Michigan
Michigan Invitational
Wolverines Earn Second Singles Sweep at Michigan Invitational
1/15/2012 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
Jan. 15, 2012
Site: Ann Arbor, Mich. (Varsity Tennis Center)
Event: Michigan Invitational (Day 2 of 3)
U-M Team Result: No Team Scoring
Next U-M Event: Monday, Jan. 16 -- host Michigan Invitational - Day 3 (Varsity Tennis Center), 1 p.m.
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The No. 10-ranked University of Michigan women's tennis team swept six singles matches against No. 24 Arkansas and took one doubles match from No. 13 Georgia Tech on the second day of competition at the Michigan Invitational on Sunday (Jan. 15) at the Varsity Tennis Center.
Freshman Emina Bektas (Indianapolis, Ind./New Braunfels HS) shares the lead in the singles competition with 16 total points after claiming her second straight win at the No. 1 spot, a 6-1, 6-2 decision over the Razorbacks' Claudine Paulson. Bektas, ranked No. 36 nationally, earned early breaks in both sets to cruise to the victory; she will play Georgia's Tech's No. 45-ranked Jillian O'Neill for the tournament singles title tomorrow.
Three other Wolverines won their singles matches in straight sets, while all six Michigan representatives improved to 2-0 in the invitational. Sophomore Brooke Bolender (Delray Beach, Fla./Kaplan Prep) broke early and late to complete a 6-1, 6-2 win over Emily Carbone at the No. 2 spot. She immediately followed freshman Sarah Lee (Los Angeles, Calif./Campbell Hall HS), who downed Abby Hayley, 6-1, 6-1, at No. 4 on the adjacent court. Fellow freshman Kristen Dodge (Barrington, Calif./Barrington HS) rolled past Laurie Gingras, 6-3, 6-2, at No. 5.
Junior Mimi Nguyen (Long Beach, Calif./Millikan HS) and senior Michelle Sulahian (Valley Glen, Calif./Campbell Hall HS) needed a third set to complete their singles wins but teamed for the Wolverines' lone victory in doubles play -- a 9-8 (0) decision over Georgia Tech's No. 33-ranked Caroline Lilley and Jasmine Minor. The Wolverine duo led early in the match after breaks in the first and fifth games, but Lilley and Minor broke back late to even the score at 7-7, before each team held serve to force the tiebreaker, where U-M reeled off 10 straight points to seal the upset victory.
The Wolverines wrap up the tournament season tomorrow (Monday, Jan. 16), hosting the final day of the Michigan Invitational. Washington and Arkansas will start the action at 10 a.m. with singles, followed by doubles (Michigan vs. Washington, Arkansas vs. Georgia Tech) at 1 p.m. The Maize and Blue concludes the day against Georgia Tech in singles.
DAY TWO RESULTS (Sunday, Jan. 15)
SINGLES
Michigan vs. Arkansas
No. 1 -- No. 36 Emina Bektas (U-M) d. Claudine Paulson (Ark), 6-1, 6-2
No. 2 -- No. 46 Brooke Bolender (U-M) d. Emily Carbone (Ark), 6-1, 6-2
No. 3 -- No. 113 Mimi Nguyen (U-M) d. Kate Lukomskaya (Ark), 2-6, 6-1, 6-3
No. 4 -- Sarah Lee (U-M) d. Abby Hayley (Ark), 6-1, 6-1
No. 5 -- Kristen Dodge (U-M) d. Laurie Gingras (Ark), 6-3, 6-2
No. 6 -- Michelle Sulahian (U-M) d. Catherine Parenteau (Ark), 6-2, 4-6, 6-2
Georgia Tech vs. Washington
No. 1 -- No. 45 Jillian O'Neill (GT) d. No. 10 Denise Dy (UW), 7-6 (5), 4-6, 7-6 (4)
No. 2 -- Caroline Lilley (GT) d. Samantha Smith (UW), 6-1, 2-6, 6-2
No. 3 -- No. 106 Christina Ngo (GT) d. Capucine Gregoire (UW), 6-4, 6-2
No. 4 -- Elizabeth Kilborn (GT) d. Andjela Nemcevic (UW), 3-6, 6-4, 6-2
No. 5 -- Jasmine Minor (GT) d. Natali Coronel (UW), 2-6, 6-1, 6-2
No. 6 -- Muriel Wacker (GT) d. Adrijana Pavlovic (UW), 6-3, 6-1
No. 7 -- Alex Anghelescu (GT) d. Riko Shimizu (UW), 6-0, 6-1
No. 8 -- Lynn Blau (GT) d. Julija Lukac (UW), 6-0, 6-2
DOUBLES
Michigan vs. Georgia Tech
No. 1 -- Alex Anghelescu /Jillian O'Neill (GT) d. No. 24 Emina Bektas/Brooke Bolender (U-M), 8-5
No. 2 -- Mimi Nguyen/Michelle Sulahian (U-M) d. No. 33 Caroline Lilley/Jasmine Minor (GT), 9-8 (0)
No. 3 -- Lynn Blau/Elizabeth Kilborn (GT) d. Kristen Dodge/Sarah Lee (U-M), 8-3
Arkansas vs. Washington
No. 1 -- Claudine Paulson/Laurie Gingras (Ark) d. Samantha Smith/Andjela Nemcevic (UW), 8-5
No. 2 -- Stephanie Roy/Emily Carbone (Ark) d. Capucine Gregoire/Julija Lukac (UW), 8-6
No. 3 -- Natali Coronel/Riko Shimizu (UW) d. Kate Lukomskaya/Catherine Parenteau, 8-4
Monday Schedule
Singles, 10 a.m. -- Washington vs. Arkansas
Doubles, 1 p.m. -- Michigan vs. Washington, Georgia Tech vs. Arkansas
Singles to follow -- Michigan vs. Georgia Tech
STANDINGS
Singles
Emina Bektas (U-M) - 16
Jillian O'Neill (GT) - 16
Brooke Bolender (U-M) - 14
Caroline Lilley (GT) - 14
Mimi Nguyen (U-M) - 12
Christina Ngo (GT) - 12
Sarah Lee (U-M) - 10
Elizabeth Kilborn (GT) - 10
Michelle Sulahian (U-M) - 7
Kristen Dodge (U-M) - 7
Jasmine Minor (GT) - 6
Alex Anghelescu (GT) - 5
Lynn Blau (GT) - 5
Muriel Wacker (GT) - 5
Doubles
Anghelescu/O'Neill (GT) - 15
Nguyen/Sulahian (U-M) - 14
Kilborn/Blau (GT) - 11
Bektas/Bolender (U-M) - 8
Dy/Smith (UW) - 8
Roy/Carbone (Ark) - 8
Paulson/Gingras (Ark) - 7
Coronel/Shimizu (UW) - 6
Dodge/Lee (U-M) - 6
Lilley/Minor (GT) - 6
FORMAT OF PLAY
Each team will play three rounds of doubles and three rounds of singles. There will be eight flights in singles and four flights in doubles. Each day will consist of eight doubles matches and 16 singles matches. The third set will be played to completion in singles. Points will be allotted for each win based on the following decreasing point value to determine the champion (singles and doubles) at the end of the weekend.
Win at No. 1 position -- 8 points
Win at No. 2 position -- 7 points
Win at No. 3 position -- 6 points
Win at No. 4 position -- 5 points
Win at No. 5 position -- 4 points
Win at No. 6 position -- 3 points
Win at No. 7 position -- 2 points
Win at No. 8 position -- 1 point
Contact: Leah Howard (734) 763-4423
Players Mentioned
