Michigan
Minnesota
U-M Blanks Minnesota, Advances to B1G Tournament Semifinals
4/30/2021 6:07:00 PM | Men's Tennis
» Michigan's 4-0 win marks its seventh shutout of the season.
» Jacob Bickersteth secured the team win with his fifth straight win in singles.
» The Wolverines advance to face Illinois in the semifinals on Saturday at 2 p.m. CDT.
Site: Lincoln, Neb. (Dillon Tennis Center)
Event:Big Ten Tournament (Quarterfinals)
Result: #23 Michigan 4, Minnesota 0
Records: U-M (15-3), Minnesota (9-7)
Next U-M Event: Saturday, May 1 -- vs. #13 Illinois - Big Ten Tournament Semifinals (Lincoln, Neb.), 2 p.m. CDT
LINCOLN, Neb. -- The No. 23-ranked University of Michigan men's tennis team recorded its seventh shutout of the season, a 4-0 win over Minnesota, on Friday (April 30) at the Dillon Tennis Center in the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals.
Nino Ehrenschneider and Connor Johnston remained undefeated in doubles with a 6-2 win at No. 3. The pair now has played in five matches and is 3-0. Ondrej Styler and Patrick Maloney secured the doubles point for the Wolverines with a 6-3 victory to run their doubles record to 2-0. Andrew Fenty and Mattias Siimar led 6-5 at No. 1 before the match was abandoned.
Fenty made quick work of Vlad Lobak at No. 2 singles, winning in straight sets 6-1, 6-2 before all six first sets were completed.
Nick Beaty improved his season singles record to 19-4, caprtuing a win at No. 5, 6-4, 6-3 over Sebastian Vile. Beaty closed hard in his second set, winning the last three points after being knotted at 3-3.
Jacob Bickersteth secured the match, taking No. 6 singles and winning his fifth consecutive match. Tied 3-3 in the first set, he rattled off the last three points to take the set. In the second, he never trailed for a 6-4 victory.
Ondrej Styler, Patrick Maloney and Mattias Siimar had all first sets in hand before their matches were abandoned following Bickersteth clinching the team match.
Michigan will take on West No. 1 seed Illinois on Saturday (May 1) at 2 p.m. CDT. The winner of that match will face the winner of Saturday's other semifinal matchup between Ohio State and Nebraska on Sunday (May 2) in the tournament final.
Following are match-by-match results
Singles
No. 1 -- Ondrej Styler (U-M) vs. Jackson Allen (MINN), 7-6 (8), 1-3 abandoned
No. 2 -- Andrew Fenty (U-M) d. Vlad Lobak (MINN), 6-1, 6-2
No. 3 -- Patrick Maloney (U-M) vs. Dylan Heap (MINN), 7-5, 1-1 abandoned
No. 4 -- Mattias Siimar (U-M) vs. Siim Troost (MINN), 6-3, 5-3 abandoned
No. 5 -- Nick Beaty (U-M) d. Sebastian Vile (MINN), 6-4, 6-3
No. 6 -- Jacob Bickersteth (U-M) d. Daniel Martin (MINN), 6-3, 6-4
Doubles
No. 1 -- No. 45 Andrew Fenty/Mattias Siimar (U-M) vs. Jackson Allen/Sebastian Vile (MINN), 6-5 abandoned
No. 2 -- Patrick Maloney/Ondrej Styler (U-M) d. Bodin Zarkovic/Vlas Lobak (MINN), 6-3
No. 3 -- Nino Ehrenschneider/Connor Johnston (U-M) d. Kaleb Dobbs/Siim Troost (MINN), 6-2
Order of Completion: Doubles 3-2, Singles 2-5-6
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