Michigan
Wisconsin
Wolverines Battle to Claim Victory Over Wisconsin
4/13/2018 8:21:00 PM | Men's Tennis
» Michigan won the doubles point and three of the six singles matches to grab a 4-3 victory.
» No. 11 Alex Knight was taken to a third-set tiebreaker, but he was able to hold on to clinch the match for U-M.
» The Wolverines will be back in action on Sunday (April 15) at No. 36 Minnesota.
Site: Madison, Wis. (Nielsen Tennis Stadium)
Score: #12 Michigan 4, Wisconsin 3
Records: U-M (17-4, 6-2 B1G), WIS (11-10, 3-5 B1G)
Next U-M Event: Sunday, April 15 -- at No. 36 Minnesota (Minneapolis, Minn.), 3 p.m. CDT
MADISON, Wis. -- The No. 12-ranked University of Michigan men's tennis team earned the doubles point and three wins in singles play to claim a 4-3 win over Wisconsin on Friday afternoon (April 13) in a closely contested Big Ten Conference matchup at Nielsen Tennis Stadium.
Michigan earned the doubles point after wins at Nos. 2 and 3. Senior Alex Knight and freshman Harrison Brown grabbed the first win of the day by a score of 6-4. After a loss at No. 1, it came down to the tandem of Runhao Hua and Mattias Siimar to secure the doubles point. The duo was able to win a hard-fought tiebreaker and put the Wolverines up 1-0.
The Badgers got off to a hot start in singles play and took a 2-1 lead with straight-sets wins at Nos. 2 and 4. But the Wolverines struck back with two straight-sets singles victories of their own at No. 5 (Carter Lin) and No. 6. (Davis Crocker). Knight and Myles Schalet both went into third sets, with only one of them needing a victory to secure the match. Daniel Soyfer took Knight to a tiebreaker, but the 11th-ranked singles player in the nation pulled it out and gave U-M the 4-3 victory.
Michigan will conclude their road trip at No. 36 Minnesota on Sunday (April 15). First serve is scheduled for 3 p.m. CDT.
Following are match-by-match results
Singles
No. 1 -- No. 11 Alex Knight (U-M) def. Daniel Soyfer (U-W), 6-3, 4-6, 7-6 (7-5)
No. 2 -- Josef Dodridge (U-W) def. No. 35 Runhao Hua (U-M), 6-4, 6-0
No. 3 -- Lamar Remy (U-W) def. No. 124 Mattias Siimar (U-M), 6-2, 6-0
No. 4 -- Chema Carranza (U-W) def. Myles Schalet (U-M), 4-6, 7-6 (7-1), 7-6 (7-4),
No. 5 -- Carter Lin (U-M) def. Osgar O'Hoisin (U-W), 6-4, 7-5
No. 6 -- Davis Crocker (U-M) def. Robert Krill (U-W), 6-4, 6-3
Doubles
No. 1 -- No. 4 Chema Carranza/Josef Dodridge (U-W) def. Connor Johnston/Myles Schalet (U-M), 6-3
No. 2 -- Mattias Siimar/Leo Hua (U-M) def. Osgar O'Hoisin/Daniel Soyfer (U-W), 7-6 (7-5)
No. 3 -- Alex Knight/Harrison Brown (U-M) def. Lamar Remy/Chase Colton (U-W), 6-4
Order of Completion: Doubles: 3-1-2; Singles: 3-2-6-5-1-4
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