Eagles Host Notre Dame in Home Opener Friday in Haverill

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – Boston College will host Notre Dame on Friday (Feb. 7) in ACC play at the Cedardale Health and Fitness Club (931 Boston Road, Haverhill, MA 01835) at 10:30 a.m. The Eagles will have a quick turnaround, traveling to Louisville on Sunday (Feb. 9) for a 12 p.m. match at the Bass-Rudd Tennis Center. Live stats and video will be available for the Louisville match.

VIRGINIA RECAP
• Boston College had a tough loss in its ACC Opener, dropping a 6-1 final to Virginia last Friday
• Sean Mullins fought hard to pull out a win over RJ Fresen in straight sets (6-3, 6-3)
• Javi Amantegui drove Virginia's Matthew Lord into a third set, but ultimately lost the match (3-6, 6-1, 6-3)
• The matchup left BC 1-2 in spring season play following its conference opener

SCOUTING NOTRE DAME
• The Fighting Irish are 2-3 on the season, posting an 0-1 away record
• Richard Ciamarra is the No. 5 singles player in the nation; he and Tristan McCormick are the 32nd-ranked doubles team in the ITA rankings
• In 2019, Notre Dame sent Alex Lebedev and doubles partners Ciamarra / McCormick to the NCAA Championships
• The last time the Holy War occurred, the Fighting Irish beat the Eagles 6-1 while ranked No. 11 in the country

SCOUTING LOUISVILLE
• Louisville are 5-2 overall with a 4-1 home record this season
• The Cardinals have dropped their past two matches 4-1 to both Baylor and Northwestern
• Tin Chen is ranked 66th in the latest ITA singles rankings
• In 2019, Louisville beat Boston College 5-2 in Chestnut Hill
• Derek Austin defeated Louisville's Christopher Morin-Kougoucheff (7-5, 6-3) in straight sets

UP NEXT
• BC will host local rival Merrimack on Sunday, February 16 at 12 p.m. in the Margot Connell Recreation Center
• The Eagles then travel to Brown on Tuesday, February 18 to play at 4 p.m. in Providence

Eagles Host Notre Dame in Home Opener Friday in Haverill

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Players Mentioned

Javi Amantegui

Derek Austin

Sean Mullins