY

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High School Owensboro Catholic Indian Hill Downers Grove North Wooster Cathedral Cathedral Oklahoma Christian Central Troy Maine South Bishop Luers Bishop McGuinness Bishop McGuinness St. Vincent’s Concord-Carlisle St. Francis St. Francis Mercer Island Miraleste Stevenson Alamo Heights Boise St. Mary’s O’Gorman O’Gorman Catalina Stockdale South Aiken Liverpool Buena Lehman & Abeka Grandville San Pasqual Benet Academy Mercer Island Valhalla St. Francis Bishop Montgomery Putnam City North Rosary St. Thomas Aquinas Oneida Port Clinton Bishop Kelley Walsh Jesuit Hauppauge

Sheila Cronin

Singles Overall (Dual)

Doubles Overall (Dual

68-37 (33-22) 11-3 (4-1) 81-25 34-19 (20-13) 20-15 (15-14) 84-43 (61-29) 65-11 (37-6) 114-33 (90-21) 52-31 (35-19) 107-41 74-50 (43-32) 77-52 (45-36) 16-9 97-52 (64-35)

62-26 (26-12) 71-62 (39-35) 18-10 45-36 (26-28) 27-24 (18-20) 130-34 (85-21) 40-16 (32-8) 112-31 (88-25) 46-42 (22-25) 88-35 111-38 (75-22) 81-57 (51-36) 30-10 87-35 (57-18)

21-5 65-48 (43-27) 77-57 140-36 (91-16) 11-13 (0-0) 1-2 (0-0) 0-1 30-25 (8-10) 6-11 (0-0) 52-28 (25-15) 3-5 (0-1) 91-52 (50-36) 86-25 2-1 (0-0) 84-29 (60-20) 46-27 (36-10) 38-26 (25-19) 34-12

31-22 83-66 (53-44) 87-46 109-42 (78-25) 6-5 (0-0) 6-5 (1-2) 4-0 18-16 (0-0) 3-7 (1-0) 57-40 (28-25 1-3 (1-0) 70-39 (34-29) 84-34 5-1 (0-0) 99-18 (72-10) 36-24 (25-24) 20-19 (12-11) 6-13

61-42 (40-27) 96-55 (65-34) 70-36 (36-19) 0-0 (0-0) 116-59 (79-34) 6-14 (0-0) 95-37 (52-21) 15-10 (0-0)

61-28 (36-20) 105-43 (67-25) 64-25 (32-13) 4-4 (4-0) 93-48 (66-34) 6-5 (1-0) 11-18 (3-6) 26-20 (15-13)

49-32 0-1 (0-1) 25-6 (19-6)

61-42 0-1 (0-1) 17-12 (12-12)


Kimberly Guy

Name Anne Kelly Resa Kelly Sioban Kilbride Kali Krisik Lisa LaFratta Jane Lammers Laura Lee Mary Legeay Mary Leininger Caylan Leslie Alice Lohrer Holyn Lord Bailey Louderback JoHanna Manningham Samantha Mason Shannon Mathews Chrissie McGaffigan Catherine McGinley Beth Morgan Paddy Mullen Tyler Musleh Emily Neighbours Kelly Nelson Maureen Noonan Isobel O’Brien Patricia O’Byrne Heather O’Flynn Stasia Obremskey Kelley Olson Kim Pacella Susie Panther Sue Pratt Katie Potts Kristen Rafael Greta Roemer Colleen Rielley Julie Sabacinski Alicia Salas Britney Sanders Sarah Scaringe Tammy Schmidt Cathy Schnell Laura Schwab Cindy Schuster Diane Shillingburg Carol Shukis

Laura Lee

Years Played 1977-78 1987-90 1977-78 2006-10 1982-85 1976 1982-85 1978-80 1977 2001-2004 1987-89 1993-96 2005-08 20101990-1991 20082009 1992 1994-95 1977-79 1989-90 2002-04 2003-06 1978 1985-86 1989 2007 1978-81 1995-98 1988-91 1983-86 1981 2005-09 2007-2011 1983-84 2006-10 20102001-04 20101997, ‘99-2001 1986 1982-84 1992-95 1980-81 1977-78 1980-82

Monograms 1978 1987-90 — 2006-10 1982-85 1976 1982-85 1978-80 — 2001, 2003 1987-89 1993-96 2005-08 2010 — 2008-11 2009-11 1992 — 1977-78 1989-90 2002-04 2003-04, ‘06 — 1985-86 1989 — 1978-80 1995-98 1988-91 1983-86 — 2005-09 2007-11 1983-84 2006-10 2010-11 2001-04 — 1997, ‘99-2000 1986 1982-84 1992-95 1980-81 1977-78 1980-82

Lisa LaFratta

Ht. 5-9 5-9 5-2 5-9 5-5 5-4 5-7 5-8 5-6 5-7 5-3 5-7 5-7 5-6 6-1 5-3 5-7 5-8 5-7 5-4 5-6 5-6 5-11 5-10 5-3 5-8 5-7 5-10 5-4 5-3 5-9 5-5 5-8 5-8 5-7 5-4 5-7 5-8 5-6 5-8

Hometown Erie, PA Waterloo, IA South Bend, IN Arkansas City, KS Richmond, VA Dayton, OH Agoura, CA Evansville, IN Hinsdale, IL Newport Beach, CA Panama Carmel, IN South Bend, IN Mishawaka, IN Spring, TX Birmingham, MI Davenport, IA Carmel, IN Bloomington, IN Bedminster, NJ Ocala, FL Indianapolis, IN St. Petersburg, FL Des Peres, MO Augusta, MI North Long Branch, NJ Dublin, Ireland Lebanon, IL Medford, OR Toledo, OH Prairie Village, KS Fair Oaks, CA Brookfield, WI Grand Prairie, TX South Bend, IN Overland Park, KS Plantation, FL Englewood, CO Ontario, CA Marietta, GA Mansfield, OH Ballwin, MO Glenview, KY DesMoines, IA Littleton, CO LaGrange, IL

High School Mercyhurst Columbus LaSalle Arkansas City Freeman Agoura Evansville Hinsdale Central Corona del Mar Gibbons Brebeuf Penn Penn Klein Cranbrook Kingswood Bettendorf Carmel Bloomington South Immaculata Forest Park Tudor School Shorecrest Preparatory

Mary Legeay

Singles Overall (Dual)

Doubles Overall (Dual)

18-25 (8-10)

46-27 (26-23)

99-25 (69-17) 96-52

136-35 (98-23) 54-40

70-28 38-9

100-39 49-19

50-28 (33-15) 54-47 (31-28) 99-43 (72-30) 0-16 (0-0) 5-7 (0-4) 0-0 (0-0) 73-26 (63-19) 36-25 (26-21) 3-2 (0-0) 8-9 (0-0)

27-10 (14-5) 43-49 (27-29) 79-37 (54-25) 8-12 (0-0) 4-4 (0-3) 11-1 (7-0) 77-25 (64-18) 37-22 (31-16) 8-5 (0-1) 11-7 (0-0)

20-15 (16-14) 28-13 (2-1) 35-14 (2-0)

10-13 (4-7) 23-17 (5-8) 20-12 (3-0)

Gull Lake 53-17 Red Bank 2-4 (0-0) The High School 0-3 (0-0) Lebanon North Medford 47-61 (26-38) Notre Dame 93-52 (62-34) Shawnee Mission East 92-33 Mercy Divine Savior Holy Angels 70-33 (49-18) Nolan Catholic 68-41 (43-30) Adams 1-1 Bishop Miege 64-32 (43-24) American Heritage 16-14 (10-10) Cherry Creek 95-42 (52-25) Ontario Christian 6-3 (0-1) Lassiter 30-25 (7-6) Lexington 56-25 Academy of the Visitation 17-16 Sacred Heart Academy 81-59 (47-45) Dowling 24-29 St. Mary’s Academy Lyons Township

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31-7 2-8 (1-3) 0-3 (0-0) 70-59 (50-40) 54-48 (31-29) 101-25 37-10 (12-3) 55-34 (35-25) 34-14 87-27 (63-19) 17-16 (11-12) 83-38 (54-25) 8-2 (0-1) 32-24 (17-5) 22-17 78-27 28-35 (14-24) 13-10

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All-Time Roster

Susie Panther

Cathy Schnell

Name Mary Shukis Meredith Siegfried Jennifer Smith Kristina Stastny Tina Stephan Darcie Sweet Julie Sullivan Kelcy Tefft Lisa Tholen Catrina Thompson Christian Thompson Stephanie Tolstedt Jacqueline Uhll Becky Varnum Nina Vaughan Marisa Velasco Sherri Vitale Terri Vitale Molly Walsh Peggy Walsh Maura Weidner Kelly Zalinski

Years Played 1976-78 1993-96 2003-05 2003-06 1979-82 1995-98 1986-88 2005-09 1991-94 2004-07 2004-07 1987-88 1987-88 1999-2002 1999-2002 1996-99 1993-96 1991-92, 1994 1979 1979-81 1989 1997-2000

Monograms 1976-78 1993-96 2003, ‘05 2003-06 1979-82 1995-98 1986-88 2005-09 1991-94 2004-07 2004-07 1987-88 1987-88 1999-2002 1999-2002 1996-99 1993-96 1991-92, 1994 — 1979-80 1989 1997-2000

Lisa Tholen

Ht. 5-7 5-9 5-6 5-6 5-7 5-4 5-6 5-9 5-5 5-6 5-9 5-9 5-2 5-9 5-4 5-11 5-6 5-8 5-0 5-6 5-6

Hometown LaGrange, IL Tulsa, OK Charlotte, NC St. Louis, MO Barrington, IL Stuart, FL Kalamazoo, MI Enid, OK Wichita, KS Las Vegas, NV Las Vegas, NV Columbus, OH Peoria, IL Colo. Springs, CO Corona del Mar, CA Chula Vista, CA Bradenton, FL Bradenton, FL Glenview, IL Midland, MI Waterloo, IA Greer, SC

Bold denotes current players

Far and Wide:

Since the beginning of the varsity program in 1976, Notre Dame women’s tennis players have hailed from 29 different states, as well as Panama (1) and Kenya (1, did not earn monogram). The complete breakdown of home states of Irish women’s tennis players is provided. California – 14 Illinois – 13 Indiana – 13 Ohio – 9 Oklahoma – 8 Florida – 7 Michigan – 4 Kansas – 4 Iowa – 4 Colorado – 3 Washington – 3 Missouri – 3 Texas – 3 Wisconsin – 3 New York – 3

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Georgia – 2 Kentucky – 2 Nevada – 2 New Jersey – 2 South Carolina – 2 South Dakota – 2 Arizona – 1 Idaho – 1 Louisiana – 1 Massachusetts – 1 North Carolina – 1 Oregon – 1 Pennsylvania – 1 Virginia – 1

