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Tony Zappia | Friday, May 13, 2016
It was an up and down season for the Irish (14-12, 6-6 ACC) as Notre Dame finished in seventh place in the competitive ACC and earned its 12th consecutive NCAA tournament appearance. Despite finishing in the middle of the pack in the ACC, the Irish produced plenty of highlights this season — most notably, coming off
Jackie Brebeck | Tuesday, April 26, 2016
The Irish made it to the quarterfinals in the ACC tournament, beating Duke on Thursday before falling to No. 7 Wake Forest on Friday. Notre Dame (15-13, 6-6) came into the tournament as the seventh seed, topping 10-seed Duke (11-15, 4-8) to extend its win streak to five and earn a spot in the quarterfinals.
Joe Everett | Friday, April 22, 2016
Coming off of last year’s disappointing first-round exit in the ACC tournament to 10th-seeded Georgia Tech, Notre Dame was determined not to allow a repeat upset this year at the hands of 10th-seeded Duke. This year, the Irish (15-12, 6-6) won in convincing fashion, earning a 4-1 victory against the Blue Devils (11-15, 4-8) early
Joe Everett | Tuesday, April 19, 2016
Carrying with it a full boost of confidence and momentum after its Senior Day victory over top-ranked North Carolina, Notre Dame didn’t lift its foot of the pedal in its regular season finale, as it went on the road and cruised to a 6-1 win over conference foe North Carolina State at the J.W. Isenhour
Tony Zappia | Monday, April 11, 2016
Notre Dame defeated No. 1 North Carolina for a historic Senior Night win Friday, 5-2. The Irish (13-12, 5-6 ACC) captured the momentum early, rallying to take the doubles point against the Tar Heels (22-3, 7-3) after three tight matches. North Carolina started doubles play with a win when the No. 1-ranked duo of Tar Heel senior
Joe Everett | Thursday, April 7, 2016
This Friday is Senior Day for Notre Dame, and its competition, a familiar ACC foe, will likely be its toughest test of the season. The Irish will face off against No. 1 North Carolina, which has retained the top spot of the ITA National rankings for three straight weeks. The Tar Heels (21-2, 6-2 ACC), who won the
Jackie Brebeck | Tuesday, April 5, 2016
Notre Dame started the weekend slowly. The Irish (12-12, 4-6 ACC) fell to No. 22 Florida State and unranked Virginia Tech before picking up two wins in a Sunday doubleheader over Chicago State to close out the weekend. Friday’s 4-3 loss to Florida State (14-7, 6-3 ACC) came down to a tiebreaker game. Although Notre Dame’s No. 14 ranked senior
Tony Zappia | Thursday, March 31, 2016
Over the weekend, Notre Dame headed south to take on Virginia and Georgia Tech in two conference road matches, dropping both contests. On Friday, the Irish (10-10, 4-4 ACC) fell 6-1 to No. 3 Virginia (16-2, 6-0). The Irish struggled early against a talented and highly-ranked Virginia team as the duo of seniors Quentin Monaghan and
Joe Everett | Tuesday, March 22, 2016
Notre Dame wrapped up an undefeated weekend at home by defeating ACC rival Miami by a score of 5-2 Sunday, after securing a victory over Duke on Friday by the same score. The Irish (10-8, 4-2 ACC) bounced back from their 7-0 loss at the hands of No. 10 Wake Forest and a 4-3 defeat to
Jackie Brebeck | Friday, March 18, 2016
As Notre Dame enters the heart of its ACC schedule, it will look to secure a pair of wins against Duke and Miami this weekend. “We are really excited about the opportunities this weekend,” Irish head coach Ryan Sachire said. “Both Duke and Miami are great programs with really talented players, and we are looking