Feb. 20, 1997

No. 8 Pepperdine Too Much for No. 11 Notre Dame

MADISON, Wis. -- The University of Notre Dame women's tennis team, ranked No. 11 in the country, lost a 5-2 decision to No. 8 Pepperdine on Thursday in the first round of the USTA/ITA Women's National Indoor Championship. Notre Dame will now compete in the consolation phase of the tournament.

The loss dropped Notre Dame's record to 4-2 on the season while Pepperdine is undefeated at 5-0.

The Notre Dame No. 1 doubles team of Jennifer Hall and Tiffany Gates posted an 8-5 win over Angela Lawrence and Isabella Petrov of Pepperdine, the No. 5-ranked team in the country. Singles winners for Notre Dame were Hall at No. 1 and Gates at No. 3.

Singles
Hall (N) def. Petrov, 6-3, 3-6, 7-5
Csapo (P) def. Velasco, 7-6 (2), 6-3
Gates (N) def. Anna Svedenhov, 6-2, 7-6 (2)
Borgersen (P) def. Kelly Zalinski, 6-2, 5-7, 6-3
Rognon (P) def. Olson, 6-1, 6-4
Nadine Rastetter (P) def. Sarah Scaringe, 6-2, 7-5
Doubles 
Tiffany Gates and Jennifer Hall (N) def. Angela Lawrence and Isabella Petrov, 8-5
Zsofia Csapo and Anna Svedenhov (P) def. Marisa Velasco and Kelly Kalinski, 8-6
Karoline Borgersen and Annabel Rognon (P) def. Courtney Haskell and Kelley Olson, 9-7.