Irish Sweep Matches Over Senior Weekend

SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The University of Notre Dame women’s tennis team earned a pair of victories over Atlantic Coast Conference competition this weekend. The Fighting Irish conclude the regular season with a 15-9 overall record, and a 5-7 mark in league action. With that finish, the Irish will be the nine-seed in next week’s ACC Tournament in Cary, North Carolina. 

How It Happened – Syracuse

The weekend started with a 4-2 victory over the visiting Syracuse Orange Friday night at the Courtney Tennis Center. Doubles play saw the Irish take the point, with a pair of 6-2 wins at the top two flights. Singles competition saw the Irish take three of the five that were completed. Page Freeman, Yashna Yellayi and Akari Matsuno each had a three-set victory. 

#27 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 4, Syracuse 2

Singles competition

1. Page Freeman (ND-W) def. Kimoto,Miyuka (SYR) 6-1, 5-7, 6-4
2. Kanapatskaya,Viktor (SYR) def. Bojana Pozder (ND-W) 6-4, 6-4
3. Yashna Yellayi (ND-W) def. Kozyreva,Polina (SYR) 6-2, 2-6, 6-1
4. Ito,Shiori (SYR) def. Carrie Beckman (ND-W) 6-4, 2-6, 6-2
5. Akari Matsuno (ND-W) def. Fonte,Ines (SYR) 2-6, 6-4, 6-3

Doubles competition

1. Julia Andreach/Carrie Beckman (ND-W) def. Kanapatskaya,Viktor/Ito,Shiori (SYR) 6-2
2. Yashna Yellayi/Rylie Hanford (ND-W) def. Kozyreva,Polina/Kimoto,Miyuka (SYR) 6-2

Match Notes:

Syracuse 11-8, 4-8 ACC

Notre Dame Fighting Irish 13-9, 4-7 ACC; National ranking #27

How It Happened – Boston College 

After celebrating the program’s two seniors in a pregame ceremony at Eck Tennis Pavilion, the Irish rode that momentum to a 5-2 win over the visiting Boston College Eagles on Sunday. 

Doubles action saw the Irish narrowly earn the point. Freeman and Bojana Pozder earned a 7-5 win at the third flight. Julia Andreach and Carrie Beckman rallied for a 7-6 (4) win at the top flight to take the point. 

Singles play saw Notre Dame take four of six competitions, one by a straight set tally. Pozder added to the lead with a 6-1, 7-5 win at No. 3. Freeman, Yellayi, and Beckman secured the win with three-set wins at flights one, four and five, respectively. 

#27 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 5, Boston College 2

Singles competition

1. #61 Page Freeman (ND-W) def. Marice Aguiar (BC) 6-4, 4-6, 6-4
2. Laura Lopez (BC) def. #84 Julia Andreach (ND-W) 7-5, 6-2
3. Bojana Pozder (ND-W) def. Sophia Edwards (BC) 6-1, 7-5
4. Yashna Yellayi (ND-W) def. Stephanie Sanchez (BC) 2-6, 6-2, 6-4
5. Carrie Beckman (ND-W) def. Muskan Mahajan (BC) 4-6, 6-3, 6-2
6. Seren Agar (BC) def. Akari Matsuno (ND-W) 6-3, 6-3

Doubles competition

1. Julia Andreach/Carrie Beckman (ND-W) def. Marice Aguiar/Laura Lopez (BC) 7-6 (7-4)
2. #76 Yashna Yellayi/Rylie Hanford (ND-W) vs. Hailey Wilcox/Seren Agar (BC) 6-6, unfinished
3. Page Freeman/Bojana Pozder (ND-W) def. Sophia Edwards/Stephanie Sanchez (BC) 7-5

Match Notes:

Boston College 11-10, 4-9 ACC

Notre Dame Fighting Irish 15-9, 6-7 ACC; National ranking #27

Up Next

The Irish are back in action on the 20th as they will take on the eighth-seeded Wake Forest Demon Deacons at the Cary Tennis Center in Cary, N.C. Earlier this season, the Irish earned a 7-0 victory over Wake at the Eck Tennis Center.