1998 NCAA DIVISION I WOMEN'S TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP
May 21-29
Courtney Tennis Center
University of Notre Dame

William & Mary 5, California 3

Singles

Lauren Nikolaus (W) def. Amanda Augustus, 6-4, 6-7 (0), 6-4
Amy Jensen (C) def. Michelle O, 6-4, 6-0
Esther Knox (C) def. Carolijn van Rossum, 6-2, 6-4
Anita Kurimay (C) def. Tari Ann Toro, 6-3, 1-6, 6-1
Annette Oosters (W) def. Claire Curran, 6-4, 0-6, 6-2
Lindsay Sullivan (W) def. Stephanie Tibbits, 7-6 (7), 6-4

Doubles

Nikolaus and O vs. Augustus and Jensen, Abandoned, 0-0
Toro and Laura Tsaggaris (W) def. Knox and Kurimay, 8-6
Oosters and van Rossum (W) def. Francesca La'O and Jenny Lee, 8-6

Postmatch Quotes

William & Mary Coach Brian Kalbas

On his team:

"We have been very resilient in the last 12 matches. We have refused to lose. Being down 3-0, you never give these girls enough credit for how many times they just keep coming back. I'm real proud of them."

On returning to Notre Dame:

"Winning your round of 16 match here where you played your tennis and coached with such a legend as Bobby Bayliss means so much to me. I really appreciate all the players of mine who worked so hard to give me this opportunity."

William & Mary Player Annette Oosters

On her team:

"I knew that I could be close, but I knew that if we kept fighting that we could win the match. It doesn't matter if a couple of people don't have their best day. We stayed loose and that was important. You see the fun of it; it's really fun to play here. If you get tight; you're not going to play any better, so if you just stay loose and have fun on the court, you'll play your best."

On the crowd:

"I think a really big reason that we kept loose was the people on the crowd who were cheering for us. That really kept me loose. Right when we got on the court they were cheering for us, and that helped us out a lot"

California Coach Jan Brogan

On the William & Mary:

"I think that William & Mary competed better than we did. They're a streaky team, but they are really gritty. We knew that they would fight us to the end. I think that they deserved to win because they played better today."

On California's layoff:

"I think that William & Mary was more prepared for today in having played a regional. I was really pleased with how we played in singles since I thought that we might lose some of those matches. We worked really hard during the layoff and were conditioned to play, but in such a close match like this I think that it was to their advantage to have played a regional."

On the match:

"We were up 4-1 in No. 2 doubles and we've hardly lost a match at No. 2 doubles, so there was really no excuse for us to lose at that seed. I think that we let go of the match at No. 2 doubles. I think that was the biggest surprise for me. I think that we kind of handed the match to them."