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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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