Michigan
Michigan Invitational
Wolverines Earn Singles Sweep on Final Day of Michigan Invitational
1/13/2008 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
Site: Ann Arbor, Mich. (Varsity Tennis Center)
Event: Michigan Invitational
Scoring: No Team Scoring
Next U-M Match: Friday, Jan. 25 -- at Vanderbilt (Nashville, Tenn.), 2:30 p.m. CST
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ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The No. 23-ranked University of Michigan womens tennis team closed out the sixth annual Michigan Invitational with a singles sweep of Miami of Ohio and Michigan State Sunday (Jan. 13)at the Varsity Tennis Center. The Wolverines also won two of four doubles matches over Duke on the third and final day of competition.
Freshman Whitney Taney(Edina, Minn./Edina HS) completed a perfect weekend in singles with a convincing 6-0, 6-1 victory over Miami of Ohios Brintney Larson. Six other Wolverines also won singles matches in straight sets, as each opponent was held to no more than two games in each set.
Taney teamed with freshman Rika Tatsuno(Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif./Palos Verdes Peninsula HS) for a tough 9-7 triumph over Dukes Tara Iyer and Jessi Robinson. Junior Lindsey Howard(Richmond, Va./Mills E. Godwin HS) and freshman Denise Muresan(Lincolnshire, Ill./Adlai E. Stevenson HS) picked up the other doubles win over the Blue Devils, claiming a commanding 8-2 decision over Ellah Nze and Elizabeth Plotkin.
The Maize and Blue finished the three-day tournament with combined records of 13-9 in singles and 7-5 in doubles.
The Wolverines open the 2008 dual-match season on Friday, Jan. 25, when they face Vanderbilt at 2:30 p.m. CST in Nashville, Tenn.
Following are match-by-match results of Day 3 of the Michigan Invitational:
SINGLES
1. #17 Reka Zsilinszka (Duke) d. Mallory Voelker (Denver), 6-4, 6-2
2. #5 Ellah Nze (Duke) d. Ute Schnoy (Denver), 6-1, 6-1
3. #57 Elizabeth Plotkin (Duke) d. Annette Aksdal (Denver), 6-0, 6-2
4. #99 Amanda Granson (Duke) d. Denise Muresan (Michigan), 6-3, 6-1
5. Melissa Mang (Duke) d. Julia Bauregger (Denver), 6-2, 6-0
6. Jessi Robinson (Duke) d. Kyla Iwinski (Denver), 6-2, 7-5
7. Tory Zawacki (Duke) d. Mikele Smith (Denver), 6-0, 6-0
1. Whitney Taney (Michigan) d. Brintney Larson (Miami of Ohio), 6-0, 6-1
2. Tania Mahtani (Michigan) d. Megan Martzolf (Miami of Ohio), 6-0, 6-2
3. Lindsey Howard (Michigan) d. Cara Wald (Miami of Ohio), 6-0, 6-2
4. Tanvi Dudhela (Michigan) d. Sydnee Bridger (Miami of Ohio), 6-2, 6-2
5. Chisako Sugiyama (Michigan) d. Michelle Murphy (Michigan State), 6-2, 6-2
6. Rika Tatsuno (Michigan) d. Marianne Eelens (Michigan State), 6-0, 6-2
7. Kari Wig (Michigan) d. Christine Milliken (Michigan State), 6-1, 6-1
DOUBLES
1. Amanda Granson/Melissa Mang (Duke) d. Tania Mahtani/Chisako Sugiyama (Michigan), 8-5
2. Whitney Taney/Rika Tatsuno (Michigan) d. Tara Iyer/Jessi Robinson (Duke), 9-7
3. Lindsey Howard/Denise Muresan (Michigan) d. Ellah Nze/Elizabeth Plotkin (Duke), 8-2
4. Tory Zawacki/Reka Zsilinszka (Duke) d. Tanvi Dudhela/Allie Shafner (Michigan), 8-1
1. Kyla Iwinski/Mallory Voelker (Denver) d. Brintney Larson/Cara Wald (Miami of Ohio), 8-1
2. Julia Bauregger/Ute Schnoy (Denver) d. Syndnee Bridger/Megan Martzolf (Miami of Ohio), 8-1
3. Annette Aksdal/Mikele Smith (Denver) d. Christine Milliken/Michelle Murphy (Michigan State), 9-8
FINAL POINT STANDINGS
Singles
1. Ellah Nze (Duke) - 22 points
2. Elizabeth Plotkin (Duke) - 21 points
3. Whitney Taney (Michigan) - 20 points
4. Reka Zsilinszka (Duke) - 19 points
5. Amanda Granson (Duke) - 15 points
6. Tania Mahtani (Michigan) - 14 points
7. Melissa Mang (Duke) - 12 points
Chisako Sugiyama (Michigan) - 12 points
9. Tanvi Dudhela (Michigan) - 9 points
10. Jessi Robinson (Duke) - 8 points
Mallory Voelker (Denver) - 8 points
Tory Zawacki (Duke) - 8 points
Doubles
1. Whitney Taney/Rika Tatsuno (Michigan) - 9 points
2. Amanda Granson/Melissa Mang (Duke) - 8 points
3. Lindsey Howard/Denise Muresan (Michigan) - 6 points
4. Kyla Iwinski/Mallory Voelker (Denver) - 4 points
Tara Iyer/Tory Zawacki (Duke) - 4 points
Tania Mahtani/Chisako Sugiyama - 4 points
7. Julia Bauregger/Ute Shnoy (Denver) - 3 points
Elizabeth Plotkin/Reka Zsilinszka (Duke) - 3 points
9. Annette Aksdal/Mikele Smith (Denver) - 2 points
Tara Iyer/Jessi Robinson (Duke) - 2 points
The the point system for the Michigan Invitational is as follows:
Singles
Win at No. 1 position -- 8 points
Win at No. 2 position -- 7 points
Win at No. 3 position -- 6 points
Win at No. 4 position -- 5 points
Win at No. 5 position -- 4 points
Win at No. 6 position -- 3 points
Win at No. 7 position -- 2 points
Win at No. 8 position -- 1 point
Doubles
Win at No. 1 position -- 4 points
Win at No. 2 position -- 3 points
Win at No. 3 position -- 2 points
Win at No. 4 position -- 1 point
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