Michigan
Kentucky
Women's Tennis Falls 8-1 to No. 23 Kentucky
2/12/1999 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
Site: Lexington, Ky. (Boone Indoor Tennis Center)
Score: #23 Kentucky 8, Michigan 1
Records: U-M (1-1), Kentucky (4-0)
Next U-M Event: Sunday, Feb. 14 -- at Tennessee (Knoxville, Tenn.), Noon
LEXINGTON, Ky. -- The University of Michigan women's tennis team lost an 8-1 match to No. 23 Kentucky today at the Boone Indoor Tennis Center. The Wolverines dropped their first match of the season (1-1), while the Wildcats remained undefeated at 4-0.
Michigan's only victory in the match came as senior Jennifer Boylan (Staten Island, N.Y./Staten Island Academy HS) defeated Shannon Stafford in straight sets at No. 6 singles (7-5, 6-3).
The Wolverines will look to rebound on Valentine's Day (Sunday, Feb. 14) with a match against No. 26 Tennessee in Knoxville, Tenn. Michigan is 0-2 all-time against the Volunteers, including a 7-2 loss last year at the Varsity Tennis Center.
Following are match-by-match results:
Singles
No. 1 -- Carolina Mayorga (UK) d. Danielle Lund, 6-3, 6-2
No. 2 -- Massoumeh Emami (UK) d. Brooke Hart, 4-6, 6-4, 6-0
No. 3 -- Christy Sigurski (UK) d. Szandra Fuzesi, 7-6(5), 5-3, retired
No. 4 -- Kelly Brown (UK) d. Jen Vaughn, 6-3, 6-1
No. 5 -- Brooke Skeen (UK) d. Alison Sinclair, 6-1, 6-0
No. 6 -- Jennifer Boylan (U-M) d. Shannon Stafford, 7-5, 6-3
Doubles
No. 1 -- Brown/Emami (UK) d. Hart/Lund, 8-2
No. 2 -- Skeen/Mayorga (UK) d. Boylan/Fuzesi, 8-5
No. 3 -- Sigurski/Stafford (UK) d. Sinclair/Vaughn, 9-7
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