Michigan
Nebraska
Michigan Sweeps Past Nebraska to Kick Off Weekend
4/19/2019 10:03:00 PM | Men's Tennis
» Michigan won the doubles point and all six singles matches.
» Myles Schalet won his team-leading sixth consecutive singles match.
» Andrew Fenty earned his team-leading 24th win which is tied for seventh most for a freshman in program history.
Site: Lincoln, Neb. (Dillon Tennis Center)
Result: #19 Michigan 6, Nebraska 0
Records: U-M (15-6, 6-3 B1G), Nebraska (9-16, 1-9 B1G)
Next U-M Event: Sunday, April 21 -- at Iowa (Iowa City, Iowa), noon CDT
LINCOLN, Neb. -- The No. 19-ranked University of Michigan men's tennis team clinched the doubles point and all six singles points to sweep Nebraska, 7-0, on Friday night (April 19) at Dillon Tennis Center.
The Wolverines claimed back-to-back doubles wins to take the first point of the match. The duo of sophomore Mattias Siimar and junior Connor Johnston earned a 6-4 win at No. 1. Sophomore Harrison Brown and freshman Patrick Maloney clinched the doubles point with a 6-3 victory.
Senior Myles Schalet won his team-leading sixth match in a row with a straight-sets victory at No. 3, 6-2, 6-1. Junior Nick Beaty cruised to a straight-sets 6-0, 6-3 win at No. 6, while freshman Andrew Fenty clinched the match for the Maize and Blue at No. 2 with a 6-1, 6-0 win.
Fenty improved to a team-best 24-5 record on the season and moved in a tie for seventh all-time in wins by a freshman in program history.
Michigan also picked up wins from Johnston at No. 6, Siimar at No. 1 and Maloney at No. 4 to earn the clean sweep.
Michigan will conclude its regular-season schedule on Sunday (April 21) at Iowa with first serve scheduled at noon CDT.
Singles
No. 1 -- No. 64 Mattias Siimar (U-M) d. Toby Boyer (Nebraska) 4-6, 6-3, 1-0 (10-7)
No. 2 -- No. 112 Andrew Fenty (U-M) d. Micah Klousia (Nebraska) 6-1, 6-0
No. 3 -- No. 110 Myles Schalet (U-M) d. William Gleason (Nebraska) 6-2, 6-1
No. 4 -- Patrick Maloney (U-M) d. Isaac Nortey (Nebraska) 6-4, 6-4
No. 5 -- Connor Johnston (U-M) d. Chris Dean (Nebraska) 6-4, 2-3, retired
No. 6 -- Nick Beaty (U-M) d. Alvaro Moreno Lozano (Nebraska) 6-0, 6-3
Doubles
No. 1 -- Mattias Siimar/Connor Johnston (U-M) def. Toby Boyer/William Gleason (Nebraska) 6-4
No. 2 -- Chris Dean/Isaac Nortey (Nebraska) vs. Andrew Fenty/Myles Schalet (U-M) 3-4, unfinished
No. 3 -- Patrick Maloney/Harrison Brown (U-M) def. Micah Klousia/Jon Meyer (Nebraska) 6-3
Order of Completion: Doubles 1-3, Singles 3-6-2-5-1-4
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