FORT WORTH, Texas - The Notre Dame women’s tennis team spent the latter half of its fall break at TCU's Battle for the Boot. Two Fighting Irish student-athletes posted 3-0 records in singles play: Jessica Kovalcik and Bianca Molnar. In addition, the Irish duo of Anastasia Sysoeva and Sophia Holod went 2-0 in doubles action.
TCU BATTLE FOR THE BOOT RESULTS
Singles
SATURDAY
- Jessica Kovalcik (ND) def. Stevens (UH), 6-3, 6-4
- Cinkova (UH) def. Mari-Louise Van Zyl (ND), 6-1, 6-3
- Anastasia Sysoeva (ND) def. Razina (UH), 6-2, 6-2
- Lily Rochon (ND) def. Drozd (TCU), 6-1, 7-6(3)
- Chen (UNT) def. Nina Abalos (ND), 6-3, 6-2
- Skye Madatali (ND) def. Clark (TCU), 6-0, 6-0
- #46 Bianca Molnar (ND) def. McKnight (UNT), 7-6(4), 6-4
- Salkova (TCU) def. Sophia Holod (ND), 6-3, 6-2
- Esther Vyrlan (ND) def. Batsukh (UNT), 6-4, 6-1
FRIDAY
- #46 Bianca Molnar (ND) def. Montoya (TAMU), 7-6(3), 7-5
- Jara (TAMU) def. Mari-Louise Van Zyl (ND), 6-3, 6-1
- #122 Cooling (TAMU) def. Sophia Holod (ND), 6-3, 6-2
- Konstantinova (TAMU) def. Lily Rochon (ND), 6-4, 6-0
- Jessica Kovalcik (ND) def. Frank (PUR), 7-5, 6-2
- Davydov (PUR) def. Esther Vyrlan (ND), 6-4, 6-4
- Krokhotina (UH) def. Skye Madatali (ND), 6-2, 6-2
- Nina Abalos (ND) def. Sepa (UH), 6-3, 4-6, 12-10
- Anastasia Sysoeva (ND) def. Metwally (UTAH), 7-6(5), 2-6, 13-11
THURSDAY
- #46 Bianca Molnar (ND) def. Selvaraj (RICE), 6-4, 6-2
- Kunz (RICE) def. Anastasia Sysoeva (ND), 6-4, 6-2
- Jessica Kovalcik (ND) def. Martinez (RICE), 6-1, 6-7(5), 10-6
- Mravcova (RICE) def. Skye Madatali (ND), 6-4, 6-0
- Bluestein (BYU) def. Mari-Louise Van Zyl (ND), 5-7, 6-3, 10-7
- Esther Vyrlan (ND) def. Ashar (RICE), 6-1, 6-0
- Chica (RICE) def. Nina Abalos (ND), 6-4, 6-1
- Lily Rochon (ND) def. Tan (BYU), 6-3, 4-6, 10-4
- Sophia Holod (ND) def. Korhonen (BYU), 7-5, 4-6, 10-3
Doubles
SATURDAY
- Bianca Molnar/Lily Rochon (ND) def. Frank/Gencer (PUR), 6-2
- Davydov/Florea (PUR) def. Esther Vyrlan/Jessica Kovalcik (ND), 6-4
- Sophia Holod/Anastasia Sysoeva (ND) def. Ahamout/Cado (UTA), 6-3
- Echaide Gonzales/Selle (UTA) def. Nina Abalos/Skye Madatali (ND), 6-4
FRIDAY
- Cooling/Montoya (TAMU) def. Bianca Molnar/Lily Rochon (ND), 6-2
- Konstantinova/Jara (TAMU) def. Mari-Louise Van Zyl/Anastasia Sysoeva (ND), 6-3
- Tan/Korhonen (BYU) def. Sophia Holod/Esther Vyrlan (ND), 6-3
- Sophia Holod/Anastasia Sysoeva (ND) def. Roberts/Lenz (UTAH), 6-4
- Skye Madatali/Nina Abalos (ND) def. Garcia/Dowdell (UTAH), 6-4
THURSDAY
- Usereau/Ostrzygalo (ARIZ) def. Bianca Molnar/Lily Rochon (ND), 6-1
- Bluestein/Chen (BYU) def. Mari-Louise Van Zyl/Anastasia Sysoeva (ND), 6-3
- Jessica Kovalcik/Esther Vyrlan (ND) def. Krokhotina/Stevens (UH), 6-4
- Puiac/Cinkova (UH) def. Nina Abalos/Sophia Holod (ND), 6-3
Tournament Totals
Singles
- Bianca Molnar - 3-0
- Jessica Kovalcik - 3-0
- Mari-Louise Van Zyl - 0-3
- Anastasia Sysoeva - 2-1
- Lily Rochon - 2-1
- Nina Abalos - 1-2
- Skyle Madatali - 1-2
- Sophia Holod - 1-2
- Esther Vyrlan - 2-1
Doubles
- Kovalcik/Vyrlan - 1-1
- Van Zyl/Sysoeva - 0-2
- Holod/Sysoeva - 2-0
- Molnar/Rochon - 1-2
- Abalos/Madatali - 1-1
- Abalos/Holod - 0-1
- Holod/Vyrlan - 0-1
Up Next
The Fighting Irish will look to earn a spot at the NCAA Singles and Doubles Championships via qualifying through ITA Conference Masters or ITA Sectional Championships.
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