Jan. 21, 2000

The 22nd-ranked Notre Dame men’s tennis fell to 26th-ranked Washington 5-2 at the Ice Volleys on Friday night in its season-opening match. The Irish dropped the doubles point and four of six singles matches in the loss. They will meet New Mexico on Saturday at 6:00 p.m.

Senior All-American captain Ryan Sachire and sophmore Aaron Talarico posted three-set wins for the Irish. The 14th-ranked Sachire beat 65th-ranked Matt Hanlin at No. 1 singles, while Talarico rallied to beat Ari Strasberg at No. 5 singles.

#26 WASHINGTON 5, #22 NOTRE DAME 2 Singles No. 1: #14 Ryan Sachire (ND) def. #T65Matt Hanlin (W) 2-6, 6-2, 6-3

No. 2: #57 Andy Posovac (W) def. #T65 Matt Daly (ND) 6-4, 6-0

No. 3: #88 Jeremy Berman (W) def. Casey Smith (ND) 6-3, 7-6 (1)

No. 4: #100 Marius Lunde (W) def. Javier Taborga (ND) 6-3, 5-7, 7-6 (5)

No. 5: Aaron Talarico (ND) def. Ari Strasberg (W) 4-6, 7-6, 6-4

No. 6: Dillon Ruby (W) def. Andrew Laflin (ND) 2-6, 6-3, 6-4

Doubles No. 1: Nicholas Quatrochi/Strasberg (WW) def. #48 Taborga/Talarico (ND) 9-8 (6)

No. 2: Berman/Posovac (W) def. Trent Miller/Sachire (ND) 8-6

No. 3: Hanlin/Mark Wooley (W) def. James Malhame/Smith (ND) 8-5