Michigan
Penn State
Wolverines to Host Nittany Lions, No. 8 Buckeyes
3/11/2021 10:09:00 AM | Men's Tennis
THIS WEEK
Saturday, March 13 -- vs. Penn State (Varsity Tennis Center), Noon
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Sunday, March 14 -- vs. Ohio State (Varsity Tennis Center), Noon
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The No-13 ranked University of Michigan men's tennis team (4-1, 4-0 Big Ten) resumes action this weekend hosting a pair of Big Ten foes at the Varsity Tennis Center. On Saturday (March 13) the Wolverines welcome Penn State (2-3, 2-3 Big Ten) to Ann Arbor before No. 8-ranked Ohio State (8-1, 5-0 Big Ten) comes to town for a Sunday (March 14) showdown. Both matches are slated for noon starts.
Wolverine Bites
• Michigan (4-1, 4-0 B1G) is ranked No. 13 in the latest Oracle/ITA poll (March 10).
• The Wolverines sit atop the Big Ten standings at 4-0 and are one of two teams (Ohio State) undefeated teams in league play.
• Andrew Fenty is ranked 1No. 14 in singles play and is 4-0 at the No. 1 spot. He has won his last six matches.
• Ondrej Styler is 3-2 at No. 2 singles and is ranked No. 28 in singles.
• Patrick Maloney is off to a 2-0 mark at No. 3 singles.
• Nick Beaty and Mattias Siimar are undefeated at No. 3 singles at 2-0. Beaty is on an eight-match win streak and is 10-2 on the season. Siimar has won his last four and has a 6-4 overall record in singles this season.
• Jacob Bickersteth is 5-1 in his first season as a Wolverine and has won his last five matches.
• The No. 2-ranked doubles team of Andrew Fenty and Mattias Siimar are 8-1 on the season and sport a 3-1 Big Ten record.
• Michigan has used a number of different pairings at No. 2 and 3 doubles with Nick Beaty and Ondrej Styler owning a 2-1 record at No. 2, while Harrison Brown and Nino Ehrenschneider are 1-0 at No. 3.
Who's Who
Ranked Singles Players
No. 5 -- Cannon Kingsley, OSU
No. 11 -- John McNally, OSU
No. 14 -- Andrew Fenty, Michigan
No. 25 -- Kyle Seelig, OSU
No. 28 -- Ondrej Styler, Michigan
No. 48 -- Bennett Crane, Indiana
No. 80 -- James Trotter, OSU
No. 83 -- Connor Johnston, Michigan
Ranked Doubles Teams
No. 2 -- Andrew Fenty/Mattias Siimar, Michigan
No. 4 -- Robert Cash/John McNally, OSU
No. 37 -- James Trotter/Justin Boulais, OSU
No. 40 -- Christos Antonopoulos/Christian Lakoseljac, PSU
No. 51 -- Kyle Seelig/Cannon Kingsley, OSU
Series Histories
Michigan leads the all-time series with Ohio State, 73-41-2, but the Buckeyes have won every matchup since 2001.
Michigan leads, 28-8, in the all-time series against Penn State. The Nittany Lions were the only Big Ten opponent U-M played last season prior to the rest of the season being canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Wolverines defeated the Nittany Lions, 5-0, on Feb. 29, 2020. In the last five years, the Wolverines have won six of eight matches against PSU.
About the Opponents
Penn State is 2-3 on the season with a win at Indiana and loses to three ranked teams (Illinois, Ohio State and Northwestern). Miko Eala has the best record team on the team at 4-1 in dual play, going 1-0 at No. 2 and 3-0 at No. 3. Doubles team Christos Antonopoulos and Christian Lakoseljac are ranked No. 40 but are 0-2 on the season. Overall in doubles, the Nittany Lions have won just two of nine matches.
Like Michigan, Ohio State (8-1, 5-0 B1G) is undefeated in the Big Ten on the season and ranked No. 8 in the nation. Four Buckeyes are ranked in singles play including Cannon Kingsley, who is on a 14-match win streak as the fifth-ranked player. John McNally is 11-1 and ranked No. 11. JJ Tracy has won his last 11 matches and is unbeaten at No. 5 singles, while Justin Boulais is 3-0 in singles play. The Buckeyes have only lost the doubles point one time this season, versus Virginia at the ITA Kickoff.
Up Next
Friday, March 19 -- at Iowa (Iowa City, Iowa), Noon CDT
Sunday, March 21 -- at Nebraska (Lincoln, Neb.), 10 a.m. CDT
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