March 14, 1999
LAWRENCE, Kan. The 14th-ranked Notre Dame women’s tennis, coming off an 8-1 loss at 13th-ranked Arizona State on Thursday, beat 23rd-ranked Kansas 8-1 on Saturday in Lawrence. The Irish won five of six singles matches and swept the doubles to improve to 9-5 on the season. Notre Dame returns to action on Sat., March 20, in an 11:00 a.m. match against Iowa.
Senior All-American Jennifer Hall improved to 12-2 in dual matches with a 7-6 (4), 6-4 win over Brooke Chiller at No. 2 singles. Eleventh-ranked Michelle Dasso beat Kansas’ 15th-ranked Kris Sell 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 at No. 1 singles. Marisa Velasco and Becky Varnum won straight set matches at Nos. 3 and 4 singles for the Irish. Kelly Zalinski held on for a 6-3, 2-6, 7-5 win at No. 5 singles for the Irish. Kansas’ only point came when Lisa Mallaiah rallied to beat Kim Guy 4-6, 6-0, 7-5 at No. 6 singles.
The sixth-ranked doubles team of Dasso and Hall beat 33rd ranked Sell and Mallaiah 8-3 at No. 1 singles. The teams of Varnum and Velasco and Lindsey Green and Zalinski also won for Notre Dame.
#14 NOTRE DAME 8, #23 KANSAS 1
Singles
No. 1: #11 Michelle Dasso (ND) def. #15 Kris Sell (KU) 6-3, 3-6, 6-4No. 2: #54 Jennifer Hall (ND) def. Brooke Chiller (KU) 7-6 (4), 6-4No. 3: Marisa Velasco (ND) def. Cheryl Mallaiah (KU) 6-1, 6-3No. 4: #47 Becky Varnum (ND) def. Monica Sekulov (KU) 6-3, 6-2No. 5: Kelly Zalinski (ND) def. Julia Sidorova (KU) 6-3, 2-6, 7-5No. 6: Lisa Mallaiah (KU) def. Kim Guy (ND) 4-6, 6-0, 7-5
Doubles
No. 1: #6 Dasso/Hall (ND) def. #33 Sell/C. Mallaiah (KU) 8-3No. 2: Varnum/Velasco (ND) def. Chiller/Sidorova (KU) 8-2No. 3: Lindsey Green/Zalinski (ND) def. Sekulov/L. Mallaiah (KU) 8-5