Michigan
Wisconsin
U-M Falls to Wisconsin at Varsity Tennis Center
3/28/1999 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
Site: Ann Arbor, Mich. (Varsity Tennis Center)
Score: Wisconsin 5, Michigan 2
Records: U-M (4-9, 3-2 Big Ten), Wisconsin (5-9, 3-1 Big Ten)
Next U-M Match: Saturday, April 3 -- at South Florida (Tampa, Fla.), 11 a.m.
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The University of Michigan women's tennis team dropped a 5-2 match to Wisconsin Sunday afternoon (March 28) at the Varsity Tennis Center. The Wolverines have a 4-9 overall record and are 3-2 in Big Ten play, while Wisconsin improved to 5-9 overall and 3-1 in conference action.
The Badgers jumped out to a 1-0 advantage in the match as they claimed the doubles point with victories at the No. 1 and No. 3 doubles spot. Michigan kept Wisconsin from winning all three doubles matches as senior Jennifer Boylan (Staten Island, N.Y./Staten Island Academy) and freshman Jen Vaughn (Jefferson City, Mo./Lawrence HS) defeated Andrea Nathan and Dena Baritot (9-7) at the No. 2 slot.
Trailing 1-0 heading into singles, the Wolverines could only manage two singles wins and lost the match 5-2 to the Badgers. Michigan had its chances to escape with victory as three of its four singles losses came in a third set. Junior Brooke Hart (Cincinnati, Ohio/Anderson HS) and sophomores Szandra Fuzesi (Budapest, Hungary/Balassi Balint Gimnazium) and Alison Sinclair (Largo, Fla./George Jenkins HS) lost at the No. 2, No. 3 and No. 4 spots, respectively.
Junior co-captain Danielle Lund (Leominster, Mass/Leominster HS) posted one of the team's two singles wins as she defeated No. 84 Andrea Nathan at the No. 1 spot (7-5, 7-6). Lund, ranked 98th nationally by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association, won her second straight match and improved to 12-16 overall on the season.
The team's other victory came from Vaughn at the No. 5 spot. Vaughn beat Wisconsin's Vanessa Rauh in straight sets (6-3, 6-4) for her second straight win and third in five matches.
The Wolverines travel south for a pair of matches over the Easter weekend. Michigan plays at South Florida on Saturday, April 3 (11 a.m.) and at North Carolina on Monday, April 5 (5 p.m.).
Following are match-by-match results:
Singles
No. 1 -- No. 98 Danielle Lund (U-M) d. No. 84 Andrea Nathan, 7-5, 7-6(5)
No. 2 -- April Gabler (WI) d. Brooke Hart, 2-6, 6-2, 6-3
No. 3 -- Dena Baritot (WI) d. Szandra Fuzesi, 4-6, 6-2, 7-5
No. 4 -- Debbie Reynolds (WI) d. Jennifer Boylan, 6-3, 6-4
No. 5 -- Jen Vaughn (U-M) d. Vanessa Rauh, 6-3, 6-2
No. 6 -- Katie Dougherty (WI) d. Alison Sinclair, 6-3, 2-6, 6-3
Doubles
No. 1 -- Barb Urbanska/Gabler (WI) d. No. 24 Hart/Lund, 8-6
No. 2 -- Boylan/Vaughn (U-M) d. Nathan/Baritot, 9-7
No. 3 -- Reynolds/Dougherty (WI) d. Fuzesi/Sinclair, 8-4
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