Hot streaks end over break

By ANDREW McGUINNESS sports editor

b oth the n otre d ame men’s and women’s tennis teams entered e aster break on a high note. The men’s team had snapped a five-game losing streak with consecutive victories over b oston c ollege and b utler. a nd the n o. 23 women’s team had won three of its last four, also coming into the break with two straight wins, soundly defeating n o. 25 Wake Forest and Louisville by a combined margin of 12-2.

h owever, things took a downward turn for both squads over the last week. e ach team played twice over the weekend and though men’s tennis started its slate with a victory, the teams lost each of the other three matches.

m en’s tennis defeated c lemson 4-3 on Friday before falling 4-0 on e aster s unday to Georgia Tech. The i rish doubles teams set the tone, as n otre d ame took the first two matches to finish. s enior c onnor Fu and junior