Michigan
Pepperdine
Wolverines Shut Out No. 20 Pepperdine at Varsity Tennis Center
2/22/2019 8:59:00 PM | Women's Tennis
» U-M won the doubles point behind a pair of 6-4 wins at No. 1 and No. 2.
» The Wolverines got singles wins from Brienne Minor, Giulia Pairone and Alyvia Jones to pick up the shutout win.
» The win marked Michigan's third over a top-20 team this season.
Site: Ann Arbor, Mich. (Varsity Tennis Center)
Result: Michigan 4, Pepperdine 0
Records: U-M (3-1), Pepperdine (3-2)
Next U-M Event: Sunday, Feb. 24 -- vs. North Carolina (Varsity Tennis Center), noon
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The University of Michigan women's tennis team won the doubles point and the first three singles matches off court in a 4-0 shutout of No. 20 Pepperdine on Friday evening (Feb. 22) at the Varsity Tennis Center.
U-M took the doubles point with a pair of 6-4 wins at No. 1 and No. 2. At the No. 2 spot, senior Brienne Minor and sophomore Alyvia Jones broke at 2-1 for the early advantage. The Wolverine duo fell in a 15-40 hole on Minor's ensuing serve but worked back to win the deuce point and keep the break. That was all the space Minor and Jones needed in taking the 6-4 win.
The match at No. 1 featured six straight breaks of serve before senior Kate Fahey held on her serve at 4-3. Fahey and junior Giulia Pairone broke Pepperdine in the next service game, but the Waves returned the favor on Pairone's serve to stay in the match at 5-4. As had been the case throughout the match, Michigan once again came through with a break on a double fault to seal up the doubles point with a 6-4 win.
The Wolverines took five first sets in singles action, including a pair of tiebreakers from Fahey and sophomore Bella Lorenzini. Fahey grinded out a 13-11 tiebreak win at No. 1, with Lorenzini winning the final two points in an 8-6 victory at No. 6.
Minor was first off court for the Maize and Blue, dropping just three games in a 6-1, 6-2 triumph at No. 3. Minor took advantage of early breaks in both sets, breezing to her fourth dual-match win of the season.
Pairone put Michigan on the brink behind a 6-2, 6-2 win at No. 2. The junior took a 5-0 lead in the second set before Pepperdine won a pair of games. Pairone closed it out on her serve, winning the deuce point for U-M's third point of the evening.
Moments later, Jones provided the clinching point at No. 5. Tied at 3 in the first set, Jones ripped off eight straight games to take control. Pepperdine got on the board at 5-1, but Jones came through on her serve to wrap up a 6-3, 6-1 victory.
The remaining three matches on court were abandoned.
U-M will be back in action on Sunday (Feb. 24), when it hosts No. 2 North Carolina at noon. Admission is free and the Wolverines will be available for autographs following the match.
Following are match-by-match results:
Singles
No. 1 -- No. 8 Kate Fahey (U-M) vs. No. 74 Ashley Lahey (Pepperdine), 7-6 (11), 2-0 abandoned
No. 2 -- No. 85 Giulia Pairone (U-M) d. Adrijana Lekaj (Pepperdine), 6-2, 6-2
No. 3 -- No. 31 Brienne Minor (U-M) d. Satsuki Takamura (Pepperdine), 6-1, 6-2
No. 4 -- Daria Kuczer (Pepperdine) vs. No. 21 Chiara Lommer (U-M) 7-6 (6), 1-1 abandoned
No. 5 -- Alyvia Jones (U-M) d. Dzina Milovanic (Pepperdine), 6-3, 6-1
No. 6 -- Bella Lorenzini (U-M) vs. Anastasia Iamachkine (Pepperdine), 7-6 (6), 1-0 abandoned
Doubles
No. 1 -- Kate Fahey/Giulia Pairone (U-M) d. Ashley Lahey/Anastasia Iamachkine (Pepperdine), 6-4
No. 2 -- Alyvia Jones/Brienne Minor (U-M) d. Daria Kuczer/Dzina Milovanic (Pepperdine), 6-4
No. 3 -- Bella Lorenzini/Chiara Lommer (U-M) vs. Adrijana Lekaj/Satsuki Takamura (Pepperdine), 5-5 abandoned
Order of Completion: Doubles 2-1, Singles 3-2-5
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