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High School Lyons Township Cascia Hall South Mecklenburg St. Joseph’s Academy Barrington Martin County John Hackett Chisholm Mt. Carmel Bishop Gorman Bishop Gorman Bishop Watterson Academy of Our Lady Cheyenne Mountain Corona del Mar Bonita Vista St. Stephen’s Episcopal St. Stephen’s Episcopal Glenbrook Dow Columbus Riverside

Marisa Velasco

Singles Overall (Dual)

Doubles Overall (Dual)

15-18 (0-0) 13-14 (5-5) 85-55 (56-35)

26-25 (9-11) 24-19 (13-13) 98-44 (62-27)

28-26 (12-6) 9-17 (3-4) 110-39 (83-25) 52-40 (30-28) 100-49 (68-32) 79-50 (54-36) 21-33 (7-14) 4-14 (1-6) 92-66 (65-44) 83-55 (53-31) 100-46 (77-36) 66-50 (39-34) 52-40 (31-20)

14-15 (2-2) 6-14 (1-7) 155-29 (99-17) 88-41 (48-26) 107-41 (72-26) 106-41 (72-26) 26-22 (8-16) 7-18 (5-12) 105-52 (72-31) 67-39 (43-27) 59-49 (53-41) 40-25 (18-16) 30-28 (12-9)

0-5 (0-0) 122-49 (80-31)

4-4 (1-3) 91-57 (65-34)


Year-By-Year Results 10/9 10/13-14 10/16 10/20-21

DePauw at IAIAW Small College Tourn. Saint Mary’s Irish Invitational

L, 2-7 1st L, 4-5 5th

1979

Coach: Jory Segal Record: 9-1 9/8 DePauw L, 4-5 9/9 at IPFW W, 9-0 9/12 Goshen W, 9-0 9/15 Notre Dame-Saint Mary’s Invit. 1st 9/18 at Taylor W, 9-0 9/21 at Wheaton W, 5-4 9/22 at Northern Illinois W, 6-3 9/28 Central Michigan W, 6-3 10/2 Saint Mary’s W, 7-2 10/4 at Butler W, 7-2 10/7-8 Irish Invitational 4th 10/10 at Valparaiso W, 8-1 10/11-13 at IAIAW Division III Tournament 2nd at AIAW Divison III Reg. V Tourn. 5th at AIAW National Tournament 22nd

1980-81

Laura Lee won the Division II national title at No. 5 singles as a freshman in 1982.

1976

Coach: Kathy Cordes Record: 6-3-1 9/11 Indiana State W, 7-2 9/14 at Franklin W, 8-1 9/14 vs. Indiana Central (Franklin, Ind.) W, 9-0 (now Indianapolis) 9/18 at Ball State Tournament 2nd 9/24-25 at Indiana State Tournament 5th 9/28 at Northwestern L, 2-7 10/2-3 at Dorothy McGuire Mem. Tourn. NTS 10/4 Butler W, 7-2 10/7 at Manchester W, 9-0 10/9 at Eastern Michigan L, 4-5 10/10 at IPFW T, 3-3 10/12 Valparaiso W, 5-4 10/14 Saint Mary’s L, 3-6

1977

Coach: Sharon Petro 9/7 at St. Joseph (Ind.) 9/9 DePauw 9/10 at Taylor 9/14 at Valparaiso 9/16-17 Notre Dame-Saint Mary’s Invit. 9/20 Northwestern 9/28 at Purdue-Calumet 10/3 at Anderson 10/5 Saint Mary’s 10/9 IPFW 10/11 vs. Saint Mary’s 10/14-15 Irish Invitational

1978

Coach: Sharon Petro 9/11 Valparaiso 9/16 Notre Dame-Saint Mary’s Invit. 9/18 Goshen 9/20 Indiana Central (now Indianapolis) 9/24 at IPFW 9/28 DePaul 10/1 Xavier 10/2 St. Joseph’s (Ind.) 10/5 Butler

Record: 5-5 W, 9-0 L, 4-5 W, 6-3 L, 1.5-7.5 4th L, 0-9 W, 9-0 W, 8.5-0.5 L, 1-8 W, 8-1 L, 2-7 6th Record: 7-3 L, 4-5 3rd W, 8-1 W, 9-0 W, 9-0 W, 7-2 W, 8-1 W, 9-0 W, 8-1

Coach: Sharon Petro Record: 20-6 9/6 IPFW W, 9-0 9/10 Goshen W, 9-0 9/17 Taylor W, 9-0 9/18 Manchester W, 9-0 9/19 Northern Illinois W, 8-1 9/20 Ball State W, 6-3 9/22 at Saint Mary’s W, 6-3 9/26 Wheaton W, 7-2 9/28-29 Notre Dame-St. Mary’s Invitational 1st 10/3-4 at Illinois-Chicago Circle Tourn. 2nd 10/3 at Illinois-Chicago Circle W, 8-1 (now Illinois-Chicago) 10/3 vs. Illinois W, 5-4 10/4 vs. Northern Iowa W, 8-1 10/4 vs. Northern Illinois L, 4-5 10/7 Butler W, 8-1 10/8 Valparaiso W, 8-1 10/10-11 at IAIAW Division II Tournament 1st 10/14 at DePauw L, 2-7 3/16 at Long Beach State L, 0-9 3/17 at Loyola Marymount W, 7-2 3/18 at Whittier W, 8-1 3/20 at Golden West W, 7-2 3/22 vs. Denver L, 2-8 4/10 at Michigan L, 1-8 4/11 at Wayne State W, 9-0 4/12 at Michigan State L, 1-8 4/15 DePauw W, 6-3 4/25 Western Illinois W, 5-4 4/28 Saint Mary’s W, 9-0 5/14-16 at AIAW Div. II Region V Tourn. 2nd 5/17 at AIAW National Tournament 20th

1981-82

Coach: Sharon Petro Record: 13-10 9/5 Illinois-Chicago Circle W, 9-0 (now Illinois-Chicago) 9/11 Ferris State W, 9-0 9/15 Indiana Central W, 9-0 (now Indianapolis) 9/17 at Wheaton W, 5-4 9/19 Evansville W, 9-0 9/25 at Taylor W, 9-0 9/26 at Ball State W, 6-3 9/26 at Indiana State W, 7-2 9/29 at Valparaiso W, 9-0 10/2 at Northwestern L, 0-9 10/4-5 Irish Invitational 1st 10/9-10 at IAIAW Division II Tournament 1st (Indianapolis, Ind.)

10/13 3/15 3/16 3/16 3/18 3/19 3/20 3/26 3/27 4/16 4/17 4/17 4/27 5/13-15 5/23-25

Saint Mary’s at Cententary at Louisiana Tech at Northwestern Louisiana State (now Northwestern State) at Tulane at New Mexico State at LSU at Western Illinois vs. Illinois (Macomb, Ill.) vs. N. Illinois (Kalamazoo, Mich.) at Western Michigan vs. Kent State (Kalamazoo, Mich.) Northern Illinois at AIAW Div. II Region V Tourn. (Edwardsville, Ill.) at AIAW Div. II National Tourn.

W, 9-0 L, 4-5 L, 3-6 L, 4-5 L, 2-7 L, 1-8 L, 1-8 L, 3-6 L, 2-7 W, 6-3 L, 4-5 W, 5-4 W, 7-2 2nd T6th

1982-83

Coach: Sharon Petro Record: 19-11 9/11 at Illinois L, 4-5 9/11 vs. E. Illinois (Champaign, Ill.) W, 8-1 9/14 Wheaton W, 7-2 9/17 Rosary W, 9-0 (now Dominican) 9/21 SIU-Edwardsville W, 6-3 9/22 DePaul W, 9-0 9/25 Purdue L, 0-7 10/5 at DePaul W, 7-2 10/14 Valparaiso W, 9-0 10/19 Saint Mary’s W, 9-0 3/13 at George Washington W, 7-2 3/13 at Georgia Southern W, 5-4 3/14 at Wake Forest L, 4-5 3/15 at Virginia L, 1-8 3/16 at Miami (Ohio) L, 0-9 4/1 at Eastern Michigan W, 5-4 4/1 at Michigan State L, 2-7 4/2 at Michigan L, 1-8 4/4 at Morehead State W, 7-2 4/6 Northwestern L, 1-8 4/14 Bradley W, 9-0 4/16 at Southern Illinois W, 6-3 4/17 at SIU-Edwardsville W, 5-4 4/19 at Northern Illinois W, 7-2 4/23 at Purdue L, 1-8 4/26 Western Michigan L, 4-5 5/1 Ball State W, 8-1 5/9-10 at NCAA Division II Champ. 3rd (Pomona, Calif.) 5/9 vs. West Chester (Pa.) W, 9-0 5/9 vs. UC Davis L, 2-7 5/10 vs. Northern Colorado W, 6-3

1983-84

Coach: Sharon Petro 9/10 at Purdue 9/11 Illinois 9/16 Butler 9/17 DePauw 9/19 at Wheaton 9/21 Rosary (now Dominican) 9/24 at Bradley 9/29 at DePaul 10/11 Illinois-Chicago 10/14-15 North Star Conference Tourn. 3/14 Purdue 3/20 vs. Montana State (Los Angeles, Calif.) 3/21 vs. Cal Poly Pomona (Los Angeles, Calif.) 3/22 vs. Northern Colorado (Los Angeles, Calif.) 3/23 at Loyola Marymount

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Record: 20-5 W, 5-3 W, 5-4 W, 9-0 W, 8-1 W, 9-0 W, 9-0 W, 9-0 W, 9-0 W, 9-0 1st W, 8-1 W, 8-1 W, 8-1 W, 8-1 W, 6-3

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Year-By-Year Results 3/24 3/27 4/5 4/6 4/7 4/11 4/12 4/14 4/15 4/16 4/19 4/24 5/1 5/7-11 5/7 5/9 5/11

vs. CS Northridge Michigan Hawaii at Western Michigan at Western Illinois Bradley Northern Illinois at Bowling Green at Miami (Ohio) Michigan State Morehead State at Northwestern Saint Mary’s at NCAA Division II Championship (Chattanooga, Tenn.) vs. Denver vs. Tennessee-Chattanooga (now Chattanooga) vs. UC Davis

