2004 Riviera/ITA All-American Championships Doubles Runners-Up

Christian Thompson Sophomore NCAA Doubles Qualifier Catrina Thompson SophomoreDoubles Singles & NCAA Qualifier 2005 NCAA Division I Women’s Tennis Singles & Doubles Championships May 23-28 Athens, Georgia Dan Magill Tennis Complex Irish in the NCAA Division I Singles Championship

2004 1998 1993 Alicia Salas (Withdrew) Michelle Dasso (first round) Wendy Crabtree (second round) 1st: l. Michelle O (William & Mary) 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 1st: d. [9-16] Kim Shasby (Stanford) 6-7 (4-7), 7-6 (7-5), 6- 2003 Jennifer Hall (first round) 4 Caylan Leslie (first round) 1st: l. Barbara Urbanska (Wisconsin) 6-3, 6-3 2nd: l. Jackie Moe (Texas) 7-6 (7-5), 6-1 1st: l. Candice Fuchs (William & Mary) 6-4, 1-6, 6-0 1992 Alicia Salas (first round) 1997 1st: l. Cristelle Grier (Northwestern) 7-5, 6-0 Jennifer Hall (second round) Melissa Harris (first round) 1st: d. Lauren Nikolaus (William & Mary) 6-7 (1-7), 6-3, 7- 1st: l. [4] Erica de Lone (Harvard) 6-4, 6-4 2001 6 (7-5) 1991 Michelle Dasso [4] (semifinals) 2nd: l. M.C. White (Florida) 6-2, 6-2 1st: d. Marlene Mejia (North Carolina) 6-2, 6-1 Melissa Harris (second round) 1st: d. Lindsay Matthews (Northwestern) 6-3, 4-6, 6-2 2nd: d. Lenka Zacharova (Weber State) 5-7, 6-3, 6-0 1996 2nd: l. [9-16] Andrea Farley (Florida) 6-0, 6-1 Rd. of 16: d. [9-16] Kristina Kraszewski (Washington) 6-7 (3- Jennifer Hall [9-16] (round of 16) 7), 7-6 (7-1), 6-4 1st: d. Karen Goldstein (Arizona State) 7-5, 6-3 Tracy Barton (first round) Quarters: d. Kristy Dascoli (Ohio State) 6-3, 3-6, 2nd: d. Michelle Anderson (Georgia) 6-4, 6-4 1st: l. [2] Debbie Graham (Stanford) 6-3, 6-2 7-5 Rd. of 16: l. [4] Jill Craybas (Florida) 6-1, 6-1 Semis: l. [1] Laura Granville (Stanford) 6-2, 6-3 1990 1995 Tracy Barton (first round) 2000 Wendy Crabtree (second round) 1st: l. Mariette Verbruggen (Miami, Fla.) 1-6, 7-5, 6-3 Michelle Dasso (first round) 1st: d. Nora Koves (Kansas) 4-6, 7-5, 7-5 1st: l. [9-16] Jewel Peterson (USC) 1-6, 7-6 (7-2), 6-3 2nd: l. [7] Kori Davidson (Arizona State) 6-3, 6-4 1988 CeCe Cahill (first round) 1999 1994 1st: l. Katy Tittle (Stanford) 7-6 (7-3), 6-3 Michelle Dasso [8] (first round) Holyn Lord (second round) 1st: l. Katarina Valkyova (San Diego) 0-6, 7-5, 6-4 1st: d. Jean Okada (UC Santa Barbara) 2-6, 6-4, 7-6 (7-5) Jennifer Hall (first round) 2nd: l. Jana Strnadova (Syracuse) 6-3, 6-3 1st: l. Francesca La’O (California) 6-2, 6-2 Wendy Crabtree (first round) 1st: l. Keri Phebus (UCLA) 6-3, 6-1

Notre Dame players have been regular participants in reached the semifinals, marking the best finish ever for an nament in 2000 and ‘01 with Becky Varnum. The Irish the NCAA Singles and Doubles Championships since Irish player. have had at least one entrant in each of the NCAA moving to the Division I level. The Irish have had at least In doubles play, Wendy Crabtree and Lisa Tholen Doubles Championship in 11 of the last 12 years. one player earn a berth in the NCAA singles tournament made history when they became the first Irish duo to play In the early days of the program, the Irish excelled in in 15 of the last 17 seasons. On five occasions, a pair of in the NCAAs, in 1993. In ‘94, they advanced to the final the AIAW national championships. Laura Lee, just a Irish competitors earned invitations to the event. In 1992, eight to earn All-America honors. Jennifer Hall and Tiffany freshman at the time, won the national title at No. 5 sin- Melissa Harris became the first Irish player to win a match Gates matched Crabtree and Tholen with their ’98 quar- gles in 1982, while Pam Fischette was the runner-up at in the NCAAs. In her fourth consecutive singles appear- terfinal appearance, with Hall and Dasso also reaching No. 3 singles the same year. ance in 2001, current assistant coach Michelle Dasso the quarters in ’99. Dasso made return trips to the tour- Irish in the NCAA Division I Doubles Championship

2004 1999 1996 Catrina Thompson/Christian Thompson Michelle Dasso/Jennifer Hall [5-8] (quarter- Wendy Crabtree/Holyn Lord (round of 16) finals) (first round) 1st: d. Cynthya Goulet/Jennifer McGaffigan (Illinois) 2-6, 6-2, 6-2 1st: d, Katarina Markovski/Celine Regnier (South Carolina) 1st: l. [1] Dawn Buth/Stephanie Nickitas (Florida) 6-1, 6-2 Rd. of 16: l. Megan Muth/Amy Wei (William & Mary) 7-5, 4-6, 6- 6-1, 6-0 2 Rd. of 16: d. Kaysie Smashey/Sandy Sureephong (Texas) 7- 1995 5, 6-4 Wendy Crabtree/Holyn Lord 2002 Quarters: l. [1] Vanessa Castellano/Marissa Catlin (Georgia) (round of 16) Katie Cunha/Lindsey Green 6-3, 6-4 1st: d. Alison Cohen/Jens Fiers (Virginia) 7-5, 6-4 (first round) Rd. of 16: l. [1] Keri Phebus/Susie Starrett (UCLA) 6-4, 6-3 1st: l. [2] Janet Bergman/Bea Bielik (Wake Forest) 6-3, 6-2 1998 Tiffany Gates/Jennifer Hall 1994 2001 (quarterfinals) Wendy Crabtree/Lisa Tholen Michelle Dasso/Becky Varnum [5-8] 1st: d. Alison Nash/Celene McCoury (Arizona State) 3-6, 6- (quarterfinals) (round of 16) 3, 6-3 1st: d. [8] Michelle Oldham/Celine Verdier (Arizona) 6-3, 6-4 1st: d. Nataly Cahana/Ana Radeljevic (Old Dominion) 6-0, 7- Rd. of 16: d. Jennifer Embry/Mary Beth Maggart (Purdue) 4- Rd. of 16: d. Jane Chi/Jenny Hilt (UCLA) 6-4, 2-6, 7-6 (7-5) 5 6, 6-4, 6-0 Quarters: l. Marie-Laure Bougnol/Pascale Piquemal Rd. of 16: l. Kristy Dascoli/Monica Rincon (Ohio State) 6-0, 6-4 Quarters: l. [2] Vanessa Webb/Karen Goldstein (Duke) 6-1, (Missisippi) 6-2, 6-3 6-2 2000 1993 Michelle Dasso/Becky Varnum (round of 1997 Wendy Crabtree/Lisa Tholen 16) Tiffany Gates/Jennifer Hall (first round) 1st: d. Viviana Mracnova/Angela Stroup (Oklahoma) 6-1, 5- (round of 16) 1st: l. Marie-Laure Bougnol/Pascale Piquemal (Mississippi) 7, 7-6 (7-3) 1st: d. Kim Schiff/Anne Plessingler (Vanderbilt) 6-1, 0-6, 6-4 4-6, 6-1, 7-5 Rd. of 16: l. Paola Palencia/Ipek Senoglu (Pepperdine) 6-3, 6-4 Rd. of 16: l. [5-8] Courtney Chapman/Agnes Muzamel (Mississippi State) 4-6, 6-2, 6-2

Notre Dame Women’s Tennis 12 Straight Top-30 Finishes • 12 NCAA Tournaments Since ‘93 • 18 Conference Titles

NCAA Championships Notes Package • May 19, 2005 • Contact: Bo Rottenborn, [email protected] 2005 SCHEDULE/RESULTS NCAA Division I Women’s Tennis Singles & Doubles Championships (15-10) Athens, Georgia • Dan Magill Tennis Complex Monday, May 23: Singles Round of 64, 9 a.m. (EDT) Tuesday, May 24: Singles Round of 32, Doubles Round of 32, 9 a.m. JANUARY Wednesday, May 25: Singles Round of 16, Doubles Round of 16, 9 a.m. 22 Sat. (21) at Ohio State (49) W, 6-1 Thursday, May 26: Singles Quarterfinals, Doubles Quarterfinals, 11 a.m. 23 Sun. (21) VANDERBILT (6) L, 1-6 Friday, May 27: Singles Semifinals, Doubles Semifinals, 11 a.m. 26 Wed. (21) MICHIGAN (20) W, 7-0 Saturday, May 28: Singles Final, Doubles Final, 1 p.m. - Live Scoring (All Matches): georgiadogs.com (also linked on und.com) 30 Sun. (21) WAKE FOREST (30) W, 5-2 - Television (Finals Only): Tennis Channel (airing June 4 at 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. EDT)

FEBRUARY THOMPSON TWINS HEAD TO GEORGIA FOR NCAA INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONSHIPS: 11 Fri. (21) at Harvard (17) L, 3-4 Sophomore twins Catrina Thompson (Las Vegas, Nev./Bishop Gorman H.S.) and Christian Thompson (Las Vegas, Nev./Bishop Gorman H.S.) will head to Athens, Ga., for the season-ending 13 Sun. (21) at Boston College (60) W, 7-0 NCAA Championships, slated for May 23-28 at the University of Georgia’s Dan Magill Tennis Complex. 18 Fri. (20) DUKE (5) L, 3-4 Catrina Thompson, ranked 44th, will be in the national singles championship, while the sisters, ranked 20 Sun. (20) NORTH CAROLINA (9) L, 3-4 #6, will try to continue their success in this season’s collegiate grand slam, taking part in the NCAA 26 Sat. (20) TEXAS (13) L, 3-4 doubles tournament. The Thompsons are the only doubles team in the country to have reached the semifinals in both of the first two grand-slam events. 27 Sun. (20) IOWA (57) W, 7-0 LIVE SCORING: Fans and media unable to attend the NCAA Championships will be able to follow MARCH all of the action via live scoring available on the official website of Georgia athletics, georgiadogs.com. 10 Thur. (22) at UNLV (30) W, 5-2 It also will be linked on Notre Dame’s site, und.com. 12 Sat. (22) at Brigham Young (24) L, 1-6 FOLLOWING THE NCAAs: There will be televised coverage of the NCAA Championships, as 18 Fri. (25) at Tennessee (23) L, 1-6 ESPN2 will broadcast the team title match on a tape-delayed basis, airing on Thursday, May 26 at 3 22 Tue. (29) PURDUE (61) W, 5-2 p.m. EDT (2 p.m. in South Bend). Live audio coverage of the semifinals and final will be available for 26 Sat. (29) at Oklahoma State W, 7-0 free via radiotennis.com, beginning at 11 a.m. EDT (10 a.m. in South Bend) on May 21 and Noon EDT (11 a.m. in South Bend) on May 22. Additionally, the Tennis Channel will show the singles final on 29 Tue. (28) at Wisconsin (35) L, 3-4 Saturday, June 4 at 8 p.m. EDT (7 p.m. in South Bend) and the doubles final that same night at 10 p.m. EDT (9 p.m. in South Bend). The site APRIL ncaasports.com will provide live scor- MOST MAIN-DRAW DOUBLES WINS IN ITA 2 Sat. (28) LONG BEACH ST. (72) W, 5-2 ing of all matches in the team, sin- GRAND SLAMS (2004-05) gles, and doubles championships. 9 Sat. (31) WILLIAM & MARY (16) W, 4-3 10 Sun. (31) at Indiana (35) W, 4-3 IRISH IN THE NCAA SINGLES Team Record 13 Wed. (26) at Illinois (54) W, 4-3 CHAMPIONSHIP: The NCAA Catrina Thompson/Catrina Thompson, Notre Dame 5-2 Audra Cohen/Cristelle Grier, Northwestern 4-0 14 Thur. (26) at Northwestern (3) L, 2-5 Singles Championship is a 64-player single-elimination tournament of the Whitney Benik/Lolita Frangulyan, Florida 4-1 BIG EAST Championship (Tampa, FL) top players in the country. It begins Alice Barnes/Erin Burdette, Stanford 3-1 22 Fri. (25) vs. St. John’s W, 4-0 on Monday, May 23 and pro- Daniela Bercek/Riza Zalameda, UCLA 3-2 23 Sat. (25) vs. Syracuse W, 4-0 ceeds with one round per day until the final, slated for May PLAYERS WITH WINS OVER ONE OF THE TOP 28. The 16 seeded players, THREE NCAA SEEDS IN BOTH SINGLES & DOUBLES MAY as well as any competitors Only two players in Division I -- Georgia’s Shadisha Robinson and NCAA Championship (Evanston, IL) that win two matches to Catrina Thompson of Notre Dame -- have registered a victory 13 Fri. (23) vs. Iowa (46) W, 4-1 reach the round of 16, auto- against at least one of the top three seeds in the NCAA Singles 14 Sat. (23) at Northwestern (6) L, 0-4 matically assure themselves Championship and a win against at least one of the top three seeds of All-America honors. The in the NCAA Doubles Championship. The Irish sophomore actually top 20 in the final ITA rank- has wins over two of the top three seeds in the doubles event. 23-28 at NCAA Singles & Doubles ings also are All-Americans. Championships (Athens, Ga.) This is the 15th time in the Catrina Thompson, Notre Dame (Sophomore/Las Vegas, NV) last 16 years that Notre ITA National Rankings: 44th in singles, 6th in doubles Dame has had at least one Home matches in BOLD CAPS held at the Singles Win player qualify for the NCAA Courtney Tennis Center, weather permitting. [#3 seed] Audra Cohen (Northwestern) 6-2, 6-2 (April 14) Singles Championship. Doubles Wins Otherwise, home matches held in Eck Tennis CeCe Cahill was the first [#2 seed] Audra Cohen/Cristelle Grier (Northwestern) 8-3 (May 14) Pavilion. All times are local. Irish player to qualify for the [#3 seed] Audrey Banada/Megan Bradley (Miami) 8-5 (Nov. 5) tournament, in 1989. Melissa Notes: Number in parentheses before oppo- Harris became the first Notre Shadisha Robinson, Georgia (Sophomore/S. Ozone Park, NY) nent is Notre Dame’s ITA national ranking at Dame player to win a match ITA National Rankings: 10th in singles, 1st in doubles in the event, beating time of match; number in parentheses after Singles Win Northwestern's Lindsay opponent is its ITA national ranking at time of [#3 seed] Audra Cohen (Northwestern) 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 (Feb. 3) Matthews in three sets in '91. Doubles Win match. Jennifer Hall reached the [#2 seed] Audra Cohen/Cristelle Grier (Northwestern) 8-6 (Feb. 3)

