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Michigan Runs Winning Streak to Four with Shutout at Purdue
2/21/2021 3:50:00 PM | Women's Tennis
» U-M ran its winning streak to four matches with a 7-0 win at Purdue, its second shutout of conference action.
» Michigan won the doubles point for the fourth straight match, getting wins at No. 2 and No. 3 to take the early lead.
» Jaedan Brown upped her dual-match record to 5-0, while Nicole Hammond won her first dual match of the season.
Site: West Lafayette, Ind. (Schwartz Tennis Center)
Result: Michigan 7, Purdue 0
Records: U-M (4-1, 4-0 B1G), PU (1-3, 1-3 B1G)
Next U-M Event: Friday, Feb. 26 -- at Penn State (State College, Pa.), 2 p.m.
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- The University of Michigan women's tennis ran its winning streak to four with its second shutout of the season, knocking off Purdue, 7-0, Sunday afternoon (Feb. 21) at Schwartz Tennis Center.
Michigan once again found success on the doubles court for the fourth straight match, winning at No. 2 and No. 3 to secure the first point of the match. It was all Michigan on both courts, as the Wolverines raced out to 4-1 leads in the two matches.
At No. 2, senior Alyvia Jones and sophomore Andrea Cerdan wrapped up a 6-1 win before senior Bella Lorenzini and freshman Kari Miller clinched the match's first point with a 6-2 win at No. 3.
Michigan took five of six first sets in singles action.
Jones was first off court for U-M, dropping just one game in a 6-1, 6-0 win. Freshman Jaedan Brown earned her team-leading fifth dual match of the season, winning 6-3, 6-0 at No. 4 to push Michigan's lead to 3-0.
Cerdan clinched the match for the Maize and Blue behind a 6-0, 6-3 victory at No. 3.
Miller bounced back from a tough loss at Indiana yesterday (Feb. 20) to record a 6-3, 6-2 victory at No. 2 for Michigan's fifth point. Sophomore Nicole Hammond won her first dual match of the season, coming through with a 7-6 (2), 6-3 win at No. 6.
At the top spot, graduate student Chiara Lommer kept Michigan perfect on the afternoon. She rallied for a 5-7, 6-4, 1-0 (7) victory, her first at No. 1 this season.
Michigan will continue its road swing next weekend, first traveling to Penn State Friday (Feb. 26) for a 2 p.m. match.
Following are match-by-match results:
Singles
No. 1 -- Chiara Lommer (U-M) d. Ena Babic (PU), 5-7, 6-4, 1-0 (7)
No. 2 -- Kari Miller (U-M) d. Csilla Fodor (PU), 6-3, 6-2
No. 3 -- No. 71 Andrea Cerdan (U-M) d. Zala Dovnik (PU), 6-0, 6-3
No. 4 -- Jaedan Brown (U-M) d. Seira Shimizu (PU), 6-3, 6-0
No. 5 -- No. 101 Alyvia Jones (U-M) d. Rut Galinado (PU), 6-1, 6-0
No. 6 -- Nicole Hammond (U-M) d. Zeynep Naz Ozturk (PU), 7-6 (2), 6-3
Doubles
No. 1 -- Chiara Lommer/Jaedan Brown (U-M) vs. Csilla Fodor/Ena Babic (PU), 4-2 abandoned
No. 2 -- Alyvia Jones/Andrea Cerdan (U-M) d. Nathalia Wolf Gasparin/Zala Dovnik (PU), 6-1
No. 3 -- Bella Lorenzini/Kari Miller (U-M) d. Rut Galinado/Seira Shimizu (PU), 6-2
Order of Completion: Doubles 2-3, Singles 5-4-3-2-6-1
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