SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The University of Notre Dame women’s tennis team fought hard on its trip to North Carolina, dropping tightly contested battles at No. 10 NC State and Wake Forest on Friday and Sunday, respectively.
Julia Andreach and Bojana Pozder served as shining lights for the Fighting Irish over the weekend, both going 2-0 in singles and notching top 50 wins against the Wolfpack. Andreach took down the nation’s No. 27 ranked player 6-2, 6-4, while Pozder defeated No. 44, 1-6, 6-3, 6-1 in the team’s 5-2 loss. With their wins on Sunday, Andreach extended her unbeaten singles record on the season to 10-0, while Pozder moved to an impressive 10-1.
The Irish secured the doubles point on Sunday over the Demon Deacons with wins from Carrie Beckman and Akari Matsuno at No. 3, followed by a win at No. 2 by Nibi Ghosh and Yashna Yellayi. Notre Dame took the momentum and got off to a hot start in singles, but Wake Forest rallied hard to eventually win four of the six singles contests and take the match 4-3.
Next Up
Notre Dame completes a three-match ACC road slate with a battle against the Louisville Cardinals on Sunday, March 10. First serve is scheduled for 12:00 p.m.
#10 NC State 5, #28 Notre Dame 2
Singles
No. 1 – #3 Amelia Rajecki (NCSU) def. Page Freeman (ND) 6-3, 6-2
No. 2 – Julia Andreach (ND) def. #27 Anna Zyryanova (NCSU) 6-2, 6-4
No. 3 – #30 Abigail Rencheli (NCSU) def. Yashna Yellayi (ND) 6-4, 6-2
No. 4 – Bojana Pozder (ND) def. #44 Sophie Abrams (NCSU) 1-6, 6-3, 6-1
No. 5 – Maddy Zampardo (NCSU) def. Carrie Beckman (ND) 6-4, 6-0
No. 6 – Gina Dittmann (NCSU) def. Nibi Ghosh (ND) 6-1, 6-3
Doubles
No. 1 – #13 Amelia Rajecki/Maddy Zampardo (NCSU) def. #32 Carrie Beckman/Julia Andreach (ND) 6-1
No. 2 – Page Freeman/Yashna Yellayi (ND) vs. #9 Anna Zyryanova/Sophie Abrams (NCSU) 3-5, unfinished
No. 3 – Gabriella Broadfoot/Abigail Rencheli (NCSU) def. Bojana Pozder/Nibi Ghosh (ND) 6-1
Order of finish
Doubles (1,3); Singles (1,2,3,4,5,6)
#40 Wake Forest 4, #28 Notre Dame 3
Singles
No. 1 – #26 Casie Wooten (WF) def. Page Freeman (ND) 6-4, 6-4
No. 2 – Julia Andreach (ND) def. Brooke Killingsworth (WF) 4-6, 7-5, 4-2 ret.
No. 3 – Bojana Pozder (ND) def. Marcella Cruz (WF) 6-2, 6-4
No. 4 – Nevena Carton (WF) def. Yashna Yellayi (ND) 1-6, 6-3, 6-2
No. 5 – Sankavi Gownder (WF) def. Akari Matsuno (ND) 3-6, 6-4, 6-4
No. 6 – Whitley Pate (WF) def. Nibi Ghosh (ND) 3-6, 6-1, 7-5
Doubles
No. 1 – Page Freeman/Julia Andreach (ND) vs. Marcella Cruz/Brooke Killingsworth (WF) 4-3, unfinished
No. 2 – Yashna Yellayi/Nibi Ghosh (ND) def. Mia Ahmad/Casie Wooten (WF) 6-2
No. 3 – Akari Matsuno/Carrie Beckman (ND) def. Sankavi Gownder/Whitley Pate (WF) 6-3
Order of finish
Doubles (3,2); Singles (3,1,4,5,6,2)