SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The University of Notre Dame women’s tennis team went 1-1 at home over the weekend, taking down No. 38 Florida State on Friday 4-3, before dropping another tightly contested 4-3 match to No. 20 Miami on Sunday.
Julia Andreach (13-0, 7-0 ACC) and Bojana Pozder (14-1, 7-0 ACC) kept their winning ways going at the No. 1 and No. 3 positions, respectively, while Akari Matsuno and Nibi Ghosh each added a singles win for the Irish.
For the fourth-consecutive mathc, Notre Dame claimed the doubles point against the Seminoles, beginning with a win at No. 3 from Matsuno and Carrie Beckman. Andreach and Page Freeman defeated the No. 42 ranked team in the nation to clinch the point at No. 1. In singles, Andreach put the second point on the board for the Irish, defeating No. 40 Ellie Schoppe in straight sets at the top spot. Matsuno followed with a three-set victory at No. 6, and Pozder clinched the victory with a three-set win at No. 3.
Andreach and Freeman continued their streak at the top of the lineup against the Hurricanes, defeating the No. 45-ranked pair in the nation, 6-2. Miami then snuck out 7-5 wins at No. 2 and No. 3 to take the doubles point. Nibi Ghosh picked up her tenth win of the spring with a 6-3, 6-0 rout at the No. 4 position to put the Irish on the board. Miami then secured the match with victories on courts five, six, and two. Remaining matches continued, and Andreach closed out an impressive win against No. 11 Alexa Noel on court one, 7-6(3), 7-6(6). Pozder added a final ranked win of the day for a final team score of 3-4, defeating No. 114 Antonia Balzert 5-7, 7-5, 7-5 after facing a 7-5, 5-0 deficit and numerous match points.
Next Up
The Irish have a bye weekend before heading south to face No. 26 Georgia Tech on Thursday, March 28 and No. 46 Clemson on Saturday, March 30.
#39 Notre Dame 4, #38 Florida State 3
Singles
No. 1 – #71 Julia Andreach (ND) def. #40 Ellie Schoppe (FSU) 7-5, 6-1
No. 2 – #56 Vic Allen (FSU) def. Page Freeman (ND) 2-6, 6-4, 6-4
No. 3 – Bojana Pozder (ND) def. Anna Arkadianou (FSU) 6-3, 3-6, 6-4
No. 4 – Millie Bissett (FSU) def. Carrie Beckman (ND) 6-4, 6-3
No. 5 – Kristyna Lavickova (FSU) def. Nibi Ghosh (ND) 7-6(3), 7-6(2)
No. 6 – Akari Matsuno (ND) def. Eva Shaw (FSU) 3-6, 7-5, 6-4
Doubles
No. 1 – Page Freeman/Julia Andreach (ND) def. #42 Maelie Monfils/Ellie Schoppe (FSU) 6-3
No. 2 – Vic Allen/Millie Bissett (FSU) def. Yashna Yellayi/Nibi Ghosh (ND) 6-2
No. 3 – Carrie Beckman/Akari Matsuno (ND) def. Anna Arkadianou/Kristyna Lavickova (FSU) 6-2
Order of finish
Doubles (2,3,1); Singles (4,1,2,5,6,3)
#20 Miami 4, #39 Notre Dame 3
Singles
No. 1 – #71 Julia Andreach (ND) def. #11 Alexa Noel (UM) 7-6(3), 7-6(6)
No. 2 – #58 Isabella Pfennig (UM) def. Page Freeman (ND) 3-6, 6-3, 6-4
No. 3 – Bojana Pozder (ND) def. #114 Antonia Balzert (UM) 5-7, 7-5, 7-5
No. 4 – Nibi Ghosh (ND) def. Leonie Schuknecht (UM) 6-3, 6-0
No. 5 – #96 Audrey Boch-Collins (UM) def. Carrie Beckman (ND) 6-0, 6-1
No. 6 – Xinyi Nong (UM) def. Akari Matsuno (ND) 4-6, 6-3, 6-2
Doubles
No. 1 – Page Freeman/Julia Andreach (ND) def. #45 Isabella Pfennig/Xinyi Nong (UM) 6-2
No. 2 – Leonie Schuknecht/Antonia Balzert (UM) def. Carrie Beckman/Akari Matsuno (ND) 7-5
No. 3 – Audrey Boch-Collins/Alexa Noel (UM) def. Nibi Ghosh/Yashna Yellayi (ND) 7-5
Order of finish
Doubles (1,2,3); Singles (5,4,6,2,1,3)