Feb. 9, 2011
MADISON, Wis. – The 25th-ranked Notre Dame men’s tennis team downed No. 39 Wisconsin, 6-1 in the Nielsen Tennis Center at Madison, Wis. Senior Daniel Stahl (Bethesda, Md./Walt Whitman) clinched the match for the Fighting Irish, downing Billy Bertha, 6-4, 4-6, 6-2.
For the sixth time this season, Notre Dame claimed the doubles point to start off to an early 1-0 lead. At first doubles, Notre Dame’s senior Stephen Havens (Cincinnati, Ohio/Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy) and senior Tyler Davis (Nashville, Tenn./Father Ryan) were downed by Marek Michalicka and Billy Bertha, 8-5.
Junior Niall Fitzgerald (Blackrock College/Wicklow, Ireland) and sophomore Spencer Talmadge (Hillsborough, Calif./Junipero Serra) grabbed a win at second doubles over Fredrik Ask and Petr Satral of Wisconsin, winning 8-3. The victory moved the duo’s record at No. 2 doubles to 5-1.
Junior Casey Watt (Gibsonia, Pa./Pine-Richland) and freshman Greg Andrews (Richland, Mich./Gull Lake) clinched the doubles point for the Irish, defeating Ricardo Martin and Rodney Carey 8-6.
Davis started at the No. 6 position for the Irish where he handled Carey in the first set, 6-3, followed by a 7-5 victory to move the score to 2-0. At the No. 1 position, Watt was downed by Marek Michalicka, dropping the match 6-1, 7-5.
Andrews started at the No. 4 position where he battled Satral to a close two-set match, winning the first set 6-2 and the second set 7-6 (7-3). Stahl clinched the match for Notre Dame, defeating Billy Bertha, 6-4, 4-6, 6-2 and moving the score to 4-1.
Rounding out the Irish line up, Havens defeated Ricardo Martin in a three-set match (6-3, 5-7, 6-2), while Sam Keeton (Kansas City, Mo./Pembroke Hill) tallied the sixth point for the Irish, defeating Fredrik Ask.
Doubles:
Marek Michalicka/Billy Bertha def. No. 47 Stephen Havens/Tyler Davis, 8-5
Niall Fitzgerald/Spencer Talmadge def. Fredrik Ask/Petr Satral, 8-3
Casey Watt/Greg Andrews def. Ricardo Martin/Rodney Carey, 8-6
Singles:
Tyler Davis def. Rodney Carey (6-3, 7-5)
Marek Michalicka def. No. 104 Casey Watt (6-1, 7-5)
Greg Andrews def. Patr Satral (6-2, 7-6 (7-3))
Daniel Stahl def. Billy Bertha (6-4, 4-6, 6-2)
No. 74 Stephen Havens def. Ricardo Martin (6-3, 5-7, 6-2)
Sam Keeton v. Fredrik Ask (2-6, 6-4, 5-2 retired)
Order of Finish:
Doubles: (1, 2, 3)
Singles: (6, 1, 4, 3, 2, 5)
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