Notre Dame Women’s Tennis marched to a 2-0 record on Sunday with a 5-2 home victory over Columbia, capping off an undefeated opening weekend.
Once again, the Irish put the doubles point on the board with wins at the top two positions. Carrie Beckman and Page Freeman notched a 6-4 victory at the top spot, while Julia Andreach and Yashna Yellayi battled for a hard fought 7-5 win on court No. 2 to give the Irish a 1-0 lead heading into singles.
Andreach secured the second point for Notre Dame, winning 6-2, 6-2 at the No. 2 position. Not long after and just moments apart, Bojana Pozder and Freeman each closed out victories and secured the Irish triumph on courts No. 4 and No. 1, respectively. A fifth point followed for the home team when Nibi Ghosh capped off a straight sets victory at No. 6.
Next Up
The Irish head to Columbus for a matchup against No. 14 Ohio State in the ITA Kick-Off for a chance to qualify for the ITA National Indoor Championships. The match will begin at 10:00 AM.
Box Score
Singles
No. 1 – Page Freeman (ND) def. Julia Haynes (COL), 6-2, 6-3
No. 2 – Julia Andreach (ND) def. Gayathri Krishnan (COL), 6-2, 6-2
No. 3 – Anna Zhang (COL) def. Carrie Beckman (ND), 6-2, 6-2
No. 4 – Bojana Pozder (ND) def. Fatima Keita (COL), 6-4, 6-2
No. 5 – Sophia Wang (COL) def. Akari Matsuno (ND), 7-5, 1-6, 1-0 (10-7)
No. 6 – Nibi Ghosh (ND) def. Salma Farhat (COL), 6-2, 6-4
Doubles
No. 1 – Page Freeman/Carrie Beckman (ND) def. Sophia Wang/Anna Zhang (COL), 6-4
No. 2 – Julia Andreach/Yashna Yellayi (ND) def. Rachele Rimondini/Winta Tewolde (COL), 7-5
No. 3 – Gayathri Krishnan/Sophia Strugnell (COL) def. Nibi Ghosh/Bojana Pozder (ND) 6-2
Order of finish
Doubles (3, 1, 2); Singles (3, 2, 4, 1, 6, 5)