CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – The 18th nationally ranked Notre Dame men’s tennis team continued its impressive season with two more ACC wins this past weekend, both on the road. The Fighting Irish (19-4, 8-2) started with a 4-2 win over No. 32 SMU, then followed that up with a 4-0 sweep over Boston College.
The doubles team of Luis Llorens Saracho and Peter Nad went 2-0 on the weekend, clinching the doubles point in both matches. On Friday, with all eyes on their court to sway some momentum heading into singles, Llorens Saracho and Nad gutted out a 7-6(2) win against Finkelstein/Arora of SMU.
The Irish duo has now won five straight to improve to 10-3 this spring.
In singles, Perry Gregg went 2-0 on court two to bump his dual record to 14-2. The 14 victories currently lead all Irish players. Gregg knocked off No. 102 Alex Finkelstein of SMU, 7-6(4), 6-4; then, defeated Matvey Greschner of Boston College, 6-3, 6-1.
The SMU matchup also witnessed a highly-ranked showdown between No. 13 Sebastian Dominko and No. 1 Trevor Svajda. Unfortunately, for tennis fans, the match was cut short in the third set. Dominko won the first set 6-4, then dropped the second one 5-7. The match was stopped at 4-4 in the third.
On Sunday, Dominko won swiftly, 6-1, 6-1, over BC’s Matthew Cairoscia to win his team best seventh straight. He’s now 12-1 this spring.
Luis Llorens Saracho went 2-0 in singles, including the match clincher at Boston College. He defeated Noah McDonald of SMU in a three-setter, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2. Then Llorens Saracho bested Luke Levanat of BC, 6-4, 6-2.
The Irish are 7-3 all-time now against the Mustangs and a dominant 12-0 against the Eagles (9-0 in the Coach Sachire era).
Three matches remain on the regular-season schedule: at Virginia on April 3, at Virginia Tech on April 5 and home vs. Louisville on April 11. The Irish are tied for third place in the ACC standings with NC State with an 8-2 league record.
#18 Notre Dame (19-4, 8-2) – 4 | Boston College (4-12, 0-10) – 0
DOUBLES – 1, 2
1. Dominko/Gregg (ND) def. O’Leary/Greschner (BC), 6-1
2. #53 Llorens Saracho/Nad (ND) def. Pack/Overvelde (BC), 6-2
3. Becker/Patrick (ND) vs. Rais/Levanat (BC), 4-2, unfinished
SINGLES – 1, 2, 4
1. #13 Sebastian Dominko (ND) def. Matthew Cairoscia (BC), 6-1, 6-1
2. #78 Perry Gregg (ND) def. Matvey Greschner (BC), 6-3, 6-1
3. Giuseppe Cerasuolo (ND) vs. Mai Gao (BC), 4-6, 3-2, unfinished
4. Luis Llorens Saracho (ND) def. Luke Levanat (BC), 6-4, 6-2
5. Evan Lee (ND) vs. Matthew Overvelde (BC), 7-5, 1-3, unfinished
6. Nicholas Patrick (ND) vs. Aidan Pack (BC), 6-3, 4-4, unfinished
#18 Notre Dame (18-4, 7-2) – 4 | #32 SMU (15-9, 5-4) – 2
DOUBLES – 2, 3, 1
1. #53 Llorens Saracho/Nad (ND) def. Finkelstein/Arora (SMU), 7-6(2)
2. Svajda/Barton (SMU) def. Dominko/Gregg (ND), 6-4
3. Lee/Thompson (ND) def. Deo/Georgiev (SMU), 6-4
SINGLES – 3, 4, 5, 6, 2
1. #13 Sebastian Dominko (ND) vs. #1 Trevor Svajda (SMU), 6-4, 5-7, 4-4, unfinished
2. #78 Perry Gregg (ND) def. #102 Alex Finkelstein (SMU), 7-6(4), 6-4
3. Georgi Georgiev (SMU) def. Giuseppe Cerasuolo (ND), 6-2, 6-0
4. Peter Nad (ND) def. Krish Arora (SMU), 6-4, 6-1
5. Jerry Barton (SMU) def. Kyran Magimay (ND), 6-2, 6-3
6. Luis Llorens Saracho (ND) def. Noah McDonald (SMU), 3-6, 6-3, 6-2
– ND –