South Bend, Ind. ? The No. 31 University of South Florida fell to the No. 14 Notre Dame Fighting Irish defeated the Bulls, 6-1, at the Eck Tennis Pavilion in South Bend, Ind.

With the loss, USF falls to 7-3 (0-1 Big East) on the season. Notre Dame improves to 6-4 and are now 2-0 in BIG EAST action.

After falling behind to the Irish 1-0 after dropping all three doubles matches, USF couldn't overcome a strong Notre Dame squad who returned four starters from last years NCAA Tournament team.

USF finished the match on a positive note with Janette Bejikova picking up her third-straight victory on the season. After leading the first set, 4-0, her opponent, Kelcy Teft came back to win the first set in a tiebreaker, 7-6 (5). Bejikova came back strong in the set second, blanking Teft, 6-0, to force a third-set tiebreaker. The freshman came out victorious in the 10-point tiebreaker, winning the match, 6-7 (5), 6-0, 1-0 (6).

The Bulls will return to the courts on Friday, Feb. 22 when they face the Louisville Cardinals. First serve is set for 4 p.m. in Louisville, Ky.

USF vs. Notre Dame
Feb. 17, 2008, South Bend, Ind.
No. 14 Notre Dame 6, No. 31 USF 1

Singles
1. Janette Bejikova (USF) def. Kelcy Tefft (ND) 6-7 (5), 6-0, 1-0 (6)
2. #64 Brook Buck (ND) def. Jessica Zok (USF) 6-3, 6-0
3. #62 Cosmina Ciobanu (ND) def. Allyn Mueller (USF) 6-1, 6-2
4. #88 Colleen Rielley (ND) def. Liz Cruz (USF) 6-1, 6-4
5. #82 Katie Potts (ND) def. Iciri Rai (USF) 6-3, 6-3
6. #89 Kali Krisik (ND) def. #71 Natalia Guevara (USF) 6-2, 6-1

Doubles
1. #3 Brook Buck/Kelcy Tefft (ND) def. Allyn Mueller/Jessica Zok (USF) 8-0
2. Kali Krisik/Kristen Rafael (ND) def. Janette Bejikova/Natalia Guevara (USF) 8-2
3. Cosmina Ciobanu/Colleen Rielley (ND) def. #40 Iciri Rai/Liz Cruz (USF) 8-5