round of 16 in 1996, which stood as the best result by an Irish competitor before current assistant PLAYERS IN 2005 NCAA coach Michelle Dasso advanced to the semifinals in 2001 before losing to eventual national cham- pion Laura Granville of Stanford, who went on to be ranked among the top 30 in the world. A year SINGLES & DOUBLES ago, Alicia Salas earned her second straight invitation, but withdrew due to injury. In 2003, she and CHAMPIONSHIPS Caylan Leslie both fell in the opening round. No Irish player has won a match in the event since Dasso's run in '01. Total: 28 Alice Barnes (Stanford) IRISH IN THE NCAA DOUBLES CHAMPIONSHIP: The NCAA Doubles Championship is a 32- Daniela Bercek (UCLA) team single-elimination tournament of the top duos in the country. It begins on Tuesday, May 24 Megan Bradley (Miami) and proceeds with one round per day until the final, slated for May 28. The eight seeded teams, as Erin Burdette (Stanford) well as any pairs that win two matches to reach the quarterfinals, automatically assure themselves of All-America honors. The top 10 in the final ITA rankings also are All-Americans. Chloe Carlotti (Mississippi) Sophomore twins Christian Thompson (Las Vegas, Nev./Bishop Gorman H.S.) and Catrina Kendall Cline (North Carolina) Thompson (Las Vegas, Nev./Bishop Gorman H.S.) earned an invitation for the second consecu- Karin Coetzee (Wake Forest) tive year, becoming the fifth ND doubles team to do that. In 2004, they were the first all-freshman Audra Cohen (Northwestern) team from any school since 1998 to earn a bid. The Thompsons won in three sets in the opening Julie Coin (Clemson) round and fell in three in the second round. The first Irish duo to participate was Wendy Crabtree Kim Coventry (Kentucky) and Lisa Tholen in 1993. Though they fell in the opening round, the same pair upset the eighth seed and reached the quarterfinals in 1994. In 1998, Tiffany Gates and Jennifer Hall duplicated Audra Falk (Vanderbilt) that feat before losing to the tournament's second seed. Hall and current assistant coach Michelle Zsuzsanna Fodor (Mississippi State) Dasso advanced to the round of eight in '99 before losing to the top-seeded pair. Sarah Foster (Kentucky) Cristelle Grier (Northwestern) THOMPSON vs. NCAA SINGLES CHAMPIONSHIP FIELD: Sophomore Catrina Thompson Dianne Hollands (Arizona) (Las Vegas, Nev./Bishop Gorman H.S.) has previously faced 12 other NCAA singles qualifiers in collegiate action, including 11 of them this season. This season, she went 5-6 against NCAA sin- Maja Kovacek (New Mexico) gles participants and 1-0 vs. alternates. In her career, Thompson is 5-8 vs. the field and 3-2 against Amber Liu (Stanford) the alternates. Kristi Miller (Georgia Tech) Aniela Mojzis (North Carolina) THOMPSONS vs. NCAA DOUBLES CHAMPIONSHIP FIELD: Freshmen Christian Mihaela Moldovan (Florida State) Thompson (Las Vegas, Nev./Bishop Gorman H.S.) and Catrina Thompson (Las Vegas, Nev./Bishop Gorman H.S.) played 12 matches this season against teams that earned bids to the Megan Moulton-Levy (Wm. & Mary) NCAA Doubles Championship, going 8-4. Additionally, the Thompsons won three other matches Zerene Reyes (Florida) against teams that featured one player who is in the NCAA doubles tourney. In their careers, the Shadisha Robinson (Georgia) Thompsons are 8-6 against the teams in the field and 5-4 against pairs that had one player make Catrina Thompson (Notre Dame) this year’s event. Story Tweedie-Yates (TCU) Anne Yelsey (Stanford) CATRINA THOMPSON ONE OF JUST TWO PLAYERS TO HAVE WINS OVER TOP-THREE SEEDS IN SINGLES & DOUBLES: Only two players in Division I -- Georgia’s Shadisha Robinson Marianna Yuferova (VCU) and Catrina Thompson of Notre Dame -- have registered a victory against at least one of the top Riza Zalameda (UCLA) three seeds in the NCAA Singles Championship and a win against at least one of the top three seeds in the NCAA Doubles Championship. The Irish sophomore actually has wins over two of the NCAA DOUBLES CHAMPI- top three seeds in the doubles event, having beaten the third seed, Audrey Banada and Megan Bradley of Miami, 8-5 on Nov. 5 in the ITA National Intercollegiate Indoor Championships before ONSHIP PARTICIPANTS, topping the second-seeded duo of Audra Cohen and Cristelle Grier by an 8-3 score on May 14 in 2004 & 2005 the second round of the NCAAs. Thompson beat Cohen, the #3 seed in singles, 6-2, 6-2 on April Total: 7 14 in dual-match action. Dianne Hollands/Maja Mlakar Arizona THOMPSONS ONLY SQUAD WITH MULTIPLE WINS OVER TOP FOUR SEEDS: Sophomore twins Catrina Thompson (Las Vegas, Nev./Bishop Gorman H.S.) and Christian Thompson (Las Sarah Foster/Aibika Kalsarieva Vegas, Nev./Bishop Gorman H.S.) are the only doubles team in the nation to have multiple wins Kentucky against the top four seeds in the NCAA Doubles Championship. The Thompsons beat the third Michelle DaCosta/Kara Delicata seed, Audrey Banada and Megan Bradley of Miami, 8-5 on Nov. 5 in the ITA National Intercollegiate Michigan Indoor Championships before topping the second-seeded duo of Audra Cohen and Cristelle Grier Chloe Carlotti/Virginia Tomatis by an 8-3 score on May 14 in the second round of the NCAAs. Mississippi Kendall Cline/Aniela Mojzis IRISH HEAD COACH: Jay Louderback is in his 16th season at Notre Dame with a 282-146 (.659) record and his 26th year as a collegiate coach with a 486-324 (.600) mark. He ranks fifth North Carolina among active NCAA Division I coaches in career victories. Louderback's Irish have finished in the Catrina Thompson/Christian Thompson national top 30 in each of the last 12 seasons and have won 12 conference titles. Since the pre- Notre Dame season of the 1992-93 season, Louderback's teams have been in the national top 30 in 201 of 203 Katie Ruckert/Kendra Strohm sets of ITA rankings. After taking over a program looking for its first NCAA tournament appearance, Texas Louderback has helped Notre Dame to the NCAAs 12 times in the last 13 years (which only 10 other schools THOMPSONS IN THIS SEASON’S GRAND SLAMS have done), including five appearances in the round of 16 and a 1996 quarterfinal finish. Louderback, a Riviera/ITA All-American Championships, Oct. 7-10, Pacific Palisades, CA four-time Midwest Region coach of the year, has been Round of 16: def. #6 Ashley Bentley/Robin Stephenson (Alabama) 8-4 honored as his conference's top coach on eight occa- Quarterfinals: def. [No. 1 seed] #1 Dianne Hollands/Maja Mlakar (Arizona) 8-6 sions, including five times in nine years in the BIG Semifinals: def. #11 Iva Gersic/Maja Kovacek (New Mexico) 9-8 (7-5) EAST. In his time at Notre Dame, Louderback's play- Final: lost to Whitney Benik/Lolita Frangulyan (Florida) 8-3 ers have earned All-America honors 13 times, won four national ITA awards, and earned 20 invitations to ITA National Intercollegiate Indoor Championships, Nov. 4-7, Ann Arbor, MI [No. 2 seed] the NCAA Singles Championship and 12 to the NCAA Round of 16: def. #3 Sarah Foster/Aibika Kalsarieva (Kentucky) 8-5 doubles tournament. His players have dominated the Quarterfinals: def. #28 Audrey Banada/Megan Bradley (Miami) 8-5 University awards during Louderback's tenure, lead- Semifinals: lost to #13 Alice Barnes/Erin Burdette (Stanford) 9-7

