March 28, 1998

The 24th-ranked University of Kentucky women’s tennis team upset No. 16 Notre Dame 5-4 on Saturday.

The Wildcats (10-5, 4-5 SEC) split the singles matches with Notre Dame, but won two doubles matches to secure the victory. UK’s Massoumeh Emami played at No. 1 singles for the first time this season, coming back to beat Jennifer Hall 3-6, 7-5, 7-6. UK’s team of Emami and Kelly Brown, ranked No. 24 in the country, defeated the 20th-ranked team of Tiffany Gates and Jennifer Hall 8-6 in the No. 1 doubles match.

The loss drops the Fighting Irish to 12-6 on the season. UK next travels to Louisville on Sunday.

AGATE

Singles:

Massoumeh Emami (UK) def. Jennifer Hall (ND) 3-6, 7-5, 7-6
Michelle Dasso (ND) def. Kelly Brown (UK) 6-0, 5-7, 6-3
Kathy Herring (UK) def. Marisa Velasco (ND) 1-6, 6-4, 6-4
Tiffany Gates (ND) def. Christy Sigurski (UK) 6-4, 6-2
Kelly Zalinski (ND) def. Caroline Kirk (UK) 6-4, 6-4
Brooke Skeen (UK) def. Kelley Olson (ND) 7-5, 6-1

Doubles:

Brown/Emami (UK) def. Gates/Hall (ND) 8-6
Dasso/Velasco (ND) def. Sigurski/Skeen (UK) 8-6
Herring/Kirk (UK) def. Olson/Zalinski (ND) 8-5