Weekly Release #13
4/25/2000 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
April 27-30 -- host Big Ten Championship (Varsity Tennis Center)
Thursday, April 27 -- vs. No. 9 seed Wisconsin, 10 a.m.
Friday, April 28 -- vs. No. 1 seed Ohio State, 10 a.m.
Saturday, April 29 -- Semifinals, Noon
Sunday, April 30 -- Championship Match, Noon
May 14-28 -- NCAA Championship (Site TBA), All Day
Wolverines Host Big Ten Championship
The Michigan women's tennis team hosts the 19th annual Big Ten Conference Championship this week at the Varsity Tennis Center. The single-elimination team tournament that crowns the conference champion begins Thursday, April 27, and runs through Sunday, April 30. The championship match of the 2000 tournament takes place at noon on Sunday afternoon. The schedule and complete match-by-match results from the Big Ten Championship can be accessed via MGoBlue.com's championship coverage.
Wolverines Enter as No. 8 Seed
For the second straight year, Michigan will play in the No. 8 seed vs. No. 9 seed match in the first round of the Big Ten Championship (lost 4-2 as No. 9 to No. 8 Purdue last year). Michigan enters the conference tournament as the No. 8 seed and faces No. 9 seed Wisconsin on Thursday (April 27, 10 a.m.) with the winner facing No. 1 seed Ohio State in the quarterfinals Friday (April 28, 10 a.m.).
Michigan vs. Wisconsin
This will be the 29th meeting between the two programs and the fourth time they've met in team competition at the Big Ten Championship (series is tied 2-2 in conference tournament action). Wisconsin leads the all-time series 17-11 but the Wolverines hold a slight 6-4 advantage in the last 10 meetings. U-M has a 7-15 record against the Badgers under head coach Bitsy Ritt, a 1984 University of Wisconsin graduate. Michigan won a close 4-3 match in Madison earlier this month.
Last Year at the Big Ten Championship
The No. 9-seeded Michigan Wolverines lost 4-3 in the first round to No. 8-seeded Purdue at the MSU Tennis Facility in East Lansing. The Boilermakers won the doubles point with victories at No. 1 and No. 2, while then sophomores Alison Sinclair (Lakeland, Fla./George Jenkins HS) and Szandra Fuzesi (Budapest, Hungary/Balassi Balint Gimnazium) posted an 8-5 win at No. 3. Michigan managed singles victories by then junior Danielle Lund (Leominster, Mass./Leominster HS) and Sinclair at No. 2 and No. 6, respectively. Purdue claimed the win by earning victories at No. 1, No. 3 and No. 5 (the match at No. 4 was abandoned).
Senior Class Makes Final Big Ten Championship Appearance
This year's senior class consisting of Brooke Hart (Cincinnati, Ohio/Anderson HS), Danielle Lund and Erryn Weggenman (Portland, Ore./Jesuit HS) have been to the championship match twice in their first three seasons. They beat Indiana in 1997 to claim the program's first-and-only Big Ten title and lost to the Hoosiers in 1998.
Lund Chasing Fourth in Career Victories
Senior co-captain Danielle Lund enters the Wisconsin match needing two victories for fourth place on Michigan's all-time career singles list. Lund has compiled an 80-57 career singles mark and is two wins shy of equaling Liz Cyganiak (1992-95) for fourth place. The school record is 100 wins held by Sarah Cyganiak (1994-97).
Last year's Big Ten Conference Sportswoman of the Year, Lund has compiled a 16-9 overall singles record and an 11-5 dual match mark at No. 2. She leads the team with a .688 dual match winning percentage and is second on the team with a 5-5 Big Ten dual match record. Lund teams with junior Szandra Fuzesi to tally an 8-5 doubles record, including a team-best 6-2 mark at the No. 2 spot.
Hart Nearing 25 Wins
Senior co-captain Brooke Hart heads into the Big Ten Championship needing three victories to reach 25 this season. Hart leads the team in overall singles wins (22-11), winning percentage (.667), dual match victories (13-7), Big Ten wins (7-3) and regional victories (14-7). She was named the Big Ten Player of the Month for March and finished the regular season with a 7-3 conference dual match record at the No. 1 singles spot. Hart also leads in doubles wins (12) and teams with freshman Jen Duprez (Westhampton, N.Y./Westhampton Beach HS) to collect a 5-4 record at the top spot in the lineup (5-6 overall mark).
