Irish Drop Weekend Matches in the Sunshine State

SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The University of Notre Dame women’s tennis team dropped a pair of matches in the Sunshine State over Easter weekend. The 23rd-ranked Irish fell at #39 Florida State 4-1, and #14 Miami (Fla.) 5-2. This moves the Irish to 13-9 overall and 4-7 in Atlantic Coast Conference action, with two matches remaining in the regular season. 

How It Happened – Florida State

The matchup with the Seminoles started off on the right foot as the Irish took the doubles point. The 37th-ranked pairing of Carrie Beckman and Julia Andreach earned a 6-1 victory over Vic Allen and Kianah Motosono at the second flight. Page Freeman and Maria Olivia Castedo tallied a 6-3 victory at the top flight to secure the point. 

Singles play finished up all in favor of the Seminoles. Andreach fought until the third set before falling, while the Irish dropped the top flight, and positions five and six in the loss. 

#39 Florida State 4, #23 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 1 

Singles competition 

1. #79 Vic Allen (FSU) def. #53 Page Freeman (ND-W) 6-4, 6-1
2. Ellie Schoppe (FSU) def. #70 Julia Andreach (ND-W) 6-2, 2-6, 6-0 
3. Olympe Lancelot (FSU) vs. Bojana Pozder (ND-W) 4-6, 2-5, unfinished
4. Kristyna Lavickova (FSU) vs. Nibi Ghosh (ND-W) 6-3, 6-5, unfinished 
5. Millie Bissett (FSU) def. Akari Matsuno (ND-W) 6-2, 6-1 
6. Alice Amendola (FSU) def. Rylie Hanford (ND-W) 7-6 (11-9), 6-0 

Doubles competition 

1. Page Freeman/Maria Olivia Castedo (ND-W) def. Ellie Schoppe/Anna Arkadianou (FSU) 6-3 
2. #37 Carrie Beckman/Julia Andreach (ND-W) def. Vic Allen/Kianah Motosono (FSU) 6-1 
3. Kristyna Lavickova/Millie Bissett (FSU) vs. Yashna Yellayi/Rylie Hanford (ND-W) 5-5, unfinished 

Match Notes: Notre Dame Fighting Irish 13-8; National ranking #23 Florida State 11-9; National ranking #39 

Order of finish: Doubles (2,1); Singles (1,5,6,2)

How It Happened – Miami (Fla.)

The Irish got the matchup with the Hurricanes started off the right way again, taking the doubles point. Beckman partnered with Bojana Pozder at the third flight, earning a 6-3 win over Audrey Boch-Collins and Mia Mack. Rylie Hanford and Yashna Yellayi secured the point with a 7-5 win at the second flight over Alexa Noel an dIsabella Pfennig. 

Miami’s singles competition stormed out of the gate, winning five-consecutive matches in straight sets to secure the point. Pozder added the Irish’s only point in singles action, earning a 6-4, 2-6, 1-0 (10-4) win at No. 2. 

#14 Miami 5, #23 Notre Dame 2 

Singles competition 

1. #7 Alexa Noel (UM) def. #53 Page Freeman (ND) 6-3, 6-4 
2. Bojana Pozder (ND) def. #106 Daevenia Achong (UM) 6-4, 2-6, 1-0 (10-4) 
3. #84 Isabella Pfennig (UM) def. Yashna Yellayi (ND) 6-0, 6-1 
4. Audrey Boch-Collins (UM) def. Carrie Beckman (ND) 6-3, 6-1 
5. Mia Mack (UM) def. Akari Matsuno (ND) 6-2, 6-4 
6. Maya Tahan (UM) def. Rylie Hanford (ND) 6-1, 6-0 

Doubles competition 

1. #52 Daevenia Achong/Maya Tahan (UM) def. Page Freeman/Maria Olivia Castedo (ND) 6-4 
2. Rylie Hanford/Yashna Yellayi (ND) def. Alexa Noel/Isabella Pfennig (UM) 7-5
3. Carrie Beckman/Bojana Pozder (ND) def. Audrey Boch-Collins/Mia Mack (UM) 6-3

Match Notes: Notre Dame 13-9, 4-7 ACC; National ranking #23 Miami 13-5, 8-3 ACC; National ranking #14 

Order of finish: Doubles (3,1,2); Singles (6,3,4,1,5,2)

Up Next

The Irish close the regular season at the Eck Tennis Pavilion, taking on Syracuse April 14th at 3:30 p.m., and wrapping up the regular season on April 16th at 11 a.m. against Boston College.