Ryan Sachire is currently the Callaghan Family Head Men's Tennis Coach at the

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. He was previously an

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professional tennis player who captured 2

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Early life

Ryan Sachire was born April 2, 1978, in

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. He is from

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, and graduated from Canfield High School (Ohio) in 1996. While playing for Canfield he only lost 5 matches and won 2 Ohio state singles titles. He was ranked 24th in the

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nationally for 16&under singles. His father, Frank Sachire, was a former offensive tackle for

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and had a brief stint in the

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. He presently coaches tennis in

, and the surrounding area.

Collegiate tennis career

Sachire played his college tennis for Notre Dame and compiled a 138–43 record at first singles and 73–32 at first doubles. He reached the ITA national championship final in 1998 and lost to James Blake. He also won the consolation in 1999 and reached the semis of the national clay court championships the same year. He was a 3-time ITA Midwest Championships semifinalist and was runner-up in 1996. He was a 3-time member of the

summer college team. Sachire is in the top 5 in 13 different categories for Notre Dame. He is 2nd with 211 combined wins and led the Irish to a 67–33 record and a 16th-place finish in 1997. They were 1999 Big East champs and in the top 35 for 4 years with 4 tournament bids. He was a 2-time conference MVP and Midwest Player of the Year. He was top rookie in 1997 and 4-time team MVP. He graduated in 2000 after studying economics and was a 2-time

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Academic All-Star. He is first and only Notre Dame player to win 30-plus singles matches in 4 seasons and 1 of 2 to get 4

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Singles Championship invitations. He was a 3-time All-American, always in the top-40 in singles and spent a great deal of time at #2 behind Harvard's James Blake (5th in the world). He won all of the ITA senior awards in 2000 being senior player of the year and winning several other awards.

Professional tennis career

After graduating from Notre Dame, he played professionally for 5 years. He was ranked 184th in doubles and 391st in singles in the

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. He won 16 doubles titles, 14 of which were futures and 2 challengers (2002 Waco and 2003 Atlantic City). He won 3 singles futures titles (College Station 1998, St. Joseph 2002, and Lachine Canada 2003). He was in the top 35 among U.S. men in both singles and doubles. His record from January 2001-December 2008 is 128 - 92. Notable singles opponents include

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, and

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. He played two doubles finals against Bob and

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, as his most notable opponents.

Last ATP Match

Indianapolis, IN, USA , March 12, 2008 , R56 , $100,000 , Hard

Last Competition Result

R32, $50,000, Challenger, Hard , Entry:(q)

Coaching career

He began his coaching career at Wickertree Tennis & Fitness Center in

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. He 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. In 2006, Sachire married Cindy Harding, a 1999 Irish graduate and former cheerleader. In February 2010, Ryan was inducted into the Canfield Hall of Fame for his accomplishments as the best tennis player to ever have played for the Cardinals.

References

Sources

*http://www.atpworldtour.com/tennis/3/en/players/playerprofiles/?playersearch=sachire&x=0&y=0 *http://und.cstv.com/sports/m-tennis/mtt/sachire_ryan00.html *http://und.cstv.com/sports/m-tennis/spec-rel/070208aab.html *http://www.ncaa.com/tennis-mens/article.aspx?id=278616 *http://www.postgazette.com/sports/notebooks/20020519tennotes8.asp *http://baylorbears.cstv.com/sports/m-tennis/mtt/sachire_ryan00.html {{DEFAULTSORT:Sachire, Ryan 1978 births Living people American male tennis players Tennis coaches from Ohio Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's tennis players Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's tennis coaches Sportspeople from Youngstown, Ohio Tennis players from Ohio People from Granger, Indiana Tennis players from Indiana People from Canfield, Ohio Sportspeople from Mahoning County, Ohio Baylor Bears men's tennis coaches American tennis coaches Sports coaches from Indiana