1.   And Leber, who has lost one conference singles match in his career, is having the time of his life.

2.   Before Saturday, Blake had played two Davis Cup singles matches and Fish had served as a practice partner once.

3.   So they made the only singles match of the day last as long as two.

4.   After Pete Sampras had to retire from his opening round singles match in Davis Cup play, he complained of fatigue and said the season was too long.

5.   Brothers Byron and Wayne Black won singles matches for Zimbabwe on Sunday to beat the second most successful country in Davis Cup history.

6.   Doubles are scheduled Saturday and other singles matches on Sunday.

7.   Hingis had played a three-set singles match and doubles Friday night and said she was feeling the strain.

8.   In Stone Mountain, Georgia, the United States and Russia split the singles Saturday after all matches were rained out Friday.

9.   Larsson only played two Davis Cup singles matches last year, beating Thomas Muster and Gilbert Schaller as Sweden eliminated Austria in the quarterfinals.

10.   Mary Beth Maggert, Jennifer Embry, Shannon Taheney and Lisa Walgenbach won singles matches for Purdue to offset two singles and two doubles victories by Iowa.