ITA National Rankings ing all sports in both Byron V. Kanaley awards (six) and Francis Patrick O'Connor awards (six). His family was honored with the United States Tennis Association (USTA) Tennis Family of the Year (May 2) Award for 2002. The Arkansas City, Kan., native, and 1976 graduate of Wichita State arrived at SINGLES Notre Dame prior to the 1989-90 season after coaching for seven years at his alma mater and three No. Name, School Avg. years (men and women) at Iowa State. 1. Megan Bradley, Miami 94.96 2. Julie Coin, Clemson 82.00 ITA RANKINGS: Despite being idle, Notre Dame moved up one spot to 23rd in the penultimate 3. Aibika Kalsarieva, Kentucky 73.20 edition of the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) national rankings, released on May 2. The Irish were 21st to begin the spring before peaking at 20th (Feb. 15 and 22) and then falling to 31st 4. Audra Cohen, Northwestern 65.85 (April 5) prior to climbing back into the top 25. Notre Dame has two ranked singles players and a 5. Jennifer Magley, Florida 63.14 pair of ranked doubles teams. Sophomore Catrina Thompson (Las Vegas, Nev./Bishop Gorman 6. Robin Stephenson, Alabama 62.06 H.S.) is 44th in singles and sixth in doubles, with her twin sister, Christian Thompson (Las Vegas, 7. Amber Liu, Stanford 61.97 Nev./Bishop Gorman H.S.). Freshman Brook Buck (Yukon, Okla./Bishop Gorman H.S.) is 87th in 8. Suzi Babos, California 59.81 singles. The final team and individual rankings for the season will be released June 3. 9. Nicole Leimbach, USC 59.74 CATRINA THOMPSON NAMED BIG EAST TOURNAMENT MVP: Sophomore Catrina 10. Shadisha Robinson, Georgia 56.37 Thompson (Las Vegas, Nev./Bishop Gorman H.S.) became the first Irish player in four years to be named the BIG EAST Women's Tennis Most Outstanding Tournament Performer, when the confer- 44. Catrina Thompson, Notre Dame 23.01 ence awards were announced last month. She is the third Irish player to win the BIG EAST's high- 87 Brook Buck, Notre Dame 10.54 est individual award, joining Jennifer Hall (1996) and current assistant coach Michelle Dasso (2000 and '01). She was the only player to emerge victorious in singles in both the semifinals and DOUBLES final. Initially, Thompson topped Barbora Blahutiakova of St. John's 6-2, 6-0 at No. 1 before defeat- ing Syracuse's Victoria Vaynberg 6-3, 6-1 in the title match. In doubles, she first defeated Allison No. Names, School Avg. Davidson and Hande Gorur 8-4 in the final match on court to clinch the doubles point in the semis. 1. Basu/Robinson, Georgia 78.54 In the final, Thompson again provided the clinching victory, topping Vaynberg and Catherine 2. Cohen/Grier, Northwestern 73.33 Zawadzki 8-3 at No. 1. She improved to 8-1 in her career in doubles against BIG EAST foes. 3. Banada/Bradley, Miami 69.57 4. Bercek/Zalameda, UCLA 66.48 CATRINA THOMPSON VOTED TEAM MVP: Sophomore Catrina Thompson (Las Vegas, 5. Cline/Mojzis, North Carolina 60.71 Nev./Bishop Gorman H.S.) was voted the team’s Notre Dame Monogram Club Most Valuable Player by her teammates. Playing atop both Irish lineups, she holds a 23-9 record in singles, includ- 6. Thompson/Thompson, ND 59.84 ing 17-8 in dual action at No. 1, and a 29-6 mark in doubles (21-4 at No. 1). Thompson earned invi- 7. Foster/Kalsarieva, Kentucky 55.59 tations to both the NCAA singles and doubles tournaments, and she is ranked 44th nationally in sin- 8. Barnes/Burdette, Stanford 51.82 gles and sixth in doubles. She has made No. 1 singles and No. 1 doubles the winningest positions 9. Magley/Reyes, Florida 50.97 in the ND lineups this season, her first playing atop the singles lineup and her second at No. 1 dou- 10. Benik/Frangulyan, Florida 48.85 bles. Thompson is the first sophomore to win the award since Alicia Salas did so in 2001-02. IRISH DOMINATE BIG EAST ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAMS: Notre Dame took up four of the six NCAA Seeds spots on the all-tournament team, as well as two of three in doubles, when the BIG EAST SINGLES Conference awards were announced last month. Sophomore Catrina Thompson (Las Vegas, 1. Megan Bradley, Miami Nev./Bishop Gorman H.S.) -- who was the tournament MVP -- her twin sister Christian Thompson 2. Julie Coin, Clemson (Las Vegas, Nev./Bishop Gorman H.S.), and freshman Brook Buck (Yukon, Okla./Oklahoma Christian School) all earned BIG EAST accolades in both singles and doubles. Senior captain 3. Audra Cohen, Northwestern Sarah Jane Connelly (Oklahoma City, Okla./Bishop McGuinness H.S.) was a singles selection and 4. Aibika Kalsarieva, Kentucky her sister, junior Lauren Connelly (Oklahoma City, Okla./Bishop McGuinness H.S.), garnered dou- 5. Jennifer Magley, Florida bles honors. 6. Robin Stephenson, Alabama 7. Amber Liu, Stanford THOMPSONS EARN SEED IN NCAA DOUBLES CHAMPIONSHIP, CLINCH ALL-AMERICA HONORS: Sophomore twins Catrina Thompson (Las Vegas, Nev./Bishop Gorman H.S.) and 8. Suzi Babos, California Christian Thompson (Las Vegas, Nev./Bishop Gorman H.S.), currently ranked sixth in Division I Seeds 9-16, listed alphabetically by last name after becoming the first Notre Dame doubles team ever to reach #1 earlier this spring, earned one Daniela Bercek, UCLA of the No. 5-8 seeds in the NCAA Doubles Championship, slated for May 24-28 at the University of Nicole Leimbach, Southern California Georgia’s Dan Magill Tennis Complex in Athens. The seeding guarantees that they will be named Kristi Miller, Georgia Tech All-Americans by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) at the conclusion of the season. The Thompsons stand 27-6 on the season, including a 14-3 mark against nationally-ranked teams (4-1 Mihaela Moldovan, Florida State vs. higher-ranked teams). They were 19-4 at No. 1 doubles this season and have won six of their Lindsey Nelson, Southern California last eight, despite closing the regular season with their first two-match losing skid of 2004-05. The Zerene Reyes, Florida Thompsons are 19-5 on the road this season and 14-3 outdoors. After finishing their rookie cam- Shadisha Robinson, Georgia paign – in which they became the first all-freshman doubles team from any Division I school since Story Tweedie-Yates, TCU 1998 to earn a trip to the NCAA doubles tournament – 26th in the rankings, the sisters were #7 in the preseason, and they ascended to the top spot on Feb. 22. The Thompsons – who were the top- DOUBLES ranked 18-and-under girls’ doubles team in the U.S. prior to their arrival at Notre Dame – last year upset the 15th-ranked team of Cynthya Goulet and Jennifer McGaffigan in three sets in the open- 1. Caroline Basu/Shadisha Robinson, Georgia ing round of the NCAA doubles event, but then lost in three sets against Megan Muth and Amy Wei 2. Audra Cohen/Cristelle Grier, Northwestern of William & Mary. The Thompsons played 12 matches against NCAA qualifiers this season – 3. Audrey Banada/Megan Bradley, Miami including six straight last fall – posting an 8-4 record. The Thompson twins were the only team in 4. Daniela Bercek/Riza Zalameda, UCLA the country to reach the semifinals of the first two legs of the collegiate grand slam. They were the Seeds 5-8, listed alphabetically by school Whitney Benik/Lolita Frangulyan, Florida ND SEEDED TEAMS IN NCAA DOUBLES CHAMPIONSHIP Sarah Foster/Aibika Kalsarieva, Kentucky Kendall Cline/Aniela Mojzis, North Carolina Team Year Seed Finish Catrina Thompson/Christian Thompson, Michelle Dasso (So.)/Jennifer Hall (Sr.) 1999 5-8 Quarterfinals Michelle Dasso (Sr.)/Becky Varnum (Jr.) 2001 5-8 Round of 16 Notre Dame Catrina Thompson (So.)/Christian Thompson (So.) 2005 5-8 ????

runners-up in last October’s Riviera/ITA All-American Championships before falling in the semis of the Irish Career Record Book November ITA National Intercollegiate Indoor Championships. The twins will try to complete the grand Victories at No. 1 Doubles (Team) slam with another strong showing at the NCAAs, which has never seen an Irish team reach the semis 1. Dasso/Varnum (2001) ...... 37-6 (three have lost in the quarterfinals). Only six other teams earned invitations to both the ’04 and ’05 2. Thompson/Thompson ...... 31-15 events, with the others being Sarah Foster/Aibika Kalsarieva (Kentucky), Chloe Carlotti/Virginia Tomatis (Mississippi), Kentdall Cline/Aniela Mojzis (North Carolina), Katie Ruckert/Kendra Strohm Irish Season Record Book (Texas), Dianne Hollands/Maja Mlakar (Arizona), and Michelle DaCosta/Kara Delicata (Michigan). Doubles Victories (Individual) 1. Becky Varnum (2000-01) ...... 37-9 CATRINA THOMPSON EARNS INVITATIONS TO NCAA SINGLES & DOUBLES TOURNA- 2. Susie Panther (1984-85) ...... 36-7 MENTS: Sophomore Catrina Thompson (Las Vegas, Nev./Bishop Gorman H.S.) earned invitations to 3. Michelle Dasso (2000-01) ...... 35-9 both the NCAA Division I Women’s Tennis Singles Championship and the NCAA doubles tournament 4. Pam Fischette (1980-81) ...... 32-9 – along with her twin sister, Christian Thompson (Las Vegas, Nev./Bishop Gorman H.S.) – when the 5. Cathy Schnell (1984-85) ...... 30-6 fields for the national individual championships were announced. Catrina Thompson is in an elite group 6. Jennifer Hall (1998-99) ...... 29-12 of just 28 players in the country that earned spots in both the singles and doubles draws. The events 6. Catrina Thompson ...... 29-6 are slated for May 23-28 at the University of Georgia’s Dan Magill Tennis Complex in Athens, Ga. She 8. Michelle Dasso (1998-99) ...... 28-10 enters the postseason ranked 44th nationally in singles and sixth in doubles. This also marks the 10th 8. Laura Lee (1984-85) ...... 28-11 time in the last 13 years that a Notre Dame player has garnered a spot in both the NCAA singles and 10. Christian Thompson ...... 27-6 doubles championships, but it was done previously by just three individuals: Wendy Crabtree (1993, 10. Nine others tied with ...... 27 ’94, ’95), Jennifer Hall (1997, ’98, ’99), and current assistant coach Michelle Dasso (1999, 2000, ’01). Doubles Victories (Team) Thompson currently stands 23-9 on the season, with a 11-9 record against nationally-ranked players 1. Dasso/Varnum (2000-01) ...... 35-9 (5-3 against higher-ranked foes). She has a 17-8 mark in her first season at No. 1 singles – being the 2. Thompson/Thompson ...... 27-6 first sophomore to play No. 1 for ND since Dasso did so in 1999. Thompson, who was named the BIG 2. Buck/L. Connelly ...... 27-12 EAST tournament MVP, has a 17-5 record away from home this season and an 9-5 mark outdoors. Doubles Dual-Match Victories (Individual) She is 21-0 when winning the opening set and 11-3 vs. regional opponents, including an impressive 6- 1. Michelle Dasso (2001) ...... 24-3 2, 6-2 upset of Northwestern’s Audra Cohen in dual-match action last month (it was the freshman phe- 1. Becky Varnum (2001) ...... 24-3 nom’s first straight-set defeat of her collegiate career). Thompson was ranked 103rd in the preseason, 3. Catrina Thompson ...... 21-4 and she peaked at a career-high 32nd in February. Ten of her matches this season came against play- 3. Michelle Dasso (1999) ...... 21-7 ers that earned NCAA berths, and Thompson held a 5-5 record against that group, with the victories 3. Jennifer Hall (1999) ...... 21-7 coming against Harvard’s Courtney Bergman, North Carolina’s Aniela Mojzis, Petra Dizdar of Texas, 6. Nina Vaughan (2001) ...... 20-4 Oklahoma State’s Iryna Tkachenko, and Cohen. 6. Jennifer Hall (1996) ...... 20-4 The other elite players who earned NCAA invitations in both singles and doubles were Alice Barnes 8. Christian Thompson ...... 19-4 (Stanford), Daniela Bercek (UCLA), Megan Bradley (Miami), Erin Burdette (Stanford), Chloe Carlotti 8. Kelly Zalinski (2000) ...... 19-5 (Mississippi), Kendall Cline (North Carolina), Karin Coetzee (Wake Forest), Audra Cohen 8. Lindsey Green (2000) ...... 19-5 (Northwestern), Julie Coin (Clemson), Kim Coventry (Kentucky), Audra Falk (Vanderbilt), Zsuzsanna 8. Alicia Salas (2002) ...... 19-9 Fodor (Mississippi State), Sarah Foster (Kentucky), Cristelle Grier (Northwestern), Dianne Hollands Doubles Dual-Match Victories (Team) (Arizona), Maja Kovacek (New Mexico), Amber Liu (Stanford), Kristi Miller (Georgia Tech), Aniela 1. Dasso/Varnum (2001) ...... 24-3 Mojzis (North Carolina), Mihaela Moldovan (Florida State), Megan Moulton-Levy (William & Mary), 2. Dasso/Hall (1999) ...... 21-7 Zerene Reyes (Florida), Shadisha Robinson (Georgia), Story Tweedie-Yates (TCU), Anne Yelsey 3. Thompson/Thompson ...... 19-4 (Stanford), Marianna Yuferova (Virginia Commonwealth), and Riza Zalameda (UCLA). That group of 3. Gowen/Hall (1996) ...... 19-4 28 features 16 players from the ITA’s South Region and seven more from the West Region, while two Victories at No. 1 Singles others – Cohen and Grier – are from the Midwest Region. Fifteen of the players are Americans, while 1. Michelle Dasso (2000) ...... 24-5 12 are still in the first half of their collegiate careers. Thompson is one of just eight players to fall into 2. Michelle Dasso (1999) ...... 23-4 both of those categories, establishing her as one of the top young Americans in the college game. The 3. Michelle Dasso (2001) ...... 20-4 others in that group are Cohen, Foster, Miller, Moulton-Levy, Robinson, Yelsey, and Zalameda. 4. CeCe Cahill (1988) ...... 18-4 5. Catrina Thompson ...... 17-8 TOP HEAVY: Notre Dame’s strongest positions in both singles and doubles this season have been 5. Jennifer Hall (1997) ...... 17-10 the No. 1 spots, largely thanks to sophomore Catrina Thompson (Las Vegas, Nev./Bishop Gorman Victories at No. 1 Doubles (Individual) H.S.). In singles, Thompson – who played No. 3 last season – has compiled a 16-7 record. She also 1. Michelle Dasso (2001) ...... 24-3 holds a 19-4 mark at No. 1 doubles, playing most of the time with her twin sister, sophomore Christian 1. Becky Varnum (2001) ...... 24-3 Thompson (Las Vegas, Nev./Bishop Gorman H.S.), while also going unbeaten in two matches with 3. Catrina Thompson ...... 21-4 junior Kristina Stastny (St. Louis, Mo./St. Joseph’s Academy). Notre Dame’s second-best spot in sin- 3. Michelle Dasso (1999) ...... 21-7 gles has been No. 5, where it is 13-8. In doubles, the Irish are 15-7 at No. 3. 3. Jennifer Hall (1999) ...... 21-7 6. Christian Thompson ...... 19-4 CATRINA THOMPSON NOTCHES HISTORIC WIN OVER NORTHWESTERN’S AUDRA COHEN: Victories at No. 1 Doubles (Team) Sophomore Catrina Thompson (Las Vegas, Nev./Bishop Gorman H.S.), then ranked 37th nationally 1. Dasso/Varnum (2001) ...... 24-3 in singles, upset the nation’s #3-ranked player, Audra Cohen of Northwestern, 6-2, 6-2 on April 14 in 2. Dasso/Hall (1999) ...... 21-7 Notre Dame’s dual-match loss to the Wildcats. The freshman phenom, who came into the match with 3. Thompson/Thompson ...... 19-4 a 39-4 record, had not previously lost a straight-set decision in 43 collegiate matches, and she has not Doubles-Point-Clinching Victories (Individual) dropped a set in six consecutive wins since then. Cohen began the season with 23 consecutive victo- 1. Michelle Dasso (2001) ...... 10 ries, claiming the singles titles in the first leg of the grand slam, the Riviera/Intercollegiate Tennis 1. Becky Varnum (2001) ...... 10 Association (ITA) All-American Championships and ascending to the national #1 ranking. It was the 3. Lindsey Green (2001) ...... 9 highest-ranked victory of Thompson’s career and was the third time this spring that she improved upon 3. Nina Vaughan (2001) ...... 9 her highest-career win. After her top win was previously an upset of #39 Megan Muth of William & Mary 5. Catrina Thompson ...... 7 in the fall of 2003, Thompson topped #27 Courtney Bergman of Harvard 6-1, 6-4 on Feb. 11 and then 5. Christian Thompson ...... 7 beat #26 Aniela Mojzis of North Carolina nine days later. The last time a Notre Dame player defeated Doubles-Point-Clinching Victories (Team) one of the nation’s top three players in singles was Jan. 21, 2001, when current assistant coach 1. Dasso/Varnum (2001) ...... 10 Michelle Dasso, ranked third at the time, topped #2 Ansley Cargill of Duke 6-2, 6-3 at No. 1 singles in 2. Green/Vaughan (2001) ...... 9 dual-match action. 3. Thompson/Thompson ...... 7

