“It still is a work in progress for us right now,” he said. While the Irish didn’t get the doubles result they wanted, Sachire expressed confidence that the pairs will figure things out as the season progresses.

3, sealing the doubles point for Wisconsin. Soon after, senior Matt Che and sophomore Yu Zhang fell 6-3 on court No. 2 pair of senior Matt Halpin and junior Jean-Marc Malkowski were defeated 6-2. From there, though, the Badgers showcased their doubles prowess. Dominko and Fu continued their dominant play as a doubles pair, winning their seventh match in a row and improving to 9-1 on the year. 1 doubles against Wisconsin’s top duo of Gabriel Huber and Michael Minasyan, ranked No. The Irish got off to a strong start when freshman Sebastian Dominko and senior Connor Fu opened the match with a 6-2 win in No. They’re strong at all six positions and we anticipated a challenge.”

We knew that they would compete hard, we knew they would play really good doubles. “They’re very experienced and they’ve played a lot of college tennis. “Wisconsin has a really veteran team,” Notre Dame head coach Ryan Sachire said after the match. They featured a deep, experienced squad that would serve as a tough test for an Irish team looking to get back on track. Like the Irish, the Badgers (5-4) came into the weekend after a disappointing road trip, having dropped matches against Alabama and Auburn. With the wins, they improved to 7-3 on the season.Įntering Saturday, Notre Dame knew to take nothing for granted in their first match of the day against Wisconsin. Looking to bounce back after a defeat from Illinois the previous weekend, the Irish battled to a comeback victory against Wisconsin before sweeping UIC.

Notre Dame men’s tennis enjoyed a successful weekend that saw them earn a pair of wins at home Saturday afternoon.

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