W, 7-2 L, 2-7 W, 5-4 L, 3-6 W, 9-0 W, 8-1 W, 5-2 W, 9-0 W, 5-4 W, 5-4 L, 3-6 L, 0-9 W, 9-0 3rd W, 8-1 L, 3-6 W, 5-4

1984-85

Coach: Sharon Petro Record: 25-5 9/7 at Purdue W, 6-3 9/12 at Illinois-Chicago W, 8-1 9/15 at Illinois W, 5-4 9/18 DePaul W, 9-0 9/20 Wheaton W, 9-0 10/7-8 Irish Invitational 2nd 10/12-13 at North Star Conference Tourn. 1st 3/5 Purdue W, 8-1 3/9 at Ohio State W, 7-2 3/9 at Iowa W, 8-1 3/20 Auburn W, 8-1 3/20 Florida Southern W, 9-0 3/22 SIU-Edwardsville L, 4-5 3/22 Stephen F. Austin W, 8-1 3/23 Cal Poly Pomona W, 6-3 3/23 Stetson W, 9-0 3/29 at Drake W, 9-0 3/30 at Bradley W, 8-1 3/31 Indiana L, 0-9 4/2 Western Michigan W, 6-3 4/5 at Evansville W, 9-0 4/5 at Morehead State W, 7-2 4/6 at SIU-Edwardsville W, 5-4 4/12 at Miami (Ohio) L, 2-7 4/13 at Bowling Green W, 9-0 4/13 at Central Michigan W, 9-0 4/17 Northwestern L, 3-6 4/23 at Michigan State W, 6-3 4/25 at St. Mary’s W, 9-0 5/6-7 at NCAA Division II Champ. 2nd (Bakersfield, Calif.) 5/6 vs. Abilene Christian W, 8-1 5/6 vs. Cal Poly Pomona W, 7-2 5/7 vs. Tennessee-Chattanooga L, 1-8 (now Chattanooga)

1985-86

Coach: Michele Gelfman Record: 28-6 9/7 Evansville W, 9-0 9/7 Marquette W, 9-0 9/17 at DePaul W, 9-0 9/19 Illinois-Chicago W, 9-0 9/21 at Western Illinois W, 8-1 9/21 at Illinois L, 4-5 9/22 at Iowa W, 6-3 10/4 Ferris State W, 7-0 10/4 Cincinnati W, 6-1 10/4 Marquette W, 9-0 10/11-12 at North Star Conference Tourn. 1st 2/8 vs. Oklahoma (Springfield, Mo.) W, 5-4 2/9 Southwest Missouri State W, 5-3 (now Missouri State) 2/9 Kansas State W, 6-1

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3/1 3/7 3/8 3/8 3/15 3/24-29 3/24 3/25 3/28 3/29 4/4 4/5 4/6 4/15 4/18 4/20 4/23 4/26 4/27 4/29 5/2 5/3

at Purdue Bradley Akron Saint Mary’s at Michigan at Lavers International vs. Denison vs. Tennessee vs. Illinois vs. Rice Toledo Michigan State Eastern Michigan at Western Michigan at Ohio State at Miami (Ohio) at Kalamazoo at SIU-Edwardsville at Saint Louis at Northwestern at Northern Illinois at Bowling Green

L, 4-5 W, 8-1 W, 9-0 W, 9-0 L, 4-5 W, 9-0 W, 5-4 L, 4-5 W, 5-4 W, 6-3 W, 5-3 W, 6-3 W, 5-4 W, 6-3 L, 2-6 W, 7-2 W, 6-3 W, 7-0 L, 3-6 W, 7-2 W, 7-0

1986-87

Coach: Michele Gelfman Record: 10-14 at Midwest Fall Invitational 9/12 Illinois L, 3-5 9/13 Miami (Ohio) L, 1-8 Irish Invitational NTS at Midwest Intercollegiate Chps. NTS 10/4 Michigan State L, 3-6 10/7 Marquette W, 6-3 10/10 Ohio University W, 8-1 10/11 Purdue L, 1-8 at Midwest Reg. Rolex Chps. NTS North Star Conference Tournament 1st 1/23-25 at Minnesota Doubles Invitational NTS 2/19 vs. N. Illinois (Madison, Wis.) W, 4-2 2/20 at Wisconsin L, 0-9 2/21 vs. W. Michigan (Madison, Wis.) L, 3-6 2/27-3/1 at Texas Invitational (Tyler, Texas) NTS 3/16 vs. Louisville (Hilton Head, S.C.) W, 9-0 3/17 vs. Rutgers (Hilton Head, S.C.) W, 7-2 3/18 vs. Arkansas (Hilton Head, S.C.) L, 0-9 3/20 vs. Tennessee (Hilton Head, S.C.) L, 0-9 3/21 vs. Auburn (Hilton Head, S.C.) L, 0-9 3/28 Indiana State W, 7-2 3/29 Michigan W, 5-4 4/3 Ohio State L, 4-5 4/4 Wheaton W, 6-1 4/4 SIU-Edwardsville L, 1-8 4/11 at Toledo W, 7-2 4/12 at Eastern Michigan L, 3-6 4/24 at Indiana L, 0-9 4/25 at Michigan State L, 1-5 4/28 Kalamazoo W, 8-1

2/20 2/20 2/25 2/27 2/28 3/4 3/6 3/12 3/13 3/14 3/15 3/18 3/19 3/25 4/6 4/9 4/10 4/15 4/16 4/27 5/15-19

at Wisconsin (24) vs. Furman (Madison, Wis.) Colorado vs. Miami (Ohio) (Champaign, Ill.) at Illinois at Ohio State at Michigan vs. CS Northridge (Las Vegas, Nev.) vs. Colorado (Las Vegas, Nev.) at UNLV vs. Alabama (Las Vegas, Nev.) vs. Princeton (Las Vegas, Nev.) vs. Utah (Las Vegas, Nev.) Eastern Michigan Northwestern Toledo Purdue at SIU-Edwardsville vs. Northwest Missouri State (Edwardsville, Ill.) Western Michigan at NCAA Singles Championship (Los Angeles, Calif.)

L, 1-8 W, 9-0 L, 1-7 L, 2-7 L, 1-8 L, 2-7 L, 4-5 W, 8-1 L, 1-5 L, 1-6 L, 2-7 W, 6-3 L, 2-7 W, 6-3 L, 3-6 W, 8-1 W, 8-0 L, 3-6 W, 6-0 W, 6-3 NTS

1988-89

Coach: Michele Gelfman Record: 16-6 9/10-12 at Midwest Fall Invitational NTS 9/16 Bowling Green W, 8-1 10/21-23 MCC Championship 1st 11/4-6 at Rice Tennis Classic NTS 11/17-20 at Midwest Reg. Rolex Chps. NTS 1/28 vs. Minnesota (Milwaukee, Wis.) L, 2-7 1/29 at Marquette L, 4-5 2/3-5 Eck Doubles Classic NTS 2/22 Illinois State W, 6-3 2/26 vs. Illinois (Hamilton, Ohio) W, 7-2 2/25 at Miami (Ohio) L, 4-5 3/5 at Long Beach State W, 7-2 3/7 at San Diego State (18) L, 0-9 3/9 at CS Fullerton W, 6-2 3/10 at UC Irvine W, 5-4 3/11 vs. Pennsylvania (Irvine, Calif.) W, 5-1 3/18 Western Illinois W, 9-0

1987-88

Coach: Michele Gelfman Record: 12-14 9/12 Northern Illinois W, 9-0 9/18-20 at Midwest Fall Invitational NTS (Bloomington, Ind.) 9/21 Marquette W, 8-1 9/25-27 Irish Invitational NTS 10/1-4 at Midwest Intercollegiates NTS 10/9-11 North Star Conference Tournament 1st 1/22-24 at Gopher Doubles Invitational NTS (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1/29 at Yale L, 3-6 1/30 vs. Brown (New Haven, Conn.) W, 8-1 1/31 vs. Wake Forest L, 3-5 (New Haven, Conn.) 2/12-14 Eck Doubles Classic NTS 2/18 Michigan State W, 5-4

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CeCe Cahill earned a berth in the 1988 NCAA Singles Championship to become the first Irish player to gain an invitation to the tournament.


3/20 3/22 3/31 4/2 4/7 4/9 4/15 4/18 4/22 4/29

Purdue at Western Michigan SIU-Edwardsville Eastern Michigan Ohio State at Michigan State Michigan at Northwestern at Indiana (8) Toledo

W, 6-3 W, 7-1 W, 5-2 W, 8-1 W, 6-3 W, 5-4 W, 6-3 L, 4-5 L, 0-9 W, 6-3

1989-90

Coach: Jay Louderback Record: 17-8 9/22-24 at SUnity Life Tennis Classic NTS (Syracuse, N.Y.) 10/13-15 at Hoosier Converse Classic NTS (Bloomington, Ind.) MCC Championship 1st 11/1-5 at Midwest Reg. Rolex Chps. NTS (Madison, Wis.) 11/10-12 at Donnay/Rice Classic NTS 2/2-4 Eck Doubles Classic NTS 2/11 at Northwestern L, 3-6 2/16 at Texas (9) L, 0-9 2/17 at Texas A&M (19) L, 1-7 2/18 at Texas-San Antonio W, 5-0 2/23 Illinois W, 7-2 2/24 Kansas State W, 6-3 2/24 Drake W, 9-0 2/25 Miami (Ohio) W, 8-1 3/13 at UCLA (2) L, 0-9 3/16 vs. Pepperdine (9) L, 2-6 (Los Angeles, Calif.) 3/17 vs. Washington W, 9-0 (Los Angeles, Calif.) 3/18 vs. Yale (Los Angeles, Calif.) W, 8-1 3/22 Western Michigan W, 7-2 3/23 at Purdue W, 7-2 3/24 at Indiana (20) L, 1-8 3/25 Marquette W, 8-1 3/31 at Michigan State W, 8-1 4/1 at Eastern Michigan W, 8-1 4/6 Northern Illinois W, 9-0 4/7 at Ball State W, 9-0 4/8 at Ohio State L, 2-7 4/12 at Michigan L, 0-6 4/21 at Illinois State W, 8-1 4/21 vs. Indiana State (Normal, Ill.) W, 8-1 4/27 Butler W, 9-0 5/13-17 at NCAA Singles Championship NTS (Gainesville, Fla.)

1990-91

Coach: Jay Louderback Record: 16-9 (23rd) 9/21-23 (25) at LSU Invitational NTS 10/5 (25) Stanford (exhibition) L, 0-9 10/12-14 (25) at Brown Invitational NTS 10/27-28 (25) MCC Championship 1st 11/9-12 (25) Midwest Reg. Rolex Chps. NTS 1/25-27 (25) Eck Doubles Classic NTS 2/2 (25) vs. Furman (Madison, Wis.) W, 9-0 2/2 (25) at Wisconsin W, 6-3 2/3 (25) at Marquette W, 8-1 2/8 (25) Purdue W, 7-2 2/9 (25) Kansas State W, 8-0 2/15 (25) vs. South Carolina W, 8-1 (Bloomington, Ind.) 2/16 (25) vs. William & Mary L, 1-7 (Bloomington, Ind.) 2/17 (25) at Indiana (16) L, 1-6 2/23 (25) Iowa W, 6-2 2/24 (25) Minnesota W, 7-2 2/24 (25) LSU L, 2-6 3/7 (21) at Northwestern L, 3-6 3/11 (21) at San Diego State (17) L, 2-7

3/15 3/15 3/22 3/23 3/24 3/25 3/28 4/6 4/7 4/9 4/12 4/13 5/12-16

(21) vs. Yale (San Diego, Calif.) (21) vs. Texas (12) (San Diego, Calif.) (21) Oklahoma (21) Michigan (21) Ohio State (21) Boston College (21) Michigan State (23) at BYU (13) (23) at Utah (21) (23) at Western Michigan (24) at Tennessee (13) (24) vs. Wake Forest (Knoxville, Tenn.) at NCAA Singles Championship (Palo Alto, Calif.)