CATRINA THOMPSON FIRST ND DOUBLES TEAMS PLAYING IN MAIN DRAW OF ALL GRAND SLAMS SOPHOMORE SINCE 1999 TO PLAY No. 1 FOR ND: Catrina Thompson Team Year Clays All-Ams Indoors NCAAs (Las Vegas, Nev./Bishop Gorman H.S.) Michelle Dasso (Sr.)/Becky Varnum (Jr.) 2000-01 QF R16 SF R16 has played No. 1 singles for the Irish in Catrina Thompson (So.)/Christian Thompson (So.) 2004-05 n/a Runner-up SF ???

every dual match this spring, going 16-7. She is the first sophomore to play at the top of the Notre Dame ITA National Rankings singles lineup since current assistant coach Michelle Dasso went 23-4 in the slot in the spring of 1999. (May 2) No. School Avg. W-L LW THOMPSONS ASCEND TO NATIONAL #1 RANKING IN DOUBLES: Sophomore twins Catrina 1. Stanford 103.0 21-0 1 Thompson and Christian Thompson became the first University of Notre Dame women’s tennis duo 2. Florida 94.5 18-2 2 to be ranked #1 in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) national doubles rankings, when the Feb. 3. Kentucky 91.7 23-5 3 22 edition was released. Following a rookie season in which they went 22-17 and became the first all- 4. Vanderbilt 86.9 20-5 6 freshman doubles team from any school since 1998 to earn a spot in the NCAA Doubles Championship, the Thompsons were #7 in the preseason ITA rankings, released last fall. They proceeded to put togeth- 5. Georgia Tech 86.5 19-3 4 er a fall season in which they went 8-2, became the first Notre Dame team ever to reach the title match 6. Northwesetern 86.2 24-2 5 of a collegiate grand-slam event, and stand as the only duo in all of college tennis to reach the semifi- 7. USC 80.1 16-3 7 nals of both of the first two grand slams. That moved them up to #2 on Jan. 11 and then to the top spot. 8. Georgia 79.5 15-7 8 Since then, the Thompsons have slipped to sixth. Prior to the 2004-05 season, the highest national rank- 9. Miami 78.3 20-4 9 ing for an Irish doubles team was #5, by current assistant coach Michelle Dasso and Becky Varnum on two occasions during the 2000-01 campaign. 10. Texas 75.4 20-15 10 11. Clemson 72.7 17-8 12 THOMPSONS ONLY DOUBLES TEAM TO REACH SEMIS OF FIRST TWO GRAND SLAMS: 12. UCLA 71.5 15-5 11 Sophomore twins Catrina Thompson (Las Vegas, Nev./Bishop Gorman H.S.) and Christian 13. North Carolina 69.0 20-9 13 Thompson (Las Vegas, Nev./Bishop Gorman H.S.) were the only Division I team to reach the semifi- 14. Baylor 64.2 22-5 15 nals of both of the first two legs of the collegiate grand slam. The Irish team, now ranked sixth after being seventh in the preseason, was the runner-up in October’s Riviera/ITA All-American Championships, 15. Duke 62.2 15-10 16 defeating #6 Bentley/Stephenson of Alabama, #1 Hollands/Mlakar of Arizona, and #11 Gersic/Kovacek 16. Tulane 59.6 23-4 14 of New Mexico before falling to Whitney Benik and Lolita Frangulyan of Florida in the title match. The 17. Tennessee 59.5 14-8 17 sisters then beat #3 Foster/Kalsarieva of Kentucky and #28 Banada/Bradley of Miami before losing to 18. TCU 54.8 20-4 18 13th-ranked Alice Barnes and Erin Burdette of Stanford in the semifinals of the ITA National 19. Harvard 52.9 17-6 19 Intercollegiate Indoor Championships. Benik and Fangulyan were upset in the opening round dof the National Indoors by eventual champs Cristelle Grier and Audra Cohen of Northwestern. The Wildcat 20. William & Mary 51.4 19-5 20 team did not play doubles in the All-American Championships. The Thompsons became the first Irish 21. BYU 45.5 21-3 23 team ever to reach a grand-slam final, as well as the first Notre Dame players to advance to the dou- 22. South Carolina 42.4 14-8 21 bles semis of multiple grand slams. 23. NOTRE DAME 38.7 14-9 24 24. California 38.1 12-8 22 THOMPSONS UPSET #1, #3, AND #6 IN FALL SEASON: Sophomore twins Catrina Thompson (Las Vegas, Nev./Bishop Gorman H.S.) and Christian Thompson (Las Vegas, Nev./Bishop Gorman H.S.), 25. Washington 36.4 14-8 25 now ranked #6 after being seventh in the preseason, put together a fall filled with giant killing, as they were 6-1 against nationally-ranked teams, including four wins against top-15 squads. The sisters upset 28. Wake Forest 30.6 13-10 27 #1 Dianne Hollands/Maja Mlakar of Arizona, #6 Ashley Bentley/Robin Stephenson, and #11 Eva 32. Michigan 24.1 14-11 40 Gersic/Maja Kovacek of New Mexico en route to the title match of the Riviera/ITA All-American 34. Wisconsin 23.5 15-8 38 Championships before upsetting #3 Sarah Foster/Aibika Kalsarieva of Kentucky in the round of 16 of the ITA National Intercollegiate Indoor Championships. The upset of Hollands and Mlakar, which came 37. Indiana 21.6 14-11 34 in an 8-6 decision on Oct. 8 in the quarterfinals of the first grand slam, was the first for an Irish team 41. UNLV 19.8 14-8 44 against the nation's #1 doubles team since current assistant coach Michelle Dasso and Becky Varnum 46. Iowa 15.5 14-9 50 downed Pepperdine's Ipek Senoglu and Paola Palencia 8-5 at No. 1 doubles on Feb. 17, 2001, in the 52. Purdue 12.9 10-13 49 USTA/ITA National Team Indoor Championships. 55. Illinois 10.1 12-11 53 WE ARE FAMILY: Notre Dame women’s tennis has long featured members of the same family on its 59. Long Beach State 8.05 15-10 56 teams. For the third consecutive season, Notre Dame has an unprecedented two pairs of sisters on its roster in 2003-04. In 2002-03, Liz Donohue (Sioux Falls, S.D./O'Gorman H.S.) and Lauren Connelly Bold indicates 2005 Notre Dame opponent. (Oklahoma City, Okla./Bishop McGuinness H.S.) joined the Notre Dame squad as freshmen, combining Rankings are determined by the ITA’s point- with sisters Maggie Donohue (‘03) and Sarah Jane Connelly (Oklahoma City, Okla./Bishop per-match computer formula; for a full expla- McGuinness H.S.) to mark the first time in school history that a team featured two sets of sisters at the same time. Though Maggie Donohue graduated in ’03, the Connellys were joined last season by fresh- nation, see itatennis.com. man twins Catrina Thompson (Las Vegas, Nev./Bishop Gorman H.S.) and Christian Thompson (Las Vegas, Nev./Bishop Gorman H.S.) -- the fourth pair of twin sisters ever to earn monograms in the same 2005 BIG EAST Awards sport at Notre Dame -- to give Notre Dame two sets of sisters once again. A total of seven sets of sis- ters have earned monograms in women’s tennis, by far the most of any of the 13 Irish women’s sports. Coach of the Year Another family connection was added this season, as head coach Jay Louderback’s daughter, Bailey Mac Gifford, Syracuse Louderback (South Bend, Ind./Penn H.S.), joined the team as a freshman. He became the 11th Notre Most Outstanding Tournament Performer Dame coach -- just the second in a women’s sport (along with softball’s Brian Boulac) -- to have coached Catrina Thompson, Notre Dame his son or daughter with the Irish. All-Tournament Team – Singles KEEPING UP WITH NOTRE DAME TENNIS: For the fastest results of Notre Dame tennis matches, Brook Buck, Notre Dame call the Notre Dame sports hotline at (574) 631-3000 and choose #8. The hotline provides schedule Sarah Jane Connelly, Notre Dame and results information for varsity sports and serves as a supplement to the game recaps and weekly Catrina Thompson, Notre Dame releases provided on the official athletic website at www.und.com. The hotline is the first medium updat- Christian Thompson, Notre Dame ed with the results of each Katie Bramante, Syracuse Notre Dame tennis match. MOST MAIN-DRAW DOUBLES WINS BY ND TEAM IN Victoria Vaynberg, Syracuse In addition, media members ITA GRAND SLAMS (SEASON) All-Tournament Team – Doubles and fans may be added to Nida Waseem & Gia Nafarette, Boston the sports information e- Team Year Record mail release list by contact- College Catrina Thompson (So.)/Christian Thompson (So.) 2004-05 5-2 ing Bo Rottenborn at Brook Buck & Lauren Connelly, Notre Michelle Dasso (Sr.)/Becky Varnum (Jr.) 2000-01 4-4 [email protected], who Dame Wendy Crabtree (Fr.)/Lisa Tholen (Jr.) 1993-94 3-3 also can provide any infor- Catrina Thompson and Christian Tiffany Gates (Sr.)/Jennifer Hall (Jr.) 1997-98 3-3 mation about the Irish ten- Thompson, Notre Dame Michelle Dasso (So.)/Jennifer Hall (Sr.) 1998-99 2-1 nis program.

Catrina Thompson

Sophomore • 5-5 • Age: 20 Las Vegas, Nevada Bishop Gorman High School

Career High ITA National Rankings: 32nd (singles), 1st (doubles) Career-High Singles Win: #3 Audra Cohen (Northwestern), 6-2, 6-2; 4/14/05 Career-High Doubles Win: #1 Dianne Hollands/Maja Mlakar (Arizona), 8-6; 10/8/04

AWARDS & HONORS NCAA Singles Championship Qualifier (2005) NCAA Doubles Championship Qualifier (2004, 2005) Riviera/Intercollegiate Tennis Association All-American Championships Doubles Runner-Up (2004) BIG EAST Most Outstanding Tournament Performer (2005) Notre Dame Monogram Club Team Most Valuable Player (2004-05) Three-Time BIG EAST All-Tournament Team (Singles: 2005; Doubles: 2004, 2005) SINGLES RECORDS & RANKINGS (see next page for doubles) • ITA National Rankings: 44th (current); 32nd (season high, Feb. 22) • Records: 23-9 overall, 17-8 in duals at No. 1, 6-1 in tournaments, 17-5 away from home, 21-0 when winning the first set, 2-9 when losing the first set, 9-5 outdoors, 11-3 vs. Midwest Region, 2- 4 in tiebreakers, 2-1 in three-set matches, 11-9 vs. ranked players, 5-4 vs. higher-ranked players, 18-5 vs. lower-ranked players, 10-8 in close sets, 7-4 in close matches • 39-3 career when winning first set, including 24 straight wins since March 24, 2004 vs. Katie Martzolf of Wake Forest; lost 6-7 (6-8), 7-6 (7-4), 1-0 (11-9)

SINGLES NOTES (see next page for doubles) • One of only two Division I players (also Georgia’s Shadisha Robinson) to have a victory against one of the top three seeds in the NCAA Singles Championship (#3 seed Audra Cohen of Northwestern), as well as vs. at least one of the top three seeds in the NCAA Doubles Championship (#2 seed Cohen/Cristelle Grier of Northwestern and #3 Audrey Banada/Megan Bradley of Miami) • Earned first invitation to the NCAA Singles Championship and became just the fourth ND player to be invited to NCAA singles and doubles in same season (and one of 28 in Division I to do so this year) • Tabbed BIG EAST Most Outstanding Tournament Performer after leading ND to its sixth BIG EAST title; was the only player to win in singles and doubles in both semis and final and became first Irish player to win the award since 2001 • Still stands as the only player to beat ITA All-American champion Audra Cohen in straight sets as a collegian, pulling the upset of then-#3 Cohen by scores of 6-2, 6-2 at No. 1 at Northwestern on 4/14 • First ND sophomore to play No. 1 singles since Michelle Dasso in 1999; went 17-8 at No. 1 • Boasts 9-2 record since March 22

NON-COLLEGIATE SINGLES HIGHLIGHTS • Came to ND at 39th in USTA 18s national rankings (16th among CATRINA THOMPSON’S CAREER RECORD incoming freshmen) Singles Doubles Year Dual Open Overall Year Dual Open Overall • Ranked as high as 1,006th in the 2003-04 12-10 8-5 20-15 2003-04 12-11 10-6 22-17 world in singles by the WTA 2004-05 17-8 6-1 23-9 2004-05 21-4 8-2 29-6 CAREER 29-18 14-6 43-24 CAREER 23-15 18-8 51-23

Christian Thompson

Sophomore • 5-6 • Age: 20 Las Vegas, Nevada Bishop Gorman High School

Career High ITA National Rankings: 88th (singles), 1st (doubles) Career-High Singles Win: #67 Lynzee Kever (Colordao), 6-4, 6-4; 9/17/04 Career-High Doubles Win: #1 Dianne Hollands/Maja Mlakar (Arizona), 8-6; 10/8/04

AWARDS & HONORS NCAA Doubles Championship Qualifier (2004, 2005) Riviera/Intercollegiate Tennis Association All-American Championships Doubles Runner-Up (2004) Four-Time BIG EAST All-Tournament Team (Singles: 2004, 2005; Doubles: 2004, 2005)

SINGLES NOTES • 13-10 overall; 10-8 in duals at No. 3; hampered by knee injury most of spring

