NCAA Women's Tennis First and Second Rounds
Four teams will be in action at the University of Michigan's Varsity Tennis Center for the first and second rounds of the 2016 NCAA Championships on Friday and Saturday, May 13-14. No. 10 seed Michigan welcomes Ball State, Kentucky and Xavier, with the weekend's winner advancing to the 16-team national field that will compete May 19-24 in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Schedule of Events
Friday, May 13
Match 1 -- Kentucky 4, Xavier 1
Match 2 -- Michigan 4, Ball State 0
Saturday, May 14
Match 3 -- Michigan 4, Kentucky 1
(Michigan advances to NCAA Team Championship)
There will be live video if match is played indoors; follow the live scoring link
Results
Match 1: Kentucky 4, Xavier 1 (NCAA First Round)
Singles
No. 1 -- Aldila Sutjiadi (UK) vs. Sydney Liggins (XU), 6-0, 3-6, 4-2 abandoned
No. 2 -- Cristina Di Lorenzo (XU) vs. Justina Mikulskyte (UK), 7-5, 5-4 abandoned
No. 3 -- Amina Ismail (XU) d. Nadia Ravita (UK), 6-1, 6-2
No. 4 -- Mami Adachi (UK) d. Alex Brinker (XU), 6-2, 6-2
No. 5 -- Akvile Parazinskaite (UK) d. Sophia Abelson (XU), 6-1, 6-1
No. 6 -- Kirsten Lewis (UK) d. Lauren Ghidotti (XU), 6-4, 6-2
Doubles
No. 1 -- Aldila Sutjiadi/Mami Adachi (UK) d. Sydney Liggins/Amina Ismail (XU), 6-2
No. 2 -- Justina Mikulskyte/Nadia Ravita (UK) d. Cristina Di Lorenzo/Alex Brinker (XU), 6-4
No. 3 -- Kirsten Lewis/Akvile Parazinskaite (UK) vs. Sophia Abelson/Lauren Ghidotti (XU), 4-4 abandoned
Order of Completion: Doubles 1-2, Singles 5-3-4-6
Match 2: Michigan 4, Ball State 0 (NCAA First Round)
Singles
No. 1 -- Ronit Yurovsky (U-M) d. Peyton Gollhofer, 6-0, 6-3
No. 2 -- Brienne Minor (U-M) d. Carmen Blanco (BSU), 6-1, 6-1
No. 3 -- Kate Fahey (U-M) d. Audrey Berger (BSU), 6-2, 6-1
No. 4 -- Alex Najarian (U-M) vs. Toni Ormond (BSU), 6-2, 3-6 abandoned
No. 5 -- Mira Ruder-Hook (U-M) vs. Julia Sbircea (BSU), 6-2, 3-1 abandoned
No. 6 -- Teona Velehorschi (U-M) vs. Isabelle Dohanics (BSU), 6-2, 4-1 abandoned
Doubles
No. 1 -- Brienne Minor/Mira Ruder-Hook (U-M) vs. Rosalinda Calderon/Julia Sbircea (BSU), 5-3 abandoned
No. 2 -- Kate Fahey/Alex Najarian (U-M) d. Peyton Gollhofer/Audrey Berger (BSU), 6-2
No. 3 -- Ronit Yurovsky/Kara Hall (U-M) d. Carmen Blanco/Bethany Moore (BSU), 6-1
Order of Completion: Doubles 3-2, Singles 2-3-1
Match 3: Michigan 4, Kentucky 1 (NCAA Second Round)
Singles
No. 1 -- Ronit Yurovsky (U-M) d. Aldila Sutjiadi (UK), 6-1, 6-4
No. 2 -- Brienne Minor (U-M) d. Justina Mikulskyte (UK), 6-1, 6-4
No. 3 -- Kate Fahey (U-M) VS. Nadia Ravita (UK), 6-3, 5-6 abandoned
No. 4 -- Alex Najarian (U-M) vs. Mami Adachi (UK), 7-6 (2), 6-4
No. 5 -- Mira Ruder-Hook (U-M) d. Akvile Parazinskaite (UK), 6-2, 6-3
No. 6 -- Teona Velehorschi (U-M) vs. Kirsten Lewis (UK), 7-6 (2), 1-3 abandoned
Doubles
No. 1 -- Aldila Sutjiadi/Mami Adachi (UK) d. Brienne Minor/Mira Ruder-Hook (U-M), 6-4
No. 2 -- Kate Fahey/Alex Najarian (U-M) d. Justina Mikulskyte/Nadia Ravita (UK), 6-3
No. 3 -- Kirsten Lewis/Akvile Parazinskaite (UK) d. Ronit Yurovsky/Kara Hall (U-M), 7-5
Order of Completion: Doubles 3-2, Singles 2-3-1
Event Information
Tickets
Tickets ($6 adults; $4 for youth, senior and U-M faculty and staff with ID) will be sold at the Varsity Tennis Center. Tickets for Friday allow entry to both matches that day.
Media Information
All media members and sports information directors please contact Sarah VanMetre by email at vanmetre@umich.edu.
Parking
Free parking is located off State St. next to the Varsity Tennis Center.
Spectator Entrance
The spectator entrance will be located on the sidewalk in front of the main entrance to the Preston Robert Tisch Building, between the building and the William Clay Ford Outdoor Courts. If the matches are moved indoors, spectators should use the front main entrance to the Varsity Tennis Center and follow the stairs up to the seating area.
Inclement Weather
If matches cannot be played outside due to weather or darkness, they will be moved indoors on courts located at the competition site. Indoor surface is the same hard court surface as the outdoor courts.
Directions
Address: 2250 S. State Street, Ann Arbor, MI, 48104
From Detroit Metro Airport and points east: Take I-94 west to State Street (exit 177). Turn right. Travel north approximately 1 1/4 miles through one stoplight. Turn left at the Varsity Tennis Center, which is just past Edwards Brothers Printing on the left and the Germain car dealership on the right.
From Chicago and points west: Take I-94 east to State Street (exit 177). Turn left. Travel north approximately 1 1/4 miles through two stoplights. Turn left at the Varsity Tennis Center, which is just past Edwards Brothers Printing on the left and the Germain car dealership on the right.
From Toledo and points south: Take U.S. 23 north to I-94 west. Follow directions from Detroit Metro Airport.
From Flint and points north: Take U.S. 23 south to I-94 west. Follow directions from Detroit Metro Airport.
