Michigan to Travel for Matches at Oklahoma State, Notre Dame

THIS WEEK
Friday, Feb. 21 -- at Oklahoma State (Stillwater, Okla.), 6 p.m. CST
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Sunday, Feb. 23 -- at Notre Dame (South Bend, Ind.), 3 p.m.
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The No. 4-ranked University of Michigan men's tennis team will hit the road to face two opponents this weekend. The Wolverines first will meet No. 36 Oklahoma State on Friday (Feb. 21) at 6 p.m. CST in Stillwater. On Sunday (Feb. 23), the Wolverines will be in South Bend, Indiana, to battle Notre Dame at 3 p.m.

About the Opponents

Oklahoma State is 7-2 overall this season and is undefeated at home at 4-0. The Cowboys have not played since sweeping San Diego and Northwestern at home on Feb. 7-9, but are ranked No. 36 in the most recent ITA poll (Feb. 18). The doubles match will be a highlight as Michigan's No. 2-ranked doubles team of Andrew Fenty and Mattias Siimar will face Oklahoma State's No. 1-ranked duo of Matej Vocel and Dominik Kellovsky. Both Oklahoma State players are ranked in singles at No. 44 and No. 66 respectively.

Notre Dame heads into the weekend with a 3-4 record and will take on Ohio State and St. Bonaventure on Saturday before Sunday's match with the Wolverines. The Fighting Irish have two ranked doubles teams, both of which include Tristan McCormick -- he is ranked No. 28 pair with Richard Ciamarra; he is part of the No. 29-ranked duo with Axel Nefve. McCormick likely will be in the singles lineup at No. 3.

Series Histories

Michigan and Oklahoma State have met five times with the Wolverines leading, 3-2, in the all-time series. The Cowboys won the last two meetings, 4-1, in 2017 in Ann Arbor and a 4-2 victory in the 2014 NCAA Tournament.

Against Notre Dame, Michigan leads, 47-32, in the all-time series and has won the last three meetings, including a 4-3 win last year and a 4-0 win in the 2018 NCAA Tournament following a 4-3 victory during the regular season.

Who's Who

Ranked Singles Players
No. 17 -- Andrew Fenty, Michigan
No. 32 -- Ondrej Styler, Michigan
No. 44 -- Matej Vocel, Oklahoma State
No. 66 -- Dominik Kellovsky, Oklahoma State
No. 87 -- Connor Johnston, Michigan
No. 112 --Mattias Siimar, Michigan

Ranked Doubles Teams
No. 1 -- Matej Vocel/Dominik Kellovsky, Oklahoma State
No. 2 -- Andrew Fenty/Mattias Siimar, Michigan
No. 20 -- Luke Hammond/Emile Hudd, Oklahoma State
No. 28 -- Richard Ciamarra/Tristan McCormick, Notre Dame
No. 29 -- Tristian McCormick/Alex Nefve, Notre Dame
No. 48 --Emile Hudd/Matej Voicel

Wolverine Bites

• Michigan jumped from No. 13 to No. 4 in the ITA national poll this week (Feb. 18) after last week's success at the ITA National Team Indoor Championship.
• The Wolverines defeated then-No. 7 Texas A&M and then-No. 4 Texas en route to the semifinals, eventually falling to No. 1 USC, 4-3, in the final four.
• The loss to USC snapped Michigan's 10-match win streak that included four wins over teams ranked in the top 10.
• Michigan's No. 4 ranking marks its first time in the top five since 1988, when the Wolverines were tied for third in the nation with USC.
• On Tuesday (Feb. 18), sophomore Andrew Fenty was named the Big Ten Athlete of the Week for the third time. He was unbeaten in singles last week, winning all of his matches in straight sets at No. 1 singles against opponents ranked in the top 30, including second-ranked Yuya Ito of Texas. Fenty has won his last seven matches.
• The doubles team of Fenty and Siimar moved up two places to No. 2 in the nation. The duo had a 13-match win streak come to an end on Sunday against USC and now are 21-3 this year.
• Connor Johnston (No. 87) and Siimar (No. 112) made their first appearance in the singles rankings.
• Ondrej Styler, ranked No. 32, added another match-clinching win to his resume on Friday at No. 2 singles to lift Michigan to a 4-3 win over Texas A&M. Styler also clinched his singles match against Mississippi that gave the Wolverines a 4-3 win at the ITA Kick-Off.

Up Next

Saturday, Feb. 29 -- vs. Penn State (Varsity Tennis Center), Noon
Sunday, March 1 -- vs. Brown (Varsity Tennis Center), 11 a.m.
Sunday, March 1 -- vs. Boston University (Varsity Tennis Center), 4 p.m.