W, 7-2 L, 2-7 W, 5-4 W, 7-2 W, 9-0 W, 5-2 W, 8-1 L, 4-5 L, 4-5 W, 5-1 L, 1-6 W, 5-4 NTS

1991-92

Coach: Jay Louderback Record: 11-10 9/26-29 (25) at National Clay Court Chps. NTS (Wilmington, N.C.) 10/4-6 (25) Irish Invitational NTS 10/11-13 (25) at Brown Invitational NTS 10/19-20 (25) MCC Championship 1st 10/22-27 (25) at Riviera ITA All-Am. Chps. NTS (Malibu, Calif.) 10/31-11/3 (25) at Rolex Midwest Chps. NTS (Madison, Wis.) 11/8 (25) Tennessee (15) (exhibition) L, 4-5 2/1 (25) at Illinois L, 4-5 2/8 (25) Kansas State W, 8-1 2/9 (25) Drake W, 5-2 2/9 (25) Miami (Ohio) W, 5-1 2/22 (25) Tennessee (15) L, 3-6 2/29 (25) Kentucky L, 2-7 3/1 (25) North Carolina L, 2-7 3/5 (25) Northwestern W, 6-3 3/7 (25) Indiana L, 4-5 3/9 at Davidson W, 9-0 3/12 at Clemson L, 3-6 3/15 at South Carolina L, 2-7 3/27 Kansas (17) W, 5-4 3/28 Wisconsin L, 3-6 3/29 Boston College W, 7-2 4/2 at Texas (11) L, 0-5 4/3 at Texas A&M W, 5-2 4/7 Western Michigan W, 8-1 4/11 at LSU (23) L, 2-7 4/12 vs. South Alabama W, 6-0 (Baton Rouge, La.) 4/15 at Michigan W, 7-2 5/17-23 at NCAA Singles Championship NTS (Palo Alto, Calif.)

1992-93

Coach: Jay Louderback Record: 18-8 (19th) 9/20-27 (20) at ITA Clay Court Chps. NTS (Richmond, Va.) 10/9-11 (20) Eck Invitational NTS 10/17-18 (20) at MCC Championship 1st (Indianapolis, Ind.) 10/29-11/1 (20) at ITA All-America Chps. NTS (Pacific Palisades, Calif.) 1/23 (22) Duke (4) L, 1-8 1/29 (22) vs. UCLA (5) L, 2-7 (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1/30 (22) vs. Georgia (7) L, 1-8 (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1/31 (22) at Minnesota W, 7-2 2/9 (22) at Wisconsin W, 7-2 2/13 (22) at Kentucky (18) L, 3-6 2/14 (22) at Tennessee (13) L, 2-7 2/19 (22) LSU W, 8-1 2/20 (22) TCU W, 7-2

2/24 3/7 3/11 3/18 3/20 3/21 3/21 3/26 3/28 4/2 4/9 4/10 4/17 4/18 4/20 5/12-13 5/12 5/13 5/17-22

(22) at Northwestern (22) at Kansas (20) (27) at South Florida (27) Illinois (27) Drake (27) Michigan (27) Kansas State (23) Miami (Ohio) (23) Clemson (19) (23) Texas A&M (21) at North Carolina (21) at Wake Forest (25) (21) at Ohio State (21) at Indiana (11) (21) Purdue at NCAA Championship (Gainesville, Fla.) (19) vs. Alabama (19) (19) vs. Stanford (2) at NCAA Singles & Doubles Chps. (Gainesville, Fla.)

W, 6-2 W, 5-4 L, 3-6 W, 7-2 W, 9-0 W, 9-0 W, 8-0 W, 9-0 W, 6-3 W, 9-0 W, 8-1 W, 6-2 W, 6-0 L, 2-7 W, 6-0 T-9th W, 5-0 L, 0-5 NTS

1993-94

Coach: Jay Louderback Record: 17-9 (15th) 9/24-26 (18) at William & Mary Invit. NTS 9/30-10/3 (18) at ITA Clay Court Chps. NTS (Jackson, Miss.) 10/1-3 (18) Eck Tennis Classic NTS 10/16-17 (18) at MCC Championship 1st (Indianapolis, Ind.) 10/18-24 (18) at ITA All-America Chps. NTS (Pacific Palisades, Calif.) 10/28-31 (18) at Midwest Regional Rolex NTS (East Lansing, Mich.) 1/23 (18) Kansas State W, 8-1 1/29 (18) Miami (Ohio) W, 8-1 1/29 (18) Drake W, 7-1 2/3-6 (18) at National Indoor Rolex NTS 2/8 (18) Wisconsin (25) W, 7-2 2/11 (18) Kansas (15) L, 1-8 2/13 (18) William & Mary W, 7-2 2/18 (18) Miami (Fla.) (16) W, 5-2 2/19 (18) Kentucky W, 5-4 2/20 (18) Northwestern L, 2-7 3/3-3/6 at National Team Indoor Champ. T-5th (Madison, Wis.) 3/3 (17) vs. BYU (18) W, 5-2 3/4 (17) vs. Stanford (3) L, 0-6 3/5 (17) vs. Arizona (10) W, 5-2 3/9 (17) at San Diego State (25) W, 7-2 3/12 (17) at San Diego (26) W, 5-4 3/17 (11) at Illinois W, 6-3 3/20 (11) Western Michigan W, 8-1 3/25 (11) at Duke Susp., 3-3 3/26 (11) at North Carolina W, 7-2 3/27 (11) at Wake Forest (26) L, 4-5 4/2 (13) at Clemson (14) L, 1-5 4/5 (13) at Georgia (1) L, 1-6 4/10 (13) Tennessee (29) W, 6-2 4/19 (16) Purdue W, 8-0 4/20 (16) Indiana (14) L, 4-5 4/23 (16) at Michigan (34) L, 4-5 5/13-16 at NCAA Championship T-9th (Athens, Ga.) 5/13 (20) vs. UC Santa Barbara (16) W, 5-3 5/14 (20) vs. Stanford (4) L, 0-5 5/18-23 at NCAA Singles & Doubles Chps. NTS (Athens, Ga.)

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Year-By-Year Results 1994-95

Coach: Jay Louderback Record: 14-10 (28th) 9/23-25 (13) at Harvard Invitational NTS 9/29-10/2 (13) at National Clay Court Chps. NTS (Jackson, Miss.) 10/7-10/9 (13) Eck Tennis Classic NTS 10/20-23 (13) at ITA All-American Chps. NTS (Pacific Palisades, Calif.) 10/21-23 (13) MCC Championship 1st 11/3-6 (13) at Midwest Reg. Rolex Chps. NTS (East Lansing, Mich.) 1/21 (15) vs. BYU (20) (Boise, Idaho) L, 4-5 1/22 (15) at Boise State W, 8-1 1/28 (15) Minnesota W, 6-3 2/2-6 (15) at Rolex Nat’l Indoor Chps. NTS (Dallas, Texas) 2/10 (15) vs. Duke (6) L, 2-7 (Williamsburg, Va.) 2/11 (15) vs. Kansas (10) W, 6-3 (Williamsburg, Va.) 2/12 (15) at William & Mary (26) L, 4-5 2/19 (15) Alabama (28) W, 5-4 2/23-26 at National Team Indoor Champ. T-7th (Madison, Wis.) 2/23 (15) vs. UC Santa Barbara (19) W, 5-2 2/24 (15) vs. Georgia (1) L, 0-6 2/25 (15) vs. Stanford (3) L, 1-6 3/3 (15) Michigan (23) W, 5-4 3/5 (15) Wake Forest (14) L, 2-5 3/11 (16) Clemson (27) W, 5-4 3/16 (16) at Pepperdine (11) W, 7-2 3/19 (16) at Arizona State (7) L, 1-8 3/25 (22) at Tennessee (25) L, 3-5 3/26 (22) at Kentucky (18) W, 6-0 3/30 (22) Illinois (45) W, 8-1 4/5 (24) at Wisconsin W, 5-1 4/6 (24) at Northwestern (24) L, 4-5 4/9 (24) Drake W, 5-4 4/15 (24) Miami (Ohio) W, 9-0 4/17 (24) Purdue W, 6-3 4/23 (26) at Indiana (25) L, 3-6 5/16-20 at NCAA Singles & Doubles Chps. NTS (Malibu, Calif.)

1995-96

Coach: Jay Louderback Record: 22-7 (6th) 9/28-10/1 (18) at National Clay Court Chps. NTS (Baltimore, Md.) 9/29-10/1 (18) at South Carolina Invitational NTS 10/6 (18) at Washington (exhibition) W, 7-2 10/13-15 (18) Eck Classic NTS 10/19-22 (18) at ITA All-American Chps. NTS (Pacific Palisades, Calif.) 11/2-5 (18) at Midwest Reg. Rolex Chps. NTS (East Lansing, Mich.) 11/3-5 (18) at Illinois Invitational NTS 1/19-20 at Federated Insurance Court Classic (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1/19 (16) vs. Baylor W, 7-2 1/20 (16) vs. Vanderbilt (17) W, 5-4 1/28 (16) at Illinois W, 7-0 2/1 (16) Northwestern (26) W, 7-0 2/3 (16) vs. William & Mary W, 4-3 (Lawrence, Kan.) 2/4 (16) at Kansas (25) L, 3-4 2/8-11 (16) at Rolex Nat’l Indoor Chps. NTS (Dallas, Texas) 2/15 (16) Tennessee (9) W, 5-2 2/17 (16) Alabama (21) W, 4-3 2/18 (16) Kentucky (37) W, 6-3 2/22-25 at National Team Indoor Champ. T-9th (Madison, Wis.) 2/22 (16) vs. Florida (1) L, 0-8 2/23 (16) vs. South Carolina (12) W, 6-2 2/24 (16) vs. California (6) W, 5-4 3/9 (8) Kansas State W, 5-2 3/9 (8) Drake W, 7-0 3/15 (8) at Florida State (28) W, 6-1 3/23 (6) at Michigan W, 6-1 3/29 (6) at Georgia (16) L, 4-5 3/30 (6) at Clemson (20) W, 4-3 4/4 (8) at Texas (5) W, 5-4 4/8 (8) at Duke (3) L, 2-5 4/9 (8) at Wake Forest (11) L, 4-5 4/12 (8) Indiana W, 7-0 4/15 (8) Wisconsin (7) L, 3-4 4/18-21 at BIG EAST Championship 1st (Coral Gables, Fla.) 4/19 (8) vs. St. John’s W, 4-0 4/20 (8) vs. Boston College W, 4-0 4/21 (8) at Miami W, 4-0 4/23 (8) Western Michigan W, 8-1 5/18-21 at NCAA Championship T-5th (Tallahassee, Fla.) 5/18 (10) vs. BYU (9) W 5-0 5/19 (10) vs. Stanford (2) L, 1-5 5/22-27 at NCAA Singles & Doubles Chps. NTS (Tallahassee, Fla.)

