| Sarah Scaringe |
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Returning to team for a fifth season ... much improved player over past two years since returning from injury that forced her to miss all of 1997-98 ... has a much improved big lefty serve ... made impressive recovery from ’98 shoulder surgery.
AS A JUNIOR: Won three singles matches to qualify for main draw of ’99 Intercollegiate Tennis Association Midwest Singles Championships ... lost to eventual champion Kristy Dascoli of Ohio State in first round of main draw ... played in two dual singles matches ... posted wins at No. 6 singles against Yale and Rutgers ... played with five doubles partners ... played with Katie Cunha in Kimberly Guy’s absence and went 3-1 at No. 3 singles ... beat No. 3 doubles teams from Wisconsin, William & Mary and Indiana with Cunha ... paired with Kelly Zalinski for 9-8 win at No. 2 doubles against Ohio State ... won at No. 3 doubles with Lindsey Green against Yale ... teamed with Guy for No. 3 win against Kansas ... also played two matches with Nina Vaughan in the fall.
AS A SOPHOMORE: Returned to court following one-year absence to post 7-7 singles record in ’98-’99 ... reached final of Wolverine Fall Invitational before losing to teammate Kim Guy ... beat Illinois-Chicago’s No. 4 Jacki Farr at Eck Classic ... played at No. 6 singles against Illinois State and beat Larissa Fostiak in only dual-match singles appearance of season ... teamed with Lindsey Green for 10-2 doubles record ... won Eck Classic Blue Flight with Green by beating teams from Illinois and Northwestern and defeating teammates Becky Varnum and Kelly Zalinski in final ... reached quarterfinals of Intercollegiate Tennis Association Midwest Doubles Championship before losing to Marquette’s seventh-ranked team in country ... beat Iowa’s 28th-ranked Shera Wiegler and Erin Wolverton in second round ... posted wins at No. 3 doubles with Green against Ohio State and Clemson ... paired with Kim Guy late in season for 3-1 record at No. 3 doubles ... had wins against Michigan, Purdue and Indiana State ... also played three doubles matches with Varnum in fall season.
IN 1997-98: Did not see action due to injury.
AS A FRESHMAN: Posted a 15-11 record in singles and saw action in 10 dual matches, all at No. 6 singles ... also saw doubles action in nine dual matches ... advanced to the semifinals of D flight singles at William & Mary Invitational.
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Attended Lassiter High School in Marietta, Ga. ... lost just two matches in her high school career ... team won state tournament in senior year ... team went 16-2 and was undefeated in region ... had a 13-0 singles record in senior year ... was a four-time team MVP and was team captain as a senior ... played No. 1 singles in junior and senior year ... was named player of the year by the Marietta Daily Journal and was chosen all-county by the paper for three years ... finished in 17-24th place at National Clay Courts in Memphis, Tenn. ... ranked first in 18-and-under ... sister Julia is a freshman on the Florida women’s tennis team ... father Bob played football at Hofstra ... born May 14, 1978, in Elmira, N.Y. ... enrolled in Mendoza College of Business with a major in marketing and a second major in computer applications.
CAREER RECORD
Singles
Year Dual Open Overall
1996-97 4-6 11-5 15-11
1997-98 DNP - injured
1998-99 1-0 6-7 7-7
1999-2000 2-0 6-7 8-7
Career 7-6 23-19 30-25
Doubles
Year Dual Open Overall
1996-97 6-3 3-8 9-11
1997-98 DNP - injured
1998-99 5-1 8-5 13-6
1999-2000 6-1 1-5 7-6
Career 17-5 12-18 29-23
