Michigan
Michigan Invitational
Bektas Captures Singles Title at Michigan Invitational
1/16/2012 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
Jan. 16, 2012
Site: Ann Arbor, Mich. (Varsity Tennis Center)
Event: Michigan Invitational (Day 3 of 3)
U-M Team Result: No Team Scoring
Next U-M Event: Sunday, Jan. 22 -- vs. Western Michigan (Varsity Tennis Center), Noon
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Freshman Emina Bektas (Indianapolis, Ind./New Braunfels HS) won the singles title at the Michigan Invitational as the No. 10-ranked University of Michigan women's tennis team concluded its three-day tournament on Monday (Jan. 16) at the Varsity Tennis Center. U-M split six singles matches against No. 13 Georgia Tech in singles and swept No. 27 Washington in doubles on the final day.
Bektas finished the weekend with a perfect 3-0 record at the No. 1 singles position, earning a 6-4, 6-4 decision over Georgia Tech's No. 45-ranked Jillian O'Neill -- her second win over a ranked opponent in the tournament. Bektas broke immediately in both sets and, serving for the win in the second, reeled off three straight aces seal it. Bektas accumulated 24 individual points on the weekend as the only player to win three matches at the top of the lineup.
Sophomore Brooke Bolender (Delray Beach, Fla./Kaplan Prep) also completed the tournament with a perfect 3-0 mark and 21 total points for a runner-up finish in singles. Bolender rolled past Christina Ngo, 6-1, 6-3, on the final day of action.
Freshman Kristen Dodge (Barrington, Ill./Barrington HS) rounded out Michigan's singles winners on the final day, rallying past the Yellow Jackets' Alex Anghelescu, 0-6, 7-5, 7-6 (3), at the No. 5 spot to wrap the weekend with a 3-0 record. Dodge broke in the 12th game to clinch the second set and traded late breaks in the third to force a tiebreaker, where she won five consecutive points to close out the win.
The Wolverines swept three doubles matches against Washington. Senior Michelle Sulahian (Valley Glen, Calif./Campbell Hall HS) and junior Mimi Nguyen (Long Beach, Calif./Millikan HS) won the doubles competition with a 3-0 from the No. 2 spot, including an 8-4 decision over the Huskies' Lukac and Pavlovic on Monday.
The Wolverines return to the court on Sunday (Jan. 22), hosting Western Michigan in their first dual match of the 2012 season. Doubles will begin at noon at the Varsity Tennis Center.
DAY THREE RESULTS (Monday, Jan. 16)
SINGLES
Michigan vs. Georgia Tech
No. 1 -- No. 36 Emina Bektas (U-M) d. No. 45 Jillian O'Neill (GT), 6-4, 6-4
No. 2 -- No. 46 Brooke Bolender (U-M) d. No. 106 Christina Ngo (GT), 6-1, 6-3
No. 3 -- Elizabeth Kilborn (GT) d. No. 113 Mimi Nguyen (U-M), 7-6 (6), 7-6 (5)
No. 4 -- Lynn Blau (GT) d. Sarah Lee (U-M), 7-5, 5-7, 6-2
No. 5 -- Kristen Dodge (U-M) d. Alex Anghelescu (GT), 0-6, 7-5, 7-6 (3)
No. 6 -- Jasmine Minor (GT) d. Michelle Sulahian (U-M), 7-5, 6-4
Arkansas vs. Washington
No. 1 -- Samantha Smith (UW) d. Stephanie Roy (Ark), 2-6, 6-1, 6-1
No. 2 -- Andjela Nemecevic (UW) d. Emily Carbone (Ark), 6-3, 6-4
No. 3 -- Natali Coronel (UW) d. Claudine Paulson (Ark), 6-3, 6-4
No. 4 -- Laurie Gingras (Ark) d. Julija Lukac (UW), 6-4, 6-4
No. 5 -- Adrijana Pavlovic (UW) d. Catherine Parenteau (Ark), 3-6, 6-2, 6-4
No. 6 -- Riko Shimizu (UW) d. Abby Hayley (Ark), 7-6 (5), 6-3
DOUBLES
Michigan vs. Washington
No. 1 -- No. 24 Emina Bektas/Brooke Bolender (U-M) d. Samantha Smith/Andjela Nemecevic (UW), 8-2
No. 2 -- Mimi Nguyen/Michelle Sulahian (U-M) d. Julija Lukac/Adrijana Pavlovic (GT), 8-4
No. 3 -- Kristen Dodge/Sarah Lee (U-M) d. Riko Shimizu/Natali Coronel (UW), 9-7
Arkansas vs. Georgia Tech
No. 1 -- Elizabeth Kilborn/Lynn Blau (GT) d. Claudine Paulson/Abby Hayley (Ark), 8-5
No. 2 -- Christina Ngo/Muriel Wacker (GT) d. Stephanie Roy/Emily Carbone (Ark), 8-2
No. 3 -- Alex Anghelescu/Jasmine Minor (GT) d. Kate Lukomskaya/Catherine Parenteau, 8-4
STANDINGS
Singles
Emina Bektas (U-M) - 24
Brooke Bolender (U-M) - 21
Jillian O'Neill (GT) - 16
Elizabeth Kilborn (GT) - 16
Caroline Lilley (GT) - 14
Mimi Nguyen (U-M) - 12
Christina Ngo (GT) - 12
Kristen Dodge (U-M) - 11
Sarah Lee (U-M) - 10
Lynn Blau (GT) - 10
Jasmine Minor (GT) - 9
Samantha Smith (UW) - 8
Michelle Sulahian (U-M) - 7
Andjela Nemecevic (UW) -7
Natali Coronel (UW) - 6
Alex Anghelescu (GT) - 5
Muriel Wacker (GT) - 5
Laurie Gingras (Ark) - 5
Adrijana Pavlovic (UW) - 4
Riko Shimizu (UW) - 3
Doubles
Nguyen/Sulahian (U-M) - 21
Kilborn/Blau (GT) - 19
Bektas/Bolender (U-M) - 16
Anghelescu/O'Neill (GT) - 15
Dodge/Lee (U-M) - 12
Dy/Smith (UW) - 8
Roy/Carbone (Ark) - 8
Paulson/Gingras (Ark) - 7
Ngo/Wacker (GT) - 7
Coronel/Shimizu (UW) - 7
Anghelescu/Minor (GT) - 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
• Previous Results: Day 2 | Day 1
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