NCAA Women's Tennis First and Second Rounds
For the 10th time in the last 15 seasons, the University of Michigan's Varsity Tennis Center will play host to the first and second rounds of the NCAA Women's Tennis Championships. No. 3 seed Michigan welcomes Chicago State, Notre Dame and Xavier on Saturday and Sunday, May 4-5. The winner of the weekend will move on to the Super Regional round of the NCAA Tournament and face the winner of No. 14-seeded Florida, Miami (Fla.), Florida International and Stetson.
Schedule of Events
Saturday, May 4
Match 1 -- Notre Dame 4, Xavier 3
Match 2 -- Michigan 4, Chicago State 0
Sunday, May 5
Match 3 -- Michigan 4, Notre Dame 2
(Michigan advances to NCAA Super Regional)
Results
Match 1 -- Notre Dame 4, Xavier 3 (NCAA First Round)
Singles
No. 1 -- Julia Andreach (Notre Dame) d. Imani Graham (Xavier), 7-6 (8), 2-6, 5-7
No. 2 -- Page Freeman (Notre Dame) d. Anna Roggenburk (Xavier), 6-3, 6-4
No. 3 -- Bojana Pozder (Notre Dame) d. Abby Nugent (Xavier), 7-5, 7-6 (4)
No. 4 -- Nibi Ghosh (Notre Dame) d. Abigail Siminski (Xavier), 6-1, 6-1
No. 5 -- Sofia Mazzucato (Xavier) d. Yashna Yellayi (Notre Dame), 6-2, 3-6, 7-5
No. 6 -- Emily Flowers (Xavier) d. Akari Matsuno (Notre Dame), 4-6, 7-5, 6-1
Doubles
No. 1 -- Imani Graham/Anna Roggenburk (Xavier) d. Julia Andreach/Carrie Beckman (Notre Dame), 6-3
No. 2 -- Page Freeman/Akari Matsuno (Norte Dame) d. Ellie Brotherton/Abby Nugent (Xavier), 6-2
No. 3 -- Nibi Ghosh/Yashna Yellayi (Notre Dame) d. Emily Flowers/Sofia Mazzucato (Xavier), 6-1
Order of Finish: Doubles 3-2-1, Singles 4-2-3-6-5-1
Match 2 -- Michigan 4, Chicago State 0 (NCAA First Round)
Singles
No. 1 -- No. 5 Kari Miller (U-M) d. Manuella Eloundou (Chicago State), 6-0, 6-0
No. 2 -- No. 28 Julia Fliegner (U-M) d. Katarina Dukic (Chicago State), 6-0, 6-0
No. 3 -- Jaedan Brown (U-M) vs. Sofiya Sedovich (Chicago State), 6-2, 1-0 abandoned
No. 4 -- No. 78 Lily Jones (U-M) vs. Amina Taibi (Chicago State), 6-0, 5-1 abandoned
No. 5 -- No. 113 Piper Charney (U-M) d. Nia Cooper (Chicago State), 6-0, 6-0
No. 6 -- Bayley Sheinin (U-M) vs. Helin Alvarez (Chicago State), 6-2, 2-1 abandoned
Doubles
No. 1 -- No. 9 Kari Miller/Jaedan Brown (U-M) d. Manuella Eloundou/Nia Cooper (Chicago State), 6-2
No. 2 -- Piper Charney/Reese Miller (U-M) vs. Ethel Li/Sofiya Sedovich (Chicago State), 4-5 abandoned
No. 3 -- Julia Fliegner/Lily Jones (U-M) d. Katarina Dukic/Amina Taibi (Chicago State), 6-1
Order of Completion: Doubles 3-1, Singles 5-2-1
Match 3 -- Michigan 4, Notre Dame 2 (NCAA Second Round)
Singles
No. 1 -- No. 5 Kari Miller (U-M) d. No. 23 Julia Andreach (ND), 6-3, 6-1
No. 2 -- Page Freeman (ND) d. No. 57 Gala Mesochoritou (U-M), 6-3, 6-4
No. 3 -- No. 28 Julia Fliegner (U-M) d. Bojana Pozder (ND), 6-1, 6-3
No. 4 -- Jaedan Brown (U-M) vs. Nibi Ghosh (ND), 5-7, 6-3, 1-0 abandoned
No. 5 -- No. 78 Lily Jones (U-M) d. Yashna Yellayi (ND), 7-6 (3), 6-4
No. 6 -- No. 113 Piper Charney (U-M) d. Akari Matsuno (ND), 2-6, 6-2, 6-3
Doubles
No. 1 -- No. 61 Julia Andreach/Carrie Beckman (ND) d. No. 9 Kari Miller/Jaedan Brown (U-M), 6-3
No. 2 -- Piper Charney/Reese Miller (U-M) d. Page Freeman/Akari Matsuno (ND), 6-4
No. 3 -- Nibi Ghosh/Yashna Yellayi (ND) d. Julia Fliegner/Lily Jones (U-M), 7-5
Order of Completion: Doubles 2-1-3, Singles 3-2-1-5-6
Event Information
Tickets
Admission is free to all matches this weekend at the Varsity Tennis Center.
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 (see map at bottom of page).
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 the lacrosse stadium 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 the lacrosse stadium 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.
