This past weekend, the Notre Dame women's tennis team wrapped up its final road trip of the season with a split in Virginia, beating No. 57 Virginia Tech 4–3 on Friday before a 4–1 loss to No. 5 Virginia on Sunday in Charlottesville, Virginia. The Irish now sit at 15–4 overall and 5–3 in ACC play, with a 5–2 record in road matches this season.
Virginia Tech
On Friday, Notre Dame took an early lead against the Hokies by earning points in the doubles competition. Their momentum carried into singles play, where junior Bojana Pozder earned a straight sets win at court three, followed by senior Nibi Ghosh's 6–3, 6–1 victory at court four. Nevertheless, Virginia Tech quickly responded with wins at courts two, five and six to level the match at 3–3. This set the stage for junior Akari Matsuno, ranked 101st nationally, to come in clutch once again, taking down No. 30 Özlem Uslu on the top court to clinch the 4–3 victory.
Virginia
Sunday's contest against No. 5 Virginia began in similar fashion, as Notre Dame claimed its second doubles point of the weekend. Junior Rylie Hanford and Ghosh stunned the 28th-ranked pair of Martina Genis Salas and Annabelle Xu with a dominant 6–1 win at No. 2, while freshman Bianca Molnar and Pozder followed with a 6-3 victory on court three. Despite the strong start, the Cavaliers stormed back in singles to hand the Irish a 4–1 loss. The Irish did not win any completed singles matches.
With the road schedule complete, the Irish return to South Bend for their final four regular season matches. They will host No. 30 Clemson on Friday at 4 p.m. before welcoming No. 25 Georgia Tech at 11 a.m. Sunday in the Eck Tennis Pavilion.
