Saturday, January 21
South Bend, Ind.
11 AM
Michigan State University
0
at
7
Notre Dame
Photo by: Sarah Smith
Spartans Fall on the Road at Notre Dame
1/21/2023 2:41:00 PM | Women's Tennis
SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Michigan State women's tennis dropped a 7-0 result on the road to the Notre Dame Fighting Irish on Saturday at Eck Tennis Pavilion.
In defeat, the Green & White fall to 1-1 overall through their first two dual matches of the season. MSU opened the 2023 campaign on the road at Toledo, publishing a 5-2 win over the Rockets on Sunday, Jan. 15. The Fighting Irish improve to 1-0 following a win in their season-opening matchup, and will continue action at home later this afternoon with the second half of a Saturday doubleheader against Butler.
The match began on the doubles courts, with Notre Dame snagging victories in all three matches. Julia Andreach and Carrie Beckman started things off at the No. 3 position, toppling the Spartan pairing of Issey Purser and Dagmar Zdrubecka by a 6-0 margin. Notre Dame picked up two more wins and sealed the opening point of the match at the top two spots, with Page Freeman and Bojana Pozder downing Ayshe Can and Liisa Vehvilainen by a 6-3 score at the No. 1 spot. The Fighting Irish pairing of Rylie Hanford and Yashna Yellayi defeated Marley Lambert and Nicole Conard by a 6-4 margin, completing the sweep in the early going.
Notre Dame's momentum carried forward, as the Fighting Irish took all six first sets in singles action. Yellayi booked the first singles point for Notre Dame, and their second overall of the match with a 6-3, 6-2 win against Purser on court four. The Fighting Irish tallied their third point of the dual on court six, with Akari Matsuno defeating Conard in a 6-1, 6-3 affair. Courts one and two finished in quick succession, with Freeman defeating Can, 7-5, 6-1, and Andreach downing Vehvilainen, 6-1, 6-3, ultimately sealing the team win for Notre Dame.
On court three, Nask battled hard but dropped a competitive first set by a 6-4 margin to Nibi Ghosh. The Fighting Irish ultimately took their sixth point of the competition via a 6-4, 6-3 win for Ghosh. The Spartans took a set on court five, where Lambert overcame a 6-0 defeat in the opening stanza to take the second by a 6-4 tally. Ultimately, Notre Dame sealed the 7-0 sweep with a 6-0, 4-6, 6-2 victory on court five from Pozder.
UP NEXT
Michigan State women's tennis returns to East Lansing and gets set for its home-opening dual match against the Liberty Flames on Friday, Feb. 3, as the Green & White welcome fans to the MSU Indoor Tennis Center for a 5 p.m. first serve
POSTMATCH QUOTES
MICHIGAN STATE QUOTES
On Saturday afternoon's result...
"I think that Notre Dame is a very good program, and in many ways has improved since we faced off against them last year. With that being said, I still feel like we had some opportunities to find success out there today. We didn't get the results that we wanted, but I think we learned a lot of valuable lessons that will benefit us as we move forward as a team for the rest of the season. We're going to return to East Lansing to get ready for our homestand, and I expect our team to continue working together to bring out the best in one another before we get back to work against Liberty."
TENNIS MATCH RESULTS
Michigan State 0, Notre Dame 7
Eck Tennis Pavilion – South Bend, Indiana
DOUBLES
1. Page Freeman / Bojana Pozder (ND) def. Ayshe Can / Liisa Vehvilainen (MSU) 6-3
2. Rylie Hanford / Yashna Yellayi (ND) def. Marley Lambert / Nicole Conard (MSU) 6-4
3. Julia Andreach / Carrie Beckman (ND) def. Issey Purser / Dagmar Zdrubecka (MSU) 6-0
SINGLES
1. Page Freeman (ND) def. Ayshe Can (MSU) 7-5, 6-1
2. Julia Andreach (ND) def. Liisa Vehvilainen (MSU) 6-1, 6-3
3. Nibi Ghosh (ND) def. Juliette Nask (MSU) 6-4, 6-3
4. Yashna Yellayi (ND) def. Issey Purser (MSU) 6-3, 6-2
5. Bojana Pozder (ND) def. Marley Lambert (MSU) 6-0, 4-6, 6-2
6. Akari Matsuno (ND) def. Nicole Conard (MSU) 6-1, 6-3
Order of Finish: Doubles (3,1,2); Singles (4,6,1,2,3,5)
FOLLOW THE SPARTANS
Visit MSUSpartans.com for more information on Michigan State women's tennis. Fans can keep up to date with the Spartan women's tennis team on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter by following @MSU_WTennis.
