Michigan
Indiana
Wolverines Drop 4-3 Decision to Indiana
4/10/1999 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
Site: Ann Arbor, Mich. (Varsity Tennis Center)
Score: Indiana 4, Michigan 3
Records: U-M (4-12, 3-3 Big Ten), IU (8-9, 3-2 Big Ten)
Next U-M Match: Sunday, April 11 -- vs. Purdue (Varsity Tennis Center), 11 a.m.
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The University of Michigan women's tennis team dropped to 3-3 in the Big Ten Conference, losing a tight 4-3 match to Indiana Saturday afternoon (April 10) at the Varsity Tennis Center. The Wolverines fell to 4-12 overall this season, dropping their fourth straight outing and third in a row by a one-point margin. The Hoosiers improved to 8-9 overall and 3-2 in conference play.
Indiana jumped out to a 1-0 advantage as it claimed the doubles point with victories at the No. 1 and No. 3 spots. Michigan kept the Hoosiers from a doubles sweep as junior co-captain Danielle Lund (Leominster, Mass./Leominster HS) and senior Jennifer Boylan (Staten Island, N.Y./Staten Island Academy) shut out Zahra Ahamed and Ana Ceretto 8-0 at the No. 2 slot.
Trailing heading into the singles matches, the Wolverines split the six singles contests with the Hoosiers to give IU the victory. Michigan claimed three-set wins at the No. 2, No. 3 and No. 6 spots, while Indiana won in straight sets at the No. 4 and No. 5 spots and gained a three-set victory at the No. 1 slot.
Junior co-captain Brooke Hart (Cincinnati, Ohio/Anderson HS) won her 10th match of the season and third match in a row with a victory over Kelly Blanch at the No. 2 spot (7-5, 0-6, 6-4). Hart has a 10-13 record this season and heads into tomorrow's match needing a victory for the 50th of her career (49-32).
Sophomore Szandra Fuzesi (Budapest, Hungary/Balassi Balint Gimnazium) won her fourth conference match in six tries (4-2 record), beating Ahamed in three sets at the No. 3 spot (1-6, 6-0, 6-4). Fuzesi has won two consecutive matches and has compiled a 7-12 overall singles record.
The team's final singles win came from sophomore Alison Sinclair (Lakeland, Fla./George Jenkins HS) at the No. 6 slot. Sinclair defeated Ann Poosuthasie in three sets (6-4, 3-6, 7-6), winning the third-set tie-breaker by a 7-3 score. She has an 11-12 singles record this year and is 7-8 in dual matches.
The women's tennis team will conclude its home schedule with a match against Purdue tomorrow (Sunday, April 11) at 11 a.m. This will be the final home match for senior Jen Boylan.
Following are match-by-match results:
Singles
No. 1 -- Jessica Anderson (IU) d. Danielle Lund, 0-6, 6-2, 6-2
No. 2 -- Brooke Hart (U-M) d. Kelly Blanch, 7-5, 0-6, 6-4
No. 3 -- Szandra Fuzesi (U-M) d. Zahra Ahamed, 1-6, 6-0, 6-4
No. 4 -- Amanda Fields (IU) d. Jennifer Boylan, 6-2, 6-2
No. 5 -- Ana Ceretto (IU) d. Jen Vaughn, 6-4, 6-1
No. 6 -- Alison Sinclair (U-M) d. Ann Poosuthasie, 6-4, 3-6, 7-6(3)
Doubles
No. 1 -- Blanch/Becky Wallihan (IU) d. Hart/Vaughn, 8-5
No. 2 -- Lund/Boylan (U-M) d. Ahamed/Ceretto, 8-0
No. 3 -- Anderson/Field (IU) d. Sinclair/Fuzesi, 9-7
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