Michigan
Cornell
Wolverines Top Cornell to Win Sixth Straight Match
2/8/2020 6:26:00 PM | Men's Tennis
» Michigan has won its last six matches and will face No. 9 Columbia on Sunday (Feb. 9) at 3 p.m.
» The No. 4-ranked doubles pair of Mattias Siimar and Andrew Fenty has won its last 11 matches.
» Top-50 ranked players Ondrej Styler and Fenty both earned straight-set victories.
Site: Ithaca, N.Y. (Reis Tennis Center)
Result: #13 Michigan 4, Cornell 1
Records: U-M (7-1), Cornell (3-1)
Next U-M Event: Sunday, Feb. 9 -- vs. No. 9 Columbia (West Harrison, N.Y.), 3 p.m.
ITHACA, N.Y. -- The No. 13-ranked University of Michigan men's tennis team won its sixth straight match, 4-1, on Saturday (Feb. 8) and handed Cornell its first loss of the season at the Reis Tennis Center.
The Wolverines took the doubles point with matching 6-4 wins at No. 1 and No. 2. The No. 4-ranked pair of Andrew Fenty and Mattias Siimar stayed unbeaten at No. 1 doubles at 7-0 this spring and have won their last 11 matches dating back to the fall season.
No. 42-ranked Connor Johnston and Ondrej Styler improved to 7-1 this spring at No. 2 doubles, while Nick Beaty and Patrick Maloney left No. 3 doubles unfinished after the doubles point was won.
Fenty, ranked No. 48 in singles, won his third straight at No. 1 defeating Eero Vasa in straight sets, 6-2, 6-1. At No. 3, No. 43-ranked Styler claimed a two-set win over Lez Kazakov, 7-5, 6-4 for this third consecutive win.
Siimar and Beaty, both of whom are unbeaten this spring at 7-0, had matches left unfinished at Nos. 2 and 4, respectively.
Johnston rebounded with a straight-set win over Pietro Rimondini 6-3, 7-5 at No. 5.
Playing in his first singles match of the spring season, No. 96-ranked Patrick Maloney fell to Daniel Soyfer, 6-1, 7-5.
The Wolverines will look to keep their win streak going when they take on their second top-10 team this season in No. 9 Columbia. The match will be held at Life Time Athletic in West Harrison, New York, at 3 p.m.
Following are match-by-match results
Singles
No. 1 -- No. 48 Andrew Fenty (U-M) d. Eero Vasa (Cornell), 6-2, 6-1
No. 2 -- Mattias Siimar (U-M) vs. Alafia Ayena (Cornell) 7-6 (6), 5-5Â unfinished
No. 3 -- No. 43 Ondrej Styler (U-M) d. Lez Kazakov (Cornell), 7-5, 6-4
No. 4 -- Nick Beaty (U-M) vs. Evan Bynoe (Cornell) 7-5, 3-6Â unfinished
No. 5 -- Connor Johnston (U-M) d. Pietro Rimondini (Cornell), 6-3, 7-5
No. 6 -- Daniel Soyfer (Cornell) d. No. 96 Patrick Maloney (U-M), 6-1, 7-5
Doubles
No. 1 -- No. 4 Mattias Siimar/Andrew Fenty (U-M) d. Alafia Ayeni/Lev Kazakov (Cornell), 6-4
No. 2 -- No. 42Â Connor Johnston/Ondrej Styler (U-M) d. Eero Vasa/Daniel Soyfer (Cornell), 6-4
No. 3 -- Nick Beaty/Patrick Maloney (U-M) vs. Evan Bynoe/Pietro Rimondini (Cornell) unfinished
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