Hart ranks eighth in career singles victories at Michigan with a 72-57 career mark. She needs two victories to surpass Sora Moon (1995-98) for seventh place and four wins to equal Stacy Berg (1988-91) for sixth place.
Top 10 All-Time Career Singles Victories
| | Name | Record | Years |
| 1. | Sarah Cyganiak | 100-48 | 1994-97 |
| 2. | Jaimie Fielding | 95-92 | 1992-95 |
| 3. | Kalei Beamon | 86-57 | 1990-93 |
| 4. | Liz Cyganiak | 82-54 | 1992-95 |
| 5. | Danielle Lund | 80-57 | 1997- |
| 6. | Stacy Berg | 76-46 | 1988-91 |
| 7. | Sora Moon | 73-63 | 1995-98 |
| 8. | Brooke Hart | 72-57 | 1997- |
| 9. | Tina Basle | 71-34 | 1985-88 |
| 10. | Amy Malik | 70-50 | 1989-92 |
Weggenman Returns to Lineup
Senior Erryn Weggenman has returned to the lineup after missing over a month. Last week Weggenman teamed with Joanne Musgrove (LaSalle, Ontario/Sandwich HS) at No. 3 doubles, beating Penn State's Judy Wang and Teresa Whiteside (8-4) and lost a close 9-8 match in a tie-break (7-4) to Ohio State's Michelle Matko and Claudia Castro. Weggenman played singles against Buckeyes, defeating Taryn Bowen in straight sets (7-5, 6-4) at No. 6. Weggenman has compiled a 2-1 singles record this season and is 5-4 in doubles action.
Duprez Enters Big Tens on a Roll
Freshman Jen Duprez heads into her first Big Ten Championship in the midst of a season-best four-match winning streak. Duprez has won four consecutive Big Ten dual matches and six of her last eight overall matches heading into the conference tournament. She needs one victory to claim her 15th singles victory of the year (14-12 record) and 10th dual match win (9-7 record). Duprez has tallied a 5-4 Big Ten record thus far and is 7-6 against regional opponents.
Fuzesi Nearing 20 Wins
Junior Szandra Fuzesi enters the Big Ten Championship looking to inch closer to the 20-win plateau. Fuzesi has a 16-18 overall record and is 10-9 in dual match competition (3-1 at No. 2 and 7-8 at No. 3). She finished the Big Ten season with a 4-5 mark and is 9-13 this season against regional opponents. Fuzesi teams with Danielle Lund at No. 2 doubles, posting an 8-5 dual match and overall record. They tallied a team-best 6-2 Big Ten Conference dual match record together and went 6-3 against regional opposition.
Musgrove Eyes 20th Win
Freshman Joanne Musgrove heads into the Big Ten Championship needing two victories for 20 during her initial campaign. She has compiled an 18-13 singles record and is 11-9 in dual match competition. Musgrove registered a 5-5 Big Ten Conference dual match record with all five victories coming in the last seven matches (lost her first three matches in conference action). Musgrove would become the 12th freshman in school history to win 20 matches during her initial campaign. The top three spots in the list of freshman wins are held by this season's three seniors.
Michigan's Top Freshman Win Totals
| | Name | Record | Season |
| 1. | Danielle Lund | 29-9 | 1996-97 |
| 2. | Erryn Weggenman | 27-13 | 1996-97 |
| 3. | Brooke Hart | 26-12 | 1996-97 |
| 4. | Sora Moon | 25-11 | 1994-95 |
| 5. | Jaimie Fielding | 24-12 | 1991-92 |
| | Stacy Berg | 24-5 | 1987-88 |
| 7. | Kalei Beamon | 23-9 | 1989-90 |
| 8. | Mary MacTaggart | 22-4 | 1980-81 |
| | Marion Kremer | 22-8 | 1980-81 |
| | Wendy Stross | 22-9 | 1987-88 |
| 11. | Angie Popek | 20-18 | 1992-93 |
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