
Wolverines to Host Michigan Invite, Wrap Tournament Play
1/15/2019 1:47:00 PM | Women's Tennis
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The No. 10-ranked University of Michigan women's tennis team will complete tournament action by hosting No. 14 Georgia Tech, Tennessee and Ohio State in the three-day Michigan Invitational this weekend (Sat-Mon., Jan. 19-21) at the Varsity Tennis Center. There is no team scoring (win or loss) at the event. Admission is free.
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 fourth 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. 19
10 a.m. Singles -- Ohio State vs. Georgia Tech
1 p.m. Doubles -- Michigan vs. Ohio State, Georgia Tech vs. Tennessee
Singles to Follow -- Michigan vs. Tennessee
Sunday, Jan. 20
10 a.m. Singles -- Ohio State vs. Tennessee
1 p.m. Doubles -- Michigan vs. Tennessee, Georgia Tech vs. Ohio State
Singles to Follow -- Michigan vs. Georgia Tech
Monday, Jan. 21
9 a.m. Singles -- Tennessee vs. Georgia Tech
12 p.m. Doubles -- Michigan vs. Georgia Tech, Ohio State vs. Tennessee
Singles to Follow -- Michigan vs. Ohio State
Ranked Players
Singles
No. 3 -- Kate Fahey (U-M)
No. 24 -- Kenya Jones (Georgia Tech)
No. 27 -- Brienne Minor (U-M)
No. 36 -- Chiara Lommer (U-M)
No. 65 -- Giulia Pairone (U-M)
No. 91 -- Kaitlin Staines (Tennessee)
No. 93 -- Ariadna Riley (Tennessee)
Doubles
No. 15 -- Kate Fahey/Brienne Minor (U-M)
No. 33 -- Kaitlin Staines/Sadie Hammond (Tennessee)
No. 39 -- Valeriya Deminova/Victoria Flores (Georgia Tech)
No. 47 -- Shiori Fukuda/Isabelle Boulais (Ohio State)











