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SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The Notre Dame women’s tennis team split a pair of ACC matchups at home this past weekend, moving to 12-2 overall and 2-1 in league play. The No. 36 Fighting Irish dropped a 4-2 decision to No. 54 Miami on Friday, but bounced back with a 4-2 win of their own against Florida State on Sunday.
Bojana Pozder was the bright spot in singles, recording a 2-0 weekend. She has now won four straight, improving to 5-1 in dual singles matches. Pozder knocked off Miami’s Dominika Podhajecka, 6-4, 7-5, then clinched the match against the Seminoles, beating Cade Cricchio, 6-4, 4-6, 6-3.
On Friday, Rylie Hanford secured a ranked win on court four, knocking off No. 102 Aely Arai, 6-2, 2-6, 6-4. Hanford also was closing in on a 2-0 weekend, but her match was cut just short, as she was up 6-4, 4-6, 6-5, unfinished. Hanford is now 7-0 in dual singles matches.
Speaking of win streaks, Akari Matsuno defeated Mary Boyce Deatherage of FSU, 7-6(1), 6-1. Matsuno is now tied for the longest win streak on the team at 11 alongside Jessica Kovalcik, moving to 13-4 overall on the year and 8-0 in duals.
#36 Notre Dame 4 (12-2) – Florida State 2 (2-7)
DOUBLES – 3, 2, 11. Shaw/Li (FSU) def. Holod/Molnar (ND), 6-42. Deatherage/Cricchio (FSU) def. Hanford/Rawles (ND), 6-23. Matsuno/Van Zyl (ND) def. Lavickova/Anderson (FSU), 6-1
SINGLES – 6, 2, 1, 3, 51. Eva Shaw (FSU) def. #46 Bianca Molnar (ND), 6-2, 7-6(8)2. Akari Matsuno (ND) def. Mary Boyce Deatherage (FSU), 7-6(1), 6-13. Sophia Holod (ND) def. Tina Li (FSU), 6-3, 6-44. Rylie Hanford (ND) vs. Kristyna Lavickova (FSU), 6-4, 4-6, 6-5, unfinished5. Bojana Pozder (ND) def. Cade Cricchio (FSU), 6-4, 4-6, 6-36. Jessica Kovalcik (ND) def. Lauren Anderson (FSU), 6-2, 6-0
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