DOUBLES RECORDS & RANKINGS • ITA National Rankings: 6th (current); 1st (season high, Feb. 22) • Records: 27-6 overall, 19-4 in duals at No. 1, 8-2 in tournaments, 5-2 in grand slams, 19-5 away from home, 14-3 outdoors, 7-2 vs. Midwest Region, 1-0 in tiebreakers, 14-3 vs. ranked teams, 4-1 vs. higher-ranked teams, 23-5 vs. lower-ranked teams, 7-2 in close matches (8-6, 9-7, or 9-8)

DOUBLES NOTES • One of just seven teams to earn an NCAA doubles invite in 2004 and ‘05 • Along with fraternal twin sister Catrina, ascended to #1 in the ITA national doubles rankings on Feb. 22, becoming the first Irish team ever to do so • The Thompsons were the only Division I doubles team to reach the semifinals of both of the first two legs of the 2004-05 collegiate grand slam; they are 5-2 in grand slams this season, while no other doubles team in the country has more than four victories (Cohen/Grier & Benik/Frangulyan) • Posted best-ever doubles finish for ND in a grand-slam event by reaching the doubles title match in last fall’s Riviera/ITA All-American Championships, losing 8-3 to Whitney Benik/Lolita Frangulyan (Florida); became second set of twins to reach a grand slam final (Tami and Teri Whitlinger of Stanford claimed the title in the 1989 ITA National Intercollegiate Indoor Championships) • Went 4-2 against the eight seeded teams in the NCAA doubles tournament • Top wins vs. #1 Hollands/Mlakar (Arizona), #2 Cohen/Grier (Northwestern), #3 Foster/Kalsarieva (Kentucky), and #6 Bentley/Stephenson (Alabama)

CAREER DOUBLES HIGHLIGHTS • In 2004, became first all-freshman Division I doubles team since 1998 to play in NCAA doubles • Finished 2003-04 at 26th in rankings, the highest of any all-rookie doubles team

NON-COLLEGIATE HIGHLIGHTS • Ranked #1 in USTA 18-and- under national doubles rankings • Won national doubles titles on all CHRISTIAN THOMPSON’S CAREER RECORD Singles Doubles surfaces Year Dual Open Overall Year Dual Open Overall • Ranked as high as 573rd in the 2003-04 13-8 12-5 25-13 2003-04 12-11 10-6 22-17 2004-05 10-8 3-2 13-10 2004-05 19-4 8-2 27-6 world in doubles CAREER 23-16 15-7 38-23 CAREER 21-15 18-8 49-23 • Played in girls’ draw of U.S. Open

2004-05 Notre Dame Women’s Tennis Match-by-Match Results

Catrina Thompson (So.) -- Season Record: 23-9 (.719) // Career Record: 43-24-2 (.642) Date W/L Opponent School Score Record Event 9/17 W (103) Jessica Vanderdys Colorado 6-1, 6-2 1-0 Colorado Invitational 9/18 W (103) Jelena Jovic Auburn 6-2, 6-1 2-0 Colorado Invitational 9/19 W (103) Yanick Dullens (104) Denver 6-1, 5-7, 6-3 3-0 Colorado Invitational 10/23 W (103) Beatrix Csordas DePaul 7-6, 6-3 4-0 ITA Midwest Championships 1st round 10/23 W (103) Laura McGaffigan Indiana 6-2, 6-2 5-0 ITA Midwest Championships 2nd round 10/24 W (103) Meg Racette (79) Iowa 6-4, 6-2 6-0 ITA Midwest Championships rd. of 16 10/25 L (103) Katie McGaffigan (42) Wisconsin 6-4, 7-5 6-1 ITA Midwest Championships quarterfinals 1/22 W* (69) Emily DeCamilla Ohio State 6-2, 6-3 7-1 No. 1 1/23 L (69) Audra Falk (38) Vanderbilt 6-2, 6-0 7-2 No. 1 1/25 W (69) Michelle DaCosta (44) Michigan 6-2, 6-3 8-2 No. 1 1/30 L (69) Ashlee Davis (77) Wake Forest 7-6 (7-5), 2-6, 1-0 (8) 8-3 No. 1 2/11 W (69) Courtney Bergman (27) Harvard 6-1, 6-4 9-3 No. 1 2/13 W (69) Szilvia Szegedi Boston College 6-3, 1-0, retired 10-3 No. 1 2/18 L (69) Katie Blaszak (115) Duke 6-1, 6-7, 6-2 10-4 No. 1 2/20 W (69) Aniela Mojzis (26) North Carolina 7-6 (7-3), 7-5 11-4 No. 1 2/26 W (32) Petra Dizdar Texas 6-4, 6-1 12-4 No. 1 2/27 W (32) Meg Racette Iowa 6-7 (6-8), 7-5, 1-0 (6) 13-4 No. 1 3/10 L (39) Elena Gantcheva (21) UNLV 7-6, 6-1 13-5 No. 1 3/12 W (39) Lauren Jones BYU 6-2, 6-2 14-5 No. 1 3/18 L (39) Sabita Maharaj (44) Tennessee 6-1, 6-3 14-6 No. 1 3/22 W* (44) Hala Sufi (74) Purdue 2-6, 6-3, 7-5 15-6 No. 1 3/26 W (44) Iryna Tkachenko (97) Oklahoma St. 6-2, 2-6, 1-0 (10-3) 16-6 No. 1 3/29 W (44) Katie McGaffigan (93) Wisconsin 6-2, 6-2 17-6 No. 1 4/2 W (44) Nicole Bouffler Long Beach St. 7-5, 6-3 18-6 No. 1 4/9 L (37) Candice Fuchs (122) William & Mary 6-1, 6-0 18-7 No. 1 4/10 W (37) Dora Vastag (101) Indiana 6-1, 6-2 19-7 No. 1 4/13 L (37) Cynthya Goulet (41) Illinois 7-6 (7-3), 6-4 19-8 No. 1 4/14 W (37) Audra Cohen (3) Northwestern 6-2, 6-2 20-8 No. 1 4/22 W (37) Barbora Blahutiakova St. John’s 6-2, 6-0 21-8 No. 1 (BIG EAST Championship semifinals) 4/23 W (37) Victoria Vaynberg Syracuse 6-3, 6-1 22-8 No. 1 (BIG EAST Championship final) 5/13 W (44) Meg Racette (104) Iowa 6-1, 6-2 23-8 No. 1 (NCAA Championship first round) 5/14 L (44) Audra Cohen (4) Northwestern 6-0, 6-3 23-9 No. 1 (NCAA Championship second round) in dual matches: 17-8 (29-18-2, L1) in open tournaments: 6-1 (14-6, L1) at home: 6-4 (12-8, L1) on the road: 17-5 (31-16-2, L1) when losing the first set: 2-9 (4-21-1, L3)when winning the first set: 21-0 (39-3-1, W24) at Courtney Tennis Center: 0-1 (0-2) in Eck Tennis Pavilion: 6-3 (12-6, W5) indoors: 14-4 (27-10, W7) outdoors: 9-5 (16-14-2, L1) vs. Midwest Region: 11-3 (21-8, L1) vs. BIG EAST Conference: 3-0 (6-2-1, W2) in tiebreakers: 2-4 (9-7, L2) in match tiebreakers: 2-1 (3-3, W2) in three-set matches: 2-1 (5-4, W1) clinching victories: 2 (6) with match tied 3-3: 0-0 (0-0) in three sets with dual-match outcome still undecided: 1-1 (1-2, W1) vs. ranked opponents: 11-9 (13-10, L1) as a ranked player: 23-9 (25-13-1, L1) vs. higher-ranked players: 5-4 (7-5, L1) vs. lower-ranked players: 18-5 (20-9, W3) in close sets: 10-8 (26-21, L2) in close matches: 7-4 (16-10, L1) long streaks: W6/L1 (W7/L3) in home state (NV): 0-1 (0-1, L1)

Notes: Number in parentheses before opponents’ name is Irish player/doubles team national ranking at time of match. Number in parentheses after opponents’ name is her/their national ranking at time of match. Numbers in parentheses at bottom are career records and current streaks in each category. Third number appearing in some records is number of matches abandoned. Records vs. BIG EAST Conference and Midwest Region do not include matches vs. Notre Dame teammates in open tourna- ment play.

Career Results vs. NCAA Singles Championship Participants

Catrina Thompson Career Record vs. 2005 NCAA Singles Championship Participants: 5-8 (12 different opponents) Catrina Thompson Season Record vs. 2005 NCAA Singles Championship Participants: 5-6 (11 different opponents)

Thompson vs. Courtney Bergman (Harvard) -- Thompson leads 1-0 Date Winner Score Thompson Rank Opp. Rank Location/Surface Position/Event Notes 2/11/05 Thompson 6-1, 6-4 69th 27th Harvard/Indoor No. 1 Harvard won match 4-3

Thompson vs. Kendall Cline (North Carolina) -- Tied 0-0 Date Winner Score Thompson Rank Opp. Rank Location/Surface Position/Event Notes 3/28/04 Abandoned ND 7-6 (4), 3-3 92nd -- N. Carolina/Outdoor No. 3 UNC won match 5-0

Thompson vs. Audra Cohen (Northwestern) -- Tied 1-1 Date Winner Score Thompson Rank Opp. Rank Location/Surface Position/Event Notes 4/14/05 Thompson 6-2, 6-2 37th 3rd N’western/Outdoor No. 1 NU won match 5-2 5/14/05 Cohen 6-0, 6-3 44th 4th N’western/Outdoor No. 1, NCAA 1st rd. NU won match 4-0

Thompson vs. Ashlee Davis (Wake Forest) -- Davis leads 1-0 Date Winner Score Thompson Rank Opp. Rank Location/Surface Position/Event Notes 1/30/05 Davis 7-6(5), 2-6, 1-0(8) 69th 77th Notre Dame/Indoor No. 1 ND won match 5-2

Thompson vs. Petra Dizdar (Texas) -- Thompson leads 1-0 Date Winner Score Thompson Rank Opp. Rank Location/Surface Position/Event Notes 2/26/05 Thompson 6-4, 6-1 32nd -- Notre Dame/Indoor No. 1 Texas won match 4-3

Thompson vs. Audra Falk (Vanderbilt) -- Falk leads 1-0 Date Winner Score Thompson Rank Opp. Rank Location/Surface Position/Event Notes 1/23/05 Falk 6-2, 6-0 69th 38th Notre Dame/Indoor No. 1 Vandy won match 6-1

Thompson vs. Elena Gantcheva (UNLV) -- Gantcheva leads 1-0 Date Winner Score Thompson Rank Opp. Rank Location/Surface Position/Event Notes 3/10/05 Gantcheva 7-6, 6-1 39th 21st UNLV/Outdoor No. 1 ND won match 5-2

Thompson vs. Cynthya Goulet (Illinois) -- Goulet leads 2-0 Date Winner Score Thompson Rank Opp. Rank Location/Surface Position/Event Notes 10/25/03 Goulet 3-6, 6-4, 6-0 -- -- W. Michigan/Indoor ITA Midwest Chps. first round 4/13/05 Goulet 7-6 (3), 6-4 37th 41st Illinois/Outdoor No. 1 ND won match 4-3

Thompson vs. Aibika Kalsarieva (Kentucky) -- Kalsarieva leads 1-0 Date Winner Score Thompson Rank Opp. Rank Location/Surface Position/Event Notes 10/5/03 Kalsarieva 6-3, 7-5 -- -- Kentucky/Outdoor Ky. Fall Classic blue flight championship

Thompson vs. Sabita Maharaj (Tennessee) -- Maharaj leads 1-0 Date Winner Score Thompson Rank Opp. Rank Location/Surface Position/Event Notes 3/18/05 Maharaj 6-1, 6-3 39th 44th Tennessee/Outdoor No. 1 UT won match 6-1

Thompson vs. Aniela Mojzis (North Carolina) -- Thompson leads 1-0 Date Winner Score Thompson Rank Opp. Rank Location/Surface Position/Event Notes 2/20/05 Thompson 7-6 (3), 7-5 69th 26th Notre Dame/Indoor No. 1 UNC won match 4-3

Thompson vs. Iryna Tkachenko (Oklahoma State) -- Thompson leads 1-0 Date Winner Score Thompson Rank Opp. Rank Location/Surface Position/Event Notes 3/26/05 Thompson 6-2, 2-6, 1-0 (3) 44th 97th Oklahoma St./Indoor No. 1 ND won match 7-0

Thompson vs. Boglarka Berecz (Florida), alternate -- Berecz leads 1-0 Date Winner Score Thompson Rank Opp. Rank Location/Surface Position/Event Notes 9/27/03 Berecz 6-2, 6-2 -- -- Atlanta/Outdoor adidas Invit. “das” flight semifinals

Thompson vs. Michelle DaCosta (Michigan), alternate -- Thompson leads 1-0 Date Winner Score Thompson Rank Opp. Rank Location/Surface Position/Event Notes 1/25/05 Thompson 6-2, 6-3 69th 44th Notre Dame/Indoor No. 1 ND won match 7-0

Thompson vs. Megan Muth (William & Mary), alternate -- Thompson leads 1-0 Date Winner Score Thompson Rank Opp. Rank Location/Surface Position/Event Notes 10/4/03 Thompson 6-1, 3-6, 6-1 -- 39th Kentucky/Outdoor Ky. Fall Classic blue flight semifinals

Thompson vs. Alexis Prousis (Northwestern), alternate -- Prousis leads 2-0 Date Winner Score Thompson Rank Opp. Rank Location/Surface Position/Event Notes 4/15/04 Prousis 6-2, 6-1 -- -- Notre Dame/Outdoor No. 3 NU won match 4-3 5/16/04 Prousis 7-5, 6-1 -- -- N’western/Outdoor No. 3, NCAA 2nd rd. NU won match 4-1

