Irish Go 3-0 On Weekend With Wins Over Navy, Ball St & Xavier – Notre Dame Fighting Irish – Official Athletics Website

SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The Notre Dame women’s tennis team went a perfect 3-0 on the weekend at home, cruising to victories over Navy, Ball State and Xavier. The Fighting Irish were absolutely dominant, winning by a combined margin of 20-1. 

Notre Dame improved to 6-1 overall on the spring season. Below are individual highlights from this past weekend plus a full list of all results. 

Bianca Molnar – 3-0 in singles – straight sets – combined margin of 36-11
Matsuno – 2-0 in singles – straight sets

Holod – 3-0 in singles – straight sets – combined margin of 36-16

Rawles – 2-0 in singles – straight sets – 24-6
Mari-Louise Van Zyl – 2-1 in singles
Jessica Kovalcik – 3-0 in singles – straight sets – combined bargin of 36-11
Rylie Hanford – 2-0 in singles
Esther Vrylan – 2-0 in doubles

Notre Dame 7 – Navy 0

DOUBLES – 3, 2, 11. Molnar/Holod (ND) def. Fermo/FU (NAVY), 6-42. Jordan/Philemon (NAVY) def. Matsuno/Kovalcik (ND), 6-33. Rawles/Hanford (ND) def. Lee/Li (NAVY), 6-2

SINGLES – 4, 5, 3, 1, 2, 61. #58 Bianca Molnar (ND) def. Olivia Fermo (NAVY), 6-2, 6-22. Akari Matsuno (ND) def. Emma Gu (NAVY), 6-1, 6-33. Sophia Holod (ND) def. Nicole Fu (NAVY), 6-4, 6-14. Gabriella Rawles (ND) def. Grace Li (NAVY), 6-1, 6-15. Mari-Louise Van Zyl (ND) def. Anna Jordan (NAVY), 6-2, 6-36. Jessica Kovalcik  (ND) def. Molly Bellia (NAVY), 6-2, 6-1

Notre Dame 7 – Ball State 0

DOUBLES – 1, 3, 21. Shahbaz/Tanjuatco (BSU) def. Rawles/Hanford (ND), 6-32. Matsuno/Van Zyl (ND) def. Bristow/Barrera (BSU), 6-43. Holod/Vrylan (ND) def. Hrehor/Fontana (BSU), 6-3

SINGLES – 5, 2, 1, 4, 6, 3 1. #58 Bianca Molnar (ND) def. Alana Bristow (BSU), 6-3, 6-12. Sophia Holod (ND) def. Priyanka Rana (BSU), 6-3, 6-33. Rylie Hanford (ND) def. Isabel Tanjuatco (BSU), 4-6, 6-0, 6-24. Gabriella Rawles (ND) def. Asia Ting Fontana (BSU), 6-3, 6-15. Mari-Louise Van Zyl (ND) def. Gabriella Barrera (BSU), 6-1, 6-26. Jessica Kovalcik  (ND) def. Jemima William-Phillips (BSU), 6-2, 6-4

Notre Dame 6 – Xavier 1

DOUBLES – 2, 31. Molnar/Holod (ND) def. Nugent/Owen (XAV), 6-5 unfinished2. Matsuno/Van Zyl (ND) def. Deford/Rexroat (XAV), 6-13. Vrylan/Kovalcik (ND) def. Smitek/Brotherton (XAV), 7-5

SINGLES – 1, 4, 6, 2, 3, 51. #58 Bianca Molnar (ND) def. Abby Nugent (XAV), 6-1, 6-22. Akari Matsuno (ND) def. Madeleine Rexroat (XAV), 6-2, 6-23. Sophia Holod (ND) def. Ella Deford (XAV), 6-2, 6-34. Rylie Hanford (ND) def. Natalie Smitek (XAV), 6-1, 6-45. Clara Owen (XAV) def. Mari-Louise Van Zyl  (ND), 6-3, 5-7, 1-0 (10-5)6. Jessica Kovalcik (ND) def. Abigail Siminski (XAV), 6-1, 6-1

– ND –