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Vol XXXV No. 87

Friday, February 8, 2002

  No. 10 men's tennis team rally's against No. 7 Pepperdine
Special to the Observer

No. 10 Notre Dame rallied from a 3-1 deficit to knock off No. 7 Pepperdine 4-3 in first-round action Thursday morning at the USTA/ITA National Team Indoor Championships at the Louisville Tennis Club. The Irish won the doubles point, but lost ... [more]


No. 13 women's tennis earns revenge, defeat No. 7 USC
Special to the Observer

Notre Dame's No. 13 women's tennis team avenged an exhibition loss by upsetting No. 7 USC 5-2 in first-round action Thursday at the USTA/ITA National Team Indoor Championships in the A.C. Nielsen Tennis Center. The Irish won the doubles point and ... [more]


MEN'S BASKETBALL: Ready to rumble again
Georgetown, Notre Dame set for rematch two weeks after Hoya blowout
By KERRY SMITH
Sports Writer

Mike Brey was blunt when he described the last meeting between Notre Dame and Georgetown. "It was like the varsity playing the JV," the Irish head coach said. "It was men among boys." The Hoyas crashed the Joyce Center in late ... [more]


Slumping Irish take on No. 3 Spartans
By MATT ORENCHUK
Sports Writer

This weekend the Notre Dame men's hockey team travels to East Lansing, Mich. to take on the Michigan State Spartans. The Spartans, ranked No. 3 in the country by USA Today/American Hockey Magazine, have an impressive resume. They are first in ... [more]


FENCING: Top freshman fencer breaks foot
By MIKE CONNOLLY
Sports Writer

Against its toughest competitor in the Midwest Fencing Conference, Notre Dame will be battling short-handed. Freshman epeeist Michal Sobieraj fractured a bone in his foot and will not fence against Ohio State this weekend in Columbus, Ohio. Sobieraj's injury which he ... [more]


FOOTBALL: Receiver commits to Irish
By ANDREW SOUKUP
Associate Sports Editor

Notre Dame rounded out its 18-member recruiting class early this morning when wide receiver prospect Rhema McKnight faxed his letter of intent to the Irish football offices. McKnight planned on announcing his decision late Wednesday night. While rumors slowly trickled around ... [more]


SMC BASKETBALL: Belles hope for first series sweep
By JOE LINDSLEY
Sports Writer

After a loss against the top-ranked team in the conference, the Saint Mary's basketball team will take on the last-place team in the MIAA standings this weekend. Saint Mary's (7-15, 3-8 MIAA), coming off a 74-64 loss at Hope College, plays ... [more]


SMC SWIMMING: Belles wrap up dual meets this weekend
By NATALIE BAILEY
Sports Writer

The 3-5 Saint Mary's swim team wraps up its dual meet season this Saturday with its final match against Kalamazoo. After knocking off Albion last weekend, the Belles hope to carry that momentum into Saturday's meet and the MIAA conference meet. ... [more]