71.   Stinging groundstrokes took her to the final eight at the Australian Open in January, where she lost to eventual champ Monica Seles.

72.   The Dutch, who crashed out of their last two tournaments after reaching the final eight, will meet Brazil in Tuesday for a place in the championship match.

73.   The Illini and Michigan State give the Big Ten two teams among the final eight.

74.   The French are expected to have an easy time with lightly regarded Ivory Coast and clinch their berth in the final eight.

75.   The loss eliminated Barcelona from any chance of making the final eight.

76.   The loser almost certainly will face powerful New Zealand in the final eight.

77.   The loss knocked Roma out of a bid to reach the final eight and left Italy without a Champions Cup quarterfinalist for the second straight season.

78.   The other quarterfinal place went to Jane Chi, who reached the final eight for the first time in her career.

79.   The second-seeded Briton joins three other seeds in the final eight of the inaugural tournament, being played in the impressive new Yunsubad Tennis Center.

80.   The victory was the second for Australia in its three pool A matches and clinched a spot in the final eight for the defending champions.