SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Several student-athletes of the Notre Dame Men’s Tennis squad got to compete in front of the home crowd over the weekend during the Fighting Irish Invitational. Notre Dame hosted players from Indiana, DePaul, Western Michigan and Michigan.
Overall in the event, Notre Dame players went 24-5 in singles and 4-2 in doubles. Every single Irish player picked up multiple wins. And here’s another impressive stat for you – Notre Dame won eight matches in third-set tiebreaks, five of which they battled back after dropping the first set.
Junior Evan Lee impressed by going undefeated over the past three days with a 4-0 mark in singles, 2-0 in doubles. All four singles matches were three-set victories. In doubles, he partnered with senior Noah Becker and defeated pairs from Indiana and Western Michigan.
Giuseppe Cerasuolo made his Fighting Irish in high fashion, recording a 3-0 weekend in singles. Another Irish player who shone bright was Luis Llorens Saracho. The sophomore posted a 3-0 singles record and a 1-0 mark in doubles. Speaking of undefeated Irish players in singles play, Peter Nad went 4-0 including three straight set victories.
Up next for the Irish is the Hope RSM Dominant Duo event in Holland, Michigan, taking place October 3-5.
NOTRE DAME RESULTS
SINGLES ROUND 1
- Louis Llorens (ND) def. Jack Davison (WMU), 6-1, 6-2
- Kyran Magimay (ND) def. Oscar Corwin (WMU), 6-3, 6-4
- Nick Patrick (ND) def. Dimitri Moriarty (WMU), 6-3, 6-1
- Pierce Shaya (UM) def. Noah Becker (ND), 6-3, 6-1
- Peter Nad (ND) def. Augusto Pardo Cano (DeP), 6-7(4), 6-1, 1-0(1)
- Sam Scherer (IU) def. Nolan Balthazor (ND), 1-6, 6-3, 1-0(8)
- Evan Lee (ND) def. Elias Anwar (DeP), 7-5, 5-7, 1-0(8)
- Giuseppe Cerasuolo (ND) def. Luc Boulier (IU), 6-2, 6-1
DOUBLES ROUND 1
- Moriarty/Kajzer (WMU) def. Magimay/Cerasuolo (ND), 7-6 (5)
- Balthazor/Patrick (ND) def. Pardo Cano/Vialle (DeP), 7-6(6)
- Lee/Becker (ND) def. Antonesco/Scherer (IU), 6-4
SINGLES ROUND 2
- Kyran Magimay (ND) def. Pierce Shaya (UM), 6-1, 6-2
- Giuseppe Cerasuolo (ND) def. Matteo Antonescu (IU), 6-1, 6-3
- Nick Patrick (ND) def. Oscar Corwin (WMU), 3-6, 6-2, 1-0 (8)
- Evan Lee (ND) def. Matej Kajzer (WMU), 6-3, 2-6, 1-0 (11)
- Luis Llorens (ND) def. Alex Cairo (UM), 6-4, 6-3
- Peter Nad (ND) def. Sam Scherer (IU), 6-2, 6-4
- Nolan Balthazor (ND) def. Elias Anwar (DeP), 6-1, 6-0
- Bernardo Vialle (DeP) def. Noah Becker (ND), 6-3, 3-6, 1-0(5)
- Giuseppe Cerasuolo (ND) def. Sam Scherer (IU), 6-3, 6-4
- Matteo Antonescu (IU) def. Nick Patrick (ND), 6-3, 5-7, 1-0 (7)
- Kyran Magimay (ND) def. Alex Cairo (UM), 7-5, 6-3
- Luis Llorens (ND) def. Matej Kajzer (WMU), 6-2, 6-0
- Peter Nad (ND) def. Pierce Shaya (UM), 6-1, 7-6(2)
- Evan Lee (ND) def. Oscar Corwin (WMU), 4-6, 6-1, 1-0(6)
- Nolan Balthazor (ND) def. Jack Davison (WMU), 6-2, 6-4
DOUBLES ROUND 2
- Llorens/Magimay (ND) def. Anwar/Vialle (DeP), 6-2
- Shaya/Cairo (UM) def. Balthazor/Patrick (ND), 7-6(11)
- Lee/Becker (ND) def. Kajzer/Moriarty (WMU), 6-4
SINGLES ROUND 3
- Matteo Antonescu (IU) def. Kyran Magimay (ND), 3-6, 6-2, 1-0(8)
- Noah Becker (ND) def. Luc Boulier (IU), 6-4, 3-1, ret.
- Peter Nad (ND) def. Alex Cairo (UM), 7-6(5), 6-4
- Evan Lee (ND) def. Pierce Shaya (UM), 4-6, 6-4, 1-0(1)
- Nolan Balthazor (ND) def. Dimitri Moriarty (WMU), 4-6, 6-4, 1-0(5)
- Nick Patrick (ND) def. Matej Kajzer (WMU), 6-1, 4-6, 1-0(10)
– ND –