Michigan
Cornell
Siimar Powers Michigan Past Visiting Cornell
2/1/2019 7:58:00 PM | Men's Tennis
» Michigan earned the doubles point with wins from the Nos. 1 and 2 spots.
» Two of U-M's doubles teams came back from 0-2 deficits to set the tone.
» Mattias Siimar earned his first win of the season at No. 1.
Site: Ann Arbor, Mich. (Varsity Tennis Center)
Score: #24 Michigan 4, Cornell 1
Records: U-M (2-2), Cornell (1-2)
Next U-M Event: Saturday, Feb.2 -- vs. No. 18 Oklahoma (Varsity Tennis Center), 6 p.m.
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ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The No. 24-ranked University of Michigan men's tennis team registered a 4-1 victory over Cornell Friday evening (Feb. 1) at the Varsity Tennis Center.
Michigan earned the doubles point with wins at the No. 1 and No. 2 spots. Connor Johnston and Harrison Brown came back from an 0-2 hole to win four straight games as well as the final two games to claim a 6-3 decision. Teammates Mattias Siimar and Andrew Fenty were in a dissimilar situation. After the U-M pair won the first two games, Cornell claimed the next three for a short-lived lead. Siimar and Fenty regained control of the match by charging in front, 5-3, before holding serve for the decisive point.
Siimar carried his winning ways into singles and logged his first victory of the season at No. 1 against Cornell's Alafia Ayeni. After getting into an early hole, Siimar stormed back and dominated the bulk of play for a 6-4, 6-1 victory. Also impressive was Myles Schalet, who took down Ero Vasa at No. 3 singles, 6-2, 7-5. With the final three matches threatening to move to third sets, Johnston ended the threat with a hard-fought second set, outlasting Cornell's Pietro Rimondini, 6-1, 7-5.
Cornell's lone victory came at No. 5 singles as Daniel Soyfer won his match, 6-2, 6-3.
Michigan will conclude the weekend Saturday (Feb. 2) when it hosts No. 18-ranked Oklahoma. First serve is scheduled for 6 p.m.
Following are match-by-match results:
Singles
No. 1 -- Mattias Siimar (U-M) d. Alafia Ayeni (CU), 6-4, 6-1
No. 2 -- Andrew Fenty (U-M) vs. Lev Kazakov (CU), 6-1, 2-6, 1-4 unfinished
No. 3 -- Myles Schalet (U-M) d. Ero Vasa (CU), 6-2, 7-5
No. 4 -- Connor Johnston (U-M) d. Pietro Rimondini (CU), 6-1, 7-5
No. 5 -- Daniel Soyfer (CU) d. Patrick Maloney (U-M), 6-2, 6-3
No. 6 -- Harrison Brown (U-M) vs. Jake Hansen (CU), 6-3, 5-5 unfinished
Doubles
No. 1 -- Connor Johnston/Harrison Brown (U-M) d. Alafia Ayeni/Ero Vasa (CU), 6-3
No. 2 -- Mattias Siimar/Andrew Fenty (U-M) d. Daniel Soyfer/Jake Hansen (CU), 6-4
No. 3 -- Patrick Maloney/Myles Schalet (U-M) vs. Lev Kazakov/Joseph McAllister (CU), 5-5 unfinished
Order of Completion: Doubles 1-2, Singles 5-1-3-4
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