Wolverines Hit the Road for Final Regular-Season Weekend

» U-M sits at No. 19 in the latest ITA rankings while coming in at No. 17 in the USTA top-25 poll
» A trio of Wolverines -- Mattias Siimar, Andrew Fenty and Myles Schalet -- are ranked by the ITA.
» Fenty is owns a team-leading 24 singles and 19 doubles wins.

THIS WEEKEND
Friday, April 19 -- at Nebraska (Lincoln, Neb.), 6 p.m. CDT
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Sunday, April 21 -- at Iowa (Iowa City, Iowa), noon CDT
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The No. 19-ranked University of Michigan men's tennis team (16-6, 6-3 Big Ten) will travel to play their final two regular-season matches this weekend. The Wolverines will take on Nebraska (9-15, 1-8 Big Ten) on Friday (April 19) at 6 p.m. CDT and then will continue their travels to Iowa to take on the Hawkeyes (14-9, 4-5 Big Ten) on Sunday (April 21) at noon CDT.

• Friday's match will be the ninth meeting between U-M and Nebraska, with the Wolverines holding a 7-1 record in the all-time series against the Huskers. Michigan's last match against Nebraska was on April 22, 2018, when the Maize and Blue won, 7-0.

• The Huskers will enter Saturday's matchup with a 9-15 overall record and on a six-match losing streak. Nebraska is led by Toby Boyer, who has a 14-7 record in the No. 1 singles spot, while the duo of Abdoul Ouattara and Matthew Dunn own a 7-5 record at No. 2 doubles. Former U-M associate head coach Sean Maymi is in his first year at the helm of the Huskers program.

• Iowa and Michigan have a long history in men's tennis, with Sunday marking the 63rd meeting between the two programs. Michigan holds a dominating 53-9 advantage in the all-time series with the Hawkeyes. Michigan and Iowa last met on April 21, 2018, when the Wolverines defeated the Hawkeyes, 6-1.

• Iowa enters Sunday's match with a 14-9 overall record, having played three matches in Indiana last weekend. They lost their Saturday match against Purdue, 4-3, and split their Sunday with a loss against Indiana, 0-4, and a win against Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, 6-0, later that evening. The Hawkeyes are led by Will Davies, who has a 25-9 overall record at the Nos. 4 and 5 spots. The doubles pairing of Oliver Okonkwo and Davies holds a 20-9 record as the Nos.1 and 2 teams.

• Michigan freshman Andrew Fenty has a team-leading 24-5 mark in singles play, with a 17-2 record in dual-match play, competing at the No. 1, 2 and 3 spots in the lineup. Fenty's team-high 12-match win streak came to an end in his debut at No. 1 singles on April 5, but it did not last long, as he has won his next three matches at the No.1 spot, beginning a new winn streak. His 23 wins ranks 10th all-time for freshmen in program history, while his 19 doubles wins are tied for ninth most.

• Ranked No. 64 by the ITA, sophomore Mattias Siimar holds a 14-16 record and is 8-11 in dual matches from the Nos. 1 and 2 spots. The last win for the Estonia native came in a 6-2, 6-3 victory in his first appearance at No. 2 singles against Northwestern's Anotonioni Fasano on April 5.

• Fenty was ranked No. 110 in this week's ITA Singles Rankings, while senior Myles Schalet earned his first ranking of the season at No. 112.

Up Next

Thu-Sun., April 25-28 -- host Big Ten Tournament (Varsity Tennis Center)