April 8, 1997

Notre Dame Edges Indiana

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - Notre Dame sneaked out of Indiana with a 5-4 victory over the Hoosiers today. The two teams split the six singles matches, but the Irish won two out of three in doubles to pull out the victory.

"This loss was really disappointing," said Indiana head coach Lin Loring. "Notre Dame is undefeated in the region."

Notre Dame 5, Indiana 4

Singles
1. Megan McCarney (IU) def. Jennifer Hall (ND) 7-6, 6-4
2. Marisa Velasco (ND) def. Correne Stout (IU) 4-6, 6-2, 2-0 (retired)
3. Lizl Coetsee (IU) def. Tiffany Gates (ND) 6-3, 6-0
4. Kelly Zalinski (ND) def. Jessica Anderson (IU) 6-2, 6-2
5. Zahra Ahamed (IU) def. Kelley Olson (ND) 6-1, 6-2
6. Darcie Sweet (ND) def. Christy Sharp (IU) 6-3, 6-1

Doubles
1. Gates/Hall (ND) def. Coetsee/McCarney (IU) 8-2
2. Anderson/Sharp (IU) def. Velasco/Zalinski (ND) 8-2
3. Haskell/Olson (ND) def. Ahamed/Fitzgerald (IU) 8-4