2004-05 Notre Dame Women’s Tennis Match-by-Match Results

Catrina Thompson (Fr.)/Christian Thompson (Fr.) -- Season Record: 27-6 (.818) // Career Record: 49-23-1 (.681) Date W/L Opponent School Score Record Event 9/17 W (7) Dullens/Maksovic (24) Denver 8-4 1-0 Colorado Invitational 9/18 W (7) Strandemo/Vanderdys Colorado 8-4 2-0 Colorado Invitational 9/19 W (7) Jovic/Rosenbrock Auburn 8-6 3-0 Colorado Invitational 10/7 W (7) Bentley/Stephenson (6) Alabama 8-4 4-0 Riviera/ITA All-American Championships round of 16 10/8 W (7) Hollands/Mlakar (1) Arizona 8-6 5-0 Riviera/ITA All-American Championships quarterfinals 10/9 W (7) Gersic/Kovacek (11) New Mexico 9-8 (7-5) 6-0 Riviera/ITA All-American Championships semifinals 10/10 L (7) Benik/Frangulyan Florida 8-3 6-1 Riviera/ITA All-American Championships final 11/4 W (7) Foster/Kalsarieva (3) Kentucky 8-5 7-1 ITA National Indoor Championships round of 16 11/5 W (7) Banada/Bradley (28) Miami 8-5 8-1 ITA National Indoor Championships quarterfinals 11/6 L (7) Barnes/Burdette (13) Stanford 9-7 8-2 ITA National Indoor Championships semifinals 1/22 W (2) O’Keefe/Volberg Ohio State 8-4 9-2 No. 1 1/23 W (2) Falk/Menees (35) Vanderbilt 8-6 10-2 No. 1 1/26 W* (2) DaCosta/Delicata (15) Michigan 8-5 11-2 No. 1 1/30 W (2) Coetzee/Davis (33) Wake Forest 8-3 12-2 No. 1 2/11 W (2) Bergman/O’Riain (48) Harvard 8-4 13-2 No. 1 2/13 W (2) Szegedi/Wassem Boston College 8-4 14-2 No. 1 2/18 W (2) Cargill/Zika Duke 8-2 15-2 No. 1 2/20 W* (2) Cline/Mojzis (14) North Carolina 8-6 16-2 No. 1 2/26 L (1) Ruckert/Strohm (26) Texas 8-5 16-3 No. 1 2/27 W* (1) Mintz/Racette (59) Iowa 8-3 17-3 No. 1 3/10 W (2) Gantcheva/Marin UNLV 8-2 18-3 No. 1 3/12 W (2) Chang/Jones (56) BYU 8-0 19-3 No. 1 3/26 L (2) Masnic/Tkachenko Oklahoma State 8-4 19-4 No. 1 3/29 W! (2) Martin/McGaffigan Wisconsin 8-3 20-4 No. 1 4/2 W (2) Bouffler/Rocha Long Beach St. 8-1 21-4 No. 1 4/9 W (4) Boomershine/Fuchs William & Mary 8-6 22-4 No. 1 4/10 W* (4) Batty/Walterova Indiana 8-6 23-4 No. 1 4/13 L (4) Goulet/Wang Illinois 8-6 23-5 No. 1 4/14 L (4) Cohen/Grier (1) Northwestern 8-4 23-6 No. 1 4/22 W! (5) Davidson/Gorur St. John’s 8-4 24-6 No. 1 (BIG EAST Championship semifinals) 4/23 W* (5) Vaynberg/Zawadzki Syracuse 8-3 25-6 No. 1 (BIG EAST Championship final) 5/13 W (6) Racette/Veselinovic Iowa 8-1 26-6 No. 1 (NCAA Championship first round) 5/14 W (6) Cohen/Grier (2) Northwestern 8-3 27-6 No. 1 (NCAA Championship second round) in dual matches: 19-4 (31-15-1, W4) in open tournaments: 8-2 (18-8, L1) at home: 8-1 (14-4, W3) on the road: 19-5 (33-19-1, W4) at Courtney Tennis Center: 1-0 (2-0, W2) in Eck Tennis Pavilion: 7-1 (12-4, W2) indoors: 13-3 (25-10, W2) outdoors: 14-3 (22-13-1, W4) vs. Midwest Region: 7-2 (17-8-1, W2) vs. BIG EAST Conference: 3-0 (8-1, W3) in tiebreakers: 1-0 (2-4, W2) clinching victories: 7 (11) vs. ranked opponents: 14-3 (19-12-1, W1) as a ranked team: 27-6 (30-13-1, W4) as the #1-ranked team: 1-1 (1-1, W1) as last match on court: 2-0 (4-4, W2) vs. higher-ranked teams: 4-1 (8-10, W1) vs. lower-ranked teams: 23-5 (27-8, W3) in close matches: 7-2 (15-13, L1) long streaks: W8/L2 (W8/L4)

Notes: Number in parentheses before opponents’ name is Irish player/doubles team national ranking at time of match. Number in parentheses after opponents’ name is her/their national ranking at time of match. Numbers in parentheses at bottom are career records and current streaks in each category. Third number appearing in some records is number of matches abandoned. Records vs. BIG EAST Conference and Midwest Region do not include matches vs. Notre Dame teammates in open tourna- ment play. Notre Dame Women’s Tennis Individual Doubles Records Catrina Thompson (So.) -- Season Record: 29-6 (.829) // Career Record: 51-23-1 (.689) in dual matches: 21-4 (33-15-1, W4) in open tournaments: 8-2 (18-8, L1) at home: 9-1 (15-4, W4) on the road: 20-5 (34-19-1, W4) at Courtney Tennis Center: 1-0 (2-0, W2) in Eck Tennis Pavilion: 8-1 (13-4, W3) indoors: 14-3 (26-10, W2) outdoors: 15-3 (23-13-1, W4) vs. Midwest Region: 8-2 (18-8-1, W2) vs. BIG EAST Conference: 3-0 (8-1, W3) in tiebreakers: 1-0 (2-4, W2) clinching victories: 7 (11) vs. ranked opponents: 14-3 (19-12-1, W1) as a ranked team: 27-6 (30-13-1, W4) as the #1-ranked team: 1-1 (1-1, W1) as last match on court: 2-0 (3-4) vs. higher-ranked teams: 4-1 (8-10, W1) vs. lower-ranked teams: 23-5 (27-8, W3) in close matches: 8-2 (16-13, L1) long streaks: W8/L1 (W8/L4)

Christian Thompson (So.) -- Season Record: 27-6 (.818) // Career Record: 49-23-1 (.681) in dual matches: 19-4 (31-15-1, W4) in open tournaments: 8-2 (18-8, L1) at home: 8-1 (14-4, W3) on the road: 19-5 (33-19-1, W4) at Courtney Tennis Center: 1-0 (2-0, W2) in Eck Tennis Pavilion: 7-1 (12-4, W2) indoors: 13-3 (25-10, W2) outdoors: 14-3 (22-13-1, W4) vs. Midwest Region: 7-2 (17-8-1, W2) vs. BIG EAST Conference: 3-0 (8-1, W3) in tiebreakers: 1-0 (2-4, W2) clinching victories: 7 (11) vs. ranked opponents: 14-3 (19-12-1, W1) as a ranked team: 27-6 (30-13-1, W4) as the #1-ranked team: 1-1 (1-1, W1) as last match on court: 2-0 (4-4, W2) vs. higher-ranked teams: 4-1 (8-10, W1) vs. lower-ranked teams: 23-5 (27-8, W3) in close matches: 7-2 (15-13, L1) long streaks: W8/L2 (W8/L4)

Career Results vs. NCAA Doubles Championship Participants

Thompson/Thompson Career Record vs. 2005 NCAA Doubles Championship Participants: 8-6 (11 different opponents) Thompson/Thompson Season Record vs. 2005 NCAA Doubles Championship Participants: 8-4 (11 different opponents) Thompson/Thompson Career Record vs. Teams With One Player Earning a 2005 NCAA Doubles Bid: 5-4 Thompson/Thompson Career Record vs. Teams With One Player Earning a 2005 NCAA Doubles Bid: 3-0

Thompson/Thompson vs. Dianne Hollands/Maja Mlakar (Arizona) -- Thompson/Thompson lead 1-0 Date Winner Score ND Rank Opp. Rank Location/Surface Position/Event Notes 10/8/04 Thompson/Thompson 8-6 7th 1st Pac. Palisades/Outdoor ITA All-Am Chps. quarterfinals

Thompson/Thompson vs. Yanick Dullens/Suzana Maksovic (Denver) -- Thompson/Thompson lead 1-0 Date Winner Score ND Rank Opp. Rank Location/Surface Position/Event Notes 9/17/04 Thompson/Thompson 8-4 7th 24th Colorado/Outdoor Colorado Invit. hidden dual

Thompson/Thompson vs. Whitney Benik/Lolita Frangulyan (Florida) -- Benik/Frangulyan lead 1-0 Date Winner Score ND Rank Opp. Rank Location/Surface Position/Event Notes 10/10/04 Benik/Frangulyan 8-3 7th -- Pac. Palisades/Outdoor ITA All-Am Chps. championship

Thompson/Thompson vs. Sarah Foster/Aibika Kalsarieva (Kentucky) -- Thompson/Thompson lead 1-0 Date Winner Score ND Rank Opp. Rank Location/Surface Position/Event Notes 11/4/04 Thompson/Thompson 8-5 7th 3rd Michigan/Indoor ITA Nat’l Indoors round of 16

Thompson/Thompson vs. Audrey Banada/Megan Bradley (Miami) -- Thompson/Thompson lead 1-0 Date Winner Score ND Rank Opp. Rank Location/Surface Position/Event Notes 11/5/04 Thompson/Thompson 8-5 7th 28th Michigan/Indoor ITA Nat’l Indoors quarterfinals

Thompson/Thompson vs. Megan Bradley (Miami) -- Thompson/Thompson lead 2-1 (Bradley & Audrey Banada earned NCAA bid) Date Winner Score ND Rank Opp. Rank Location/Surface Position/Event Notes 4/4/04 Thompson/Thompson 8-6 -- 22nd Notre Dame/Indoor No. 1 Clinched point; ND won (5-2) 5/1/04 Applebaum/Bradley 8-6 50th 36th Miami/Outdoor No. 1; BE final Clinched point; UM won (4-0) 11/5/04 Thompson/Thompson 8-5 7th 28th Michigan/Indoor ITA Nat’l Indoors quarterfinals

Thompson/Thompson vs. Michelle DaCosta/Kara Delicata (Michigan) -- Thompson/Thompson lead 1-0 Date Winner Score ND Rank Opp. Rank Location/Surface Position/Event Notes 1/26/05 Thompson/Thompson 8-5 2nd 15th Notre Dame/Indoor No. 1 Clinched point; ND won (7-0)

Thompson/Thompson vs. Michelle DaCosta (Michigan) -- Tied 1-1 (DaCosta & Kara Delicata earned NCAA bid) Date Winner Score ND Rank Opp. Rank Location/Surface Position/Event Notes 1/29/04 DaCosta/Rutherford 8-6 -- 47th Michigan/Indoor No. 1 Clinched point; UM won (4-3) 1/26/05 Thompson/Thompson 8-5 2nd 15th Notre Dame/Indoor No. 1 Clinched point; ND won (7-0)

Thompson/Thompson vs. Iva Gersic/Maja Kovacek (New Mexico) -- Thompson/Thompson lead 1-0 Date Winner Score ND Rank Opp. Rank Location/Surface Position/Event Notes 10/9/04 Thompson/Thompson 9-8 (7-5) 7th 11th Pac. Palisades/Outdoor ITA All-Am Chps. semifinals

Thompson/Thompson vs. Kendall Cline/Aniela Mojzis (North Carolina) -- Tied 1-1 Date Winner Score ND Rank Opp. Rank Location/Surface Position/Event Notes 3/28/04 Cline/Mojzis 8-4 -- 23rd N. Carolina/Outdoor No. 1 UNC won point & match (5-0) 2/20/05 Thompson/Thompson 8-6 2nd 14th Notre Dame/Indoor No. 1 Clinched pt; UNC won match (4-3)

Thompson/Thompson vs. Audra Cohen/Cristelle Grier (Northwestern) -- Tied 1-1 Date Winner Score ND Rank Opp. Rank Location/Surface Position/Event Notes 4/14/05 Cohen/Grier 8-4 4th 1st N’western/Outdoor No. 1 NU won point & match (5-2) 5/14/05 Thompson/Thompson 8-3 6th 2nd N’western/Outdoor No. 1; NCAA 2nd rd.NU won point & match (4-0)

Thompson/Thompson vs. Cristelle Grier (Northwestern) -- Tied 2-2 (Grier & Audra Cohen earned NCAA bid) Date Winner Score ND Rank Opp. Rank Location/Surface Position/Event Notes 4/15/04 Thompson/Thompson 9-8 (7-5) 57th 2nd Notre Dame/Outdoor No. 1 ND won pt.; NU won match (4-3) 5/16/04 Grier/Rush 9-7 36th 3rd N’western/Outdoor No. 1; NCAA 2nd rd.NU won point & match (4-1) 4/14/05 Cohen/Grier 8-4 4th 1st N’western/Outdoor No. 1 NU won point & match (5-2) 5/14/05 Thompson/Thompson 8-3 6th 2nd N’western/Outdoor No. 1; NCAA 2nd rd.NU won point & match (4-0)

Thompson/Thompson vs. Alice Barnes/Erin Burdette (Stanford) -- Barnes/Burdette lead 1-0 Date Winner Score ND Rank Opp. Rank Location/Surface Position/Event Notes 11/6/04 Barnes/Burdette 9-7 7th 13th Michigan/Indoor ITA Nat’l Indoors semifinals