In defeat, the Green & White fall to 1-1 overall through their first two dual matches of the season. MSU opened the 2023 campaign on the road at Toledo, publishing a 5-2 win over the Rockets on Sunday, Jan. 15. The Fighting Irish improve to 1-0 following a win in their season-opening matchup, and will continue action at home later this afternoon with the second half of a Saturday doubleheader against Butler.
The match began on the doubles courts, with Notre Dame snagging victories in all three matches. Julia Andreach and Carrie Beckman started things off at the No. 3 position, toppling the Spartan pairing of Issey Purser and Dagmar Zdrubecka by a 6-0 margin. Notre Dame picked up two more wins and sealed the opening point of the match at the top two spots, with Page Freeman and Bojana Pozder downing Ayshe Can and Liisa Vehvilainen by a 6-3 score at the No. 1 spot. The Fighting Irish pairing of Rylie Hanford and Yashna Yellayi defeated Marley Lambert and Nicole Conard by a 6-4 margin, completing the sweep in the early going.
Notre Dame's momentum carried forward, as the Fighting Irish took all six first sets in singles action. Yellayi booked the first singles point for Notre Dame, and their second overall of the match with a 6-3, 6-2 win against Purser on court four. The Fighting Irish tallied their third point of the dual on court six, with Akari Matsuno defeating Conard in a 6-1, 6-3 affair. Courts one and two finished in quick succession, with Freeman defeating Can, 7-5, 6-1, and Andreach downing Vehvilainen, 6-1, 6-3, ultimately sealing the team win for Notre Dame.
On court three, Nask battled hard but dropped a competitive first set by a 6-4 margin to Nibi Ghosh. The Fighting Irish ultimately took their sixth point of the competition via a 6-4, 6-3 win for Ghosh. The Spartans took a set on court five, where Lambert overcame a 6-0 defeat in the opening stanza to take the second by a 6-4 tally. Ultimately, Notre Dame sealed the 7-0 sweep with a 6-0, 4-6, 6-2 victory on court five from Pozder.
UP NEXT
Michigan State women's tennis returns to East Lansing and gets set for its home-opening dual match against the Liberty Flames on Friday, Feb. 3, as the Green & White welcome fans to the MSU Indoor Tennis Center for a 5 p.m. first serve
POSTMATCH QUOTES
MICHIGAN STATE QUOTES
On Saturday afternoon's result...
"I think that Notre Dame is a very good program, and in many ways has improved since we faced off against them last year. With that being said, I still feel like we had some opportunities to find success out there today. We didn't get the results that we wanted, but I think we learned a lot of valuable lessons that will benefit us as we move forward as a team for the rest of the season. We're going to return to East Lansing to get ready for our homestand, and I expect our team to continue working together to bring out the best in one another before we get back to work against Liberty."
TENNIS MATCH RESULTS
Michigan State 0, Notre Dame 7
Eck Tennis Pavilion – South Bend, Indiana
DOUBLES
1. Page Freeman / Bojana Pozder (ND) def. Ayshe Can / Liisa Vehvilainen (MSU) 6-3
2. Rylie Hanford / Yashna Yellayi (ND) def. Marley Lambert / Nicole Conard (MSU) 6-4
3. Julia Andreach / Carrie Beckman (ND) def. Issey Purser / Dagmar Zdrubecka (MSU) 6-0
SINGLES
1. Page Freeman (ND) def. Ayshe Can (MSU) 7-5, 6-1
2. Julia Andreach (ND) def. Liisa Vehvilainen (MSU) 6-1, 6-3
3. Nibi Ghosh (ND) def. Juliette Nask (MSU) 6-4, 6-3
4. Yashna Yellayi (ND) def. Issey Purser (MSU) 6-3, 6-2
5. Bojana Pozder (ND) def. Marley Lambert (MSU) 6-0, 4-6, 6-2
6. Akari Matsuno (ND) def. Nicole Conard (MSU) 6-1, 6-3
Order of Finish: Doubles (3,1,2); Singles (4,6,1,2,3,5)
FOLLOW THE SPARTANS
Visit MSUSpartans.com for more information on Michigan State women's tennis. Fans can keep up to date with the Spartan women's tennis team on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter by following @MSU_WTennis.
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
3,1,2
#1 Singles Match
12
51
Page Freeman / 0 [ND]
76
#2 Singles Match
12
13
Julia Andreach / 0 [ND]
66
#3 Singles Match
12
43
Nibi Ghosh / 0 [ND]
66
#4 Singles Match
12
32
Yashna Yellayi / 0 [ND]
66
#5 Singles Match
123
062
Bojana Pozder / 0 [ND]
646
#6 Singles Match
12
13
Akari Matsuno / 0 [ND]
66
Order of Finish:
4,6,1,2,3,5
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