Ryan Sachire is currently the Callaghan Family Head Men's Tennis Coach at the University of Notre Dame.
22 Facts About Ryan Sachire
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Ryan Sachire was previously an American professional tennis player who captured 2 ATP Challenger doubles titles.
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Ryan Sachire was born April 2,1978, in Youngstown, Ohio.
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Ryan Sachire is from Canfield, Ohio, and graduated from Canfield High School in 1996.
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Ryan Sachire's father, Frank Sachire, was a former offensive tackle for Mount Union College and had a brief stint in the NFL.
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Ryan Sachire reached the ITA national championship final in 1998 and lost to James Blake.
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Ryan Sachire won the consolation in 1999 and reached the semis of the national clay court championships the same year.
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Ryan Sachire was a 3-time ITA Midwest Championships semifinalist and was runner-up in 1996.
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Ryan Sachire was a 3-time member of the USTA summer college team.
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Ryan Sachire is in the top 5 in 13 different categories for Notre Dame.
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Ryan Sachire was a 2-time conference MVP and Midwest Player of the Year.
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Ryan Sachire was top rookie in 1997 and 4-time team MVP.
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Ryan Sachire graduated in 2000 after studying economics and was a 2-time Big East Academic All-Star.
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Ryan Sachire is first and only Notre Dame player to win 30-plus singles matches in 4 seasons and 1 of 2 to get 4 NCAA Singles Championship invitations.
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Ryan Sachire won all of the ITA senior awards in 2000 being senior player of the year and winning several other awards.
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Ryan Sachire was ranked 184th in doubles and 391st in singles in the Association of Tennis Professionals.
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Ryan Sachire won 16 doubles titles, 14 of which were futures and 2 challengers.
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Ryan Sachire was in the top 35 among US men in both singles and doubles.
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Ryan Sachire played two doubles finals against Bob and Mike Bryan, as his most notable opponents.
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Ryan Sachire then was at Baylor as an assistant from 2005 to 2006 and has been coaching at Notre Dame ever since, first as an assistant before stepping into the head coaching role in 2013.
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In 2006, Ryan Sachire married Cindy Harding, a 1999 Irish graduate and former cheerleader.
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In February 2010, Ryan Sachire was inducted into the Canfield Hall of Fame for his accomplishments as the best tennis player to ever have played for the Cardinals.