Michigan
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Wolverines to Continue Homestand with Princeton
2/16/2022 1:43:00 PM | Women's Tennis
» Michigan continues a four-match homestand, welcoming Princeton to the Varsity Tennis Center.
» It is the second time in the last three seasons that the Tigers are coming to Ann Arbor. U-M grabbed a 4-2 win over Princeton on Feb. 28, 2020.
» Michigan has a pair of ranked singles players in No. 11 Kari Miller and No. 81 Andrea Cerdan.
THIS WEEK
Sunday, Feb. 20 -- vs. Princeton (Varsity Tennis Center), Noon
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ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The No. 18-ranked University of Michigan women's tennis team continues a four-match homestand, welcoming Princeton to the Varsity Tennis Center Sunday afternoon (Feb. 20) at noon. Admission to the match is free.
Wolverine Bites
• Michigan (4-2) is back in action this weekend, continuing a four-match homestand by hosting Princeton (3-6) at the Varsity Tennis Center on Sunday (Feb. 20). It is the second time in the last three seasons that the Tigers have come to Ann Arbor.
• U-M is coming off a 5-2 win over No. 4 Cal on Feb. 8. It was Michigan's first win over a top-five opponent since knocking off No. 2 North Carolina by the same score on Feb. 20, 2016.
• Michigan is 24-10 in singles play during dual-match action, paced by a perfect 3-0 mark from Kari Miller at the top spot in the lineup. Anca Craciun (2-0) and Lanie Van Linge (1-0) are the other Wolverines without a singles loss in dual matches.
• The Wolverines are in the midst of a gauntlet of a non-conference schedule that has already featured three ranked teams in No. 12 Georgia Tech, No. 2 North Carolina and No. 4 California. U-M has two remaining ranked non-conference opponents before switching to Big Ten play in No. 5 Pepperdine and No. 19 UCF.
• The Wolverines moved up two spots in this week's ITA women's top 25 coaches poll, coming in at No. 18.
• Michigan associate head coach Teryn Ashley-Fitch and Princeton head coach Laura Granville were college teammates at Stanford for the 1999-2000 season, helping the Cardinal to a runner-up finish at the NCAA Championship.Â
• Michigan has picked up two victories this season without securing the doubles point, coming against No. 12 Georgia Tech and No. 4 California. U-M is 2-0 when winning the match's first point and 2-2 when dropping the doubles point. The Wolverines have used six different combinations on the doubles court during dual matches this season, with Nicole Hammond and Anca Craciun playing as a team in all six matches.
• The Wolverines have a pair of ranked singles players in No. 11 Kari Miller and No. 81 Andrea Cerdan.
• Princeton comes to Ann Arbor on a three-match winning streak after starting the season with six straight losses -- four of those coming against top-20 opponents. The Tigers have a trio of ranked singles players in No. 3 Daria Frayman, No. 24 Victoria Hu and No. 63 Brianna Shvets. Frayman teams up with Grace Joyce to form the No. 10-ranked doubles team. Princeton leads the all-time series, 2-1, but U-M picked up a 4-2 win the last time these teams faced each other (Feb. 28, 2020).
• Michigan head coach Ronni Bernstein, who is in her 15th season in Ann Arbor, became Michigan's all-time winningest coach last time out. Bernstein is up to 289 victories at Michigan following a 4-2 win over No. 4 Cal (Feb. 8). In addition, Bernstein can become the first coach to win 300 matches at Michigan with 11 more wins this season.
• Michigan wraps up a four-match homestand next week (Friday, Feb. 26), hosting Pepperdine at the Varsity Tennis Center.
Up Next
Friday, Feb. 26 -- vs. Pepperdine (Varsity Tennis Center), 6 p.m.
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