SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The University of Notre Dame women’s tennis team cruised to a 5-2 victory over the Louisville Cardinals Friday night at the Eck Tennis Pavilion. The 22nd ranked Fighting Irish improve to 13-7 overall and are now 4-5 in ACC action.
The doubles point saw the Irish take No. 3 with Carrie Beckman and Bojana Pozder earning a 6-3 win. Page Freeman and Maria Olivia Castedo secured the point with a 7-5 win at No. 1 over Andrea Di Palma and Rhea Verma, 7-5.
Singles play saw Freeman and Pozder take the top two flights via injury retirement. Nibi Ghosh and Rylie Hanford secured the win with straight-set victoryes at No. 5 and No. 6, respectively. Hanford finished first at a 6-2, 6-3 win over Maria Campos, and Ghosh added a 7-5, 6-3 win over Cici Xin.
#22 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 5, Louisville 2
Singles competition
- #59 Page Freeman (ND-W) def. Andrea Di Palma (LOU) 6-1, 3-0, retired
- Bojana Pozder (ND-W) def. Jamilah Snells (LOU) 6-2, 1-0, retired
- Rhea Verma (LOU) def. Carrie Beckman (ND-W) 7-5, 7-6 (9-7)
- Tyra Richardson (LOU) def. Akari Matsuno (ND-W) 6-2, 4-6, 1-0 (10-5)
- Nibi Ghosh (ND-W) def. Cici Xin (LOU) 7-5, 6-3
- Rylie Hanford (ND-W) def. Maria Campos (LOU) 6-2, 6-3
Doubles competition
- Page Freeman/Maria Olivia Castedo (ND-W) def. Andrea Di Palma/Rhea Verma (LOU) 7-5
- Jamilah Snells/Cici Xin (LOU) def. Yashna Yellayi/Rylie Hanford (ND-W) 7-6
- Carrie Beckman/Bojana Pozder (ND-W) def. Sasha Gorchanyuk/Maria Campos (LOU) 6-3
Match Notes:
Louisville 8-12, 0-9 ACC
Notre Dame Fighting Irish 13-7, 4-5 ACC; National ranking #22