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Wolverines Rally Past No. 12 UCF in ITA Kick-Off Finale
1/26/2020 5:31:00 PM | Women's Tennis
» The Wolverines are headed to the ITA National Team Indoor Championship after rallying for a 4-2 win over No. 12-ranked UCF.
» U-M got singles wins from Alyvia Jones, Bella Lorenzini, Andrea Cerdan, and Chiara Lommer.
» UCF took the doubles point and grabbed a 2-1 lead before Michigan won the next three matches off court.
Site: Ann Arbor, Mich. (Varsity Tennis Center)
Event: ITA Kick-Off (Day 2 of 2)
Result: #15 Michigan 4, #12 UCF 2
Records: U-M (2-0), UCF (2-1)
Next U-M Event: Saturday, Feb. 1 -- at North Carolina (Chapel Hill, N.C.), 11 a.m.
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ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The No. 15-ranked University of Michigan women's tennis team clinched a berth to the ITA National Team Indoor Championships after recording a 4-2 win over No. 12-ranked Central Florida on Sunday afternoon (Jan. 26) at the Varsity Tennis Center.
After UCF claimed the doubles point and got off to a strong start in singles, Michigan persevered and pulled out the overall win. The final moments of the match featured senior Chiara Lommer coming through in a second-set tiebreaker. After UCF evened the tiebreaker score at 4-4, Lommer won three consecutive points to secure the Wolverines' victory.
UCF took the doubles point and got on the board first with a pair of wins at No. 3 and No. 1, respectively.
Michigan quickly evened the score at 1-1 behind a 6-4, 6-0 win at No. 4 from junior Alyvia Jones. After she earned a first-set win, it was all Jones in the second as she found her rhythm and never looked back in the win.
UCF went back in front, 2-1, with a win at No. 3.
Junior Bella Lorenzini put Michigan's third point on the board with a 6-4, 6-4 win at No. 6. Lorenzini won the final three games of the first set after falling behind, 4-3, to take early control of the match. In the second set, she secured the victory in straight sets after breaking UCF in the final game for the win.
At No. 2 singles, freshman Andrea Cerdan rallied for a three-set win for Michigan's third point of the day. After dropping the first set, 7-5, Cerdan rolled to a 6-2 win in the second and a 6-1 win in the third.
Lommer was Michigan's final point of the day as she hung on for a 6-2, 7-6 (4) win at No. 5. Lommer breezed to a first-set win and jumped out, 5-2, in the second. UCF made a comeback to force a tiebreaker in which Lommer won the final three points.
Pairone's match at No. 1 was abandoned, as she held a 4-3 lead in the third.
U-M will hit the road for the first time during the dual-match portion of the schedule when it heads to Chapel Hill for meeting with North Carolina next Saturday (Feb. 1) at 11 a.m.
Following are match-by-match results
Singles
No. 1 -- No. 26 Giulia Pairone (U-M) vs. Evgeniya Levashova (UCF), 4-6, 6-1, 4-3 unfinished
No. 2 -- No. 85 Andrea Cerdan (U-M) d. Valeriya Zeleva (UCF), 5-7, 6-2, 6-1
No. 3 -- No. 54 Marie Mattel (UCF) d. Nicole Hammond (U-M), 6-0, 6-4
No. 4 -- Alyvia Jones (U-M) d. Rebeka Stolmar (UCF), 6-4, 6-0
No. 5 -- Chiara Lommer (U-M) d. Ksenia Kuznetsova (UCF), 6-2, 7-6 (7-4)
No. 6 -- Bella Lorenzini (U-M) d. Sara Culbertson 6-4, 6-4
Doubles
No. 1 -- Andrea Cerdan/Alyvia Jones (U-M) vs. No. 3 Rebeka Stolmar/Marie Mattel (UCF) 4-5 unfinished
No. 2 -- Evgeniya Levashova/Domenika Turkovic (UCF) d. Giulia Pairone/Chiara Lommer (U-M) 6-4
No. 3 -- Valeriya Zeleva/Bay (UCF) d. Nicole Hammond/Bella Lorenzini (U-M) 6-3
Order of Completion: Doubles 3-1, Singles 4-3-6-2-5
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