Bailey Louderback Class: Senior Hometown: South Bend, IN High School: Mishawaka Penn Height: 5-6 Birthdate: 07/05/1985

Local product has shown great improvement since joining the Irish as a non-scholarship player ... daughter of Notre Dame head coach Jay Louderback ... southpaw was Penn High School's top player in 2002 and 2003 ... forehand and serve are among her strengths ... switched to two-handed backhand, which should help her game ... boasts good work ethic and is a team player ... has worked hard to become more fit ... earned monograms in each of her first three seasons.

AS A JUNIOR: Went 0-3 in singles (all played during the fall portion of the season) ... was 2-3 in doubles action, including a perfect 2-0 mark in dual action ... went 1-0 with departed Christian Thompson at No. 3 ... also picked up a victory at No. 3 doubles alongside cousin and sophomore Kali Krisik ... was 0-3 in open doubles action.

AS A SOPHOMORE: Saw limited action going 0-5 in singles action ... went 2-1 with departed senior Liz Donohue in doubles ... knocked off Akritas/Sokolova of Illinois, 8-6, and Goldin/Jobe of Wisconsin, 8-3 ... nearly registered first career victory, but lost in three-set affair to Tami McQueen of Murray State (6-3, 1-6, 1-0 [10-7]).

AS A FRESHMAN: Showed improvement during first collegiate season ... posted 3-5 record in doubles with Liz Donohue ... earned first victory over a team from the host school in the Colorado Invitational ... also defeated a squad from Michigan State in the Eck Classic and a team from DePaul in the Indiana Invitational ... was winless in eight singles matches during the fall.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Four-year letterwinner in tennis at Penn High School ... graduated in 2003 and took a year off to train before enrolling in college ... No. 1 singles player for Penn as a junior and senior ... team MVP her sophomore year and team captain as a senior ... competed in the 2002 North/South all-star game ... father, Jay, is in his 19th year as Notre Dame's head coach ... father and aunt, Jan Krisik, both played tennis at Wichita State ... grandfather, JC Louderback, was a member of the Southwestern tennis squad ... attended same high school as current Notre Dame athletes Wade Iams (football) and Danny Lutkus (swimming) ... daughter of Denise and Jay Louderback ... born July 5, 1985, in Wichita, Kan. ... enrolled in the College of Arts and Letters as a psychology major.