SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The No. 21 Notre Dame men’s tennis team shut out No. 57 Louisville, 4-0, on Saturday in their regular-season finale. As a result, the Fighting Irish (20-6, 9-4) accomplished two major feats:
- First 20-win season since the 2014 spring campaign.
- Best ACC record since joining the league ahead of the 2013-14 season
With the win, the Irish earned the coveted double-bye in the ACC Tournament and will be the No. 3 seed. The full seeding will be announced by the ACC on Sunday night.
The Irish won the doubles point behind the court one and two pairings of Dominko/Gregg & Llorens Saracho/Nad, respectively. Dominko/Gregg defeated Ahouda/El Amine, 6-2, followed by No. 57 Llorens Saracho/Nad besting Cressoni/Onofrei, 6-3. Llorens Saracho & Nad improved to an impressive 11-5 this spring as a doubles team.
In singles, No. 18 Sebastian Dominko kept the momentum rolling when he knocked off Walid Ahouda in swift fashion, 6-3, 6-0. Dominko finishes the spring dual regular season 13-3.
Luis Llorens Saracho, who is 6-2 in his last 10 matches, maintained his hot hand as well, defeating Jerald Carroll on court six, 6-4, 6-1. Llorens Saracho is now 13-4 in singles this spring.
Finally, No. 74 Perry Gregg clinched the match with a 6-3, 6-3 win over Matei Onofrei. Gregg has been a bright spot all spring, improving to a team-best 15-3.
#21 Notre Dame (20-6, 9-4) – 4 | #57 Louisville (17-12, 5-8) – 0
DOUBLES – 1, 2
1. Dominko/Gregg (ND) def. Ahouda/El Amine (UL), 6-2
2. #57 Llorens Saracho/Nad (ND) def. Cressoni/Onofrei (UL), 6-3
3. Becker/Patrick (ND) vs. Lokko/Steinback (UL), 5-3, unfinished
SINGLES – 1, 6, 2
1. #18 Sebastian Dominko (ND) def. Walid Ahouda (UL), 6-3, 6-0
2. #74 Perry Gregg (ND) def. Matei Onofrei (UL), 6-3, 6-3
3. Peter Nad (ND) vs. Andre’ Steinbach (UL), 2-6, 3-4, unfinished
4. Giuseppe Cerasuolo (ND) vs. Predro Cressoni (UL), 5-7, 3-0, unfinished
5. Kyran Magimay (ND) vs. Hamza El Amine (UL), 4-6, 3-2, unfinished
6. Luis Llorens Saracho (ND) def. Jerald Carroll (UL), 6-4, 6-1
— ND —