Michigan
North Carolina
Wolverines Drop Match at Top-Ranked North Carolina
2/18/2018 2:56:00 PM | Women's Tennis
» Michigan raced out to early leads at Nos. 1 and 2 doubles, but UNC stormed back to take the doubles point and the early lead.
» Michigan forced third sets at Nos. 3 and 4, but North Carolina won in straight sets at Nos. 5, 6 and 2 to wrap up the win.
» Kate Fahey picked up Michigan's lone singles win, knocking off No. 6-ranked Alle Sanford in straight sets at No. 1.
Site: Chapel Hill, N.C. (Cone-Kenfield Tennis Center)
Score: #1 North Carolina 4, #14 Michigan 1
Records: U-M (4-5), UNC (11-0)
Next U-M Event: Saturday, March 3 -- at UCF (Orlando, Fla.), 12:30 p.m.
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- The No. 14-ranked University of Michigan women's tennis team forced third sets at three singles spots, but it was not enough as No. 1-ranked North Carolina took a 4-1 win on Sunday (Feb. 18) at the Cone-Kenfield Tennis Center.
Michigan jumped out to 3-0 leads at both No. 1 and No. 2 in doubles action, but UNC won the final six games at the top spot in a 6-3 win. At No. 2, senior Mira Ruder-Hook and junior Brienne Minor evened the doubles score at one match each with a 6-4 victory.
UNC clinched the doubles point moments later with a 6-2 win at No. 3, giving the Tar Heels the early 1-0 lead.
In singles action, Michigan got first-set wins from junior Kate Fahey at the top spot and from freshman Alyvia Jones at No. 4.
North Carolina came away with straight-sets wins at No. 5, No. 6 and No. 2 to clinch the win. Fahey wrapped up a straight-sets win at No. 1 with a 7-6, 6-1 victory over No. 6 Alle Sanford to give Michigan one point on the afternoon.
At the same time, Minor came back from a 6-1 first- set loss to force a third set. Michigan was also heading to a third set at No. 4, but the match was abandoned after North Carolina put its fourth point on the board.
Michigan will take a week off before heading to Florida over spring break, culminating with a match at the University of Central Florida on March 3. The match will be played at the USTA National Campus and begin at 12:30 p.m., and will be televised on Tennis Channel.
Following are match-by-match results
Singles
No. 1 -- No. 29 Kate Fahey (U-M) d. No. 6 Alle Sanford (UNC), 7-6, 6-1
No. 2 -- No. 52 Sara Daavettila (UNC) d. No. 56 Chiara Lommer (U-M), 6-4, 6-1
No. 3 -- Brienne Minor (U-M) vs. No. 10 Makenna Jones (UNC), 1-6, 6-4, 2-1 abandoned
No. 4 -- Alyvia Jones (U-M) vs. No. 78 Alexa Graham (UNC), 6-4, 3-6 0-0 abandoned
No. 5 -- No. 21 Jessie Aney (UNC) d. Alex Najarian (U-M), 6-2, 6-4
No. 6 -- Chloe Ouellet-Pizer (UNC) d. Mira Ruder-Hook (U-M), 6-2, 6-3
Doubles
No. 1 -- No. 30 Jessie Aney/Alexa Graham (UNC) d. Kate Fahey/Alex Najarian (U-M), 6-3
No. 2 -- Mira Ruder-Hook/Brienne Minor (U-M) d. No. 20 Sara Daavettila/Alle Sandford (UNC), 6-4
No. 3 -- Makenna Jones/Marika Akkerman (UNC) d. Chiara Lommer/Lera Patiuk (U-M), 6-2
Order of Completion: Doubles 1-2-3; Singles 5-6-2-1
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