Michigan
Wolverine Invitational
Michigan Starts Fall Action at Wolverine Invitational
9/20/2019 6:00:00 PM | Women's Tennis
» Michigan kicked off tournament action Friday as it welcomed Arizona State, Charlotte, Michigan State, Notre Dame, Western Michigan and Yale to the Varsity Tennis Center.
» Freshmen Andrea Cerdan and Nicole Hammond each picked up singles victories in their Michigan debuts. Bella Lorenzini and Alyvia Jones also won their singles matches on the day.
» All players are competing as individuals at this weekend's tournament. There is no team scoring.
Site: Ann Arbor, Mich. (Varsity Tennis Center)
Event: Wolverine Invitational (Day 1 of 3)
Result: No Team Scoring
Next U-M Event: Saturday, Sept. 21 -- host Wolverine Invitational (Varsity Tennis Center), 1 p.m.
• Complete Results
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The University of Michigan women's tennis team kicked off fall action on Friday (Sept. 20), as it picked up four singles wins and a pair of wins on the doubles court during the first day of the Wolverine Invitational at the Varsity Tennis Center.
Freshmen Andrea Cerdan and Nicole Hammond made successful debuts and accounted for two of Michigan's four singles wins on the afternoon. Cerdan picked up a 7-5, 6-2 win over Arizona State's Savannah Slaysman, taking control late in the first set for the win. Hammond was the first Wolverine off court, grabbing a 6-0, 6-4 win over Charlotte's Jenna Dean. Hammond won the first nine games of the match en route to the victory.
Junior Alyvia Jones and senior Bella Lorenzini were Michigan's other singles winners. Jones knocked off Charlotte's Rocio Safont, 6-2, 6-2, racing out to early leads in both sets. Lorenzini was a winner when her opponent was defaulted in the first game of the second set. Lorenzini had won the first set at love.
U-M went 2-2 on the doubles court. The Wolverines swept a pair of matches against Western Michigan and dropped both contests to Yale. Jones and senior Chiara Lommer teamed up for a 6-4 win, while sophomores Anca Craciun and Lanie Van Linge come through with the exact same score on the court next to them.
Michigan will return to action Saturday (Sept. 21) for the second day of the Wolverine Invitational. U-M will start the day with doubles at 1 p.m., with singles to follow.
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