Thompson/Thompson vs. Katie Ruckert/Kendra Strohm (Texas) -- Ruckert/Strohm lead 2-0 Date Winner Score ND Rank Opp. Rank Location/Surface Position/Event Notes 4/12/04 Ruckert/Strohm 8-3 57th - Texas/Outdoor No. 1 Clinched pt.; UT won match (5-2) 2/26/05 Ruckert/Strohm 8-5 1st 26th Notre Dame/Indoor No. 1 ND won pt.; UT won match (4-3)

Thompson/Thompson vs. Audra Falk (Vanderbilt) -- Thompson/Thompson lead 1-0 (Falk & Amanda Taylor earned NCAA bid) Date Winner Score ND Rank Opp. Rank Location/Surface Position/Event Notes 1/23/05 Thompson/Thompson 8-6 2nd 35th Notre Dame/Indoor No. 1 VU won point & match (6-1)

Thompson/Thompson vs. Olga Borisova (VCU) -- Borisova leads 1-0 (Borisova & Marianna Yuferova earned NCAA bid) Date Winner Score ND Rank Opp. Rank Location/Surface Position/Event Notes 2/13/04 Borisova/Urickova 8-6 -- -- VCU/Indoor No. 1 ND won point & match (4-3)

Thompson/Thompson vs. Karin Coetzee (Wake Forest) -- Thompsons lead 1-0 (Coetzee & Alexandra Hirsch earned NCAA bid) Date Winner Score ND Rank Opp. Rank Location/Surface Position/Event Notes 1/30/05 Thompson/Thompson 8-3 2nd 33rd Notre Dame/Indoor No. 1 ND won point & match (5-2)

Thompson/Thompson vs. Candice Fuchs (William & Mary) -- Thompsons lead 1-0 (Fuchs & Megan Moulton-Levy earned NCAA bid) Date Winner Score ND Rank Opp. Rank Location/Surface Position/Event Notes 4/9/05 Thompson/Thompson 8-6 4th -- Notre Dame/Outdoor No. 1 ND won point & match (4-3)

Thompson/Thompson vs. Sarah Batty/Dominika Walterova (Indiana), alternates -- Thompson/Thompson lead 1-0 Date Winner Score ND Rank Opp. Rank Location/Surface Position/Event Notes 4/10/05 Thompson/Thompson 8-6 4th -- Indiana/Outdoor No. 1 Clinched pt.; ND won match (4-3)

2004-05 Notre Dame Women’s Tennis (15-10) Sept. 17-19 Fri.-Sun. at Colorado Invitational (Boulder, Colo.) NTS Oct. 7-10 Thurs.-Sun. at Riviera/ITA All-American Championships (Pacific Palisades, Calif.) NTS Oct. 15-17 Fri.-Sun. ECK CLASSIC NTS Oct. 21-26 Thurs.-Tue. at ITA Midwest Championships (Minneapolis, Minn.) NTS Nov. 4-7 Thurs.-Sun. at National Intercollegiate Indoor Championships (Ann Arbor, Mich.) NTS Nov. 5-7 Fri.-Sun. at Indiana Invitational (Bloomington, Ind.) NTS Singles Doubles 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 1/22 Sat. (21) at Ohio State (49) W, 6-1 W W W W W L W W W 1/23 Sun. (21) VANDERBILT (6) L, 1-6 L L L W L L W L L 1/26 Wed. (21) MICHIGAN (20) W, 7-0 W W W W W W W W W 1/30 Sun. (21) WAKE FOREST (30) W, 5-2 L W W W W L W W W 2/11 Fri. (21) at Harvard (17) L, 3-4 W L L L W L W W L 2/13 Sun. (21) at Boston College (60) W, 7-0 W W W W W W W W W 2/18 Fri. (20) DUKE (5) L, 3-4 L W L L L W W W W 2/20 Sun. (20) NORTH CAROLINA (9) L, 3-4 W L L L W L W L W 2/26 Sat. (20) TEXAS (13) L, 3-4 W W L L L L L W W 2/27 Sun. (20) IOWA (57) W, 7-0 W W W W W W W L W 3/10 Thurs. (22) at UNLV (30) W, 5-2 L W W L W W W W L 3/12 Sat. (22) at Brigham Young (24) L, 1-6 W L L L L L W L L 3/18 Fri. (25) at Tennessee (23) L, 1-6 L W L L L L W L L 3/22 Tue. (29) PURDUE (61) W, 5-2 WW WW L L WWW 3/26 Sat. (29) at Oklahoma State W, 7-0 W W W W W W L W W 3/29 Tue. (28) at Wisconsin (35) L, 3-4 W L L L L W W L W 4/2 Sat. (28) LONG BEACH STATE (72) W, 5-2 W L W L W W W W W 4/9 Sat. (31) WILLIAM & MARY (16) W, 4-3 L L W W W L W W W 4/10 Sun. (31) at Indiana (35) W, 4-3 W L W L W L W W L 4/13 Wed. (26) at Illinois (54) W, 4-3 L W L W W W L L W 4/14 Thurs. (26) at Northwestern (3) L, 2-5 W L L L L W L W L 4/21-23 at BIG EAST Championship (Tampa, Fla.) 1st 4/22 Fri. (25) vs. St. John’s W, 4-0 W W Ab. W Ab. Ab. W L W 4/23 Sat. (25) vs. Syracuse W, 4-0 W Ab. W Ab. Ab. W W W Ab. 5/13-14 at NCAA Championship (Evanston, Ill.) T-17th 5/13 Fri. (23) vs. Iowa (46) W, 4-1 W Ab. W L Ab. W W W Ab. 5/14 Sat. (23) at Northwestern (6) L, 0-4 L Ab. L L Ab. Ab. W L L 5/23-28 at NCAA Singles & Doubles Championships (Athens, Ga.) All Day

Home matches in BOLD CAPS held at the Courtney Tennis Center, weather permitting. Otherwise, home matches held in Eck Tennis Pavilion. All times are local. IRISH RECORD WHEN ... playing a BIG EAST team: . . . .3-0 playing a lower-ranked team: .13-2 winning at No. 1 doubles: . . .13-8 playing a Midwest Region team: .7-3 winning the doubles point: . . .14-5 winning at No. 2 doubles: . . .12-4 playing at home: ...... 6-4 losing the doubles point: . . . . .1-5 winning at No. 3 doubles: . . .12-4 playing in the Eck Pavilion: . . .5-4 the final score is 4-3: ...... 3-5 losing at No. 1 singles: ...... 4-4 playing at the Courtney Center: 1-0 match is decided by 3-setters: .5-4 losing at No. 2 singles: ...... 3-6 playing on opponents’ courts: .6-6 the match is tied, 3-3: ...... 3-4 losing at No. 3 singles: ...... 1-10 playing on neutral courts: . . . . .3-0 winning at No. 1 singles: . . . .11-6 losing at No. 4 singles: ...... 4-9 playing indoors: ...... 9-6 winning at No. 2 singles: . . . .10-3 losing at No. 5 singles: ...... 1-7 playing outdoors: ...... 6-4 winning at No. 3 singles: . . . .13-0 losing at No. 6 singles: ...... 5-6 playing a ranked team: . . . . .12-10 winning at No. 4 singles: . . . .10-1 losing at No. 1 doubles: ...... 2-2 playing a top-25 team: ...... 2-9 winning at No. 5 singles: . . . .11-2 losing at No. 2 doubles: ...... 3-6 playing a higher-ranked team: .2-8 winning at No. 6 singles: . . . . .9-3 losing at No. 3 doubles: ...... 2-6

2004-05 Notre Dame Women’s Tennis Statistics Singles ITA Rankings Player Open Dual Overall Career Region In 3 Sets Match TB Streak Brook Buck 10-3 13-9 23-12 23-12 11-5 2-4 3-0 W1 Brook Buck Lauren Connelly 10-2 12-11 22-13 59-44 10-7 5-3 4-0 L3 Preseason: n/a Sarah Jane Connelly 9-3 7-5 16-8 77-52 7-5 2-3 4-1 W4 Jan. 11: 85 Liz Donohue 10-3 7-9 17-12 30-24 11-3 2-3 1-2 W3 Feb. 22: 60 Bailey Louderback 0-8 0-8 0-8 0-5 L8 March 8: 59 Kelly Nelson 22-12 W2 March 22: 100 Jennifer Smith 3-2 0-1 3-3 13-14 1-3 1-0 L2 April 5: 90 Kristina Stastny 9-3 13-9 22-12 56-48 11-4 3-2 3-2 W1 April 19: 102 April 26: 93 Catrina Thompson 6-1 17-8 23-9 43-24 11-3 2-1 2-1 L1 May 2: 87 Christian Thompson 3-2 10-8 13-10 38-23 5-5 2-4 L1 Totals 60-27 79-60 139-87 361-261 61-40 18-20 18-6 Catrina Thompson Preseason: 103 With Jan. 11: 69 Career Clinch Match Feb. 22: 32 Player #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 Dual Dual Wins Tied 3-3 March 8: 39 Brook Buck 13-9 13-9 13-9 2 March 22: 44 Lauren Connelly 3-1 7-10 2-0 12-11 36-32 3 1-2 April 5: 37 April 19: 37 Sarah Jane Connelly 2-2 5-3 7-5 45-36 1 0-1 April 26: 37 Liz Donohue 0-1 7-8 7-9 8-10 May 2: 44 Jennifer Smith 0-1 0-1 5-5 Kristina Stastny 0-2 4-3 9-4 13-9 36-32 5 2-0 Buck/L. Connelly Catrina Thompson 17-8 17-8 29-18 3 Preseason: -- Christian Thompson 10-8 10-8 23-16 1 0-1 Jan. 11: -- Totals 17-8 13-9 13-11 11-13 13-8 12-11 79-60 204-151 15 3-4 Feb. 22: -- March 8: -- March 22: -- April 5: -- Doubles April 19: 59 Career April 26: -- Player Open Dual Overall Career Dual Region Tiebreakers Streak May 2: -- Brook Buck 11-3 16-9 27-12 27-12 16-9 13-6 1-2 L1 Lauren Connelly 11-3 16-9 27-12 74-32 49-21 13-6 1-2 L1 Thompson/ Sarah Jane Connelly 10-3 15-8 25-11 81-57 51-36 12-5 2-2 L1 Thompson Liz Donohue 5-7 5-7 16-15 3-4 0-1 L2 Preseason: 7 Jan. 11: 2 Bailey Louderback 3-5 3-5 3-5 2-3 0-1 L2 Feb. 22: 1 Kelly Nelson 12-8 W1 March 8: 2 Jennifer Smith 2-2 1-1 3-3 24-19 13-13 2-1 0-1 W1 March 22: 2 Kristina Stastny 10-3 16-7 26-10 61-38 36-26 12-5 2-1 L1 April 5: 4 Catrina Thompson 8-2 21-4 29-6 51-23 33-15 8-2 1-0 W4 April 19: 5 Christian Thompson 8-2 19-4 27-6 49-23 31-15 7-2 1-0 W4 April 26: 5 May 2: 6

As Last Note: Freshmen and all-freshman Clinching Match doubles teams were Team #1 #2 #3 Dual Open Overall Career Wins On Court not eligible for the Buck/L. Connelly 16-9 16-9 11-3 27-12 27-12 6 1-3 preseason rankings. S.J. Connelly/Smith 1-1 1-1 1-1 13-10 0-1 S.J. Connelly/Stastny 14-7 14-7 10-4 24-10 41-24 6 1-0 Donohue/Louderback 3-5 3-5 3-5 Donohue/Smith 2-2 2-2 2-2 Stastny/Ca. Thompson 2-0 2-0 2-0 2-0 Thompson/Thompson 19-4 19-4 8-2 27-6 49-23 7 2-0 Totals 21-4 16-9 15-8 52-21 34-15 86-36 134-76 19 4-4

2004-05 Notre Dame Women’s Tennis Results vs. Ranked Players

Catrina Thompson (So.) Season vs. Ranked Players: 11-9 (Singles), 14-3 (Doubles) Career vs. Ranked Players: 13-10 (Singles), 19-12 (Doubles) 9/19 W #104 Yanick Dullens (Denver) 6-1, 5-7, 6-3 -- Colorado Invitational 10/24 W #79 Meg Racette (Iowa) 6-4, 6-2 -- ITA Midwest Championships round of 16 10/25 L #42 Katie McGaffigan (Wisconsin) 6-4, 7-5 -- ITA Midwest Championships quarterfinals 1/23 L #38 Audra Falk (Vanderbilt) 6-2, 6-0 -- No. 1 1/26 W #44 Michelle DaCosta (Michigan) 6-2, 6-3 -- No. 1 1/30 L #77 Ashlee Davis (Wake Forest) 7-6 (7-5), 2-6, 1-0 (10-8) -- No. 1 2/11 W #27 Courtney Bergman (Harvard) 6-1, 6-4 -- No. 1 2/18 L #115 Katie Blaszak (Duke) 6-1, 6-7, 6-2 -- No. 1 2/20 W #26 Aniela Mojzis (North Carolina) 7-6 (7-3), 7-5 -- No. 1 3/10 L #21 Elena Gantcheva (UNLV) 7-6, 6-1 -- No. 1 3/18 L #44 Sabita Maharaj (Tennessee) 6-1, 6-3 -- No. 1 3/22 W #74 Hala Sufi (Purdue) 2-6, 6-3, 7-5 -- No. 1 3/26 W #97 Iryna Tkachenko (Oklahoma State) 6-2, 2-6, 1-0 (10-3) -- No. 1 3/29 W #93 Katie McGaffigan (Wisconsin) 6-2, 6-2 -- No. 1 4/9 L #122 Candice Fuchs (William & Mary) 6-1, 6-0 -- No. 1 4/10 W #101 Dora Vastag (Indiana) 6-1, 6-2 -- No. 1 4/13 W #41 Cynthya Goulet (Illinois) 7-6 (7-3), 6-4 -- No. 1 4/14 W #3 Audra Cohen (Northwestern) 6-2, 6-2 -- No. 1 5/13 W #104 Meg Racette (Iowa) 6-1, 6-2 -- No. 1 (NCAA Championship first round) 5/14 L #4 Audra Cohen (Northwestern) 6-0, 6-3 -- No. 1 (NCAA Championship second round)

