CARY, N.C. – The University of Notre Dame women’s tennis team dropped its quarterfinal contest to the fourth-ranked Virginia Cavaliers last weekend. The Fighting Irish close the regular season at 17-9.
The doubles point went the way of the Cavaliers as Virginia got wins at No. 1 and No. 3, both by a 6-2 margin.
Notre Dame couldn’t find its footing in the singles portion, dropping three matches as UVA took the 4-0 victory. Bojana Pozder, and Yashna Yellayi dropped their matches in straight sets, and Nibi Ghosh’s match at No. 4 was the clincher, as she fell in three sets.
#4 Virginia 4, #28 Notre Dame 0
Singles competition
- #61 Annabelle Xu (VA) vs. #26 Julia Andreach (ND) 2-6, 6-2, 2-2, unfinished
- #23 Hibah Shaikh (VA) vs. Page Freeman (ND) 7-6 (7-5), 5-5, unfinished
- Natasha Subhash (VA) def. Bojana Pozder (ND) 6-0, 6-2
- #86 Sara Ziodato (VA) def. Nibi Ghosh (ND) 3-6, 6-0, 6-1
- #99 Elaine Chervinsky (VA) def. Yashna Yellayi (ND) 6-2, 6-1
- Melodie Collard (VA) vs. Akari Matsuno (ND) 6-4, 2-6, 3-2, unfinished
Doubles competition
- #8 Melodie Collard/Elaine Chervinsky (VA) def. #42 Julia Andreach/Page Freeman (ND) 6-2
- #38 Natasha Subhash/Hibah Shaikh (VA) vs. Carrie Beckman/Akari Matsuno (ND) 4-3, unfinished
- Sara Ziodato/Meggie Navarro (VA) def. Yashna Yellayi/Nibi Ghosh (ND) 6-2
Match Notes:
Notre Dame 17-9, 7-6; National ranking #28 Virginia 22-3, 12-1; National ranking #4
Order of finish: Doubles (1,3); Singles (5,3,4) 2024 ACC Women’s Tennis Championship: Quarterfinals, Match 3