Wolverines to Host NCAA First and Second Rounds

» Michigan is hosting the first and second rounds of the NCAA Tournament for the eighth time in the last 10 seasons, welcoming Kentucky, DePaul and UIC to the Varsity Tennis Center.
» The winner of the weekend will move on to the Super Regional round of the NCAA Tournament, facing the winner between top-seeded Georgia, Alabama State, Wake Forest and Austin Peay.
» The Wolverines have advanced to the round of 16 in each of the previous seven times that they have hosted the first two rounds.

THIS WEEK
Fri-Sat., May 3-4 -- host NCAA Tournament (Varsity Tennis Center)
Tournament Central | Digital Program
Friday, May 3 -- vs. UIC - NCAA First Round, 2 p.m.
Live Scoring/Video*
Saturday, May 4 -- vs. Kentucky/DePaul - NCAA Second Round, 1 p.m. (if advance)
Live Scoring/Video*

*Video available only if matches played indoors

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The No. 16-ranked University of Michigan women's tennis team (18-5) welcomes Kentucky (18-8), DePaul (11-11) and UIC (20-5) to the Varsity Tennis Center for the first and second rounds of the NCAA Tournament this weekend (May 3-4). U-M will face UIC in the first round on Friday (May 3) at 2 p.m., with Kentucky and DePaul squaring off at 11 a.m. The winners will play on Saturday (May 4) at 1 p.m.

Tickets, which can be purchased at the door, are $6 for adults and $4 for children, seniors and U-M staff with a valid M-Card.

Weather Policy

Matches shall be played outdoors unless the projected weather forecast, for a minimum of two hours out of a four-hour time period from the start of the match, according to www.weather.com is: a high of less than 50 degrees or sustained winds (not including wind gusts) of more than 20 miles per hour.

Wolverine Bites

• Michigan is the No. 16 seed in the NCAA Tournament after going 18-5 during the regular season and sweeping the Big Ten titles. U-M is hosting the first and second rounds of the NCAA Tournament for the eighth time in the last 10 seasons. Michigan has advanced out of the second round in each of the previous seven times hosting this event.

• Joining the Wolverines at the VTC for the first and second rounds of the NCAA Tournament are No. 27 Kentucky (18-8), DePaul (11-11) and UIC (20-5). Kentucky has traveled to Ann Arbor for the first and second rounds the last four times Michigan has hosted (2015, 2016, 2017, 2019).

• The format of this year's NCAA Tournament has changed, with the round of 16 now taking place on campus sites instead of the finals site. The NCAA has added a Super Regional round, with the highest seed hosting the round of 16 before the tournament moves to the finals site (Orlando, Florida) for the quarterfinals, semifinals and championship match.

• U-M swept the Big Ten titles this season, winning the Big Ten championship after going 11-0 in conference action and knocking off Purdue (4-0), Northwestern (4-1) and Illinois (4-1) en route to the Big Ten Tournament title. It is the second time Michigan has won both titles in the same season (2015).

• Kentucky (18-8) comes in at No. 27 in the latest ITA team rankings after bowing out to Vanderbilt in the SEC Tournament. Justina Mikulskyte is ranked No. 27 in singles, while teaming up with Akvile Paražinskaite to form the No. 16-ranked doubles team.

• DePaul (11-11) snapped Xavier's 20-match win streak in the Big East Championship match, coming away with a 4-3 win to punch its NCAA Tournament ticket.

• UIC (20-5) defeated Wright State (4-1) and Cleveland State (4-0) in the Horizon League Championship to earn its first NCAA Tournament berth since 2013. Michigan and UIC squared off in the first round of the 2012 NCAA Tournament, with the Wolverines taking a 4-0 win.

• Seniors Kate Fahey and Brienne Minor enter the weekend as owners of Michigan's two longest singles win streaks. Fahey has won 18 straight matches at the No. 1 spot after dropping her first dual match of the season, while Minor has ripped off 10 consecutive victories.

• Brienne Minor became the ninth Wolverine in school history to reach 100 singles wins on the strength of a 27-5 singles record this season. Minor now holds a 107-28 mark on the singles court, ranking seventh all-time in singles wins.

• U-M is 122-6 in Big Ten play under 12th-year head coach Ronni Bernstein after another 11-0 season in conference play. U-M has not lost more than one Big Ten match in a season under Bernstein and has six perfect conference seasons on her watch. U-M has recorded at least 10 Big Ten wins in each of the last 10 seasons.

• Michigan is 16-0 this season when it wins the doubles point, earning victories over Ole Miss, Michigan State, Texas, Pepperdine, Baylor, Nebraska, Iowa, Purdue (twice), Minnesota, Penn State, Ohio State, Northwestern (twice), Rutgers and Maryland when securing the match's first point.

• The Wolverines have six players who have reached double-digit singles wins in Kate Fahey (35), Brienne Minor (27), Chiara Lommer (23), Giulia Pairone (23), Alyvia Jones (20) and Anca Craciun (14). Fahey recorded the third 30-win season of her career, joining Emina Bektas and Sarah Lee in that club. Bektas holds the single-season record for wins (38).

• Michigan features four ranked singles players in No. 3 Kate Fahey, No. 47 Chiara Lommer, No. 50 Brienne Minor and No. 80 Giulia Pairone. Fahey and Minor also come in at No. 37 as a doubles pair. Fahey, Lommer and Minor will represent Michigan at the NCAA Singles Championship, with Fahey and Minor earning a berth to the NCAA Doubles Championship.

• Senior Kate Fahey heads into the weekend with a 35-5 singles record this season. Fahey swept the titles at the ITA Midwest Regional Championship and finished as the singles runner-up at the ITA Fall National Championships. Fahey is 129-28 in singles during her illustrious career, tying her with Emina Betkas for No. 1 all-time in wins. Fahey's .822 winning percentage is tops in Michigan history.