Wolverines Fall to Kentucky, Suffer First Dual Loss

Sunday, February 20

Ann Arbor, Mich.

1:00 PM

Michigan

Kentucky

2/20/2000 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis

ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The University of Michigan women's tennis team suffered its first dual loss of the season, falling 6-3 to 22nd-ranked Kentucky on Sunday (Feb. 20) at the Varsity Tennis Center. The Wildcats (4-1) won four of the six singles matches and two of the three doubles contests.

U-M senior Danielle Lund (Leominster, Mass./Leominster HS), playing in her first singles match of the dual season after missing three months with a pulled stomach muscle, collected a 6-4, 6-4 win over Sarah Witten at No. 2 singles, while freshman Joanne Musgrove (LaSalle, Ontario/Sandwich HS) won 6-4, 7-6 (9-7 in the tie-breaker) over Amy Trefethen at the No. 4 spot.

Michigan's No. 3 doubles team of senior Erryn Weggenman (Portland, Ore./Jesuit HS) and junior Szandra Fuzesi (Budapest, Hungary/Balassi Balint Gimnazium) picked up the team's lone doubles victory, beating Trefethen and Lauren Rookledge by an 8-4 count.

The Wolverines (4-1) begin their Big Ten Conference schedule next week, hosting Northwestern (Saturday, Feb. 26) and Illinois (Sunday, Feb. 27). Both matches will begin at 11 a.m. at the Varsity Tennis Center.

Following are match-by-match results:

Singles
No. 1 -- Carolina Mayorga (UK) d. Brooke Hart, 6-7 (5), 6-3, 7-6 (6)
No. 2 -- Danielle Lund (U-M) d. Sarah Witten, 6-4, 6-4
No. 3 -- Brooke Skeen (UK) d. Szandra Fuzesi, 6-4, 6-2
No. 4 -- Joanne Musgrove (U-M) d. Amy Trefethen, 6-4, 7-6 (7)
No. 5 -- Jill Buckley (UK) d. Jen Duprez, 6-4, 6-1
No. 6 -- Lauren Rookledge (UK) d. Jen Vaughn, 6-1, 6-2

Doubles
No. 1 -- Witten/Mayorga (UK) d. Hart/Lund, 8-2
No. 2 -- Skeen/Leigh Bradwell (UK) d. Duprez/Vaughn, 8-4
No. 3 -- Erryn Weggenman/Fuzesi (U-M) d. Rookledge/Trefethen, 8-4

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