No. 6 Notre Dame Overpowers BYU

PROVO -- The sixth-ranked Notre Dame women's tennis team defeated the No. 44 Cougars, 7-0, on Saturday afternoon at the University of Kansas. The loss ends a three-game road trip for BYU, in which they went 1-2, defeating Kansas State, but also losing to Kansas.

The lone BYU victory in the match came from an 8-4 in win doubles by Dominique Reynolds and Elizaveta Khoudoiarova over Notre Dame's Kimberly Guy and Katie Cunha.

"They are a really good team," said BYU coach Craig Manning. "They (Notre Dame) played really well, especially on the indoor courts. Our girls are a little tired, it'll be nice to go home."

The Cougars, at 6-4 on the season, lost every singles match of the day, thefirst time that has happened all year. Notre Dame, at No. 6 in the nation, is enjoying their highest ranking ever in women's tennis. Their top player, Michelle Dasso, is ranked No. 2 in singles.

BYU will return home before they go to Washington to take on Washington and Washington State on March 2 and March 3.

RESULTS:
BYU   0   Notre Dame   7
Singles: 
#1 Michelle Dasso def. Jodi Richardson     6-1, 6-4   UND
#2 Becky Varnum def. Dominique Reynolds    6-0, 6-4   UND
#3 Nina Vaughan def. Lu Oswald             6-0, 6-2   UND
#4 Caylan Leslie def. Lindsay Ferrell      6-1, 6-4   UND
#5 Kimberly Guy def. Liza Khoudoiarova     6-2, 6-2   UND
#6 Katie Cunha def. Elyse Jensen           6-4, 6-1   UND
Doubles:
#1 Varnum/Dasso def. Richardson/Oswald     8-6        UND
#2 Reynolds/Khoudoiarova def. Cunha/Guy    8-4        BYU
#3 Vaughan/Leslie def. Ferrell/Jensen      8-3        UND