Feb. 22, 1997
No. 11 Irish Tennis Falls to No. 15 Vanderbilt
MADISON, Wis. - The University of Notre Dame women's tennis team
ranked No. 11 in the country, dropped its final match of the USTA/ITA
Women's National Indoor Championship with a 5-0 loss to No. 15
Vanderbilt. Notre Dame finishes 1-2 in the tournament, defeating
Alabama and losing to Pepperdine.
Vanderbilt won the doubles point
and then clinched the victory with wins at Nos. 1, 2, 4 and 5. The
Irish drop to 5-3 on the year, while Vanderbilt improves to 8-3.
Doubles (most doubles win is worth one match point)
Tiffany Gates/Jennifer Hall (ND) def. Annie Plessinger/Schiff, 8-1
Sarah Brown/Callie Creighton (V) def. Marisa Velasco/Kelly Zalinski, 8-5
Kristy Blumberg/Leah Morelos (V) def. Courtney Haskell/Kelley Olson, 8-4
Singles
Schiff (V) def. Hall (ND), 4-6, 6-1, 6-4
Creighton (V) def. Velasco (ND), 7-6 (4), 6-0
Gates (ND) vs. Morelos (V), suspended
Plessinger (V) def. Zalinski (ND), 6-3, 6-3
Blumberg (V) def. Olson (ND), 6-3, 6-3
Sween (ND) vs. Brown (V), suspended
