Michigan
Purdue
Wolverines Shut Out Purdue in B1G Quarters
4/26/2019 2:10:00 PM | Women's Tennis
» Michigan won the doubles point and got singles wins from Alyvia Jones, Brienne Minor and Kate Fahey.
» Fahey won her 16th straight match, while Minor (8) and Jones (4) each extended their winning streaks as well.
» Michigan will face No. 5 seed Northwestern in Saturday's (April 27) semifinals.
Site: Lincoln, Neb. (Dillon Tennis Center)
Result: #17 Michigan 4, Purdue 0
Records: U-M (16-5), Purdue (11-13)
Next U-M Event: Saturday, April 27 -- vs. Northwestern (Lincoln, Neb.), 10 a.m. CDT
LINCOLN, Neb. -- The No. 17-ranked University of Michigan women's tennis team won the doubles point and the first three matches off court in a 4-0 shutout of Purdue in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Tournament on Friday afternoon (April 26) at the Dillon Tennis Center.
Michigan grabbed the early lead after winning at No. 1 and No. 3 doubles.
U-M's top pair of seniors Kate Fahey and Brienne Minor breezed to a 6-0 win, cashing in on a Purdue double fault to seal the match.
Junior Lera Patiuk and sophomore Alyvia Jones clinched the point behind a 6-3 win at No. 3. Michigan raced out to a 5-1 lead before Purdue won two straight games. The Wolverine duo answered with another break in the final, as Patiuk slammed an overhead at the net on the deuce point to give Michigan the early lead.
Michigan took all six first sets from Purdue as the match switched to singles action.
Jones was Michigan's first victor of the day, grabbing a 6-3, 6-1 win at No. 5. With the first set in hand, Jones jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the second and never looked back in her fourth straight victory.
Minor followed moments later with a 6-2, 6-2 win at No. 3. Much like Jones, Minor raced out to a 3-0 second-set lead and coasted to the win.
Fahey put Michigan's fourth and final point on the board with a 6-4, 6-4 win over No. 33-ranked Silvia Ambrosio. Fahey held a 5-0 advantage in the first set before hanging on for the 6-4 win. Fahey fell behind 3-0 in the second but responded by winning six of the next seven games to grab her 16th straight win.
The remaining three matches were abandoned. Junior Chiara Lommer was two points away from victory at No. 4, while junior Giulia Pairone was up 2-0 in the third set of her match.
With the win, Michigan advances to the semifinals to face No. 5 seed Northwestern on Saturday (April 27) at 10 a.m. CDT.
Singles
No. 1 -- No. 3 Kate Fahey (U-M) d. No. 33 Silvia Ambrosio (Purdue), 6-4, 6-4
No. 2 -- No. 82 Giulia Pairone (U-M) vs. Ena Babic (Purdue), 6-2, 3-6, 2-0 abandoned
No. 3 -- No. 48 Brienne Minor (U-M) d. Seira Shimizu (Purdue), 6-2, 6-2
No. 4 -- No. 44 Chiara Lommer (U-M) vs. Alex Sabe (Purdue), 6-3, 5-3 abandoned
No. 5 -- Alyvia Jones (U-M) d. Caitlin Calkins (Purdue), 6-3, 6-1
No. 6 -- Anca Craciun (U-M) vs. Zala Dovnik (Purdue), 7-5, 3-4 abandoned
Doubles
No. 1 -- No. 32 Kate Fahey/Brienne Minor (U-M) d. No. 53 Silvia Ambrosio/Amina Mukhametshina (Purdue), 6-0
No. 2 -- Giulia Pairone/Anca Craciun (U-M) vs. Caitlin Calkins/Seira Shimizu (Purdue)
No. 3 -- Alyvia Jones/Lera Patiuk (U-M) Zala Dovnik/Alex Sabe (Purdue)
Order of Completion: Doubles 2-3, Singles 2-1-5-3
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