Wolverines Drop 6-3 Match to South Florida

Friday, March 31

Ann Arbor, Mich.

6:00 PM

Michigan

South Florida

3/31/2000 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis

ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The University of Michigan women's tennis team suffered a 6-3 setback against South Florida on Friday evening (March 31) at the Varsity Tennis Center. The loss was the Wolverines' second consecutive defeat and dropped them to 6-7 overall on the season.

South Florida grabbed a 4-2 lead in the match behind wins at the No. 3 through No. 6 singles spots. The Wolverines gained two singles points behind strong performances from senior co-captains Brooke Hart (Cincinnati, Ohio/Anderson HS) and Danielle Lund (Leominster, Mass./Leominster HS). Hart came back from an opening-set loss in a tie-breaker to defeat Kathrine Tessier at the No. 1 spot (6-7, 7-6, 6-3). Lund won a 6-4, 6-4 straight-set match against Genevieve Houle at the No. 2 spot.

With Michigan needing a doubles sweep to pull the upset, Hart and freshman Joanne Musgrove (LaSalle, Ontario/Sandwich HS) posted the team's only doubles victory with an 8-4 win over Genevieve Houle and Tina Harrison at the No. 2 spot.

Michigan caps the three-match homestand against regional opponent Marquette on Sunday (April 2, 1 p.m. EDT) at the Varsity Tennis Center.

Following are match-by-match results:

Singles
No. 1 -- Brooke Hart (U-M) d. Kathrine Tessier, 6-7 (6), 7-6 (6), 6-3
No. 2 -- Danielle Lund (U-M) d. Genevieve Houle, 6-4, 6-4
No. 3 -- Tina Harrison (USF) d. Szandra Fuzesi, 6-3, 6-3
No. 4 -- Natalie Schwartz (USF) d. Joanne Musgrove, 7-5, 6-4
No. 5 -- Jackie Spicijaric (USF) d. Alison Sinclair, 6-4, 6-2
No. 6 -- Ildiko Zubor (USF) d. Marya Farah, 6-4, 6-1

Doubles
No. 1 -- Tessier/Harrison (USF) d. Lund/Fuzesi, 8-6
No. 2 -- Hart/Musgrove (U-M) d. Houle/Spicijaric, 8-4
No. 3 -- Schwartz/Zubor (USF) d. Farah/Maya Canfield, 8-3

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