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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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Photo Gallery - Wednesday, May 27
Photos by Pete LaFleur, University of Notre Dame
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Stanford senior and #9-16 seed Julie Scott rallied to beat #1 seed Mirela Vladelescu of Alabama-Birmingham (4-6, 6-2, 7-5) in Wednesday's quarterfinals. Scott--who is 42-8 in singles action this season and 148-20 in her career--next will face Duke's Vanessa Webb, a player she defeated in the 1997 NCAA quarterfinals (Scott lost to Florida's M.C. White in the '97 semi's).
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Duke juniors Vanessa Webb (left) and Karen Goldstein--the #2-seeded doubles team--face Cal's Amanda Augustus and Amy Jensen in the semifinals, with a potential title matchup waiting vs. #1 seeded Stephanie Nickitas and Dawn Buth of Florida.
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William & Mary's seeded doubles team of seniors Michelle O (left) and Lauren Nikolaus came back to oust the #4-seeded team--Stanford seniors Anie Bleszynski and Julie Scott--by scores of 7-6 (8-6), 1-6, 6-3.
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Florida junior Stephanie Nickitas (left) and senior Dawn Buth--the #1 seed--remained unbeaten in NCAA championship doubles action over the past three seasons, posting a 6-0, 6-4 win over Wisconsin's Marjon Copier and Barbara Urbanska.
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Stanford seniors Anie Bleszynski (left) and Julie Scott both advanced to the NCAA singles semifinals but lost in the day's final match, a three-set doubles win by William & Mary's Lauren Nikolaus and Michelle O (7-6, 1-6, 6-3). Bleszynski beat #3 seed Amanda Augustus of Cal (6-1, 6-0) while Scott knocked out the #1 seed, UAB's Mirela Vladelescu (4-6, 6-2, 7-5).
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University of San Diego sophomore Zuzana Lesenarova continued her unseeded run through the NCAAs, beating #9-16 seed Kristina Kraszewski of Washington 6-2, 7-6 (8-6). Lesenarova faces another unseeded player, Stanford's Anie Bleszynski, in Thursday's semi-finals.
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Notre Dame senior Tiffany Gates (left) and junior Jennifer Hall saw their season end with a 6-1, 6-2 loss to the #2 seed, Vanessa Webb and Karen Goldstein of Duke.
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Duke junior Vanessa Webb discusses her play with Duke coach Jamie Ashworth following her 6-1, 6-3 victory over Kansas State's Yana Dorodnova. The #4-seeded Webb is 42-9 in singles action this season and 117-22 in her career.
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Kansas State freshman Yana Dorodnova visits with the media after her quarterfinal loss to Duke's Vanessa Webb (6-1, 6-3). Dorodnova was one of three unseeded players that advanced to the quarterfinals.
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