Michigan
Hawai'i
Wolverines Cap Spring Break with Win at Hawai'i
3/2/2024 12:33:00 AM | Women's Tennis
Site: Honolulu, Hawai'i (UH Tennis Complex)
Score: #3 Michigan 4, Hawai'i 1
Records: U-M (11-3), UH (4-5)
Next U-M Event: Sunday, March 10 -- vs. Pepperdine (Varsity Tennis Center), Noon
HONOLULU, Hawaii -- The No. 3-ranked University of Michigan women's tennis team ran its winning streak to three, getting a 4-1 win over Hawai'i on Friday evening (March 1) at the UH Tennis Complex.
Michigan struck first, taking the doubles point behind wins at No. 2 and No. 3. U-M's freshman duo of Piper Charney and Reese Miller continued its strong play in dual-match action, blanking Hawai'i for a 6-0 win at No. 2.
After Hawai'i evened up the doubles ledger with a win at the top spot, Michigan put the first point on the board behind a 6-2 win from Jaedan Brown and Gala Mesochoritou at No. 3. The senior duo raced out to a 4-1 lead and did not look back in clinching the first point of the match for the Maize and Blue.
Reese Miller did not drop a game in her dual-match debut, getting a 6-0, 6-0 win at No. 6 to push Michigan's lead to 2-0.
Charney put Michigan on the brink of victory behind a 6-1, 6-2 win at No. 5. She took control early in both sets, picking up her 20th singles win of the season.
After Charney pushed Michigan's lead to 3-0, the match went into a rain delay that lasted more than an hour.
Upon return to play, Hawai'i got on the board with a win at No. 3, but Michigan was able to close out the match moments later.
Kari Miller put the deciding point on the board for Michigan, weathering a slow start in the first set. She found herself in a 4-1 hole before winning six of the next seven games for a 7-5 first-set win. The momentum followed her into the second set as she coasted to the 6-0 victory.
The teams were attempting to play out the remaining matches on court, but the rain came back and forced the match to end with a 4-1 margin for Michigan.
Michigan returns to home action at the Varsity Tennis Center next Sunday (March 10), hosting Pepperdine at noon.
Following are match-by-match results
Singles
No. 1 -- No. 5 Kari Miller (U-M) d. No. 99 Ana Vilcek, 7-5, 6-0
No. 2 -- No. 18 Julia Fliegner (U-M) vs. Nelly Kneizekova (Hawai'i), 3-6, 6-1, 0-4 abandoned
No. 3 -- Nikola Homolkova (Hawai'i) d. No. 46 Gala Mesochoritou (U-M), 6-3, 6-3
No. 4 -- No. 111 Jaedan Brown (U-M) vs. Hannah Galindo (Hawai'i), 6-3, 3-5 abandoned
No. 5 -- No. 106 Piper Charney (U-M) d. Sheena Masuda (Hawai'i), 6-1, 6-2
No. 6 -- Reese Miller (U-M) d. Anna Kern (Hawai'i), 6-0, 6-0
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Doubles
No. 1 -- Ana Vilcek/Nikola Homolkova (Hawai'i) d. Anna Ross/Kari Miller (U-M), 6-1
No. 2 -- Reese Miller/Piper Charney (U-M) d. Sheena Masuda/Nelly Kneizekova (Hawai'i), 6-0
No. 3 -- Jaedan Brown/Gala Mesochoritou (U-M) d. Anna Kern/Hannah Galindo (Hawai'i), 6-2
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Order of Completion: Doubles 2-1-3; Singles 6-5-3-1
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