Oct. 24, 2010
NOTRE DAME, Ind. – The University of Notre Dame men’s tennis team has much to celebrate after sending three doubles teams and Casey Watt (Gibsonia/Pa./Pine-Richland) for singles to the USTA/ITA Midwest Regional quarterfinal round on Sun., Oct. 24 at the Eck Tennis Pavilion in Notre Dame, Ind. Watt defeated Ohio State’s Chase Buchanan, the number one seed in the singles draw after a hard fought 7-6 (7) set, followed by a solid 6-2 set to round out the match.
The Irish were well represented in doubles play as they had three pairs that participated on the day. Left-handed senior captain Tyler Davis (Nashville, Tenn./Father Ryan) teamed up with senior Stephen Havens (Cincinnati, Ohio/Hill Christian) to down Michigan State’s Denis Bogatov and Ron Hulewicz 8-5. The duo later fell to Devin McCarthy and Balazs Novak of Ohio State in a competitive 8-6 match.
Watt and David Anderson (Sandwich, Mass./Sandwich) dropped an 8-5 decision to Matt Allare and Peter Kobelt of Ohio State.
Junior Niall Fitzgerald (Wicklow, Ireland/Blackrock College) and sophomore Spencer Talmadge (Hillsborough, Calif./Junipero Serra) claimed a victory over Evan King and Jason Jung of Michigan in a 8-5 match Sunday morning. In the quarterfinals the pair fell to Illinois State’s Timon Reichelt and Alex Pelaez in a close 9-8 (3) decision.
Watt will battle Ohio State’s Matt Allare in the semifinals at 9:00 a.m. at the Eck Tennis Pavilion. Following the semifinal singles round will be the championship singles match. Semifinals and final doubles matches will conclude the 2010 Midwest Regional.
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