1996-97

Terri Vitale and the 1994 team earned an invitation to the USTA/ITA National Team Indoor Championship for the first time in history, starting a streak of nine consecutive berths in the tournament for the Irish.

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Coach: Jay Louderback Record: 18-11 (21st) 9/22 at William & Mary Invitational NTS 9/26-29 at National Clay Court Chps. NTS (Baltimore, Md.) 10/4-6 Eck Classic NTS 10/18-20 (8) at Fripp Island Invitational NTS (Fripp Island, S.C.) 10/24-27 (8) at ITA All-American Chps. NTS (Pacific Palisades, Calif.) 11/7-10 (8) at Midwest Reg. Rolex Chps. NTS (Madison, Wis.) 1/10-12 (11) at National Tennis Classic NTS (Bluewater Bay, Fla.) 1/30 (11) Illinois (63) W, 6-3 2/1 (11) vs. BYU (32) L, 3-6 (Oklahoma City, Okla.)

UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME®

2/2 2/14 2/15 2/17 2/20-23 2/20 2/21 2/22 2/27 3/1 3/2 3/7 3/9 3/10 3/15 3/29 4/1 4/1 4/5 4/8 4/11 4/13 4/15 4/17-20 4/18 4/19 4/20 5/9-11 5/9 5/10 5/21-25

(11) at Oklahoma (74) (11) vs. Syracuse (51) (Lawrence, Kan.) (11) at Kansas (20) (11) Clemson (26) at National Team Indoor Champ. (Madison, Wis.) (11) vs. Pepperdine (8) (11) vs. Alabama (21) (11) vs. Vanderbilt (15) (11) at Wisconsin (10) (11) Duke (3) (11) at Northwestern (24) (14) Michigan (17) (14) Wake Forest (9) (14) Texas (5) (14) at San Diego State (37) (12) Purdue (12) at Tennessee (29) (12) at Kentucky (56) (17) William & Mary (7) (17) at Indiana (32) (17) Drake (17) Boston College (72) (23) Hawaii at BIG EAST Championship (Coral Gables, Fla.) (23) vs. Providence (23) vs. Boston College (59) (23) at Miami (41) NCAA Midwest Regional Champ. (19) Illinois (56) (19) Wisconsin (21) at NCAA Singles & Doubles Chps.

1997-98

W, 7-2 W, 8-1 W, 6-3 W, 6-1 T-11th L, 2-5 W, 4-3 L, 0-5 W, 4-3 L, 1-8 W, 4-3 W, 5-4 L, 1-8 L, 3-6 L, 4-5 W, 5-4 L, 3-6 L, 4-5 L, 1-8 W, 5-4 W, 9-0 W, 9-0 W, 9-0 1st W, 4-0 W, 4-0 W, 4-0 T-3rd W, 5-3 L, 2-5 NTS

Coach: Jay Louderback Record: 20-10 (19th) 9/26-28 at Vanderbilt Invitational NTS 10/2-5 (16) at National Clay Court Chps. NTS (Orlando, Fla.) 10/3-5 (16) Eck Classic NTS 10/10-12 (16) at Ohio State Invitational NTS 10/23-26 (16) at ITA All-American Chps. NTS (Austin, Texas) 11/6-9 (16) at Midwest Reg. Rolex Chps. NTS (Madison, Wis.) 1/30 (16) at Drake W, 7-0 1/31 (16) vs. Purdue W, 6-1 (Des Moines, Iowa) 2/5-8 (16) at Rolex National Indoor Chps. NTS (Dallas, Texas) 2/13 (16) Ohio State (70) W, 7-2 2/14 (16) Tennessee (12) W, 5-4 2/15 (16) Boston College (53) W, 9-0 2/18-21 at National Team Indoor Champ. T-11th (Madison, Wis.) 2/18 (15) vs. Vanderbilt (16) L, 4-5 2/20 (15) vs. South Alabama (17) W, 6-0 2/21 (15) vs. Mississippi (9) L, 3-5 2/27 (15) Syracuse (55) W, 8-1 2/28 (15) Minnesota (40) W, 8-1 3/1 (15) Kansas (27) L, 3-6 3/3 (15) Wisconsin (25) W, 5-4 3/6 (15) Northwestern (23) W, 8-1 3/10 (18) at UNLV (36) W, 7-2 3/11 (18) vs. Florida (1) L, 2-7 (Las Vegas, Nev.) 3/15 (18) at Texas (7) L, 3-5 3/25 (16) at Michigan (42) W, 5-4 3/28 (16) Kentucky (24) L, 4-5 4/4 (16) at William & Mary (11) L, 3-6 4/5 (16) vs. Maryland W, 8-1 (Williamsburg, Va.) 4/9 (17) at Wake Forest (10) W, 8-1 4/11 (17) at Duke (3) L, 1-8


4/13 4/21 4/25-28 4/26 4/27 4/28 5/15-17 5/15 5/16 5/17 5/25-29

(17) at Clemson (65) (18) Indiana (44) at BIG EAST Championship (Coral Gables, Fla.) (18) vs. Georgetown (18) vs. West Virginia (18) at Miami (20) at NCAA Midwest Region Champ. (Champaign, Ill.) (19) vs. Northwestern (43) (19) vs. Wisconsin (25) (19) vs. UCLA (14) NCAA Singles & Doubles Chps.

W, 7-2 W, 7-2 2nd W, 4-0 W, 4-0 L, 2-4 2nd W, 6-2 W, 5-1 L, 1-5 NTS

1998-99

Coach: Jay Louderback Record: 23-7 (15th) 9/18-20 Eck Classic NTS 9/24-27 at National Clay Court Chps. NTS (Baltimore, Md.) 10/9-11 at Ohio State Invitational NTS 10/16-18 at Michigan Invitational NTS 10/22-25 at ITA All-American Chps. NTS (Pacific Palisades, Calif.) 11/5-8 Midwest Reg. Rolex Chps. NTS 1/22-23 at Federated Insurance Court Classic (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1/22 (16) vs. DePaul W, 9-0 1/23 (16) vs. Pepperdine (15) L, 4-5 1/30 (16) vs. Kansas St. (58) W, 9-0 (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1/31 (16) vs. Oklahoma (45) W, 9-0 (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 2/4-7 at Rolex National Indoor Chps. NTS (Dallas, Texas) 2/12 (16) Ohio State (59) W, 8-1 2/13 (16) Clemson W, 9-0 2/14 (16) Duke (2) L, 3-6 2/18-21 at National Team Indoor Champ. T-13th (Madison, Wis.) 2/18 (16) vs. Florida (1) L, 2-7 2/19 (16) vs. UCLA (8) L, 4-5 2/20 (16) vs. USC (13) W, 5-3 3/3 (16) at Northwestern (32) W, 5-4 3/6 (16) Wake Forest (9) W, 7-2 3/10 (14) at Arizona State (13) L, 1-8 3/13 (14) at Kansas (23) W, 8-1 3/20 (14) Iowa (53) W, 8-1 3/24 (13) Michigan W, 9-0 3/27 (13) at Tennessee (12) L, 3-6 3/28 (13) at Kentucky (18) W, 5-4 3/31 (13) Illinois (62) W, 7-2 4/3 (13) Purdue (71) W, 9-0 4/3 (13) Illinois State W, 9-0 4/5 (13) at Wisconsin (55) W, 7-2 4/9 (15) BYU W, 9-0 4/11 (15) William & Mary (9) W, 5-4 4/15 (15) at Indiana (65) W, 6-2 4/22-25 at BIG EAST Championship 1st (Coral Gables, Fla.) 4/23 (10) vs. Rutgers W, 4-0 4/24 (10) vs. Syracuse (73) W, 4-0 4/25 (10) at Miami (22) W, 4-2 5/15-16 NCAA Championship (1st/2nd rounds) 5/15 (12) Illinois-Chicago W, 9-0 5/16 (12) Iowa (38) L, 4-5 5/25-28 at NCAA Singles & Doubles Chps. NTS

1999-2000

Coach: Jay Louderback Record: 23-7 (13th) 9/23-26 at National Clay Court Chps. NTS (Baltimore, Md.) 9/24-26 at Indiana Invitational NTS 9/30-10/1 at ITA/World Team Tennis Chps. 6th (Palo Alto, Calif.) 10/8-10 at Illinois Invitational NTS

10/15 10/21-24 11/5-8 1/11 1/13 1/14 1/29 2/3-6 2/11 2/13 2/17-20 2/17 2/18 2/19 2/26 2/27 3/1 3/2 3/4 3/5 3/11 3/18 3/27 3/29 4/2 4/5 4/9 4/11 4/15 4/20-23 4/21 4/22 4/23 5/13-14 5/13 5/14 5/18-21 5/18 5/22-26

USC (exhibition) at ITA All-American Chps. ITA Midwest Reg. Chps. (18) at Hawaii (18) vs. Duke (4) (Honolulu, Hawaii) (18) vs. Washington (23) (Laie, Hawaii) (18) Yale (18) at Rolex Nat’l. Indoor Chps. (Dallas, Texas) (17) Maryland (39) (17) Illinois (47) at National Team Indoor Champ. (Madison, Wis.) (17) vs. William & Mary (12) (17) vs. Stanford (1) (17) vs. USC (13) (15) at North Carolina (28) (15) at Wake Forest (5) (15) Northwestern (12) (15) vs. Ohio State (33) (Toledo, Ohio) (15) Iowa (36) (15) Kentucky (21) (14) at BYU (49) (13) at Pepperdine (9) (12) Kansas (75) (14) at Michigan (57) (14) Wisconsin (58) (14) at Purdue (57) (14) at William & Mary (16) (14) Indiana (51) (13) Miami (Fla.) (43) at BIG EAST Championship (Coral Gables, Fla.) (13) vs. Rutgers (13) vs. Seton Hall (13) at Miami (51) NCAA Championship (1st/2nd rounds) (13) Illinois-Chicago (13) South Carolina (20) at NCAA Championship (Malibu, Calif.) (13) vs. Florida (4) at NCAA Singles & Doubles Chps. (Malibu, Calif.)

