Michigan
Wolverine Invitational
Maize & Blue Finishes Wolverine Invite on High Note
10/16/2016 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
Oct. 16, 2016
» Michigan won both doubles matches today against Washington and won five-of-six singles matches against Miami in a rematch of last year's NCAA Sweet 16 match.
» In fall tennis action, everyone is competing as an individual. There are not team results during the fall portion of the season.
Site: Ann Arbor, Mich. (Varsity Tennis Center)
Event: Wolverine Invitational
U-M Team Result: No Team Scoring
Next U-M Event: Thu-Tue., Oct. 20-25 -- at ITA Midwest Regional Championships (East Lansing, Mich.)
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The University of Michigan women's tennis team was perfect in doubles and dropped just one singles match on the final day of competition at the Wolverine Invitational on Sunday (Oct. 16) at the Varsity Tennis Center.
The Maize and Blue was solid in doubles play, as each of Michigan's teams took 6-3 wins. Sophomore Brienne Minor and junior Mira Ruder-Hook bounced back from a setback on Saturday (Oct. 15) to get a win, while freshman Chiara Lommer and junior Alex Najarian won together for the second time this weekend.
U-M turned its attention to Miami in singles play, winning five-of-six matches from the Hurricanes. Junior Kara Hall was the first off court, breezing to a 6-1, 6-1 victory over Sara Culbertson. One court over from Hall, Ruder-Hook followed a few minutes later with a 6-0, 6-1 win over Silvia Fuentes.
Miami took its only match of the day when Sinead Lohan knocked off Kate Fahey in two sets.
Michigan got back to its winning ways by grabbing the final three matches on court. Lommer came away with a hard-fought 6-4, 6-3 win over Yolimar Ogando for the next Wolverine win.
Minor won the final two games of her second set to seal a 7-5, 7-5 victory over Estela Perez-Somarriba. The Wolverine sophomore recovered from early breaks in both sets to win her third match of the weekend.
Najarian recovered from dropping her first set in a 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 victory over Maci Epstein. Najarian broke a 3-3 tie in the third set by breaking Epstein for a 4-3 lead. The break ignited Najarian, who won the final two games to end the day with a U-M victory.
Michigan is back in action next week, traveling to Michigan State for the ITA Midwest Regional Championships. The tournament runs Oct. 20-25 with automatic berths to the National Indoor Intercollegiate Championships on the line.
Day Three (Sunday, Oct. 16)
Singles
Sinead Lohan (Miami) d. Kate Fahey (U-M), 6-3, 6-2
Brienne Minor (U-M) d. Estela Perez-Somarriba (Miami), 7-5, 7-5
Chiara Lommer (U-M) d. Yolimar Ogando (Miami), 6-4, 6-3
Alex Najarian (U-M) d. Maci Epstein (Miami), 4-6, 6-4, 6-3
Mira Ruder-Hook (U-M) d. Silvia Fuentes (Miami), 6-0, 6-1
Kara Hall (U-M) d. Sara Culbertson (Miami), 6-1, 6-1
Doubles
Mira Ruder-Hook/Brienne Minor (U-M) d. Stacey Fung/ Lana Slavica (UW), 6-3
Chiara Lommer/Alex Najarian (U-M) d. Kenadi Hance/ Alexis Prokopuik (UW), 6-3
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