Michigan to Begin Five-Match Homestand on Monday at Varsity Tennis Center

THIS WEEK
Monday, March 14 -- vs #16 Columbia (Varsity Tennis Center), 6:00 p.m.
Friday, March 18 -- vs #2 Ohio State (Varsity Tennis Center), 5:00 p.m.
Sunday, March 20 -- vs #5 Baylor (Varsity Tennis Center), 2:00 p.m.
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ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The University of Michigan men's tennis team begins a five-match homestand on Monday (March 14) when it hosts No. 16-ranked Columbia. First serve is at 6 p.m., at the Varsity Tennis Center. The Lions are the first of three-straight ranked teams on the docket, as Michigan hosts No. 2 Ohio State in a non-conference match on Friday (March 18) and No. 5 Baylor on Sunday (March 20) in the final matches before the Big Ten season begins.

WOLVERINE BITES

• Michigan is ranked No. 11 in the latest ITA rankings with a 7-2 record.
• The Wolverines have been idle after taking down No. 1 TCU 4-1 and UCF 7-0 during their spring break week.
• Michigan is on a four-match win streak and is also 4-0 at home this season.
• All eight Wolverines who have played dual singles are at .571 or better.
• Jacob Bickersteth is 7-1 in dual singles (2-1 at No. 2, 5-0 at No. 3) and has won his last three matches while being ranked No. 72.
• Two-time B1G Athlete of the Week Andrew Fenty has won his last three singles matches.
• Ondrej Styler earned B1G Athlete of the Week on March 8 after he clinched the Wolverines' win over TCU, winning in singles and doubles and earning another singles win at TCU.
• Patrick Maloney and Nick Beaty are both on four-match win streaks and as a pair are 5-1 in doubles.
• Nino Ehrenschneider/Andrew Fenty are ranked No. 10 with a 12-3 overall mark and 4-2 in duals.
• Styler/Gavin Young have proven to be a steady force playing at both No. 1 and 2 positions.

ABOUT THE OPPONENTS

• Columbia is 9-3 and has won its last four matches, including wins at Penn State and Northwestern.
• Ohio State is 14-1, with its lone loss to TCU at the ITA national indoors, a team Michigan defeated last week.
• Baylor is 17-1 with its only loss to Tennessee at the ITA national indoors.

VS. THE OPPONENTS

• Michigan is 4-1 against Columbia all-time, winning the last three meetings including a 4-3 match on the road last year when the Lions were ranked No. 9 and Wolverines were No. 13.
• Michigan holds a 74-42-2 edge over its rival OSU but is just 3-29 since 2000; last year the Wolverines defeated OSU 4-3 at home, capturing its first win the series in 20 years.
• The series with Baylor is split 2-2 all-time with the Bears winning two 4-1 matches in 2019 at the ITA Kick-Off and in the NCAA Regional.

MAKING THE LIST

Ranked Singles Players
No. 5 -- Matj Vocel, OSU
No. 8 -- Cannon Kingsley, OSU
No. 9 -- Alex Kotzen, Columbia
No. 11 -- JJ Tracy, OSU
No. 26 -- James Trotter, OSU
No. 27 -- Matias Soto, Baylor
No. 41 -- Sven Lah, Baylor
No. 42 -- Adrian Boitan, Baylor
No. 57 -- Andrew Fenty, Michigan
No. 72 -- Jacob Bickersteth, Michigan
No. 122 -- Hugo Hashimoto, Columbia

Ranked Doubles Teams
No. 1 -- Robert Cash/Matej Vocel, OSU
No. 3 -- Justin Boulais/James Trotter, OSU
No. 10 -- Andrew Fenty/Nino Ehrenschneider, Michigan
No. 18 -- Jake Finn Bass/Sven Lah, Baylor
No. 19 -- Max Westphal/Theo Winegar, Columbia
No. 50 -- Ondrej Styler/Gavin Young, Michigan
No. 80 -- Juan Pablo Grassi Mazzuchi/Matias Soto, Baylor

UP NEXT

• Friday, March 25 -- vs. Nebraska (Varsity Tennis Center), 4 p.m.
• Sunday, March 27 -- vs. Wisconsin (Varsity Tennis Center), Noon