Catrina Thompson (So.)/Christian Thompson (So.) Season vs. Ranked Teams: 14-3 Career vs. Ranked Teams: 19-12 9/17 W #24 Yanick Dullens/Suzana Maksovic (Denver) 8-4 -- Colorado Invitational 10/7 W #6 Ashley Bentley/Robin Stephenson (Alabama) 8-4 -- ITA All-American Championships round of 16 10/8 W #1 Dianne Hollands/Maja Mlakar (Arizona) 8-6 -- ITA All-American Championships quarterfinals 10/9 W #11 Iva Gersica/Maja Kovacek (New Mexico) 9-8 (7-5) -- ITA All-American Championships semifinals 11/4 W #3 Sarah Foster/Aibika Kalsarieva (Kentucky) 8-5 -- ITA National Indoor Championships round of 16 11/5 W #28 Audrey Banada/Megan Bradley (Miami) 8-5 -- ITA National Indoor Championships quarterfinals 11/6 L #13 Alice Barnes/Erin Burdette (Stanford) 9-7 -- ITA National Indoor Championships semifinals 1/23 W #35 Audra Falk/Annie Menees (Vanderbilt) 8-6 -- No. 1 1/26 W #15 Michelle DaCosta/Kara Delicata (Michigan) 8-5 -- No. 1 1/30 W #33 Karin Coetzee/Ashlee Davis (Wake Forest) 8-3 -- No. 1 2/11 W #48 Courtney Bergman/Elsa O’Riain (Harvard) 8-4 -- No. 1 2/20 W #14 Kendall Cline/Aniela Mojzis (North Carolina) 8-6 -- No. 1 2/26 L #26 Katie Ruckert/Kendra Strohm (Texas) 8-5 -- No. 1 2/27 W #59 Hillary Mintz/Meg Racette (Iowa) 8-3 -- No. 1 3/12 W #56 Dolly Chang/Lauren Jones (BYU) 8-0 -- No. 1 4/14 L #1 Audra Cohen/Cristelle Grier (Northwestern) 8-4 -- No. 1 5/14 W #2 Audra Cohen/Cristelle Grier (Northwestern) 8-3 -- No. 1 (NCAA Championship second round)

Notre Dame Women’s Tennis Career/Season Record by Position

Catrina Thompson (So.) Singles (29-18 career, 17-8 in ‘05) No. 1: 17-8 (17-8) No. 2: 0-0 No. 3: 12-10-2 No. 4: 0-0 No. 5: 0-0 No. 6: 0-0 Doubles (33-15-1 career, 21-4 in ‘05) No. 1: 33-15-1 (21-4) No. 2: 0-0 No. 3: 0-0 Clinching Wins Singles: 7 (3) Doubles: 11 (7)

Christian Thompson (So.) Singles (23-16 career, 10-8 in ‘05) No. 1: 0-0 No. 2: 13-8-3 No. 3: 10-8 (10-8) No. 4: 0-0 No. 5: 0-0 No. 6: 0-0 Doubles (31-15-1 career, 19-4 in ‘05) No. 1: 31-15-1 (19-4) No. 2: 0-0 No. 3: 0-0 Clinching Wins Singles: 4 (1) Doubles: 11 (7) Notre Dame Women’s Tennis Career Wins Over Ranked Players

Catrina Thompson (So.) Date Opp. Rank Opponent School Score Event ND Rank 9/27/03 69 Andrea Yung Northwestern 7-6, 6-1 adidas Invitational “das” QF -- 10/4/03 39 Megan Muth William & Mary 6-1, 3-6, 6-1 Kentucky Fall Classic semis -- 9/19/04 104 Yanick Dullens Denver 6-1, 5-7, 6-3 Colorado Invitational 103 10/24/04 79 Meg Racette Iowa 6-4, 6-2 ITA Midwest Chps. round of 16 103 1/26/05 44 Michelle DaCosta Michigan 6-2, 6-3 No. 1 69 2/11/05 27 Courtney Bergman Harvard 6-1, 6-4 No. 1 69 2/20/05 26 Aniela Mojzis North Carolina 7-6 (7-3), 7-5 No. 1 69 3/22/05 74 Hala Sufi Purdue 2-6, 6-3, 7-5 No. 1 44 3/26/05 97 Iryna Tkachenko Oklahoma State 6-2, 2-6, 1-0 (10-3) No. 1 44 3/29/05 93 Katie McGaffigan Wisconsin 6-2, 6-2 No. 1 44 4/10/05 101 Dora Vastag Indiana 6-1, 6-2 No. 1 37 4/14/05 3 Audra Cohen Northwestern 6-2, 6-2 No. 1 37 5/13/05 104 Meg Racette Iowa 6-1, 6-2 No. 1 (NCAA Champ. 1st rd.) 44

Catrina Thompson (So.)/Christian Thompson (So.) Date Opp. Rank Opponent School Score Event ND Rank 2/15/04 37 Kinard/Lam Virginia Tech 8-2 No. 1 -- 2/29/04 45 Schlukebir/Tran Indiana 8-4 No. 1 42 4/4/04 22 Applebaum/Bradley Miami 8-6 No. 1 -- 4/15/04 2 Grier/Rush Northwestern 9-8 (7-5) No. 1 57 5/25/04 15 Goulet/McGaffigan Illinois 2-6, 6-2, 6-2 NCAA Doubles Champ. first round 36 9/17/04 24 Dullens/Maksovic Denver 8-4 Colorado Invitational 7 10/7/04 6 Bentley/Stephenson Alabama 8-4 ITA All-American Chps. round of 16 7 10/8/04 1 Hollands/Mlakar Arizona 8-6 ITA All-American Chps. quarterfinals 7 10/9/04 11 Gersic/Kovacek New Mexico 9-8 (7-5) ITA All-American Chps. semifinals 7 11/4/04 3 Foster/Kalsarieva Kentucky 8-5 ITA National Indoor Chps. round of 16 7 11/5/04 28 Banada/Bradley Miami 8-5 ITA National Indoor Chps. quarterfinals 7 1/23/05 35 Falk/Menees Vanderbilt 8-6 No. 1 2 1/26/05 15 DaCosta/Delicata Michigan 8-5 No. 1 2 1/30/05 33 Coetzee/Davis Wake Forest 8-3 No. 1 2 2/11/05 48 Bergman/O’Riain Harvard 8-4 No. 1 2 2/20/05 14 Cline/Mojzis North Carolina 8-6 No. 1 2 2/27/05 59 Mintz/Racette Iowa 8-3 No. 1 1 3/12/05 56 Chang/Jones Brigham Young 8-0 No. 1 2 5/14/05 2 Cohen/Grier Northwestern 8-3 No. 1 (NCAA Champ. second round) 6

Notre Dame Women’s Tennis Individual Ranking History

Catrina Thompson (So.) SINGLES First Ranking: Spring 2, 2004 (84th) Highest Ranking: 32nd (Feb. 22, 2005) Consecutive Rankings (Best): 9 (Preseason 2004-05 - present) Current Ranking: 44th Consecutive Rankings (Current): 9 2003-04 2004-05 Spring 2: 84 Preseason: 103 Spring 3: 92 Jan. 11: 69 Feb. 22: 32 March 8: 39 March 22: 44 April 5: 37 April 19: 37 April 26: 37 May 2: 44 DOUBLES First Ranking: Spring 1, 2004 (42nd) Highest Ranking: 1st (Feb. 22, 2005) Consecutive Rankings (Best): 13 (Spring 4, 2004-present) Current Ranking: 6th Consecutive Rankings (Current): 13 2003-04 (w/Thompson) 2004-05 (w/Thompson) Spring 1: 42 Preseason: 7 Spring 2: 37 Jan. 11: 2 Spring 4: 57 Feb. 22: 1 Spring 5: 44 March 8: 2 Spring 6: 50 March 22: 2 Spring 7: 36 April 5: 4 Final: 26 April 19: 5 April 26: 5 May 2: 6

Christian Thompson (So.) SINGLES First Ranking: Fall 2003 (88th) Highest Ranking: 88th (Fall 2003) Consecutive Rankings (Best): 1 (Fall 2003) Current Ranking: NR Consecutive Rankings (Current): 0 2003-04 Fall: 88 DOUBLES First Ranking: Spring 1, 2004 (42nd) Highest Ranking: 1st (Feb. 22, 2005) Consecutive Rankings (Best): 13 (Spring 4, 2004-present) Current Ranking: 6th Consecutive Rankings (Current): 13 2003-04 (w/Thompson) 2004-05 (w/Thompson) Spring 1: 42 Preseason: 7 Spring 2: 37 Jan. 11: 2 Spring 4: 57 Feb. 22: 1 Spring 5: 44 March 8: 2 Spring 6: 50 March 22: 2 Spring 7: 36 April 5: 4 Final: 26 April 19: 5 April 26: 5 May 2: 6

2004-05 Selected Individual Opponents Ranking History

Catrina Thompson (So.)/Christian Thompson (So.) -- Current Ranking: 6th Net Movement (In Total Spots) by Opponents Since Last Rankings -- Wins: +28 Losses: +7 Wins Time of Match Current Last Cohen/Grier, Northwestern 1st 2nd 1st Banada/Bradley, Miami 28th 3rd 4th Cline/Mojzis, North Carolina 14th 5th 6th Foster/Kalsarieva, Kentucky 3rd 7th 9th Gersic/Kovacek, New Mexico 11th 11th 8th Hollands/Mlakar, Arizona 1st 15th 16th DaCosta/Delicata, Michigan 15th 20th 21st Dullens/Maksovic, Denver 24th 34th 30th Batty/Walterova, Indiana -- 39th 53rd Strandemo/Vanderdys, Colorado -- 44th 57th Bentley/Stephenson, Alabama 6th 46th 44th Falk/Menees, Vanderbilt 35th 48th 52nd Mintz/Racette, Iowa 59th -- -- Coetzee/Davis, Wake Forest 33rd -- -- Bergman/O’Riain, Harvard 48th -- -- Chang/Jones, BYU 56th -- -- Jovic/Rosenbrock, Auburn ------O’Keefe/Volberg, Ohio State ------Szegedi/Wasseem, Boston College ------Cargill/Zika, Duke ------Gantcheva/Marin, UNLV ------Martin/McGaffigan, Wisconsin ------Bouffler/Rocha, Long Beach State ------Boomershine/Fuchs, William & Mary ------Davidson/Gorur, St. John’s ------Vaynberg/Zawadzki, Syracuse ------Racette/Veselinovic, Iowa ------

Losses Time of Match Current Last Cohen/Grier, Northwestern 1st 2nd 1st Barnes/Burdette, Stanford 13th 8th 10th Benik/Frangulyan, Florida -- 10th 11th Ruckert/Strohm, Texas 26th 28th 31st Goulet/Wang, Illinois -- 58th 60th Masnic/Tkachenko, Oklahoma State ------

2004-05 Selected Individual Opponents Ranking History

Catrina Thompson (So.) -- Current Ranking: 44th Net Movement (In Total Spots) by Opponents Since Last Rankings -- Wins: +19 Losses: -19 Wins Time of Match Last Current Season High Career High Audra Cohen, Northwestern 3rd 5th 4th 1st 1st Aniela Mojzis, North Carolina 26th 36th 41st 13th 13th Courtney Bergman, Harvard 27th 52nd 50th 27th 19th Petra Dizdar, Texas -- 53rd 54th 20th 11th Michelle DaCosta, Michigan 44th 65th 71st 34th 34th Iryna Tkachenko, Oklahoma State 97th 83rd 72nd 72nd 72nd Hala Sufi, Purdue 74th 74th 89th 71st 71st Yanick Dullens, Denver 104th 101st 90th 76th 76th Meg Racette, Iowa 79th -- 104th 79th 79th Meg Racette, Iowa 79th -- 104th 79th 79th Meg Racette, Iowa -- -- 104th 79th 79th Katie McGaffigan, Wisconsin 42nd 106th 115th 42nd 42nd Dora Vastag, Indiana 101st -- -- 37th 30th Lauren Jones, BYU -- 112th -- 103rd 103rd Nicole Bouffler, Long Beach State ------65th 65th Szilvia Szegedi, Boston College ------84th 84th Jessica Vanderdys, Colorado ------Jelena Jovic, Auburn ------Beatrix Csordas, DePaul ------Laura McGaffigan, Indiana ------Emily DeCamilla, Ohio State ------Barbora Blahutiakova, St. John’s ------Victoria Vaynberg, Syracuse ------

Losses Time of Match Current Last Season High Career High Audra Cohen, Northwestern 3rd 5th 4th 1st 1st Audra Falk, Vanderbilt 38th 17th 17th 5th 5th Elena Gantcheva, UNLV 21st 34th 28th 21st 21st Cynthya Goulet, Illinois 41st 39th 35th 34th 34th Sabita Maharaj, Tennessee 44th 42nd 41st 39th 39th Katie Blaszak, Duke 115th 56th 54th 35th 35th Ashlee Davis, Wake Forest 77th 63rd 59th 57th 57th Candice Fuchs, William & Mary 122nd 107th 114th 90th 16th Katie McGaffigan, Wisconsin 42nd 115th 106th 42nd 42nd