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Michigan to Face Michigan State in Home-and-Home Weekend
4/8/2021 1:39:00 PM | Men's Tennis
THIS WEEK
Friday, April 9 -- at Michigan State (MSU Outdoor Courts), 3 p.m.
Live Scoring
Sunday, April 11 -- vs. Michigan State (Varsity Tennis Center), Noon
Live Video/Scoring
* No live video if playing outdoors
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Just two weekends remain in the regular season for the University of Michigan men's tennis team, and the Wolverines are looking to clinch at least a share of the Big Ten East Division title. U-M will take on Michigan State in a home-and-home weekend, starting on Friday (April 9) at 3 p.m. in East Lansing before hosting the Spartans at 1 p.m. on Sunday (April 11) at the Varsity Tennis Center.
Also on Sunday, the Wolverines will honor its five-member senior class: Harrison Brown, Connor Johnston, Teddy Oosterbaan, Kristofer Siimar and Mattias Siimar.
Wolverine Bites
• Michigan is ranked 17th in the latest Oracle/ITA coaches poll and is No. 7 in the Tennis Channel/USTA College Tennis Top 25 poll, both of which were released Wednesday (April 7).
• The Wolverines own an 11-2 overall record and are 11-1 in the Big Ten. The team sits atop the East Division with a 6-0 record.
• Michigan has a chance this weekend to claim an outright title of the Big Ten East Division or a share of it. Michigan can clinch outright if it wins both matches against MSU and Ohio State loses both of its matches against Purdue and Indiana. The Wolverines can clinch a share either with a sweep of Michigan State and OSU loses once, or if Michigan wins one and OSU dropd bot of its matches.
• Patrick Maloney was named the Big Ten Men's Tennis Athlete of the Week on Tuesday (April 6) after a 4-0 weekend, sweeping his singles and doubles matches against Indiana and Purdue. He played and won his first singles match at No. 2, taking it in straight sets. Maloney is 8-1 in singles play this season and has won his last four matches.
• Andrew Fenty is 9-2 in conference play with a 7-2 mark at No. 1 singles, winning both his matches last weekend.
• Mattias Siimar has lost just once in 11 dual matches this season.
• Ondrej Styler is ranked No. 59 in singles with an 11-6 overall record, going 6-3 at No. 2 and 1-0 at No. 1.
• Nick Beaty is 15-3 in singles, winning his last four and is 9-1 in Big Ten action (3-0 at No. 4, 6-1 at No. 5).
• Jacob Bickersteth won both his matches last weekend and is 6-4 Big Ten matches (4-0 at No. 5, 2-4 at No. 6).
• The No. 23 ranked doubles pair of Andrew Fenty and Mattias Siimar sports an 11-3 season record with a 6-3 record in the Big Ten.
• Michigan shuffled its doubles pairings, with Ondrej Styler and Connor Johnston teaming up to post a win at No. 1 last weekend.
Who's Who
Ranked Singles Players
No. 59 -- Ondrej Styler, Michigan
Ranked Doubles Teams
No. 23 -- Andrew Fenty/Mattias Siimar, Michigan
Series Histories
Michigan leads 102-19 in the all-time series against in-state rival Michigan State and has won the last 17 meetings. The last time MSU defeated Michigan was in 2003.
About the Opponent
Michigan State is 5-9 on the season and 5-7 in the Big Ten. The Spartans are just under .500 in doubles action, with Nick Williams and Kazuki Matsuno going 5-5 at the No. 1 spot for the best doubles record on the team. Williams played at No. 1 singles last week, his first time at that position. Josh Mukherjee, who is 1-9 at No. 1 this season, might play at No. 2 or 3, along with Carson Gates who is 4-10. No. 3 singles has seen five different players this season. Luke Baylis (3-8) and Graydon Lair (3-6) likely will be at No. 5 and No. 6, respectively.
Up Next
Friday, April 16 -- at Penn State (State College, Pa.), 4 p.m.
Sunday, April 18 -- at Ohio State (Columbus, Ohio), Noon
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