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Observer Sports Staff | Tuesday, January 28, 2020
The Notre Dame men’s tennis team traveled to Fort Wort, Texas, over the weekend to compete in the ITA Kickoff. While the Irish fell in their first match-up against Arizona (5-1), they would go on to defeat Florida Atlantic and claim the consolation title. The Irish (2-2) started off hot in doubles against Arizona (5-1),
Observer Sports Staff | Monday, January 20, 2020
The Notre Dame men’s tennis team faced off against the University of Kentucky Wildcats on Sunday for the first half of a double header. The match was the first of the season for the Irish squad. After a month since their last collegiate competition, the Wildcats proved to be a formidable opponent. Six players competed
Observer Sports Staff | Tuesday, November 5, 2019
The Notre Dame men’s tennis team put on quite the performance at the Dick Vitale Clay Court Invitational over the weekend in Lakewood Ranch, Florida. Four players — sophomore Axel Nefve, junior William Howells, senior Conor Somers and senior Jonathan Small — traveled down south to compete in doubles and singles competitions. Nefve and Howells
Inigo Yturralde | Thursday, October 31, 2019
This weekend the Irish will be traveling to compete in the annual Dick Vitale Clay Court Invitational. The tournament will take place in Lakewood Ranch, Florida, from Nov. 1-3. The Irish have certainly been racking up the air miles, with this being their second consecutive competition in down in Florida. Senior Jonathan Small, juniors William
Observer Sports Staff | Friday, May 17, 2019
Notre Dame finished its season with a solid record and an NCAA Tournament berth. The Irish (17-15, 5-7 ACC) ranked as high as the 11th team in the country for parts of the year. Their strength this year allowed them to qualify for the NCAA Tournament as an at-large team. The Irish were unable to advance,
Observer Sports Staff | Tuesday, April 16, 2019
After winning both matches against St. Bonaventure University and ACC rival Georgia Tech, Notre Dame continued its winning ways with a sweep of the weekend against conference foe Clemson and Omaha. With the two victories, the Irish (16-13, 5-7 ACC) extended their win streak to four matches before heading into the ACC tournament. Notre Dame
Patrick Gallagher | Thursday, March 21, 2019
The No. 11 Irish fell to then-No. 44 Florida State 4-3 on Sunday in Tallahassee. It was a tough and extremely competitive contest in which three of the six singles matches lasted until a third set. Florida State (13-5) has only lost once at home this year, but Notre Dame (10-8) was prepared to give
Observer Sports Staff | Wednesday, March 6, 2019
After a five-game skid on the road, No. 13 Notre Dame returned home in style, besting Michigan State 5-2 inside Eck Tennis Pavilion on Friday afternoon. The Irish (9-6, 2-0 ACC) started the day off well by nabbing the doubles point, then proceeded to win in the second through fifth singles spots, dropping only the
Patrick Gallagher | Wednesday, February 27, 2019
On Sunday, No. 12 Notre Dame lost 6-1 to No. 1 Ohio State in Columbus, Ohio. The Buckeyes (15-0, 0-0 Big Ten) came into the match undefeated in spring play, but the Irish (8-6, 2-0 ACC) fought hard to challenge the one of the best teams in the country. Irish senior Alex Lebedev battled with
Observer Sports Staff | Monday, February 4, 2019
No. 13 Notre Dame kept its record perfect over the weekend, defending home court and besting two top-15 teams in No. 12 Virginia and No. 14 Texas A&M. On Friday, the Irish (6-0, 1-0 ACC) defeated the Cavaliers (5-1, 1-1 ACC) 4-3 in a comeback win. Improving on their undefeated record, the squad remained level-headed Friday