Michigan
Georgia Tech
Wolverines Rally for Victory at Georgia Tech in ITA Kick-Off
1/30/2022 2:17:00 PM | Women's Tennis
» Michigan fell in a 2-0 hole before winning four of the final five singles matches on court to record the 4-3 win at No. 12 Georgia Tech.
» U-M won the final two matches on court in three sets to seal the win. Both Julia Fliegner (No. 5) and Andrea Cerdan (No. 3) won their second sets to force third sets en route to the victory.
» Kari Miller and Jaedan Brown accounted for Michigan's two other points, both winning in straight sets.
Site: Atlanta, Ga. (Ken Byers Tennis Complex)
Event: ITA Kick-Off (Consolation Round)
Result: #14 Michigan 4, #12 Georgia Tech 3
Records: U-M (3-1), GT (0-2)
Next U-M Event: Saturday, Feb. 5 -- vs. North Carolina (Varsity Tennis Center), Noon
ATLANTA, Ga. -- The No. 14-ranked University of Michigan women's tennis team won four of the final five singles matches on court to rally for a 4-3 win over No. 12-ranked Georgia Tech in the consolation round of the ITA Kick-Off on Sunday (Jan. 30) at the Ken Byers Tennis Complex.
Facing a 3-2 deficit, Michigan got three-set wins from Julia Fliegner at No. 5 and Andrea Cerdan at No. 3 to complete the comeback.
U-M fell behind early, dropping the doubles point and a straight-set decision at No. 6 for a 2-0 deficit.
The Wolverines answered quickly, getting straight-set wins from Kari Miller at No. 1 and Jaedan Brown at No. 4 to knot the team match at 2-2.
Miller went up a break at 4-2 in the first set at the top spot, breezing to the 6-3 win. It was all Miller in the second set as she again grabbed an early break to coast to the win over No. 69-ranked Ava Hrastar.
Brown tied the match at 2-2 moments later behind a 7-5, 6-1 win at No. 4. The first set was a back-and-forth affair, as Brown grabbed a 5-3 lead before dropping two straight games for a 5-5 tie. Brown buckled down and won the next two games, grabbing a 7-5 win. Brown eased to a 6-1 win in the second set for Michigan's second point.
U-M dropped first sets in the remaining three matches on court and needed to force third sets to stay in the match.
Georgia Tech pushed its lead to 3-2 behind a 6-3, 6-4 win at No. 2 as Michigan needed to take both remaining matches for the win.
Fliegner put Michigan's third point on the board, rallying for a 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 win over Rosie Garcia Gross at No. 5. After dropping her first set, Fliegner jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the second and kept the break the rest of the way in the 6-3 win.
Fliegner raced out to a 3-1 lead in the third set, but Georgia Tech answered by winning three straight games to go up a break at 4-3. The Wolverine freshman quickly countered, winning three straight games of her own to get the win.
With attention turning to No. 3 as the only remaining match on court, Cerdan was up a break at 3-1 in the third. The two players kept exchanging breaks until Cerdan held for a 6-3 win. In her final service game, she jumped out to a 40-0 lead before Georgia Tech fought off a pair of match points. Cerdan converted on the third, putting Michigan's fourth point on the board.
Michigan is back at home next weekend, hosting North Carolina on Saturday (Feb. 5) at noon.
Following are match-by-match results
Singles
No. 1 -- No. 17 Kari Miller (U-M) d. No. 69 Ava Hrastar (GT), 6-3, 6-1
No. 2 -- No. 85 Carol Lee (GT) d. No. 120 Nicole Hammond (U-M), 6-3, 6-4
No. 3 -- Andrea Cerdan (U-M) d. No. 38 Kylie Bilchev (GT), 3-6, 6-2, 6-3
No. 4 -- Jaedan Brown (U-M) d. Mahak Jain (GT), 7-5, 6-1
No. 5 -- No. 99 Julia Fliegner (U-M) d. Rosie Garcia Gross (GT), 3-6, 6-3, 6-4
No. 6 -- Kate Sharabura (GT) d. Gala Mesochoritou (U-M), 6-2, 6-2
Doubles
No. 1 -- No. 12 Kylie Bilchev/Ava Hrastar (GT) d. Jaedan Brown/Kari Miller (U-M), 6-0
No. 2 -- Carol Lee/Kate Sharabura (GT) vs. Julia Fliegner/Andrea Cerdan (U-M), 5-3 abandoned
No. 3 -- Gia Cohen/Ruth Marsh (GT) d. Nicole Hammond/Anca Craciun (U-M), 6-2
Order of Completion: Doubles 1-3, Singles 6-1-4-2-5-3
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