Men's Tennis at the ITA All-American Championships

Sachire downs A&M's Madden 6-3, 6-3, advances to the second round.

October 15, 1998

DALLAS, Tex. - Notre Dame junior All-American men's tennis player Ryan Sachire has advanced to the second round of the ITA All-American Championships in Dallas, Texas.

Sachire, ranked eighth in the preseason ITA rankings, dispatched Texas A&M's Shuon Madden 6-3, 6-3 on Thursday to set up a second-round match with Northwestern's Doug Bohaboy, who beat New Mexico's Pepe Caballero in the first round. Sachire is one of eight seeds in the 64-player draw at the ITA All-American Championships, the second of the four ITA collegiate grand slam events.