31.  Arad won her first match of the morning, then ran into Yuko Emoto of Japan.

32.  Barring some mystery ailment hitting the American team tonight, Martin will face Aussie ace Patrick Rafter in the first singles match at noon.

33.  Before the first match, the U.S. team had to deal with the typical machinations of playing in Central America.

34.  Bisignano talked to some people, and two weeks after Bob graduated, the Geigels were on their way to Tampa for his first match.

35.  Borg, who like Connors, Kriek and Lloyd drew first round byes, plays his first match Friday afternoon against either Gerulaitis or Tanner.

36.  Borg, who plays doubles tonight and his first singles match on Friday night, has not yet won a singles final on the Champions tour.

37.  Blake played his first Davis Cup match last year in a qualifying-round match against India and won both of his singles matches.

38.  A San Bernardino player was given a red card during the final of the CalSouth State Cup, making him ineligible for the first match of the regionals.

39.  After all, this was her first match in six weeks.

40.  But Franco Baresi, whose knee injury in the first match looked to knock him out of the tournament, looks ready for a comeback.