91.   The Americans, who mostly controlled the match, had four losses and four ties against the Ecuadoreans.

92.   The Argentines have a win and a loss against Atletico, along with ties against Gremio and Penarol.

93.   The Beat opened the season with scoreless ties against the New York Power and the Philadelphia Charge.

94.   The French team of Guillaume Raoux and Sandrine Testud won the qualifying tie against siblings Cara Black and Wayne Black to claim its place in Group A.

95.   The Finnish soccer club MyPa scored a surprising tie against Dutch giant PSV Eindhoven in the first leg of the first round of the UEFA Cup Tuesday.

96.   The Italian team will need a win or a tie against Hungary to qualify for the finals in South Korea and Japan next year.

97.   The other Australasian half-point came from Grady and Campbell in the foursome with a tie against Allem and Wayne Westner of South Africa.

98.   The U.S. Tennis Association selected Charlotte, North Carolina, on Thursday to be the host site for a first-round Fed Cup tie against Austria next month.

99.   The Tractor Boys prepared for the match with a daunting UEFA Cup tie against Inter Milan at the San Siro stadium Thursday.

100.   The U.S. Tennis Association selected Houston on Monday to be the host site for a quarterfinal Davis Cup tie against Spain next month.