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Wolverines Fall to No. 6 Duke at ITA Kick-Off
1/23/2021 5:21:00 PM | Women's Tennis
» Duke won the doubles point and three of the first four singles matches off court to wrap up a 4-1 win.
» Freshman Jaedan Brown picked up Michigan's singles win, knocking off No. 44 Margaryta Bilokin in straight sets.
» Michigan will face South Carolina tomorrow (Sunday, Jan. 24) in the consolation round of the ITA Kick-Off at 10 a.m.
Site: Atlanta, Ga. (Ken Byers Tennis Complex)
Result: #6 Duke 4, #22 Michigan 1
Records: U-M (0-1), Duke (2-0)
Next U-M Event: Sunday, Jan. 24 -- vs. South Carolina - ITA Kick-Off (Atlanta, Ga.), 10 a.m.
Match Canceled: Sunday's match against South Carolina has been canceled due the University of Michigan Athletic Department pausing athletic activities in all sports, including games, team and individual training sessions, on Saturday (Jan. 23) until further notice and up to 14 days. » More information
ATLANTA, Ga. -- The No. 22-ranked University of Michigan women's tennis team dropped a 4-1 decision to No. 6 Duke in the first round of the ITA Kick-Off on Saturday afternoon (Jan. 23) at Georgia Tech's Ken Byers Tennis Complex.
Freshman Jaedan Brown put Michigan's point on the board, winning in straight sets against No. 44 Margaryta Bilokin at No. 5. It was all Brown in the first set, as the Wolverine freshman raced out to a 5-0 lead before wrapping up a 6-1 win. In the second set, Brown made her move in the middle, going up a break at 4-2. That was all the separation she needed as she closed out a 6-3 second-set win in her dual-match debut.
Duke struck first, winning the doubles point behind victories at No. 2 (6-2) and No. 3 (6-4). The Blue Devils went up, 4-2, concurrently on those courts, taking control of the match's first point.
Duke took four first sets in singles action, with Brown and sophomore Nicole Hammond at No. 6 accounting for Michigan's wins.
The Blue Devils won the first two singles matches off court, winning at No. 4 and No. 2 in straight sets. Brown cut the U-M deficit to 3-1 with her win at No. 5.
Freshman Kari Miller stormed back from a first-set loss to grab a 6-4 win in the second against No. 8-ranked Kelly Chen to stay on court and keep the Wolverines' hopes alive. Hammond went up, 5-1, in her second set, but found herself in a tiebreaker to try to cut into Duke's lead and keep the match going.
U-M ran out of time, as No. 29-ranked Chloe Beck put Duke's fourth point on the board behind a win at No. 3.
Michigan wraps up the ITA Kick-Off tomorrow (Sunday, Jan. 24) against South Carolina at 10 a.m.
Following are match-by-match results
Singles
No. 1 -- Kari Miller (U-M) vs. No. 8 Kelly Chen (Duke), 3-6, 6-4, 1-0 abandoned
No. 2 -- No. 28 Georgia Drummy (Duke) d. Chiara Lommer (U-M), 6-3, 6-2
No. 3 -- No. 29 Chloe Beck (Duke) d. No. 101 Alyvia Jones (U-M), 6-3, 6-3
No. 4 -- No. 111 Meible Chi (Duke) d. No. 71 Andrea Cerdan (U-M), 6-3, 6-2
No. 5 -- Jaedan Brown (U-M) d. No. 44 Margaryta Bilokin (Duke), 6-1, 6-3
No. 6 -- Nicole Hammond (U-M) vs. No. 95 Karolina Berankova (Duke), 6-4, 6-6 abandoned
Doubles
No. 1 -- Meible Chi/Margaryta Bilokin (Duke) vs. Chiara Lommer/Jaedan Brown (U-M), 5-3 abandoned
No. 2 -- Chloe Beck/Karolina Berankova (Duke) d. Andrea Cerdan/Alyvia Jones (U-M), 6-2
No. 3 -- Kelly Chen/Georgia Drummy (Duke) d. Bella Lorenzini/Kari Miller (U-M), 6-4
Order of Completion: Doubles 2-3, Singles 4-2-5-3
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