February 26, 1999
SOUTH BEND, Ind. - The University of Notre Dame men's tennis team, ranked No. 24 in the country by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association, posted a 6-1 win over No. 43-ranked Boise State Friday afternoon. Notre Dame improves to 6-4 on the season while Boise State fall to 3-6.
Boise State won the double point in the match to take 1-0 advantage, but the Irish came back to win all six singles matches for the victory. Ryan Sachire improved his record in singles to 25-5 on the season and 11-1 in dual match play with a 6-4, 6-3 at No. 1 singles over Wesley Moodie.
Notre Dame returns to action when it travels to Ohio State tomorrow at 6:00 p.m.
Notre Dame 6, Boise State 1
Singles
Ryan Sachire (N) def. Wesley Moodie, 6-4, 6-3
Brian Patterson (N) def. Leif Meineke
Matt Daly (N) def. Ryan Thompson, 7-5, 3-6, 6-3
Andrew Lafliln (N) def. Cory Dalos, 5-7, 7-6 (2), 6-4
Casey Smith (N) def. Andrew Roumich, 7-5, 6-3
Andy Warford (N) def. Ronald Rugimban, 3-6, 6-4, 6-3
Doubles (most doubles wins is worth one match point)
Meineke and Moodie (B) def. Sachire and Patterson, 8-4
Matt Horsley and Trent Miller (N) def. Dalos and Thompson
Roumich and Rugimban (B) def. Javier Taborga and Aaron Talarico, 8-6
