Michigan
North Carolina
Maize & Blue Knocks Off No. 2 North Carolina
2/20/2016 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
Feb. 20, 2016
» The Wolverines won singles matches at No. 3 through No. 6 against the Tarheels.
» Mira Ruder-Hook and Brienne Minor posted a 6-4 victory over No. 1-ranked double team of Whitney Kay and Hayley Carter.
» U-M won the doubles points against UNC and improved to 6-0 this season when winning the doubles point.
Site: Ann Arbor, Mich. (Varsity Tennis Center)
Score: #8 Michigan 5, #2 North Carolina 2
Records: U-M (6-2), UNC (10-2)
Next U-M Event: Thursday, March 3 -- at Baylor (Waco, Texas), 5 p.m. CST
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Freshman Kate Fahey won a straight-set match against 58th-ranked Jessie Aney to give the eight-ranked University of Michigan women's tennis team a 5-2 victory over second-ranked North Carolina on Saturday (Feb. 20) at the Varsity Tennis Center. Fahey rallied from a 4-3 deficit in the first set and held on after posting a 5-2 lead in the second set to secure the 6-4, 6-4 victory.
In a battle of top-10 teams nationally, the Wolverines won four of the six singles matches with the Tarheels (10-2) after winning the doubles point to pull the upset.
The 26th-ranked duo of sophomore Mira Ruder-Hook and freshman Brienne Minor posted a big victory to get things started for the Wolverines, defeating the No. 1-ranked doubles team in the country, Hayley Carter and Whitney Kay, by a 6-4 score at the top spot.
The Wolverines grabbed the doubles point with a victory by junior Sara Remynse and freshman Teona Velehorschi in a tie-breaker at No. 3. The duo outlasted Ashley Dai and Chloe Ouellet-Pizer by winning the tie-breaker 7-4 for a 7-6 victory in the matchup. The competition at No. 2 was abandoned with North Carolina holding a 6-5 advantage, but Michigan had a 40-15 lead on the Tar Heels' serve.
In singles, UNC won the matches at No. 1 and No. 2 in straight sets as U-M posted straight-set wins at No. 3, No. 5 and No. 6 and a three-set win at No. 4. Sophomore Alex Najarian defeated Marika Akkerman at No. 5 (6-3, 6-4) for the Wolverines' first singles point, and Remynse defeated Chloe Ouellet-Pizer at No. 6 (6-4, 6-4) to set up the deciding match for the Wolverines.
After Fahey secured the team victory, Ruder-Hook finished off the team's impressive day with a come-from-behind win at No. 4. Ruder-Hook rallied after dropping the opening set to post a 2-6, 6-4, 6-0 victory over Katie Vialle.
Michigan will take a short break before getting back into action during its spring break trip to Texas. U-M will face Baylor on March 3 and Texas on March 5.
Following are match-by-match results
Singles
No. 1 -- No. 3 Hayley Carter (UNC) d. No. 17 Ronit Yurovsky (U-M), 6-2, 6-4
No. 2 -- No. 31 Whitney Kay (UNC) d. No. 14 Brienne Minor (U-M), 6-3, 6-3
No. 3 -- No. 112 Kate Fahey (U-M) d. No. 58 Jessie Aney (UNC), 6-4, 6-4
No. 4 -- Mira Ruder-Hook (U-M) d. Katie Vialle (UNC), 2-6, 6-4, 6-0
No. 5 -- Alex Najarian (U-M) d. Marika Akkerman (UNC), 6-3, 6-4
No. 6 -- Sara Remynse (U-M) d. Chloe Ouellet-Pizer (UNC), 6-4, 6-4
Doubles
No. 1 -- No. 26 Mira Ruder-Hook/Brienne Minor (U-M) d. No. 1 Carter/Kay (UNC), 6-4
No. 2 -- No. 25 Vialle/Aney (UNC) vs. Ronit Yurovsky/Kate Fahey (U-M), 6-5 abandoned
No. 3 -- Teona Velehorschi/Sara Remynse (U-M) vs. Ashley Dai/Ouellet-Pizer (UNC), 7-6 (4)
Order of Completion: Doubles 1-3, Singles 2-5-1-6-3-4
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