2000-01

L, 4-5 NTS NTS W, 9-0 L, 1-5 W, 6-3 W, 9-0 NTS W, 9-0 W, 8-1 T-7th W, 5-2 L, 2-5 L, 2-5 W, 5-4 L, 4-5 W, 6-3 W, 8-1 W, 6-3 W, 7-2 W, 7-2 L, 2-7 W, 9-0 W, 8-1 W, 9-0 W, 9-0 W, 6-3 W, 8-0 W, 6-3 1st W, 6-0 W, 5-0 L, 2-5 W, 5-0 W, 5-1 T-9th L, 0-5 NTS

Coach: Jay Louderback Record: 25-5 (10th) 9/21-24 at National Clay Court Chps. NTS (Baltimore, Md.) 9/22-24 at Maryland Invitational NTS 9/29-10/1 Eck Classic NTS 10/6-8 at ITA/World Team Tennis Nat’l. Chps. 6th (Palo Alto, Calif.) 10/13-15 at Colorado Invitational NTS 10/19-22 at ITA All-American Chps. NTS (Pacific Palisades, Calif.) 11/4-7 at ITA Midwest Reg. Chps. NTS (Ann Arbor, Mich.) 1/21 (13) Duke (4) L, 3-4 1/26-28 at adidas College Invitational NTS (Orlando, Fla.) 2/1-4 at Rolex National Indoor Chps. NTS (Dallas, Texas) 2/4 (13) Illinois State W, 7-0 2/4 (13) Western Michigan (72) W, 6-1 2/9 (11) Virginia Tech (61) W, 7-0 2/10 (11) Wake Forest (8) W, 5-0 2/11 (11) North Carolina (28) W, 6-1 2/15-18 at National Team Indoor Champ. T-5th (Madison, Wis.) 2/15 (11) vs. Oklahoma State (40) W, 5-2 2/16 (11) vs. Georgia (2) L, 1-5

2/17 2/23 2/24 2/25 3/1 3/3 3/10 3/17 3/17 3/24 3/25 3/30 4/1 4/4 4/5 4/11 4/16 4/20-22 4/21 4/22 5/12-13 5/12 5/13 5/17-20 5/17 5/21-25

(11) vs. Pepperdine (7) (6) at Kansas State (46) (6) vs. BYU (44) (Lawrence, Kan.) (6) at Kansas (5) at Northwestern (11) (5) at Ohio State (21) (8) Michigan (59) (7) at Miami (Fla.) (35) (7) vs. West Virginia (Coral Gables, Fla.) (7) at Kentucky (35) (7) at Tennessee (9) (7) Iowa (32) (7) William & Mary (42) (8) at Indiana (41) (8) at Illinois (36) (7) Purdue (7) at Wisconsin at BIG EAST Championship (Coral Gables, Fla.) (7) vs. Virginia Tech (7) at Miami (39) NCAA Championship (1st/2nd rounds) (8) Eastern Michigan (8) Tulane (51) at NCAA Championship (Stone Mountain, Ga.) (8) vs. Florida (4) at NCAA Singles & Doubles Chps (Stone Mountain, Ga.)

W, 6-1 W, 4-3 W, 7-0 W, 7-0 L, 3-4 W, 6-1 W, 7-0 W, 6-1 W, 7-0 W, 5-2 L, 1-6 W, 6-1 W, 7-0 W, 6-1 W, 4-3 W, 6-1 W, 7-0 1st W, 4-0 W, 4-1 W, 4-0 W, 4-0 T-9th L, 1-4 NTS

2001-02

Coach: Jay Louderback Record: 14-14 (23th) 9/28-30 at Georgia Invitational NTS 9/28-30 at adidas Invitational NTS (Palm Springs, Calif.) 10/19 USC (exhibition) L, 2-5 10/25-30 at ITA Midwest Reg. Chps. NTS (Madison, Wis.) 11/9-11 Eck Classic NTS 1/18-20 at Nat’l. Collegiate Tennis Classic NTS (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1/26 (14) Illinois State (59) W, 6-1 1/26 (14) Northern Iowa W, 6-1 1/30 (13) at Michigan (69) W, 5-2 2/2 (13) Kentucky (24) L, 3-4 2/3 (13) Indiana (40) L, 2-5 2/7-10 at National Team Indoor Champ. T-7th (Madison, Wis.) 2/7 (13) vs. USC (7) W, 5-2 2/8 (13) vs. Vanderbilt (4) L, 2-5 2/9 (13) vs. North Carolina (16) L, 1-6 2/16 (18) Tennessee (8) L, 1-6 2/18 (18) BYU (51) W, 5-2 2/22 (20) Iowa (48) W, 5-2 2/24 (20) Virginia Tech (75) W, 7-0 3/1 (20) Wisconsin (35) W, 7-0 3/2 (20) Ohio State (38) W, 5-2 3/9 (18) at Air Force W, 5-2 3/15 (17) at San Diego State (53) L, 2-5 3/21 (22) at Purdue (51) L, 2-5 3/27 (23)Illinois W, 4-3 3/30 (23) at Wake Forest (3) L, 3-4 4/1 (23) at Duke (4) L, 1-6 4/2 (23) at North Carolina (7) L, 1-6 4/6 (23) Northwestern (19) L, 3-4 4/7 (23) Miami (Fla.) (27) W, 4-3 4/13 (25) at William & Mary (14) W, 5-2 4/15 (25) at Texas (10) L, 2-5 4/19-21 at BIG EAST Championship 2nd (Coral Gables, Fla.) 4/20 (20) vs. Boston College W, 4-1 4/21 (20) at Miami (37) L, 1-4 5/11-12 at NCAA Championship (1st/2nd rounds) (Evanston, Ill.) T-33rd

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(21) vs. Wisconsin (30) at NCAA Doubles Championship (Palo Alto, Calif.)

L, 2-4 NTS

2002-03

Coach: Jay Louderback Record: 16-9 (21st) 9/20-22 at OSU/Prince Cup NTS (Columbus, Ohio) 9/27-29 at adidas Invitational NTS (Peachtree City, Ga.) 10/24-29 at ITA Midwest Reg. Chps. NTS (East Lansing, Mich.) 11/8-10 Eck Classic NTS 1/17-19 (22) at Collegiate Kickoff Classic NTS (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1/22 (22) Western Michigan W, 5-2 1/26 (22) at Wisconsin (30) W, 5-2 1/30 (21) at Northwestern (16) L, 0-7 2/1 (21) North Carolina (5) L, 2-5 2/14 (21) Virginia Tech (71) W, 6-1 2/16 (21) Boston College W, 6-1 2/21 (19) Duke (1) L, 2-5 2/23 (19) at Tennessee (11) L, 3-4 2/24 (19) at Kentucky (25) L, 3-4 3/1 (19) Wake Forest (50) W, 6-1 3/2 (19) Texas (13) W, 6-1 3/8 (15) at BYU (49) W, 4-3 3/14 (15) at Arizona State (7) L, 2-5 3/21 (27) Iowa W, 4-3 3/23 (27) William & Mary (13) L, 3-4 3/25 (27) Michigan (28) W, 5-2 3/26 (48) Purdue (55) W, 6-1 3/29 (48) at Ohio State (35) W, 5-2 4/2 (27) at Illinois (24) W, 6-1 4/3 (27) at Indiana W, 6-1 4/12 (24) at Miami (25) L, 1-6 4/25-27 at BIG EAST Championship 1st (Coral Gables, Fla.) 4/27 (24) vs. Boston College W, 4-0 4/27 (24) at Miami (20) W, 4-3 5/9-10 at NCAA Championship (1st/2nd rounds) (Nashville, Tenn.) T-17th 5/9 (21) vs. Missouri (38) W, 4-1 5/10 (21) at Vanderbilt (15) L, 0-4 5/19-24 at NCAA Singles Championship NTS (Gainesville, Fla.)

2003-04

Coach: Jay Louderback Record: 12-12 (27th) 9/25-28 at adidas Invitational NTS (Peachtree City, Ga.) 10/3-5 at Kentucky Fall Classic NTS 10/7-12 at ITA All-American Chps. NTS (Pacific Palisades, Calif.) 10/17 USC (exhibition) W, 4-3 10/23-28 at ITA Midwest Chps. NTS (Kalamazoo, Mich.) 11/6-9 at ITA National Indoor Chps. NTS (Ann Arbor, Mich.) 11/7-9 at Midwest Blast NTS (Champaign, Ill.) 1/29 (21) at Michigan (34) L, 3-4 1/31 (21) Ohio State (48) W, 5-2 2/1 (21) Wisconsin (64) W, 7-0 2/13 (26) at VCU (14) W, 4-3 2/14 (26) vs. Boston College W, 6-1 (Blacksburg, Va.) 2/15 (26) at Virginia Tech (69) W, 5-2 2/20 (26) BYU (20) W, 6-1 2/29 (20) Indiana (26) W, 5-2 3/4 (19) Illinois (17) L, 2-5 3/10 (18) vs. Duke (6) L, 1-6 (Waikoloa, Hawaii) 3/13 (18) vs. Tennessee (36) L, 1-6 (Waikoloa, Hawaii)

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(21) Iowa (47) W, 6-1 (23) at Wake Forest (33) L, 0-7 (23) at North Carolina (9) L, 0-5 (27) Marquette W, 7-0 (27) Miami (Fla.) (18) W, 5-2 (23) at William & Mary (43) L, 3-4 (23) at Texas (14) L, 2-5 (24) Northwestern (11) L, 3-4 (27) at Purdue (61) L. 3-4 at BIG EAST Championship 2nd (Coral Gables, Fla.) (28) vs. Virginia Tech (71) W, 4-0 (28) at Miami (26) L, 0-4 at NCAA Championship (1st/2nd rounds) (Evanston, Ill.) T-17th (29) vs. Iowa (38) W, 4-1 at NCAA Championship (1st/2nd rounds) (Evanston, Ill.) T-17th (29) vs. Iowa (38) W, 4-1 (29) at Northwestern (9) L, 1-4 at NCAA Singles & Doubles Chps. NTS (Athens, Ga.)

