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Michigan Kicks Off B1G Tournament with Win over Indiana
4/26/2019 1:40:00 PM | Men's Tennis
» Andrew Fenty earned his team-leading 26th win, which is tied for third-most in program history for a freshman.
» Michigan secured the doubles point for the 15th time this season.
» U-M will look to advance to the Big Ten Tournament championship tomorrow when it takes on No.1-ranked Ohio State at 10 a.m. in semifinal action.
Site: Ann Arbor, Mich. (Varsity Tennis Center)
Event:Â Big Ten Tournament (Quarterfinals)
Result:Â #22 Michigan 4, Indiana 1
Records: U-M (16-7), IU (14-13)
Next U-M Event: Saturday, April 27 -- vs. #1Â Ohio State - Big Ten Tournament Semifinals (Varsity Tennis Center), 10 a.m.
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ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The No. 4-seeded University of Michigan men's tennis team earned the doubles point and three singles victories en route to a 4-1 win over No. 5-seeded Indiana in the Big Ten Tournament on Friday afternoon (April 26).
Michigan's duo of Connor Johnston and Mattias Siimar took a 6-3 win at No. 1, before Harrison Brown and Gabe Tishman clinched the doubles point (6-3) with their fourth win in a row as a pairing.
In singles play, U-M took a commanding lead with three first set wins. Andrew Fenty opened his match at No. 1 with a double-break off deuce points to take the first set, 6-2. Siimar cruised to a 6-1, 6-1 victory at No. 3 for the Maize and Blue's second point of the match, converting on three deuce points in the first set.
Indiana's lone point came from a win at No. 4, despite Johnston's comeback efforts in the second set where he battled to tie it at five-all before ultimately losing, 7-5.
Fenty was trailing 2-3 in his second set before winning four consecutive games, ultimately claiming Michigan's third point with a 6-2, 6-3 win. Seconds later Myles Schalet was able to clinch the match at No. 2 with a 7-5, 6-4 win. Schalet had match point at 5-2 before dropping two games.
Michigan will take on top-seeded and No. 1-ranked Ohio State on Saturday (April 27) at 10 a.m. in the semifinals.
Following are match-by-match results:
Singles
No. 1 -- No. 109 Andrew Fenty (UM) def. #86 Antonio Cembellin (IU) 6-2, 6-3
No. 2 -- Myles Schalet (U-M) def. Bennett Crane (IU) 7-5, 6-4
No. 3 -- No. 67 Mattias Siimar (U-M) def. Zac Brodney (IU) 6-1, 6-1
No. 4 -- Carson Haskins (IU) def. Connor Johnston (U-M) 6-1, 7-5
No. 5 -- Patrick Maloney (U-M) vs. Andrew Redding (IU) 2-3 unfinished
No. 6 -- Gabe Tishman (U-M) vs. Vikash Singh (IU) did not play
Doubles
No. 1 -- Connor Johnston/Mattias Siimar (U-M) def. #57 Brandon Lam/Carson Haskins (IU) 6-3
No. 2 -- Andrew Fenty/Myles Schalet (U-M) vs. Bennett Crane/Zac Brodney (IU) 5-3 unfinished
No. 3 -- Harrison Brown/Gabe Tishman (U-M) def. Patrick Fletchall/Antonio Cembellin (IU) 6-3
Order of Completion: Doubles 1-3-2, Singles 3-4-1-2
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