Michigan
Stanford
Michigan Advances to Quarterfinals of ITA Indoors with Win Over No. 17 Stanford
2/17/2023 9:26:00 PM | Men's Tennis
Site: Chicago, Ill. (XS Tennis Village)
Score: #4 Michigan 4, #17 Stanford 2
Records: U-M (11-0), Stanford (6-3)
Next U-M Event: Saturday, Feb. 18 -- vs. #5 Virginia - ITA National Team Indoor Championship quarterfinals (Chicago, Ill.), 3:30 p.m. CST
CHICAGO, Ill. -- The No. 4-ranked University of Michigan men's tennis team survived a scare from No. 17 Stanford in the opening round of the ITA National Team Indoor Championship but advanced to the quarterfinals with a 4-2 victory on Friday (Feb. 17) at the XS Tennis Village.
The Wolverines dropped the doubles point for just the second time this season as the Cardinal took a surprising 1-0 lead into singles play. Patrick Maloney and Ondrej Styler posted the lone U-M win, a 6-3 match over Samir Banerjee and Neel Rajesh. The Michigan duo is now 7-1 in dual play.
Styler and Maloney stayed hot as they each won their respective singles matches to give Michigan a 2-1 lead. No. 20-ranked Styler improved to 7-1 in dual play with a 7-5, 6-3 win over Banerjee at No. 3, and No. 42-ranked Maloney collected his seventh consecutive win, taking down No. 4 Max Basing 6-4, 6-3 at No. 2.
The Cardinal evened things at 2-2 as No. 43-ranked Arthur Fery ended Andrew Fenty's six-match win streak with 6-4, 7-6 (8-6) scores at No. 1.
Gavin Young responded with a huge win as he took down No. 2 Nishesh Basavareddy, who won the ITA Singles Championship in November. Young staked his claim to No. 4 with his seventh straight win to stay unbeaten in dual play, 7-6 (4), 6-2.
Jacob Bickersteth and Will Cooksey were both heading into third sets at Nos. 5 and 6, respectively.
Cooksey captured the match for Michigan with a 6-4 win over Filip Kolasinksi in the third set. It was a tremendous recovery after going down 6-3 in the first to take a 7-6 (3) second set to force a third.
Bickersteth, who won a 7-6 (2) first set, was ahead 5-2 in the third before the match was called.
The Wolverines will face Virginia in the quarterfinals on Saturday (Feb. 18) at 3:30 p.m. CST inside the XS Tennis Village in Chicago.
Following are match-by-match results
Singles
No. 1 – No. 43 Arthur Fery (STAN) d. No. 7 Andrew Fenty (U-M), 6-4, 7-6 (6)
No. 2 – No. 42 Patrick Maloney (U-M) d. No. 4 Max Basing (STAN), 6-4, 6-3
No. 3 – No. 20 Ondrej Styler (U-M) d. Samir Banerjee (STAN), 7-5, 6-3
No. 4 – No. 36 Gavin Young (U-M) d. No. 2 Nishesh Basavareddy (STAN), 7-6 (4), 6-2
No. 5 – Jacob Bickersteth (U-M) vs. No. 74 Aryan Chaudhary (STAN), 7-6 (2), 3-6, 5-2 abandoned
No. 6 – Will Cooksey (U-M) d. Filip Kolasinski (STAN), 3-6, 7-6 (3), 6-4
Doubles
No. 1 – Arthur Fery/Nishesh Basavareddy (STAN) d. No. 6 Gavin Young/Andrew Fenty (U-M), 6-4
No. 2 – Ondrej Styler/Patrick Maloney (U-M) d. Samir Banerjee/Neel Rajesh (STAN), 6-3
No. 3 – Aryan Chaudhary/Filip Kolasinski (STAN) d. Will Cooksey/Jacob Bickersteth (U-M), 6-4
Order of Completion: Doubles 2-1-3, Singles 3-2-1-4-6
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