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Irish men’s tennis splits weekend series in Lexington
By NATE MOLLER s enior sports Writer
The Irish men’s tennis team headed to Lexington, Kentucky, this past weekend, taking on Washington in the opening round of the ITA Kickoff.
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The n o. 1 doubles team of freshman s ebastian d ominko and senior c onnor Fu set the tone for the Irish early, winning their opening match 6-1. Although n o. 2 doubles went the way of the huskies, the Irish earned an exciting victory in the n o. 3 matchup.
s enior m att h alpin and freshman e van Lee got broken early in the set. b ut they broke back when they were down 4-5 to stay alive. b oth sides then held serve, and the set went to a tiebreaker to decide the winner. After saving two match points, Lee hit a volley that bounced twice on the net. It then dribbled over to give the Irish duo the set.
In the singles matches, d ominko led things off for the Irish, winning by a comfortable 6-2, 6-1 margin.
Although senior m att c he and graduate student Addy vashistha would drop their matches in straight sets, Fu won his singles match 6-1, 7-6 to give the Irish the lead heading into the final two singles matches. o n s aturday afternoon, the Irish faced fifth-ranked Kentucky with a bid to the ITA n ational Indoors on the line. Although the Irish lost quickly in the n o. 3 doubles, the n o. 1 and n o. 2 doubles teams bounced back to give the Irish the advantage after doubles play. d ominko and Fu won 6-3 for their fourth consecutive doubles victory. c he and Zhang fought back from an early break point to win the set in a tiebreaker. s ingles play did not go the way of the Irish though. They fell at n o. 2, n o. 3 and n o. 4 singles. d ominko fought valiantly for the Irish, winning the first set 6-2 and coming within two points of winning the match. h e ultimately lost, however, in three sets, and Kentucky earned a 4-1 victory.
The Irish needed just one win in the final two matches. s ophomore Jameson c orsillo clinched it for the Irish by earning a 6-1, 6-4 win. s ophomore Yu Zhang was also leading 7-5, 4-2 before the match was called.
Contact Nate Moller at nmoller2@nd.edu
