No. 5 Notre Dame Reaches Semifinals for Second Consecutive Year With 4-2 Win Over No. 13 Tennessee

No. 5 seed Notre Dame overcame the loss of the doubles point to defeat No. 13 Tennessee 4-2. Kristy Frilling provided the clinching point with a 6-3, 6-7(2), 6-3 victory over Caitlin Whoriskey at No. 1 singles.

FULL RESULTS:
#5 NOTRE DAME (26-3) def. #13 TENNESSEE (19-9), 4-2
Head Coaches: Mike Patrick and Sonia-Hahn Patrick (Tennessee) and Jay Louderback (Notre Dame)
Doubles (Order of finish: 1,2,3)
1. #3 Kristy Frilling/Kali Krisik (NOTRE DAME) def. #1 Caitlin Whoriskey/Natalie Pluskota (TENNESSEE), 8-6
2. #30 Rosalía Alda/Zsófia Zubor (TENNESSEE) def. Cosmina Ciobanu/Shannon Mathews (NOTRE DAME), 8-6
3. Maria Sorbello/Kata Szekely (TENNESSEE) def. Chrissie McGaffigan/Kristen Rafael (NOTRE DAME), 9-8(3)

(Order of finish: 4,6,2,5,1*)
1. #16 Kristy Frilling (NOTRE DAME) def. #11 Caitlin Whoriskey (TENNESSEE), 6-3, 6-7(2), 6-3
2. #108 Shannon Mathews (NOTRE DAME) def. #62 Maria Sorbello (TENNESSEE), 7-5, 6-3
3. Rosalía Alda (TENNESSEE) vs. Chrissie McGaffigan (NOTRE DAME), 3-6, 7-5, 2-3, unf.
4. Cosmina Ciobanu (NOTRE DAME) def. Zsófia Zubor (TENNESSEE), 6-2, 6-1
5. Kali Krisik (NOTRE DAME) def. Jennifer Meredith (TENNESSEE), 6-2, 7-6(1)
6. Kata Szekely (TENNESSEE) def. Kristen Rafael (NOTRE DAME), 6-2, 7-5

Tags: college tennis, Notre Dame, Kristy Frilling, Colette Lewis