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Ryan Klaus | Friday, May 15, 2015
Notre Dame got off to a fast start this season, winning six of its first seven matches. However, as the Irish began their ACC slate, wins became harder to come by. “I think clearly there’s been a lot of growth from a lot of individuals throughout this year,” Irish head coach Ryan Sachire said. “We’ve
Ryan Klaus | Monday, April 27, 2015
Notre Dame’s stay in the ACC championships started and ended Thursday, as the Irish fell to Georgia Tech, 4-0, in the first round in Cary, North Carolina. The 10th-seeded Yellow Jackets (14-12, 4-8 ACC) earned the doubles point to start the match, winning the Nos. 1 and 2 flights over seventh-seeded Notre Dame (14-11, 6-6). Irish
Ryan Klaus and Zach Klonsinski | Wednesday, April 22, 2015
After finishing off its regular season Saturday, the Irish will head to Cary, North Carolina, for the ACC championships, which will be held from Thursday through Sunday at Cary Tennis Center. As the No. 7 seed, Notre Dame (14-10, 6-6 ACC) is set to face Georgia Tech, which earned the 10 seed after posting a 4-8 record in ACC regular
Dominic Bush | Tuesday, April 21, 2015
Notre Dame split a pair of home ACC matches over the weekend to close out its conference slate, falling to No. 12 Wake Forest 4-3 Friday before defeating North Carolina State by the same margin Saturday. The Irish (14-10, 6-6 ACC) won the doubles point against the Demon Deacons (20-6, 9-3) on Friday but could not
Ryan Klaus | Friday, April 17, 2015
Notre Dame will host No. 12 Wake Forest in its second straight home match and penultimate regular season contest Friday at Eck Tennis Pavilion. The Irish (13-9, 5-5 ACC) will follow that match with their final match of the season tomorrow against North Carolina State. “I think the last three four or weeks, we’ve been playing pretty well,”
Ryan Klaus | Monday, April 13, 2015
Notre Dame started its final home stand with a tight 4-3 victory against Clemson on Friday afternoon at Courtney Tennis Center. The Irish (13-9, 5-5 ACC) started the match by winning two of the three doubles matches to take the doubles point against the Tigers (10-14, 1-9). After winning the doubles point, Notre Dame faced adversity
Dominic Bush | Thursday, April 9, 2015
Notre Dame traveled to Tobacco Road over the weekend, dropping a pair of contests to Duke and North Carolina. While the Irish (12-9, 4-5 ACC) saw their four-game winning streak ended, junior Quentin Monaghan extended his personal winning streak to 10 consecutive matches with a pair of wins at No. 1 singles. “Quentin’s season has been
Observer Sports Staff | Tuesday, March 31, 2015
Notre Dame came through with a hard-earned Sunshine State sweep over the weekend, downing ACC foes Miami and Florida State in a pair of 4-3 victories. The Irish (12-7, 4-3 ACC) jumped out to an early lead against the young Hurricanes (7-10, 1-5) by picking up doubles victories from the first- and third-position teams. The nationally
Christine Mayuga | Tuesday, March 24, 2015
No. 36 Notre Dame dominated with back-to-back 6-1 wins in a doubleheader against Georgia Tech and Purdue University Fort Wayne (IPFW) on Sunday at Eck Tennis Pavilion. Coming off a 4-3 loss Tuesday to Texas Tech and a 6-1 loss on Friday to No. 9 Virginia, the Irish (10-7, 2-3 ACC) rebounded with many strong
Christine Mayuga | Thursday, March 5, 2015
No. 23 Notre Dame will head to Blacksburg, Virginia, to face No. 44 Virginia Tech on Friday. After a nail-bitingly close loss to Illinois last weekend that was decided by the final singles match, the Irish (6-3) aim for a more desirable outcome against the Hokies (8-1). “In terms of our mindset I think we’re approaching the match