Michigan
Washington
Wolverines Rally Past Washington in First Dual of Season
1/20/2018 11:54:00 PM | Men's Tennis
» Michigan won four straight singles matches after dropping the doubles point.
» The Wolverines improve to 4-2 all-time against the Huskies.
» U-M will conclude its western swing at Boise State on Monday (Jan. 22).
Site: Seattle, Wash. (Nordstrom Tennis Center)
Score: No. 17 Michigan 4, Washington 3
Records: U-M (1-0), UW (1-1)
Next U-M Event: Monday, Jan. 22 -- at Boise State (Boise, Idaho), 11:30 a.m. MST
SEATTLE, Wash. -- The No. 17-ranked University of Michigan men's tennis team rallied to a 4-3Â victory over Washington on Saturday night (Jan. 20) in its first dual match of the season. After failing to secure the doubles point, the Wolverines' rallied to four straight-set singles victories.
Michigan was unable to earn the doubles point, as it dropped matches at Nos. 2 and 3. The senior pairing of No. 19 Alex Knight and Runhao Hua was the lone Wolverine duo to claim a win in doubles play, battling back from a 4-3 deficit and winning the tiebreak, 7-4.
In singles play, U-M won the first set on five out of six courts en route to picking up the come-from-behind win. Knight made quick work at top singles position, taking both sets, 6-2.
Freshman Mattias Siimar took No. 3 singles (6-3, 6-3) before junior Myles Schalet put U-M on the brink of the match victory with a 6-4, 6-4Â win at No. 4.
Michigan was able to earn the win in its first dual match of the season when senior Carter Lin earned a 6-4, 7-5 win at No. 5 singles.
The remaining matches were played out despite Michigan securing the team win with Washington earning victories at the No. 2 and 6 positions.
With the win, Michigan improves to 4-2 all-time against the Huskies.
The Maize and Blue will conclude its West Coast swing at Boise State on Monday (Jan. 22), with the match set to begin at 11:30 a.m. MST.
Following are match-by-match results:
Singles
No. 1 -- #9 Alex Knight (U-M) d. Mitch Stewart (UW), 6-2, 6-2
No. 2 -- Jake Douglas (UW) d. #20 Runhao Hua (U-M), 2-6, 7-6 (5), 6-4
No. 3 -- Mattias Siimar (U-M) d. Enzo Sommer (UW), 6-3, 6-3
No. 4 -- Myles Schalet (U-M) d. Piers Foley (UW), 6-4, 6-4
No. 5 -- Carter Lin (U-M) d. Amit Batta (UW), 6-4, 7-5
No. 6 -- Jack Davis (UW) d. Davis Crocker (U-M), 6-2, 7-6 (7)
Doubles
No. 1 -- #19 Runhao Hua/Alex Knight (U-M) d. Kawika Lam/Enzo Sommer (UW), 7-6 (4)
No. 2 -- Jack Davis/Jake Douglas (UW) d. Mattias Siimar/Kristofer Siimar (U-M), 6-4
No. 3 -- Piers Foley/Mitch Stewart (UW) d. Connor Johnston/Harry Brown (U-M), 6-4
Order of Completion: Doubles 2-3-1, Singles 1-3-4-5-6-2
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