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1998 NCAA DIVISION I WOMEN'S TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP
May 21-29
Courtney Tennis Center
University of Notre Dame
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Doubles Semifinals Matchups
Photos by Pete LaFleur, University of Notre Dame
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#1 seed - Florida
Junior Stephanie Nickitas (left)
5-7 ... Tampa, Fla.
Senior Dawn Buth
5-3 ... Wichita, Kan.
27-3 doubles record
#3 ITA ranking
1996 and 1997 NCAA champions
def. Lesia Bilak-Bridget Merrick
(Richmond)
6-4, 6-1
def. Manisha Malhotra-Margie Lepsi
(Tennessee)
6-0, 6-3
def. Marjon Copier-Barbara Urbanska
(Wisconsin)
6-0, 6-4
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#5-8 seed - William & Mary
Senior Michelle O (left)
Windermere, Fla.
Senior Lauren Nikolaus
Silver Spring, Pa.
28-15 doubles record
#11 ITA ranking
def. Brooke Hart-Danielle Lund
(Michigan)
6-1, 6-2
def. Esther Knox-Anita Kuriamy
(California)
6-4, 6-2
def. (#4 seed) Ania Blesynski-Julie Scott
(Stanford)
7-6 (6), 1-6, 6-3
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#2 seed - Duke
Junior Karen Goldstein (serving)
6-0 ... Guaymas, MEX
Junior Vanessa Webb
6-0 ... Toronto, ONT
35-5 doubles record
#2 ITA ranking
def. Julie Ditty-Kristy Blumberg
(Vanderbilt)
6-3, 6-2
def. Paula Briggs-Mirela Vladulescu
(Alabama-Birmingham)
7-5, 6-3
def. Jennifer Hall-Tiffany Gates
(Notre Dame)
6-1, 6-2
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California
Junior Amanda Augustus (left)
5-10 ... Brisbane, AUS
Sophomore Amy Jensen
5-6 ... Palos Verdes, CA
26-7 doubles record
#12 ITA ranking
def. (#5-8 seed) Nicola Kaiwai-Dorothee Kurz
(Wake Forest)
6-2, 6-3
def. Ana Fernandez-Elisa Penalvo
(Marquette)
7-5, 6-4
def. (#3 seed) Cristina Moros-Sandy Sureephong
(Texas)
7-6 (6), 4-6, 7-5
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