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Wolverines Set to Host Sunday Doubleheader
2/14/2018 5:30:00 PM | Men's Tennis
» No. 13 Michigan will have a doubleheader at the Varsity Tennis Center on Sunday (Feb. 18), hosting Memphis and Western Michigan.
» The Wolverines are 5-2 on the season after going 2-1 last weekend in Ann Arbor. U-M fell to No. 11 Florida on Friday before bouncing back with wins over Harvard and No. 23 California.
» U-M senior Carter Lin picked up two more singles victories over the weekend to remain unbeaten (4-0) on the season.
THIS WEEK
Sunday, Feb. 18 -- vs. Memphis (Varsity Tennis Center), 11 a.m. | Live Scoring/Video
Sunday, Feb. 18 -- vs. Western Michigan (Varsity Tennis Center), 4 p.m. | Live Scoring/Video
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ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The No. 13-ranked University of Michigan men's tennis team (5-2) will host two matches this Sunday (Feb. 18) at the Varsity Tennis Center. The Wolverines will face Memphis (4-2) at 11 a.m., before battling Western Michigan (7-1) at 4 p.m.
• Including this season, the Wolverines have compiled a record of 26-3 in dual-match play at the Varsity Tennis Center over the past three years. This past weekend's loss to Florida was the first non-conference loss at home over that span.
• Memphis and Western Michigan are both coming off wins over Big Ten opponents. Western Michigan took down Michigan State on Friday by a score of 5-2, while Memphis defeated Penn State, 4-1, on Saturday.
• Playing in the first singles position, Memphis senior Ryan Peniston won both of his matches in straight-sets this past weekend and is currently ranked No. 61 by the ITA.
• Similar to Michigan, both of Memphis' losses this year have been to teams ranked in the top 25 nationally. The Tigers fell in consecutive matches to No. 4 Georgia (Jan. 29) and No. 25 Texas Tech (Feb. 3).
• This will be just the second time in program history that the Wolverines will face Memphis in dual-match play. The first meeting came in 2015, as unranked Michigan upset the then-No. 22 Tigers, 6-1, at the Varsity Tennis Center. Current Wolverines Runhao Hua, Alex Knight, Davis Crocker and Carter Lin all picked up singles victories.
• Sunday's match against Western Michigan will be the 64th time that U-M will take on its in-state foe. The Maize and Blue currently hold a 55-8 record in the all-time series against the Broncos, with the last match coming in 2015 -- a 6-1 Wolverine victory at the Varsity Tennis Center.
• The Broncos are riding a four-match win streak. Over that stretch, senior Maik Steiner (ranked No. 96 nationally) has won all three of his singles matches in straight-sets, playing all of his matches in the first singles position.
• Western Michigan's record of 7-1 is the best start for the program since 2009-10, a season in which the Broncos got off to a 7-0 mark and eventually finished 21-11.
• U-M senior Carter Lin is now 4-0 in his singles matches on the season after picking up wins over Andrew Ball (Harvard) and Nic Barretto (California) last weekend.
• Fellow U-M senior Alex Knight is ranked No. 3 by the ITA. Knight is the first Wolverine men's tennis player ranked in the top five since Evan King in the 2012-13 season (No.4).
NCAA RULES
Each team match will be a contest for the best of seven team points. Doubles action will begin immediately with no warmup, so fans are encouraged to arrive on time for matches. In addition, each doubles match will be one set to six, with a tiebreaker occurring at 6-all. The team that wins two-of-three matches will secure the doubles point. Following a five-minute intermission, singles action will begin with each match worth one point towards the team score. There will be no-ad scoring in both singles and doubles action. In addition, there is to be no noise made between first and second serves this season as part of new ITA sportsmanship guidelines.
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