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Adam Akan | Wednesday, January 25, 2023
Notre Dame men’s tennis head coach Ryan Sachire knows success in the NCAA tennis season is not just about what happens in March, April or May. “It starts back in the fall,” he said. “Our culture with these guys … those guys have all played a lot of tennis matches for Notre Dame. I liked
Aidan Thomas | Tuesday, January 24, 2023
The Notre Dame men’s tennis team continued a strong start to the year, improving to 4-1 with a tight 4-3 victory over Western Michigan. The Broncos have been one of the nation’s strongest mid-major programs for years, winning the MAC Tournament the last four years it’s been played. “Western Michigan is a really good team.
Dominic Gibson | Friday, May 13, 2022
Despite a series of challenges and setbacks during the season, the Notre Dame men’s tennis team found ways to be resilient and find success this year. The team faltered a bit during conference play, going 5-7 in the ACC. However, the Irish finished with a 16-12 record and picked up some extremely important wins to
J.J. Post | Friday, April 22, 2022
Notre Dame men’s (16-12, 5-7 ACC) and women’s (13-11, 5-8 ACC) tennis both fell in the ACC tournament to Florida State Thursday night, losing to the Seminoles 3-4 and 0-4 respectively in Rome, Georgia. The Irish got off to a strong start in men’s doubles play. After falling in the first match 6-3, Notre Dame
Matthew Crow | Wednesday, April 20, 2022
After closing out the regular season with consecutive wins against Boston College and Depaul, Notre Dame men’s tennis will travel to Rome, Georgia for the ACC Tournament this week. The Irish (16-11, 5-7) earned the No. 9 seed in the tournament. They will play their first match against No. 8 Florida State (15-9, 5-7) on
J.J. Post | Monday, April 11, 2022
Notre Dame men’s tennis ended their conference slate on a positive note Friday, sweeping Boston College 7-0 in Chestnut Hill. The dominant win ended a five game skid in conference play for the Irish. In doubles play, graduate student Peter Conklin and junior Connor Fu got Notre Dame off to a quick start, notching a
Matthew Crow | Tuesday, April 5, 2022
No. 26 Notre Dame men’s tennis dropped a pair of matches at home over the weekend, losing 4-1 to No. 7 Wake Forest on Friday and 4-3 to No. 23 NC State on Sunday. The matches were a continuation of the team’s challenging ACC slate, as the Irish (14-10, 4-6) entered the weekend coming off
Madeline Ladd | Thursday, March 31, 2022
The No. 26 Notre Dame men’s tennis team has a big home weekend ahead, with conference matchups against Wake Forest on Friday, April 1 followed by NC State on Sunday, April 3. With four matches in eight days, the Irish are attempting to build momentum as they prepare to transition into postseason play. After suffering
Matthew Crow | Tuesday, March 22, 2022
Heading into a weekend with three home matches, including two against ACC foes Florida State and No. 25 Miami, Notre Dame men’s tennis knew not to expect anything to come easy. “It’s something we talk about all the time. At this point [in the season], every match is a dogfight. Everything’s really hard,” Irish volunteer
Aidan Thomas | Tuesday, March 1, 2022
This past weekend, Notre Dame men’s tennis played two of their toughest three matches to date in a four-day period. Facing No. 14 Michigan and No. 3 Ohio State, the Irish dropped both matches. Notre Dame was able to rebound, knocking off UIC in their second match on Sunday. Irish fall to Wolverines This one