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Michigan to Host Notre Dame Thursday at Varsity Tennis Center
2/22/2022 4:20:00 PM | Men's Tennis
THIS WEEK
Thursday, Feb. 24 -- vs. Notre Dame (Varsity Tennis Center), 6 p.m.
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ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The No. 20-ranked University of Michigan men's tennis team hosts Notre Dame on Thursday (Feb. 24) at the Varsity Tennis Center at 6 p.m. Admission to the match is free.
Wolverine Bites
• Michigan is 4-2 with its last match resulting in a 4-1 win over Illinois (Feb. 11) at the Varsity Tennis Center.
• The Wolverines are ranked at No. 20 in the latest ITA poll (new rankings released Feb. 23 including updated singles and doubles rankings).
• The Wolverines have won the doubles point in three of their six matches.
• No. 11-ranked Andrew Fenty/Nino Ehrenschneider have won their last three matches at No. 1 doubles and are 11-2 this year.
• Andrew Fenty is 2-3 at No. 1 singles this season.
• Jacob Bickersteth, Ondrej Styler and Patrick Maloney have all played at No. 2 and No. 3, going a combined 7-3.
• Michigan has lost just once at No. 4, 5 and 6 singles.
• Gavin Young has the best win percentage on the team at 78.9 percent with a 15-4 mark.
• Maloney and Bickersteth have also reached double-digit single wins with Maloney 11-6 and Bickersteth 10-7.
Series History
• Michigan holds a 48-32 edge in the all-time series with Notre Dame.
• The Wolverines are on a four-match win streak versus the Irish.
• Notre Dame has not won in the series since February of 2016.
Scouting the Irish
• Notre Dame is off to a 7-2 start to the season, and is 1-1 in road matches.
• The Irish are 8-0 at No. 1 singles between Axel Nefve and Aditya Vashistha.
• Three different players have played at No. 2, 3 and 4 singles with Connor Fu leading the way with a 4-1 mark.
• Notre Dame has lost just once at both No. 4 and 5 (6-1), with four different players holding those spots.
• Matthew Che/Nefve are 3-3 at No. 1 doubles. Peter Conklin/Matthew Halpin are on a two-match win streak in doubles, as is Fu/Jean-Marc Malkowski.
• Notre Dame has played three common opponents (Western Michigan, Wake Forest and Illinois) and has had identical results with wins over Western Michigan and Illinois with a loss to Wake Forest.
Making the List
Ranked Singles Players
No. 81 -- Axel Nefve, Notre Dame
No. 90 -- Gavin Young, Michigan
No. 98 -- Jacob Bickersteth, Michigan
Ranked Doubles Teams
No. 11 -- Andrew Fenty/Nino Ehrenschneider, Michigan
UP NEXT
• Wednesday, March 2 -- at TCU (Fort Worth, Texas), 1 p.m., CT
• Saturday, March 5 -- at UCF (Orlando, Fla.), 5 p.m.
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