Women’s Tennis falls to No. 16-ranked Notre Dame (8-1) – Ohio State Buckeyes
2/12/1999 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
February 12, 1999
SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Ohio State, only able to gain one victory in singles, lost to No. 16 ranked Notre Dame 8-1 today in South Bend, Ind. Freshman Michelle Matko (Aurora, Ohio) posted Ohio State’s only win at the No. 3 singles position over Notre Dame’s Marisa Velasco (6-3, 6-3). Matko is now 5-0 in singles for the season. Michelle Dasso and Jennifer Hall paced the Irish to a 3-0 lead with wins over Buckeyes’ Kristy Dascoli (So., Bradenton, Fla.) (6-2, 6-2) and Briana Harris (So., Bradenton, Fla.) (6-4, 6-0).
In doubles, No. 7-ranked Dascoli and Harris dropped their first match of the season to Dasso and Hall at the No. 1 spot with a score of 8-1. Dasso and Hall, ranked 39th in the nation, won five consecutive games from 2-3 to beat Dascoli and Harris. The No. 37-ranked team of Vaughan and Zalinski beat Monica Rincon (Fr., Lapeer, Mich.) (8-4), while Green and Scaringe defeated Claudia Castro (Fr., Onalaska, Wis.) and Laura Maloney (Jr., Barrington, Ill.) (8-3) at the No. 3 spot for the Irish win.
The Buckeyes (3-2) will next compete against No. 2-ranked Duke tomorrow at 3 p.m. in South Bend, Ind.
No. 16 Notre Dame 8 No. 59 Ohio State 1
Singles 1) Michelle Dasso, Notre Dame def. Kristy Dascoli, Ohio State 6-2, 6-2 2) Jennifer Hall, Notre Dame def. Briana Harris, Ohio State 6-4, 6-0 3) Michelle Matko, Ohio State def. Marisa Velasco, Notre Dame 6-3, 6-3 4) Becky Varnum, Notre Dame def. Monica Rincon, Ohio State 6-0, 6-7 (8), 6-4 5) Kelly Zalinski, Notre Dame def. Kadri Kanepi, Ohio State 6-2, 6-3 6) Nina Vaughan, Notre Dame def. Claudia Castro, Ohio State 6-3, 2-6, 6-3
Doubles 1) Dasso/Hall, Notre Dame def. No. 7 Harris/Dascoli, Ohio State 8-4 2) Vaughan/Zalinski, Notre Dame def. Matko/Rincon, Ohio State 8-4 3) Green/Scaringe, Notre Dame def. Castro/Maloney, Ohio State 8-3
