Feb. 15, 1998
Notre Dame Blanks Boston College, 9-0
NOTRE DAME, Ind. - The University of Notre Dame women's tennis team
improved its record to 5-0 on the season with a 9-0 shutout victory over Boston
College on Sunday. Notre Dame, ranked No. 15 in the country, has now won its
five matches by a combined score of 37-8 this season.
Winners in both singles and doubles on the day for the Irish were senior Kelley
Olson, junior Marisa Velasco, sophomore Kelly Zalinski and freshmen Michelle
Dasso.
Notre Dame 9, Boston College 0
Singles
Marisa Velasco (ND) def. Cynthia Tow, 6-3, 6-2;
Michelle Dasso (ND) def. Kiren Fernando, 6-3, 6-4;
Tiffany Gates (ND) def. Mercedes de Valle, 6-3, 6-4;
Kelly Zalinski (ND) def. Christina Malone, 6-1, 6-1;
Kelley Olson (ND) def. Kim Arbuckle, 6-3, 1-6, 6-1;
Darcie Sweet (ND) def. Kara Swanson, 4-6, 6-2, 6-4.
Doubles
Dasso and Velasco (ND) def. Tow and Fernando, 8-4;
Olson and Zalinski (ND) def. Malone and del Valle, 8-2;
Guy and Haskell (ND) def. Swanson and Arbuckle, 9-8.