2004-05

Coach: Jay Louderback Record: 15-10 (24th) 9/17-19 at Colorado Invitational NTS 10/7-10 at ITA All-American Chps. NTS (Pacific Palisades, Calif.) 10/15-17 Eck Classic NTS 10/21-26 at ITA Midwest Chps. NTS (Minneapolis, Minn.) 11/4-7 at ITA National Indoor Chps. NTS (Ann Arbor, Mich.) 11/5-7 at Indiana Invitational NTS 1/22 (21) at Ohio State (49) W, 6-1 1/23 (21) Vanderbilt (6) L, 1-6 1/26 (21) Michigan (20) W, 7-0 1/30 (21) Wake Forest (30) W, 5-2 2/11 (21) at Harvard (17) L, 3-4 2/13 (21) at Boston College (60) W, 7-0 2/18 (20) Duke (5) L, 3-4 2/20 (20) North Carolina (9) L, 3-4 2/26 (20) Texas (13) L, 3-4 2/27 (20) Iowa (57) W, 7-0 3/10 (22) at UNLV (30) W, 5-2 3/12 (22) at Brigham Young (24) L, 1-6 3/18 (25) at Tennessee (23) L, 1-6 3/22 (29) Purdue (61) W, 5-2 3/26 (29) at Oklahoma State W, 7-0 3/29 (28) at Wisconsin (35) L, 3-4 4/2 (28) Long Beach State (72) W, 5-2 4/9 (31) William & Mary (16) W, 4-3 4/10 (31) at Indiana (35) W, 4-3 4/13 (26) at Illinois (54) W, 4-3 4/14 (26) at Northwestern (3) L, 2-5 4/21-23 at BIG EAST Championship 1st (Tampa, Fla.) 4/22 (25) vs. St. John’s W, 4-0 4/23 (25) vs. Syracuse W, 4-0 5/13-14 at NCAA Championship (1st/2nd rounds) (Evanston, Ill.) T-17th 5/13 (23) vs. Iowa (46) W, 4-1 5/14 (23) at Northwestern (6) L, 0-4 5/23-28 at NCAA Singles & Doubles (Athens, Ga.) Chps. NTS

2005-06

Coach: Jay Louderback Record: 27-2 (5th) 9/23-25 at Maryland Invitational NTS 9/30-10/2 at Hoosier Classic NTS 10/4-9 at Riviera/ITA All-American Chps. NTS (Pacific Palisades, Calif.) 10/14 Southern California (Exhibition) L, 3-4 10/20-25 at ITA Midwest Chps. NTS (East Lansing, Mich.)

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at ITA National Indoor Chps. NTS (Columbus, Ohio) at Midwest Blast VII NTS (Urbana, Ill.) (22) Ohio State W, 7-0 (22) Xavier W, 7-0 (22) at Wake Forest (23) W, 4-3 (22) at North Carolina (10) W, 5-1 (22) at Michigan (30) W, 6-1 (15) Tennessee (22) W, 7-0 (15) Harvard (9) W, 5-2 (7) Brigham Young (20) W, 5-2 (7) Wisconsin (51) W, 6-1 (5) Indiana (27) W, 7-0 (5) Illinois (49) W, 7-0 (2) Western Michigan (49) W, 7-0 (2) vs. Duke (5) (Orlando, FL) W, 4-3 (2) at Texas A&M (48) W, 4-3 (2) at Texas (11) W, 7-0 (2) Iowa (39) W, 6-1 (2) at Vanderbilt (11) L, 3-4 (2) Eastern Michigan W, 7-0 (2) at Purdue (39) W, 4-3 (2) Northwestern (9) W, 4-3 (2) DePaul W, 7-0 (2) Marquette W, 7-0 at BIG EAST Championship 1st (Tampa, FL) (2) vs. Rutgers [quarterfinals] W, 4-0 (2) vs. DePaul [semifinals] W, 4-0 (2) at South Florida (37) [final] W, 4-1 at NCAA Championship (1st/2nd rounds) (Notre Dame, Ind.) (2) Valparaiso [first round] W, 5-0 (2) Michigan (29) [second round] W, 4-0 at NCAA Championship (Stanford, Calif.) (2) vs. Kentucky (20) [round of 16] W, 4-0 (2) vs. Miami (7) [quarterfinals] L, 0-4 at NCAA Singles & Doubles Chps. (Stanford, Calif.) NTS

2006-07

Coach: Jay Louderback Record: 28-4 (7th) 9/23-25 at Maryland Invitational NTS 9/30-10/2 at Hoosier Classic NTS 10/4-9 at Riviera/ITA All-American Chps. NTS (Pacific Palisades, Calif.) 10/14 Southern California (Exhibition) L, 3-4 10/20-25 at ITA Midwest Chps. NTS (East Lansing, Mich.) 11/3-6 at ITA National Indoor Chps. NTS (Columbus, Ohio) 11/4-6 at Midwest Blast VII NTS (Urbana, Ill.) 1/26 (4) Illinois W, 7-0 1/28 (4) Vanderbilt (12) W, 4-3 2/1-4 at National Team Indoor Champ. 2nd (Madison, Wis.) 2/1 (4) vs. Clemson (18) W, 5-2 2/2 (4) vs. Baylor (10) W, 5-2 2/3 (4) vs. Northwestern (8) W, 4-3 2/4 (4) vs. Georgia Tech (6) L, 2-4 2/9 (15) Louisville (73) W, 6-1 2/14 (7) Michigan (23) W, 6-1 2/16 (2) North Carolina (51) W, 5-2 2/18 (2) Wake Forest (27) W, 7-0 2/25 (2) Iowa (49) W, 7-0 3/2 (2) Texas A&M (49) W, 5-2 3/3 (2) Texas (5) (Orlando, FL) W, 7-0 3/10 (2) at BYU (48) W, 5-2 3/15 (2) vs. Duke (San Diego) (11) W, 4-3 3/16 (2) vs. Tennessee (San Diego) (11) W, 6-1 3/22 (3) Wisconsin W, 7-0 3/30 (2) at Wichita State (28) W, 5-2


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(2) at Tulsa (38) W, 5-2 (2) Purdue (46) W, 6-1 (2) Indiana (34) W, 7-0 (2) Ohio State (48) W, 7-0 (2) at Northwestern (9) L, 2-5 (2) vs. DePaul (Milwaukee) W, 7-0 (2) at Marquette W, 7-0 at BIG EAST Championship 2nd (Tampa, FL) (2) vs. UConn [quarterfinals] W, 4-0 (2) vs. Marquette [semifinals] W, 4-0 (2) at South Florida (39) [final] L, 3-4 at NCAA Championship (1st/2nd rounds) (Notre Dame, Ind.) (7) UIC [first round] W, 4-0 (7) Michigan (23) [second round] W, 4-0 at NCAA Championship (Athens, Ga.) (6) vs. UNC (11) [round of 16] W, 4-3 (6) vs. Ga. Tech (3) [quarterfinals] L, 2-4 at NCAA Singles & Doubles Chps. (Stanford, Calif.) NTS

2007-08

Coach Jay Louderback Record: 22-9 (20th) 9/14-16 at St. Mary’s Classic NTS 9/28-30 at Wolverine Invitational NTS 10/4-7 at Riviera/ITA All-American Chps. NTS (Pacific Palisades, Calif.) 10/18-23 at ITA Midwest Chps. NTS (Ann Arbor, Mich.) 11/1-4 at ITA National Indoor Chps. NTS (Columbus, Ohio) 1/20 at (75) Louisville (9) W, 6-1 1/28 at (16) Vanderbilt (9) L, 3-4 1/31 at (30) Michigan (12) L, 3-4 2/4 (56) BYU (12) W, 4-3 2/7 vs. (6) Georgia (19) L. 2-4 2/8 vs. (13) William & Mary (19) W, 4-3 2/11 vs. (11) Baylor (19) L, 2-5 2/14 (47) Ohio State (14) W, 5-2 2/15 (74) Wisconsin (14) W, 7-0 2/17 (31) South Florida (14) W, 62/21 at (8) Duke (15) L, 3-4 2/22 at (19) Wake Forest (15) W, 4-3 2/24 at (5) North Carolina (15) L, 1-6 3/1 (2) Georgia Tech (16) L, 2-5 3/8 at Hawaii (19) W, 7-0 3/12 (61) Illinois (23) W, 6-1 3/14 Western Michigan (23) W, 7-0 3/22 at (27) Texas A&M (24) W, 4-3 3/24 at SMU (24) W, 5-1 3/30 (25) Indiana (19) W, 6-1 4/2 at Purdue (20) W, 7-0 4/4 at (46) Iowa (20) W, 6-1 4/6 Syracuse (20) W, 6-1 4/9 (1) Northwestern (16) L, 3-4 4/11 (61) DePaul (16) W, 7-0 4/13 Marquette (17) W, 7-0 4/18-20 at BIG EAST Championships 1st (Tampa, Fla.) 4/18 vs. Rutgers (17) W, 4-0 4/19 vs. (66) DePaul (17) W, 5-0 4/20 vs. (46) South Florida (17) W, 4-1 5/9-10 at NCAA Championship (1st/2nd Rounds) (Coral Gables, Fla.) 5/9 vs. (45) FIU (22) (first round) W, 4-1 5/10 vs. (12) Miami (22) (second round) L, 5-0 5/21-26 at NCAA Singles & Doubles Chps. NTS (Tulsa, Okla.)

2008-09

Coach: Jay Louderback Record: 28-5 (5th) 9/18-20 at Florida Invitational NTS 10/1-4 at ITA All-American Chps. NTS

10/10-12 10/25-28 11/6-9 11/7-9 1/25 1/31 2/1 2/6 2/13 2/14 2/15 2/18 2/21 2/22 2/27 3/1 3/6 3/11 3/12 3/14 3/20 3/22 3/26 3/31 4/3 4/4 4/5 4/7 4/11 4/17 4/18 4/19 5/8 5/9 5/15 5/16 5/17 5/20-21

Pacific Palisades, Calif.) at Wildcat Fall Invitational at ITA Midwest Regional (East Lansing, Mich.) at National Indoor Chps. (Charlottesville, Va.) at Midwest Blast (32) Ohio State (17) vs. (44) Pepperdine (17) at (14) Arkansas (17) (18) Michigan (14) vs. (5) Stanford (14) vs. (4) Baylor (14) vs. (1) Northwestern (14) Purdue (14) at (39) BYU (5) at (43) Utah (5) (13) North Carolina (5) (23) Wake Forest (5) Iowa (3) at (71) South Florida (4) vs. (3) Duke (4) at (7) Georgia Tech (4) (29) Vanderbilt (2) at (12) Tennessee (2) at (37) Indiana (3) (4) Baylor (3) at DePaul (3) at (1) Northwestern (3) vs. Marquette (3) at (36) Illinois (4) (33) Texas A&M (4) vs. Pittsburgh (4) vs. Rutgers (4) vs. (45) DePaul (4) Illinois Chicago (5) (17) Michigan (5) vs. (12) Clemson (5) vs. (4) Baylor (5) vs. (8) California (5) at NCAA Singles and Doubles Chps. (College Station, Texas)

