University of Notre Dame - Dome Yearbook (Notre Dame, IN)

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Junior Andrew Latlin hoped lo hrcak nul inio his own in 2000-2001. As a sophomore. Laflin was second behind Ryan Sachirc in number ofdual-malch singles wins. 2 Sophomore Bnan Farrcll had a sirong fall season. Farrell finished with an 8- 1 record. I well prepared for ihc challenging spring £ season. I )escribed as charismatic and confident. Casey Smith is a leader on the Irish men ' s tennis team. The junior played the 1999 .ind 20(M) United Slates Tennis Association professional satel- lite circuits. bUUKEBOARD ND Opp Tom Fallon Invitational Kentucky Invitational ITAAVorld Team Champ. Indiana State Invitational ITA Ail-American Champ. ITA Mid- West Champ. Minnesota 7 Wisconsin i Indiana , Ohio State National Indoor Champ. Duke 1 I Iowa ' u Michigan State Kentucky ' Northwestern Purdue Paciflc Coast Doubles Michigan Blue-Gray National Classic Illinois Miami Baylor SMU Indiana State Ball State BIG EAST Ten4|9 i

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STROKES feenius Irish men display flair on the court by Bo Rottenborn The University of Notre Dame Men ' s Tennis Team had another successful season in 2000-200 1 . At press time, the Irish held an 8-2 dual match record, and had featured some outstanding play in open tour- naments. Notre Dame faced a difficult dual meet schedule, playing seven of the first ten dual matches against ranked teams, impressively posting five times. The highlight of the dual match season was the spring opener, in which the then 33 Irish dominated 1 8 Minnesota, notching a 7-0 victory. Notre Dame had attained a 26 rank- ing at press time. The 2000-2001 season saw a number of Irish players step up their games. After the graduation of three-time Ail- American Ryan Sachire. junior Casey Smith took over the number one singles slot and performed very well. After an impressive fall campaign. Smith earned his first national singles ranking going into the spring. Another top player for the Irish was junior Javier Taborga. After playing mostly at number four singles as a sophomore, Taborga moved into the num- ber two position and excelled. He was 4-0 in the fall season against ranked opponents, in- cluding a 3-set victory over 3 K.J. Hippensteel of Stanford. Taborga won 2 qualifying mat ches and reached the third round of the ITA All- American Championships, helping him reach a singles rank as high as 75. The Irish had outstanding depth this season, as the num- bers four, five, and six singles positions combined for a 24-4 record. Other singles starters for Notre Dame in 2000-2001 were juniors Aaron Talarico and Andrew Laflin. sophomore Brian Farrell. and freshmen Luis Haddock-Morales and Matt Scott. The Irish have high hopes for next season, as all six singles starters will return, as will the top two doubles teams. Notre Dame will be hurt by the gradu- ation of seniors Ricky Buhrman, Matt Daly, Mark Overdevest. and Ashok Raju, who all provided quality lead- ership for head coach Bobby Bayliss ' steam. Photo courtesy of Sport 2000-200 I Men ' s Tennis Team: (Firsl Row) Cascy smith. Luis HadJ,Kk Morales. Jatnes Malhanic. Jake Cram, Tim Gialtina. T Moss. Matt Scott. Adrian Hidaka Row) Assistant Coach Dr. Hugh Page, Senior Manager Marita Keane. Ashok Raju, I ' aul Hidaka, Bnan Farrell. Andrew Laflin, Ben Hattcn, Matt Daly. Jimmy Rogers, Bryan Ac Overdevest, Aaron Talarico, Chancey Martin, Head Coach Bob Bayliss, Assistant Coach Billy Pate. (Not Pictured) Ricky Buhrman, Javier Taborga. Sports

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Pholo courtesy o( Kylie Corler, The Obsi Sarah Scaringe returned for a fifth season with the Irish this year. The Georgia native suffered a shoulder injury, and did not compete in what would have been her sophomore season. Her comeback has been impressive, and this year she formed n doubles team with freshman Emily Neighbours. SCOREBOARi ND Opp T. Rowe Price Champ. Maryland Invitational Eck Classic ITAAVorld Team Champ. Michigan Invitational Colorado Invitational IT A All-American Champ. ITA Midwest Champ. Duke 3 4 Adidas Classic National Indoor Champ. Illinois State 7 Western Michigan 6 1 Virginia Tech 7 Wake Forest 5 North Carolina 6 1 USTA ITA Nat. Indoor Team Champ. Kansas State 4 3 BYU 7 Kansas 7 Northwestern 3 4 Ohio State 6 1 Michigan Miami West Virginia Kentucky Tennessee Iowa William Mary Indiana Illinois Purdue Wisconsin BIG EAST SPORTS .Senior captain Michelle Dasso has been the heart of Irish women ' s tennis since her arrival as a freshman, when she broke school records for singles wins and combined singles and doubles wins. Kimberly Guy made the most of her senior campaign. She and Michelle Das.so tallied the most wins for the Irish this sea.son.