Oct. 9, 2016
By Joanne Norell
NOTRE DAME, Ind. – The University of Notre Dame men’s tennis team wrapped up weekend play Sunday with a respectable final day at the Bobby Bayliss Invitational on its own Courtney Tennis Center courts.
Sophomore Alex Lebedev was named to the All-Tournament Team after going 3-1 in singles on the weekend.
The Irish were 4-4 in singles and 2-1 in doubles Sunday to close a busy weekend. Lebedev, junior Drew Dawson, sophomore Nathan Griffin and freshman Johnathan Small all picked up singles wins Sunday.
The Irish will be back in action October 20-24 at the ITA Midwest Regional Championships hosted by Ohio State in Columbus, Ohio.
Bobby Bayliss Invitational
Oct. 7-9, 2016
Courtney Tennis Center
Notre Dame, Indiana
All-Tournament Team
Jathan Malik (UM) – MVP
Runhao Hua (UM)
Chema Carranza (WIS)
Alex Lebedev (ND)
Matthew McCoy (IU)
Sunday Results
Singles
Johnathan Small (ND) def. Chris Patzanovsky (MEM), 6-2, 6-4
Alex Lebedev (ND) def. Myles Schalet (UM), 7-6(8), 7-6(3)
Drew Dawson (ND) def. Mackenzie Stearns (MARQ), 6-4, 6-4
Nathan Griffin (ND) def. Brandon Shanklin (MARQ), 6-3, 6-4
Christian Lakoseljac (PSU) def. Daniel Rayl (ND), 6-3, 7-6(4)
No. 84 Jathan Malik (ND) def. Guillermo Cabrera (ND), 6-3, 7-5
Runhao Hua (UM) def. Matt Gamble (ND), 7-5, 6-2
Chase Colton (WIS) def. Brendon Kempin (ND), 6-3, 7-6(4)
Doubles
Brendon Kempin / Johnathan Small (ND) def. Clement Filho / Brandon Lancaster (UL), 8-1
Guillermo Cabrera / Nathan Griffin (ND) def. Robin Haden / Jason Kerst (IOWA), 8-3
Christian Lakoseljac / Henry Gordon (PSU) def. Alex Lebedev / Matt Gamble (ND) 8-7
Saturday Results
Singles
Guillermo Cabrera (ND) def. Jan Pallares (MEM), 7-5, 6-3
Guillermo Cabrera (ND) def. Christian Lakoseljac (PSU), 1-6, 6-3, 6-4
Brendon Kempin (ND) def. Aws Laaribi (PSU), 6-1, 6-2
Johnathan Small (ND) def. Daniel Soyfer (WIS) 6-4, 6-2
Alex Lebedev (ND) def. George Hedley (UL), 6-1, 6-4
Matt Gamble (ND) def. Clement Filho (UL), 2-6, 6-2, 6-2
Daniel Rayl (ND) def. Aws Laaribi (PSU), 7-5, 4-6, 6-0
No. 84 Jathan Malik (UM) def. Alex Lebedev (ND), 6-3, 6-4
Davis Crocker (UM) def. Matt Gamble (ND), 6-3, 6-3
Chema Carranza (WIS) def. Daniel Rayl (ND) 6-2, 3-6, 6-2
Shakeel Manji (MEM) DEF. Drew Dawson (ND) 4-6, 7-6, 7-6
Gabriel Nemeth (PSU) def. Nathan Griffin (ND), 6-4, 6-2
Myles Schalet (UM) def. Brendon Kempin (ND), 6-4, 7-5
Chema Carranza (WIS) def. Johnathan Small (ND), 6-0, 6-2
Brandon Lancaster (UL) def. Nathan Griffin (ND), 2-6, 6-3, 7-5
Zac Brodney (IU) def. Drew Dawson (ND), 7-6, 3-6, 6-3
Doubles
Jathan Malik / Myles Schalet (UM) def. Matt Gamble / Alex Lebedev (ND), 8-3
Friday Results
Singles
Rockne Flight
Alex Lebedev (ND) def. Chase Colton (WIS), 6-4, 6-1
George Hedley (UL) def. Matt Gamble (ND), 6-4, 6-4
Oliver Sec (IU) def. Guillermo Cabrera (ND), 6-3, 7-6
Leahy Flight
Daniel Rayl (ND) def. Jason Kerst (IOWA), 6-4, 4-6, 6-2
Johnathan Small (ND) def. Afonso Salgado (IU), 6-7, 6-4, 6-2
Brendon Kempin (ND) def. Osgar O’Hoisin (WIS), 6-4, 6-2
Parseghian Flight
Drew Dawson (ND) def. Brandon Shanklin (MARQ) 6-2, 6-3
Nathan Griffin (ND) def. Alexander Warstler (MARQ), 6-4, 6-0
Doubles
Holtz Flight
Stefan Lugonjic / Afonso Salgado (IU) def. Brendon Kempin / Grayson Broadus (ND), 8-4
Jan Pallares / Chris Patzanovsky (Memphis) def. Daniel Rayl / Johnathan Small (ND), 8-1
Darius Mackenzie / John Zordani (WIS) def. Matt Gamble / Guillermo Cabrera (ND), 8-5
George Hedley / Sean Donohue (UL) def. Matt Gamble / Johnathan Small (ND), 8-2
Jathan Malik / Runhao Hua (UM) def. Brendon Kempin / Alex Lebedev (ND), 8-1
Mackenzie Stearns / Greg Anderson (MARQ) def. Conor Somers / Guillermo Cabrera (ND), 8-3
Kelly Flight
Andre Romanello / Brandon Shanklin (MARQ) def. Conor Somers / Drew Dawson (ND), 8-7(8)
Daniel Rayl / Drew Dawson (ND), bye
— ND —
Joanne Norell, athletics communications assistant director at the University of Notre Dame, has been part of the Fighting Irish athletics communications team since 2014 and coordinates communications efforts for the Notre Dame women’s soccer, men’s tennis, women’s tennis and fencing programs. Norell is a 2011 graduate of Purdue University, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in mass communication, and earned her master’s degree in sports industry management from Georgetown University in 2013.