Michigan
Nebraska
Singles Play Propels Michigan Past Nebraska
4/17/2016 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
April 17, 2016
» Michigan picked up its third win this season when dropping the doubles point. U-M won six first sets to turn the tide as singles play began.
» Kate Fahey and Mira Ruder-Hook each kept a perfect record in Big Ten singles play as each Wolverine took a straight-set win.
Site: Lincoln, Neb. (Dillon Tennis Center)
Score: #9 Michigan 5, Nebraska 2
Records: U-M (17-4, 9-0 Big Ten), Nebraska (17-8, 4-7 Big Ten)
Next U-M Event: Friday, April 22 -- at Northwestern (Evanston, Ill.), 3 p.m. CDT
LINCOLN, Neb. -- The No. 9-ranked University of Michigan women's tennis team won the first five singles matches off court to rally from a 1-0 deficit, knocking off Nebraska 5-2 on Sunday afternoon (April 17) at the Dillon Tennis Center.
U-M fell in early holes at all three doubles spots as Nebraska grabbed wins at No. 2 and No. 1 to secure the match's first point.
Michigan quickly took back control of the match as singles play began as the Maize and Blue won all six first sets.
Freshman Brienne Minor made quick work of her opponent at No. 3, not dropping a game en route to a 6-0, 6-0 victory to put the Wolverines on the board.
Senior Ronit Yurovsky followed with a 6-2, 6-3 win at the top spot, taking advantage of a 4-2 break in the second set to give Michigan its first lead of the day.
Moments later, sophomore Mira Ruder-Hook came through with a 6-1, 6-3 win at No. 4 to put Michigan on the brink of the win.
Freshman Kate Fahey provided the clinching point as she ripped off 11 straight games at one point in a 6-3, 6-2 win at No. 2. Fahey fell behind 3-0 to start the match before winning six straight games to take the first set. The momentum carried over into the second set, with Fahey jumping out to a 5-0 lead to eventually take a 6-2 win to wrap up her match.
Junior Sara Remynse pushed Michigan's lead to 5-1, pulling out a second-set tiebreaker for a 6-1, 7-6 win at No. 6.
Nebraska won the match at No. 5 to complete a 5-2 Michigan win.
Following are match-by-match results
Singles
No. 1 -- No. 14 Ronit Yurovsky (U-M) d. Maggy Lehmicke (Neb), 6-2, 6-3
No. 2 -- No. 74 Kate Fahey (U-M) d. Mary Hanna (Neb), 6-3, 6-2
No. 3 -- No. 18 Brienne Minor (U-M) d. Vasanti Shinde (Neb), 6-0, 6-0
No. 4 -- Mira Ruder-Hook (U-M) d. Katerina Matysova (Neb), 6-1, 6-3
No. 5 -- Lisa Andersson (Neb) d. Alex Najarian (U-M), 0-6, 7-5, 1-0 (11)
No. 6 -- Sara Remynse (U-M) d. Mackenna Maddox-Herr (Neb), 6-1, 7-6
Doubles
No. 1 --Maggy Lehmicke/Lisa Andersson (Neb) d. Brienne Minor/Kate Fahey (U-M) , 6-4
No. 2 -- Mary Hanna/Vasanti Shinde (Neb) d. Alex Najarian/Mira Ruder-Hook (U-M), 6-2
No. 3 -- Ronit Yurovsky/Sara Remynse (U-M) vs. Katerina Matysova/Mackenna Maddox-Herr (Neb), 5-5 abandoned
Order of Completion: Doubles 1-2, Singles 3-1-4-2-6-5
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