Michigan
Harvard
Michigan Comes Up Short at No. 19 Harvard
2/6/2022 3:51:00 PM | Men's Tennis
Site: Cambridge, Mass. (Murr Center)
Result: #19 Harvard 4, #17 Michigan 3
Records: U-M (3-2), HAR (4-2)
Next U-M Event: Friday, Feb. 11 - vs. Illinois (Varsity Tennis Center), 5 p.m.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- The No. 17-ranked University of Michigan men's tennis team rallied from a 2-0 deficit, winning three straight singles matches to take the lead. However, No. 19 Harvard won the last two matches in third sets to take a 4-3 decision on Sunday (Feb. 6) at Murr Center. The loss was U-M's first against the Crimson.
Patrick Maloney delivered the first point towards Michigan's team score as he picked up his first win over a ranked opponent. He topped No. 86 Daniel Milavsky 6-4, 6-1 to improve to 11-6 in singles play on the year.
No. 43 Gavin Young got right back on track after his seven-match win streak was halted last weekend against Wake Forest. He captured matching 6-3 sets and is now 14-4 on the season.
Nick Beaty lifted Michigan ahead in the team score, taking No. 6 singles from David Lines. Beaty squeaked out a 7-6 first set before dominating in the second 6-2.
No. 67 Jacob Bickersteth had a four-match win streak come to an end versus No. 57 Brian Shi. It was the fifth match of the year against a ranked opponent for Bickersteth, who already had two wins over ranked foes. Bickersteth jumped out a 6-2 win in the first set and was tied at 2-2 in the second, but Shi took four of the next five points to take the set 6-3. Down 5-1 in the third set, Bickersteth battled, winning the next three points to make it a 5-4, before Shi claimed the final point and the match.
Ondrej Styler played in just his second dual match of the season and was up against No. 108-ranked Harris Walker, who took a 6-4 first set before Styler won 7-5 in the second. With the team match coming down to the third set, both teams stood aside Court 3. Walker looked to be walking away with the win, jumping ahead 4-1, but Styler won four of the next five points to make it a one-point set. Walker won the last two points to take the 6-4 set and the match to give Harvard the 4-3 team win.
Andrew Fenty and Ehrenschneider picked up a huge win at No. 1 doubles, defeating the No. 11-ranked pair of Shi and Milavsky 6-4.
Michigan will begin a two-match homestand on Friday (Feb. 11) at 5 p.m., when it hosts Illinois in a non-conference contest at the Varsity Tennis Center.
Following are match-by-match results
Singles
No. 1 -- No. 17 Henry von der Schulenburg (HAR) d. Andrew Fenty (U-M), 6-4, 6-1
No. 2 -- No. 57 Brian Shi (HAR) d. No. 67 Jacob Bickersteth (U-M), 2-6, 6-3, 6-4
No. 3 -- No. 108 Harris Walker (HAR) d. Ondrej Styler (U-M), 6-4, 6-7 (4), 6-4
No. 4 -- Patrick Maloney (U-M) d. No. 86 Daniel Milavsky (HAR), 6-4, 6-1
No. 5 -- No. 43 Gavin Young (U-M) d. Ronan Jachuck (HAR), 6-3, 6-3
No. 6 -- Nick Beaty (U-M) d. David Lins (HAR), 7-6 (3), 6-2
Doubles
No. 1 -- No. 43 Andrew Fenty/Nino Ehrenschneider (U-M) d. No. 11 Brian Shi/Daniel Milavsky (HAR), 6-4
No. 2 -- Harris Walker/Ronan Jachuck (HAR) d. Patrick Maloney/Jacob Bickersteth (U-M), 7-5
No. 3 -- David Lins/Elisha Thornton (H) d. Gavin Young/Will Cooksey (U-M), 6-4
Order of Completion: Doubles 3-1-2, Singles 1-4-5-6-2-3
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