
Wolverines to Host Michigan Invite, Wrap Tourney Action
1/9/2018 10:42:00 AM | Women's Tennis
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The No. 10-ranked University of Michigan women's tennis team will complete tournament action when they host No. 7 Georgia Tech, No. 8 Texas Tech, No. 13 Ohio State and No. 24 Arizona State in the three-day Michigan Invitational this weekend (Sat-Mon., Jan. 13-15) at the Varsity Tennis Center. There is no team scoring (win or loss) at the event.
FORMAT OF PLAY
Each team will play three rounds of doubles and three rounds of singles. There will be up to eight flights in singles and four flights in doubles per round. Each team will play one round of singles and one round of doubles per day. 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
MATCH SCORING
For the third consecutive year, the NCAA will use no-ad scoring in both doubles and singles action. This weekend's tournament will feature doubles matches to six, with a tiebreaker occurring at 6-all. Singles matches will be best two-of-three, with players playing a full third set.
SCHEDULE OF PLAY
Saturday, Jan. 13
10 a.m. Singles -- Texas Tech vs. Georgia Tech
1 p.m. Doubles -- Michigan vs. Georgia Tech, Texas Tech vs. Arizona State/Ohio State
Singles to Follow -- Michigan vs. Arizona State/Ohio State
Sunday, Jan. 14
10 a.m. Singles -- Arizona State/Ohio State vs. Texas Tech
1 p.m. Doubles -- Michigan vs. Texas Tech, Arizona State/Ohio State vs. Georgia Tech
Singles To Follow -- Michigan vs. Georgia Tech
Monday, Jan. 15
8:30 a.m. Singles -- Arizona State/Ohio State vs. Georgia Tech
11:30 a.m. Doubles -- Michigan vs. Arizona State/Ohio State, Georgia Tech vs. Texas Tech
Singles To Follow -- Michigan vs. Texas Tech
Ranked Players
Singles
No. 5 Gabriela Talaba (Texas Tech)
No. 23 Felicity Maltby (Texas Tech)
No. 33 Kate Fahey (U-M)
No. 49 Paige Hourigan (Georgia Tech)
No. 74 Chiara Lommer (U-M)
No. 79 Johnnise Renaud (Georgia Tech)
No. 80 Shiori Fukuda (Ohio State)
No. 83 Savannah Slaysman (Arizona State)
No. 89 Ida Jarlskog (Georgia Tech)
No. 93 Kelley Anderson (Arizona State)
No. 123 Katleyn Jackson (Texas Tech)
Doubles
No. 5 Paige Hourigan/Kenya Jones (Georgia Tech)
No. 21 Sarah Dvorak/Sabrina Federici (Texas Tech)
No. 26 Kelley Anderson/Nicole Fossa Huergo (Arizona State)
No. 28 Savannah Slaysman/Tereza Kolarova (Arizona State)
No. 30 Shiori Fukuda/Maria Tyrina (Ohio State)
No. 32 Savannah Slaysman/Sasa Klanecek (Arizona State)
No. 49 Anna Sanford/Olivia Sneed (Ohio State)









