Richard Ciamarra

Irish Fall in Hard-Fought Battle in Evanston

EVANSTON, Illinois —  In a hard-fought battle, the Notre Dame Men’s Tennis team fell to Northwestern, 4-2, on Sunday afternoon. The Irish recorded two singles victories in the loss.

How It Happened

After dropping the doubles point, the Irish quickly rebounded behind Richard Ciamarra’s singles victory. The junior took the first singles win of the day with a 6-2, 6-4 victory over Dominik Stary. 

Matthew Che knotted it at two apiece with a singles victory of his own. Che defeated Simen Bratholm, 6-3, 6-4.

Guillermo Cabrera fell in the fifth singles victory in a hard-fought, three-set match. Cabrera, down 3-6 in the first set, rebounded to earn a 6-3 victory of his own in the second before ultimately falling, 3-6 in the third.

Up Next

The Irish return to ACC play on Friday when they head to Atlanta to take on Georgia Tech. Friday’s match will begin at 5 p.m. ET. Live stats will be available here, while live streaming will be available here.

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