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

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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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STI C KS ' Skirts Fourth season proves challenging The 2l)()() Irish uomcn s la- crosse team had high expecta- tions for their fourth season as a varsity program. Fourth-year Coach Tracy Coyne returned to lead the team, vv hich was com- prised of nine starters from the previous season, coming off a sohd 1999 performance. .Sophomore Kathryn Lam. along with juniors Lael O ' Shaughnessy and Kathryn Perrella. led liic team as cap- tains, competing with the team in a tough schedule. The Irish finished the season with a record of five wins and ten losses, including impressive victories over Ohio (22-3). Boston College (13-10). and Columbia (15-4). and tough losses to Harvard (10-12). Rutgers (7-15). and 14th- ranked Yale (3-17). Although team results may not ha e fulfilled their high ex- pectations, individual achieve- ments contributed to a success- ful run in 2000. and helped the h ish women attract recognition as a national program. O ' .Shaughnessy led ilic icam in scoring with twenl -sc cn goals and seven assists, and scored her lOOth career goal in the first half ot the game against Har aid. Two players. 0 Shaugh- iiessy and Lam. earned All-Re- gion ht)nors: O ' Shaughnessy earned 2nd-team honors and Lam Ist-team. Lam was the first Irish player in the histt)i y of the program to earn I st-team recognition, and was also voted team MVP for her play throughout the season. Not only u as the team a suc- cess athlelicalU. hut thev also excelled scholastically. Sarah LeSueur was named to the In- tercollegiate Women ' s Lacrosse Coaches ' Association Aca- demic Squad for her perfor- mance in the classroom. I he spring season of 2001 promises to be a great opportu- nity for the team to improve on last year. They will return sev- eral starters and will also have a chance to capture the first BIG EAST title in women ' s la- crosse, when the sport be- comes the 20lh so sponsored by the BIC. HAST. With an exciting year ahead for the team, this spring is sure to find Moose Krauss Stadium overilowing with enthusiasm as Notre Dame women ' s lacrosse attempts to dominate BIG EAST competition and. yet again, surpass all expectations. (Fip.1 Rim I Rev. Paul DonIc. CSC. .Xlissj NlusL-r. rjanicllc Shearer. Cimnncy Calahrcsc. Maura Dinlc. Njulic l.ollus. Maureen |Hcn MXHl (Second Row) Rachel Turk. Julie Ravis. Maureen Whilakcr. Lacl O ' Shaughnessy. Kale Scarola. Sarah LeSueur. Kim Rubeis (Third Rowi Meredith Polcmpa. Kelly eCardcll. Kathryn Perrella. Kathryn L-am (Fourth Row) Tina Fedarcyk. Amy Grace. Caitlin Bla7ic. Elizabeth Knight (l-iflh Row) Anne Riley. Jen While. Tara Durkin. Carrie Marshall (Sixth Row) Angela Di on. Eleanor Weillc. Jen Bcrarducci. Athletic Trainer Carole Banda (Seventh Row I Assistant Coach Liz Downing. Head Coach Tracy Coyne. Assistant Coach Chnstv Yarncll WOMEN ' 39 ' s LACRass ' f

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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