Michigan
Indiana
Wolverines Drop 6-1 Decision on the Road at Indiana
4/21/2001 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- The University of Michigan women's tennis team suffered its fourth consecutive loss with a 6-1 setback against Indiana Saturday (April 21) at the IU Varsity Courts. The Hoosiers (15-8, 6-3 Big Ten) won the doubles point and claimed five of the six singles matches to claim victory, while the Wolverines (7-11, 2-7 Big Ten) managed their only team point with a victory at the No. 1 singles spot.
Michigan was able to keep Indiana from a doubles sweep with an 8-3 victory by the new doubles pairing of junior Jen Vaughn (Jefferson City, Mo./Lawrence HS) and freshman Kim Plaushines (Oconomowoc, Wis./Kettle Moraine HS) against Kelly Blanch and J.J. Levin at No. 1. The Hoosiers won the doubles point with victories at No. 2 and No. 3.
In singles action, freshman Kavitha Tipirneni (Galloway, Ohio/Hilliard Darby HS) picked up the lone win with a 6-2, 7-6 victory against Kelly Blanch at the No. 1 spot.
The Wolverines finish the regular season tomorrow morning (Sunday, April 22, 11 a.m. EST/CDT) against Purdue at the Varsity Tennis Courts in West Lafayette, Ind.
Following are match-by-match results:
Singles
No. 1 -- Kavitha Tipirneni (U-M) d. Kelly Blanch, 6-2, 7-6
No. 2 -- Amanda Field (IU) d. Chrissie Nolan, 6-4, 6-2
No. 3 -- Linda Tran (IU) d. Szandra Fuzesi, 6-0, 6-0
No. 4 -- J.J. Levin (IU) d. Jen Vaughn, 6-4, 1-6, 7-5
No. 5 -- Karie Schlukebir (IU) d. Joanne Musgrove, 7-6(2), 6-3
No. 6 -- Martina Grimm (IU) d. Jen Duprez, 6-3, 6-2
Doubles
No. 1 -- Vaughn/Kim Plaushines (U-M) d. Blanch/Levin, 8-3
No. 2 -- Schlukebir/Tran (IU) d. Nolan/Tipirneni, 8-6
No. 3 -- Field/Hsia (IU) d. Fuzesi/Duprez, 8-2
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