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October 17, 1999 | Women's Tennis
Oct. 17, 1999
South Bend, Ind. -- On a weekend that seemed dismal for USC fans, both the men and women's tennis teams shined bright in South Bend. On Friday (October 15), men's tennis defeated the Fighting Irish, 4-3, followed by the Women of Troy who earned a 5-4 victory. Both matches were played concurrently at Eck Tennis Pavilion on six courts, with No. 4-6 singles first, then the three doubles matches and the No. 1-3 singles to conclude the match.
Despite a Notre Dame 3-2 lead in the contest, the men's tennis team won three-set matches at No. 2 and 3 singles to earn a come-from-behind victory. Aaron Talarico gave the Irish a quick 1-0 lead with a 7-5, 6-1 win over Parker Collins at No. 6 singles. USC's Greg Hill tied the match for Troy with a 7-5, 6-3 win over Mark Overdevest at the No. 4 spot. Andrew Laflin held off Nicholas Rainey 6-3, 4-6, 6-1 to give Notre Dame a 2-1 advantage heading into doubles. Trojans' doubles team Patrick Gotteslleben and Andrew Park then beat Trent Miller and Smith 8-6 at No. 2. USC then won a pair of tiebreakers to win the doubles point and tie the match 2-2 heading into the final three singles matches. It was USC's Andrew Park who rallied for 0-3 in the third set to beat Notre Dame's Casey Smith 6-2, 3-6, 7-5 in the deciding match at No. 2 singles, ensuring Troy's victory.
The women's team entered the final three singles matches tied 3-3 after the Trojans won two of the first three singles, and the Irish earned wins in two of three doubles. Freshman Anita Loyola gave Troy a 1-0 lead with a 6-4, 6-3 win over Kimberley Guy at No. 4. ND's Nina Vaughn tied the match with a three-set win over Veronika Safarova at No. 5, before freshman Tiffany Brymer rallied for a 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 win at No. 6 over Sarah Scaringe. In the first round of doubles, Loyola and Jewel Peterson lost their match, allowing the Irish to tie the score 2-2. Jacqui Boyd and Safarova, currently ranked 38th, rallied from 3-6 down and saved a set point at 5-6 in the tiebreaker to win the No. 2 doubles, only to be followed by a No. 1 doubles loss to the Irish. With a tie score, Kelly Zallinski gave the Irish a short-live 4-3 lead with a 6-3, 6-2 win over Boyd at No. 2 singles. Peterson then sparked the Women of Troy by beating Lindsey Green 6-4, 6-1 at No. 3. The match was decided at No. 1 singles as 42nd-ranked Kara Warkentin beat 57th-ranked Becky Varnum 3-6, 6-1, 6-0 to seal the win.
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Men's Results
Singles
No. 1: Matt Daly (ND) def. #34 Patrick Gottesleben (USC) 6-4, 3-6, 6-4
No. 2: #49 Andrew Park (USC) def. Casey Smith (ND) 6-2, 3-6, 7-5
No. 3: Ryan Moore (USC) def. Javier Taborga (ND) 6-4, 4-6, 6-3
No. 4: Gregg Hill (USC) def. Mark Overdevest (ND) 7-5, 6-3
No. 5: Andrew Laflin (ND) def. #79 Nicholas Rainey (USC) 6-3, 4-6, 6-1
No. 6: Aaron Talarico (ND) def. Parker Collins (USC) 7-5, 6-1
Doubles
No. 1: Moore/Rainey (USC) def. Taborga/Talarico (ND) 9-8 (10)
No. 2: Gottesleben/Park (USC) def. Trent Miller/Smith (ND) 8-6
No. 3: Collins/Hill (USC) def. James Malhame/Ashok Raju (ND) 9-8 (5)
Women's Results
Singles
No. 1: #42 Kara Warkentin (USC) def. #57 Becky Varnum (ND) 3-6, 6-1, 6-0
No. 2: Kelly Zalinski (ND) def. #35 Jacqui Boyd (USC) 6-3, 6-2
No. 3: Jewel Peterson (USC) def. Lindsey Green (ND) 6-4, 6-1
No. 4: Nina Vaughnan (ND) def. Veronika Safarova (USC) 0-6, 7-6 (5), 6-1
No. 5: Anita Loyola (USC) def. Kimberely Guy (ND) 6-4, 6-3
No. 6: Tiffany Brymer (USC) def. Sarah Scaringe (ND) 4-6, 6-4, 6-4
Doubles
No. 1: Katie Cunha/Guy (ND) def. #24 Brymer/Warkentin (USC) 9-7
No. 2: #38 Boyd/Safarova (USC) def. Green/Zalinski (ND) 9-8 (8-6)
No. 3: Varnum/Vaughan (ND) def. #43 Loyola/Peterson (USC) 8-6
