SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The University of Notre Dame women’s tennis team will see its season continue in Ann Arbor, Michigan as the Fighting Irish have earned an at-large bid into the NCAA Tournament. The Irish finished the regular season at 17-9 and 7-6 in the Atlantic Coast Conference. After going five seasons without a postseason appearance, this will be the second-consecutive season that the Irish will head to Ann Arbor for the NCAA Tournament.
Joining the Irish at Michigan will be the host Wolverines (26-3), the Xavier Musketeers (19-5) and the Chicago State Cougars (16-12). Michigan and Chicago State will match up on their half of the bracket, with the Irish taking on Xavier on the other. Earlier this season, the Irish took on Xavier at a neutral site, earning a 4-0 win over the Musketeers.
The Irish have earned an Intercollegiate Tennis Association ranking of 30 to this point of the season, led by Julia Andreach. Andreach is ranked 22nd nationally in singles play, going 19-1 this spring and 26-3 overall including the fall season. Andreach has also teamed with graduate student Page Freeman for doubles in recent events, as the pairing has earned a 7-4 mark, and a ranking of 44th.
The doubles teams in the latter half of the season have included Carrie Beckman and Akari Matsuno who have also earned a 7-4 mark, 6-4 in the ACC, primarily playing at the No. 2 flight. Nibi Ghosh and Yashna Yellayi have rounded out the doubles teams, playing at No. 3. The pairing has earned a 5-4 record and are 4-3 in ACC play.
After Andreach at the top of the singles lineup, the Irish have been consistent in playing Freeman at No. 2, Bojana Pozder at No. 3, Nibi Ghosh at No. 4 and Akari Matusno at No. 6. Freeman has split time between the top two flights, earning an 8-9 record, going 3-7 in the league. Pozder has had a phenomenal sophomore season, earning an 18-4 mark, and going 10-2 in the ACC. Ghosh has been productive, going 13-7 with a 5-6 mark in league action. Yellayi has earned seven wins at No. 5, four in league play as Matsuno has earned a 12-11 mark, five wins in conference action at No. 6.
There will be live stats and video available for each match with links available on the Notre Dame women’s tennis schedule page.