Notre Dame Ends Eagles' Four-Match Winning Streak

SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Notre Dame ended No. 36 Boston College's four-match winning streak on Friday night with a 4-1 victory in ACC play at Eck Tennis Pavilion. The Eagles fell to 15-8 (5-8 ACC), while the Fighting Irish (12-11, 5-9 ACC) secured a key conference win in its regular season finale.

Notre Dame clinched the doubles point to open the match with 6-2 and 6-1 victories in the No. 2 and 3 slots. The 72nd-ranked pair of Jackie Urbinati and Kylie Wilcox were on the brink of another doubles win as they led No. 85 Zoe Spence and Cameron Corse 5-2 in the No. 1 slot.

The Irish coasted in singles as No. 67 Spence and Corse earned straight set victories over Wilcox and Urbinati, who each moved up a slot in the absence of Yufei Long. Bess Waldram solidified the fourth and final point for Notre Dame in No. 5 singles as she beat Laura Lopez 6-2, 7-5.

Dasha Possokhova earned the team's lone point in No. 6 singles with a win over Zoe Taylor in straight sets.

The Eagles close the ACC regular season on Sunday (April 14) with a 10 a.m. match against No. 4 Duke in Durham, North Carolina.

SINGLES
1. #67 Zoe Spence (ND) def. #103 Kylie Wilcox (BC) 6-4, 6-4
2. Cameron Corse (ND) def. Jackie Urbinati (BC) 6-2, 6-2
3. Ally Bojczuk (ND) vs. Natasha Irani (BC) 6-3, 5-4, unfinished
4. Brooke Broda (ND) vs. Elene Tsokilauri (BC) 7-6 (8-6), 2-2, unfinished
5. Bess Waldram (ND) def. Laura Lopez (BC) 6-2, 7-5
6. Dasha Possokhova (BC) def. Zoe Taylor (ND) 7-6, 5-1

DOUBLES
1. #85 Cameron Corse/Zoe Spence (ND) vs. #72 Kylie Wilcox/Jackie Urbinati (BC) 5-2, unfinished
2. Zoe Taylor/Ally Bojczuk (ND) def. Elene Tsokilauri/Laura Lopez (BC) 6-2
3. Bess Waldram/Brooke Broda (ND) def. Natasha Irani/Loren Haukova (BC) 6-1

Notre Dame Ends Eagles' Four-Match Winning Streak

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Players Mentioned

Loren Haukova

Natasha Irani

Yufei Long

Laura Lopez

Dasha Possokhova

Elene Tsokilauri

Jackie Urbinati

Kylie Wilcox