Michigan
Wisconsin
Wolverines Topple Badgers for Big Ten Dual Victory
3/22/2015 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
March 22, 2015
• Notes
Site: Ann Arbor, Mich. (Varsity Tennis Center)
Score: #13 Michigan 6, Wisconsin 1
Records: U-M (13-3, 4-0 B1G), Wisconsin (6-7, 0-3 B1G)
Next U-M Event: Saturday, March 28 -- vs. Northwestern (Varsity Tennis Center), Noon
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The No. 13-ranked University of Michigan women's tennis team won its seventh straight match in a 6-1 victory over Wisconsin on Sunday afternoon (March 22) at the Varsity Tennis Center.
Michigan once again won the doubles point with wins at No. 1 and No. 2. At No. 1, senior Emina Bektas and freshman Alex Najarian went up a break at 3-1 and never looked back in an 8-1 victory.
With the Wolverines on the brink of the match's first point, the No. 2 duo of senior Sarah Lee and junior Ronit Yurovsky jumped out to a 4-0 lead. Michigan surrendered just three games, taking the 8-3 win to wrap the doubles point.
At No. 3, the match was abandoned at 5-5 as each team stayed on serve throughout the match.
Freshman Mira Ruder-Hook put Michigan's second point on the board, winning 6-1, 6-0 at No. 5. Ruder-Hook jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the first and only dropped one game all match in the straight-set victory.
Moments later, Najarian nudged Michigan's lead to 3-0 with a 6-0, 6-3 victory at No. 3. Najarian went up a break at 4-3 in the second frame and won the next two games to wrap up the straight-set win.
Yurovsky provided the clinching point for the Wolverines, winning 6-1, 6-2 at No. 2. Yurovsky took advantage of early breaks in each set to put U-M's fourth point on the scoreboard.
Lee was the next victorious Wolverine off court, winning 6-1, 6-4 at No. 4 as Michigan's lead over Wisconsin swelled to 5-0.
Bektas pushed Michigan's lead to 6-0 with a 6-4, 7-5 win at No. 1. In the second set, Bektas fought off two set points at 5-4 to tie the set at 5-5. Bektas broke Lauren Chyphyha in the next game and served out the match on her next service game for the 7-5 win.
Wisconsin won the final match on court for the 6-1 margin.
Michigan is back in action on Saturday, March 28, hosting Northwestern at noon. Admission is free.
Following are match-by-match results
Singles
No. 1 --No. 21 Emina Bektas (U-M) d. Lauren Chyphyha (Wis), 6-4, 7-5
No. 2 -- No. 19 Ronit Yurovsky (U-M) d. Maria Avgerinos (Wis), 6-1, 6-2
No. 3 -- Alex Najarian (U-M) d. Lauren Burich (Wis), 6-0, 6-3
No. 4 -- No. 124 Sarah Lee (U-M) d. Ekaterina Stepanova (Wis), 6-1, 6-4
No. 5 -- Mira Ruder-Hook (U-M) d. Sydney Rider (Wis), 6-1, 6-0
No. 6 -- Kelsey Grambeau (Wis) d. Annie Wierda (U-M), 6-0, 2-6, 6-3
Doubles
No. 1 -- No. 14 Alex Najarian/Emina Bektas (U-M) d. Lauren Chyphyha/Maria Avgerinos (Wis), 8-1
No. 2 -- No. 64 Sarah Lee/Ronit Yurovsky (U-M) d. Sydney Rider/Ekaterina Stepanova (Wis), 8-3
No. 3 -- Kristen Dodge/Mira Ruder-Hook (U-M) vs. Lauren Burich/Kelsey Grambeau (Wis), 5-5 abandoned
Order of Completion: Doubles 1-2,; Singles 5-3-2-4-1-6
N O T E S
• Michigan has won 21 straight Big Ten regular-season matches.
• U-M is now 27-23 overall against Wisconsin and has won 11 straight over the Badgers.
• With the singles win, Sarah Lee has tied Brooke Bolender for second on the all-time list with 112.
• Alex Najarian won her seventh straight singles match.
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