TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — No. 33 Notre Dame Men’s Tennis fell to Florida State in an ACC road match. The Irish move to 9-8 on the year, including 3-4 in conference play.
The Irish dropped the doubles point to two top-75 Seminole duos and headed to singles play with the 1-0 deficit.
In singles play, No. 91 Axel Nefve battled Alex Knaff to a three-set victory — 6-3, 4-6, 6-0, to claim the Irish point in the match.
Florida State University 6, #33 Notre Dame Men’s Tennis 1
Singles competition
- #91 Axel Nefve (NDMTEN) def. Alex Knaff (FS) 6-3, 4-6, 6-0
- Loris Pourroy (FS) def. Richard Ciamarra (NDMTEN) 4-6, 7-5, 6-3
- Richard Thongoana (FS) def. Tristan McCormick (NDMTEN) 3-6, 6-3, 6-4
- Sebastian Arcila (FS) def. Connor Fu (NDMTEN) 6-1, 6-1
- Marcus Walters (FS) def. Matthew Che (NDMTEN) 6-0, 4-6, 6-0
- Andreja Petrovic (FS) def. William Howells (NDMTEN) 6-3, 7-5
Doubles competition
- #72 Alex Knaff/Sebastian Arcila (FS) vs. Tristan McCormick/Axel Nefve (NDMTEN) 3-4, unfinished
- #62 Marcus Walters/Loris Pourroy (FS) def. Matthew Che/Richard Ciamarra (NDMTEN) 6-2
- Chase Wood/Andreja Petrovic (FS) def. Brandon Ancona/William Howells (NDMTEN) 6-1
Next Up
After Sunday’s match at Miami was cancelled due to COVID issues within the Hurricanes’ program, the Ihe Irish will return home to host Louisville on April 3 at 1 p.m. ET.
Current Notre Dame students with valid student ID are permitted to attend outdoor tennis matches this season. Mask usage and social distancing are required. While all other fans are unable to attend matches at the Eck Tennis Pavilion due to health and safety protocol, live stats are available at UND.com/mediastats and live streaming is available at UND.com/tennisstream.
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