Michigan
Youngstown State
Wolverines Cruise Past Penguins Into NCAA Second Round
5/2/2025 4:16:00 PM | Women's Tennis
Site: Ann Arbor, Mich. (Varsity Tennis Center)
Event: NCAA Tournament (First Round)
Score: #3 Michigan 4, Youngstown State 0
Records: U-M (24-4), YSU (14-8)
Next U-M Event: Saturday, May 3 -- vs. Arizona State - NCAA Tournament Second Round (Varsity Tennis Center), 1 p.m.
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The No. 3-ranked University of Michigan women's tennis team cruised into the second round of the NCAA Tournament, shutting out Youngstown State 4-0 in first-round action on Friday afternoon (May 2) at the Varsity Tennis Center.
With the win, Michigan has advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament and will host Arizona State on Saturday (May 3) at the Varsity Tennis Center at 1 p.m.
Michigan grabbed control of the match early, dropping just four total games across three matches en route to winning the doubles point.
Playing at No. 3, Ava Bruno made her NCAA Tournament debut alongside Bayley Sheinin. The duo did not miss a beat, converting on their second match point in a 6-0 win at the bottom of the lineup.
It was a race to the finish from there as Michigan held 5-2 leads on each of the remaining courts. With concurrent match points at No. 1 and No. 2, it was U-M's top pair of Lily Jones and Jessica Bernales who reached the finish line first to put the first point on the board for the Wolverines. The Michigan duo won the first four games of the match and made good on their third match point in a 6-4 victory.
U-M won all six first sets in singles action when Emily Sartz-Lunde won the final two games at No. 4 for a 7-5 win.
Bernales pushed the Michigan lead to 2-0 with a 6-4, 6-0 win at No. 6. After winning the first set, Bernales did not drop a game in the second to win her 20th singles match of the season.
Julia Fliegner accounted for Michigan's third point, dropping just four games in a 6-1, 6-3 win at No. 1. She used an early break in the second set to create separation and broke in the final game of the second set, winning her 30th match of the season.
Piper Charney clinched the match for the Wolverines behind a 6-2, 6-0 win at No. 2. She won the race to the fourth point as both Jones and Reese Miller were each a game away from victories.
Following are match-by-match results
Singles
No. 1 -- No. 6 Julia Fliegner (U-M) d. Julia Marko (Youngstown State), 6-1, 6-3
No. 2 -- No. 21 Piper Charney (U-M) d. Lili Minich (Youngstown State), 6-2, 6-0
No. 3 -- No. 46 Lily Jones (U-M) vs. Yeseniia Ovcharova (Youngstown State), 6-1, 5-4 abandoned
No. 4 -- No. 68 Emily Sartz-Lunde (U-M) vs. Lorena Cedeno (Youngstown State), 7-5, 1-0 abandoned
No. 5 -- Reese Miller (U-M) vs. Ghada Dirninger (Youngstown State), 6-3, 5-0 abandoned
No. 6 -- Jessica Bernales (U-M) d. Yoana Dudova (Youngstown State), 6-4, 6-0
Doubles
No. 1 -- No. 18 Lily Jones/Jessica Bernales (U-M) d. Ghada Dirninger/Julia Marko (Youngstown State), 6-2
No. 2 -- No. 45 Julia Fliegner/Reese Miller (U-M) vs. Lili Minich/Line Greyling (Youngstown State), 5-2 abandoned
No. 3 -- Ava Bruno/Bayley Sheinin (U-M) d. Lorena Cedeno/Lydia Foster (Youngstown State), 6-0
Order of Completion: Doubles 3-1, Singles 6-1-2
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