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NOTRE DAME, Ind. – The Bobby Bayliss Invitational wrapped on Sunday after three long and tough days of competition. A combined 146 singles and doubles matches were played throughout the tournament, occurring at the Eck Tennis Pavilion. All-in-all, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish representatives racked up 20 wins, highlighted by a dominant doubles showing where they amassed a 5-1 overall record.
- Presley Thienemen, Northwestern – MVP
- Jean-Marc Malkowski, Notre Dame
- Tripp Tuff, DePaul
- Patorn Hanchukail, Michigan
- Kade Mindry, Cleveland State
FRIDAY
Graduate transfer Peter Conklin got the tournament started with a win in his first-ever match for the Irish. Juniors Connor Fu and Braeden Ho opened up their weekend with singles wins as did Freshman Yu Zhang who took a straight-set win in his collegiate debut. After a round of singles, three duos competed in doubles where the Irish had a 2-1 record.
- Conklin(ND) def. Blekher(NW) 6-2, 6-1
- Fu(ND) def. Mihailo Popovic(WISC) 6-4, 7-6(3)
- George(WMU) def. Halpin(ND) 4-6, 6-4, 1-0(1)
- Ho(ND) def. Boone(WMU) 6-0, 7-6(4)
- Tonejc(DEP) def. Malkowski(ND) 6-3, 6-1
- Zhang(ND) def. Nuzhny(WISC) 7-5, 6-3
- Wassenaar(DEP) def. Bilsey(ND) 6-3, 3-6, 1-0(5)
- Che/Conklin(ND) def. Guzauskas/Meister(ILL) 8-4
- Halpin/Malkowski(ND) def. Minsaas/Glitschel(DEP) 8-3
- Wassenaar/Huck(DEP) def. Bilsey/Corsillo(ND) 8-4
SATURDAY
After rain delayed the start on Saturday, the format was changed to just two rounds of singles. Sophomore Jean-Marc Malkowski led the way winning both of his matches against opponents from Northwestern and Michigan State. Freshman Brian Bilsey tallied his first collegiate victory with a singles win over his Wisconsin opponent. Other wins on the day came from a trio of juniors in Matt Halpin, Connor Fu and Braeden Ho.
- Halpin(ND) def. Zederbauer(MICH) 7-6, 7-5
- Malkowski(ND) def. Blekher(NW) 6-4, 6-4
- Petrov(ILL) def. Conklin(ND) 6-3, 5-7, 1-0(4)
- Tonejc(DEP) def. Zhang(ND) 6-1, 6-4
- Mareschal-Hay(CSU) def. Ho(ND) 6-2, 6-1
- Guzauskas(ILL) def. Che(ND) 6-3, 4-6, 1-08)
- Thieneman(NW) def. Fu(ND) 6-3, 6-2
- Bilsey(ND) def. Nuzhny(WISC) 6-3, 6-4
- Pero(MSU) def. Corsillo(ND) 6-4, 0-6, 1-0(4)
- Fu(MICH) def. Halpin(ND) 6-3, 4-6, 1-0(2)
- Malkowski(ND) def. Sheldon(MSU) 7-5, 6-4
- Blekher(NW) def. Zhang(ND) 7-6(4), 7-6(5)
- Goli(NW) def. Conklin(ND) 6-2, 5-7, 1-0(6)
- Fu(ND) def. Bengtsson(NW) 7-6(4), 6-2
- Pero(MSU) def. Bilsey(ND) 6-2, 6-3
- Ho(ND) def. Meister(ILL) 6-1, 6-2
SUNDAY
The Irish started the final day by going 3-0 in doubles. The team of Che and Conklin jumped out to a fast 6-0 win over Michigan State. Soon after, the freshmen pair of Zhang and Bilsey closed out a 6-1 win over WMU.
- Che/Conklin(ND) def. Matsuno/Mukherjee(MSU) 6-0
- Halpin/Malkowski(ND) def. Blekher/Thieneman(NW) 6-4
- Bilsey/Zhang(ND) def. Pierce/Honnappa(WMU) 6-1
- Kuszynski(WMU) def. Che(ND) 6-3, 4-6, 1-0(6)
- Fu(ND) def. Lohse(WMU) 6-4, 6-0
- Malkowski(ND) def. Jakic(DEP) 6-3, 6-1
- Ho(ND) def. Sheldon(MSU) 4-6, 6-4, 1-0(6)
- Scheetz(MARQ) def. Halpin(ND) 3-6, 2-2 ret.
- Cooksey(MICH) def. Conklin(ND) 6-3, 3-6, 1-0(8)
- Tuff(DEP) def. Zhang(ND) 6-4, 4-6, 1-0(4)
- Bilsey(ND) def. Portnoy(MSU) 6-2, 6-3
- Corsillo(ND) def. Bilinovich(CSU) 6-3, 7-6(8)