2009-10

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Coach: Jay Louderback Record: 26-4 (6th) 10/5-11 at ITA All-American Championships NTS (Pacific Palisades, Calif.) 10/9-11 at Northwestern Invitational NTS 10/22-27 at ITA Midwest Regional NTS (Evanston, Ill.) 11/5-8 at National Indoor Championships NTS (New Haven, Conn.) 11/6-8 at Western Michigan Invite NTS 1/23 (6) at Iowa W, 6-1 1/24 (6) at Wisconsin W, 7-0 1/30 (6) DePaul (46) W, 6-1 1/31 (6) North Carolina (17) L, 2-5 2/5 (13) at Kansas W, 7-0 2/7 (13) at Michigan (16) W, 4-3 2/20 (17) Illinois (31) W, 5-2 2/21 (17) Northwestern (1) W, 5-2 2/24 (7) Ohio State (17) W, 7-0 2/27 (7) Georgia Tech (14) W, 4-3 2/28 (7) Tennessee (13) W, 5-2 3/5 (3) Indiana (30) W, 7-0 3/9 (3) vs. William & Mary (59) W, 5-2 (Puerto Rico) 3/12 (3) vs. Duke (7) L, 2-5 (Puerto Rico) 3/19 (4) at Vanderbilt (17) W, 4-3 3/27 (3) vs. TCU W, 7-0 (Wichita, Kan.) 3/28 (3) at Wichita State W, 6-1 4/3 (6) at Baylor (2) L, 1-6 4/5 (6) at Texas A&M (39) W, 4-3 4/9 (6) South Florida (19) W, 7-0

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(5) DePaul (22) W, 6-1 (5) Marquette W, 6-1 at BIG EAST Championships 1st (Notre Dame, Ind.) (5) West Virginia W, 4-0 (5) Syracuse W, 5-0 (5) DePaul (30) W, 4-0 at NCAA Championship (1st/2nd rounds) (Notre Dame, Ind.) (6) IPFW (first round) W, 4-0 (6) Boise State (47) (second round) W, 4-0 at NCAA Championship (Athens, Ga.) (6) vs. California (12) (round of 16) W, 4-2 (6) vs. Tennessee (14) (quarterfinals) W, 4-2 (6) vs. Stanford (8) (semifinals) L, 1-4 NCAA Singles & Doubles Championships NTS (Athens, Ga.)

2010-11

Coach: Jay Louderback Record: 17-10 (20th) 10/1-3 at Eck Tennis Classic NTS 10/7-10 at Riviera/ITA All-American Championship NTS (Pacific Palisades, Calif.) 10/21-26 at USTA/ITA Midwest Championship NTS (Ann Arbor, Mich.) 11/4 at USTA/ITA National Indoor Championship NTS (Flushing, N.Y.) 11/5-7 at Midwest Blast NTS (Champaign, Ill.) 11/12-14 Sarasota Clay Court Classic NTS (Sarasota, FL) 1/22 (4) at Illinois (25) W, 5-2 1/29 (4) Yale (47) W, 7-0 1/30 (4) Arkansas (23) L, 3-4 2/5 (12) at North Carolina (5) L, 2-5 2/6 (12) at Wake Forest (54) W, 6-1 2/10 (13) Michigan (8) L, 3-4 2/12 (13) Vanderbilt (18) L, 3-4 2/13 (13) Wisconsin W, 6-1 2/25 (19) vs. Utah (51) W, 4-0 2/26 (19) vs. Oklahoma (23) W, 4-1 2/27 (19) vs. Virginia (9) W, 5-2 3/4 (14) at Indiana (41) W, 6-1 3/6 (14) Baylor (7) L, 3-4 3/15 (17) at South Florida (42) L, 2-5 3/17 (17)vs. Duke (4) L, 0-7 3/19 (17) vs. Tennessee (18) W, 5-2 3/24 (19) at Georgia Tech (21) L, 2-5 4/1 (19) Long Beach State (44) W, 5-2 4/2 (19) Texas A&M (32) W, 6-1 4/7 (20) at Northwestern (16) L, 3-4 4/21 (22) at Marquette W, 6-1 4/23 (24) Depaul W, 6-1 4/29-5/01 at BIG EAST Championship 1st (Notre Dame, Ind.) 4/29 (23) Georgetown W, 4-0 4/30 (23) Marquette W, 4-0 5/1 (23) South Florida (42) W, 4-2 5/25-27 at NCAA Championship (1st/2nd rounds) (Evanston, Ill.) 4/13 (20) Fresno State W, 4-0 5/14 (20) at Northwestern (14) L, 0-4 5/26-29 at NCAA Singles & Doubles Championships NTS (Palo Alto, Calif.) Note: Number to the right of opponent indicates Intercollegiate Tennis Association national ranking of opponent at time of match and number to left is Notre Dame’s ranking (1987-88 to present only).

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The BIG EAST Conference The 2011-12 academic year is the 33rd in the history of The BIG EAST Conference as the unique consortium marches on competing at the highest level with integrity and sportsmanship. The BIG EAST has gone through membership changes since its birth, but the 2011-12 year marks the conference’s seventh straight with the same 16-member group, making for the nation’s largest Division I-A conference. The BIG EAST Conference’s goals have always been the same. The outstanding performances of the student-athletes at BIG EAST schools are evidence of the league’s proud tradition of success. The league has always been able to boast that many of its best students are also its best athletes. The 2010-11 year was no different. Seven BIG EAST student-athletes were named NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship winners, while 22 earned Capital One Academic All-America recognition. Maya Moore, Connecticut’s women’s basketball standout, won the NCAA HondaBroderick Cup as the nation’s top female studentathlete and was chosen as the Capital One Academic All-America of the Year. In the athletic arena, BIG EAST student-athletes again enjoyed success on the national stage. The Connecticut men’s basketball team won its third national championship, completing a magical run through five games of the BIG EAST Championship and six wins in the NCAA tournament. The Villanova women’s cross country team won the NCAA title for the second straight year and the ninth time overall. The Notre Dame women’s soccer team won its third NCAA title, while BIG EAST teams reached national championship games in women’s basketball (Notre Dame) and men’s soccer (Louisville). The BIG EAST placed two teams in the NCAA Women’s Final Four for the second time in the last three years as Connecticut joined Notre Dame in Indianapolis, capping a season in which the Huskies extended their NCAA-record winning streak to 90 games. Individually, BIG EAST student-athletes won five NCAA championships, including an unprecedented four by Villanova’s Sheila Reid. Reid was the 2010 individual cross country champion, a member of the Wildcats’ winning indoor distance medley relay team and won the 5,000- and 1,500-meter titles in outdoor track & field. Louisville’s Matt Hughes, meanwhile, repeated as the NCAA champion in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the NCAA outdoor meet. Moore and Reid joined Notre Dame soccer standout Melissa Henderson as winners of Honda Sports Awards as the top performers in their respective sports. Moore also became the first three-time winner of the Wade Trophy as the nation’s top women’s basketball player and joined Villanova lacrosse player Brian Karalunas as winners of the Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award. BIG EAST football maintained its national profile as a competitively balanced group. Connecticut claimed the league’s Bowl Championship Series bid for the first time as the Huskies shared the conference title with Pittsburgh and West Virginia. Six of the league’s eight squads went to bowl games and helped the BIG EAST post a 4-2 bowl record for the second straight year. The BIG EAST became the nation’s largest Division I-A conference in 2005-06 when five new

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members began competing – the University of Cincinnati, DePaul University, the University of Louisville, Marquette University and the University of South Florida. BIG EAST institutions reside in nine of the nation’s top 35 largest media markets, including New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., Tampa, Pittsburgh, Hartford, Cincinnati and Milwaukee. With its newest members, BIG EAST markets contain almost one-fourth of all television households in the U.S. When Texas Christian University joins the conference in the 2012-13 academic year, the conference will have a footprint in 30 percent of the nation’s television households. Since opening its doors in 1979, the league has won 31 national championships in six different sports and 133 student-athletes have won individual national titles. In 2003-04, Connecticut became the first school in NCAA history to win the men’s and women’s NCAA basketball titles in the same season. In ’0203, the BIG EAST became the first conference in NCAA history to win the men’s and women’s titles in the same year when the Syracuse men and the Connecticut women captured their respective national championships. In men’s basketball, BIG EAST squads have won four of the last 13 NCAA championships. BIG EAST women’s teams have taken seven of the last 12 NCAA titles. Proactive movement has been a signature strategy for the conference that was born in 1979. The BIG EAST continually turns challenges into opportunities to become stronger. The conference currently crowns champions in 24 sports. The BIG EAST became a reality on May 31, 1979, following a meeting of athletic directors from Providence College, St. John’s, Georgetown and Syracuse universities. Seton Hall, Connecticut and Boston College completed the original seven school alliance.

While the membership has both increased and changed, the focus of the BIG EAST has not wavered. The conference reflects a tradition of broad based programs, led by administrators and coaches who place a constant emphasis on academic integrity. Its student athletes own significantly high graduation rates and their record of scholastic achievement notably show a balance between intercollegiate athletics and academics. Any successful organization has had the good fortune to have outstanding leadership. The BIG EAST primarily was the brainchild of Dave Gavitt, who was the conference’s first Commissioner. Michael Tranghese, the league’s first full-time employee, and for 11 years the associate to Gavitt, became Commissioner in 1990. In his first year, he administered the formation of The BIG EAST Football Conference. John Marinatto, who had served as senior associate commissioner, moved into the Commissioner’s chair in 2009 and has continued to steer the conference on its path of success. The league has long been considered a leader in innovative concepts in promotion and publicity, particularly regarding television. Those efforts have resulted in unparalleled visibility for BIG EAST student athletes. The conference has enjoyed longstanding relationships with CBS, ESPN, Inc. and ABC. BIG EAST men’s basketball games are regular sellouts at campus and major public arenas, including the annual men’s BIG EAST Championship in Madison Square Garden. The women’s basketball championship has led all conferences in attendance for the past eight years. Attendance figures also are significant in soccer and baseball. The BIG EAST has its headquarters in Providence where the conference administers to more than 5,500 student-athletes.

Notre Dame BIG EAST Titles

Since joining the BIG EAST in 1995-96, Notre Dame has won more conference championships (111) than any other school in the league: Baseball (5) 2002-06 Women’s Cross Country (3) 2002, 2003, 2005 Men’s Cross Country (5) 1997, 1999, 2001, 2004, 2005 Women’s Golf (4) 2004, 2005, 2008, 2011 Men’s Golf (7) 1995-97, 2004-06, 2011 Women’s Lacrosse (1) 2009 Rowing (8) 2004-11 Women’s Soccer (11) 1995-2001, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009 Men’s Soccer (2) 1996, 2003 Softball (6) 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2009

UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME®

Women’s Swimming and Diving (14) 1997-2010 Men’s Swimming and Diving (4) 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009 Women’s Tennis (11) 1996, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008-11 Men’s Tennis (7) 1996, 1999, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008 Women’s Indoor Track & Field (2) 2002, 2006 Men’s Indoor Track & Field (4) 2003, 2005, 2007, 2010 Women’s Outdoor Track & Field (1) 2007 Men’s Outdoor Track & Field (7) 2000, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2008-10 Volleyball (9) 1995-1998, 2000-02, 2004, 2005



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