Michigan
Rutgers
Michigan Sweeps Rutgers for Eighth Straight Win
3/24/2024 3:47:00 PM | Women's Tennis
Site: East Brunswick, N.J. (East Brunswick Racquet Club)
Score: #2 Michigan 4, Maryland 0
Records: U-M (16-3, 4-0 B1G), RU (10-6, 1-4 B1G)
Next U-M Event: Saturday, March 30 -- vs. Indiana (Varsity Tennis Center), 11 a.m.
EAST BRUNSWICK, N.J. -- The No. 2-ranked University of Michigan women's tennis team defeated Rutgers by a 4-0 score on Sunday (March 24) at the East Brunswick Racquet Club.
Michigan took the doubles point behind wins at No. 2 and No. 1 for the early 1-0 advantage.
U-M's No. 2 freshman duo of Piper Charney and Reese Miller finished first, getting a 6-3 win at the No. 2 spot to give Michigan the early lead in doubles action. The Wolverines were on serve throughout the first several games before getting a break at 4-2 after being down 40-15. The pair consolidated it in the next game and both teams held serve over the final two games for a 6-3 Michigan win.
Rutgers evened the ledger a few minutes later with a win at No. 3 after jumping out to a 2-0 lead that Michigan could never get back.
At the top spot, Michigan's No. 4-ranked duo of Kari Miller and Jaedan Brown clinched the doubles point with a 6-4 win. U-M won the first three games, but Rutgers answered to get back on serve at 4-3 Michigan. The Wolverines answered back with a break, giving them a chance to serve out the match but Rutgers won the ensuing game to keep the match on serve at 5-4. U-M grabbed four match points in the next game, converting on the third to wrap up a 6-4 win.
Piper Charney delivered Michigan's first singles win, dropping just one game in a 6-0, 6-1 win at No. 5 for a 2-0 U-M lead.
Gala Mesochoritou put the Wolverines on the brink of victory with a 6-1, 6-2 victory at No. 2, pushing the advantage to 3-0.
Brown sealed the 4-0 victory for Michigan with a 6-3, 6-2 win at No. 4 singles.
The win is Michigan's eighth straight and fourth in a row in Big Ten action this season.
Michigan returns home next weekend for a pair of matches, first hosting Indiana on Saturday (March 30) at 11 a.m. Admission to all matches at the Varsity Tennis Center is free.
Following are match-by-match results
Singles
No. 1 -- No. 3 Kari Miller (U-M) vs. Yana Gurevich (Rutgers), 6-4, 5-4 abandoned
No. 2 -- No. 44 Gala Mesochoritou d. (U-M) Amira Badawi (Rutgers), 6-1, 6-2
No. 3 -- No. 19 Julia Fliegner (U-M) vs. Mai Nguyen (Rutgers), 6-4, 1-4 abandoned
No. 4 -- No. 102 Jaedan Brown (U-M) d. Jackeline Lopez (Rutgers), 6-3, 6-2
No. 5 -- No. 115 Piper Charney (U-M) d. Minchae Kim (Rutgers), 6-0, 6-1
No. 6 -- No. 68 Lily Jones (U-M) vs. Naomi Karki (Rutgers), 6-2, 4-6, 2-1 abandoned
Doubles
No. 1 -- No. 4 Jaedan Brown/Kari Miller (U-M) d. Yana Gurevich/Mai Nguyen (Rutgers), 6-4
No. 2 -- Piper Charney/Reese Miller (U-M) d. Jackeline Lopez/Minchae Kim (Rutgers), 6-3
No. 3 -- Naomi Karki/Amira Badawi (Rutgers) d. Julia Fliegner/Bayley Sheinin (U-M), 6-3
Order of Completion: Doubles 2-3-1, Singles 5-2-4
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