NCAA Women's Tennis First and Second Rounds
For the eighth time in the last 10 seasons, the University of Michigan's Varsity Tennis Center will play host to the first and second rounds of the NCAA Women's Tennis Championships. No. 16 seed Michigan welcomes DePaul, Kentucky and the University of Illinois at Chicago on Friday and Saturday, May 3-4. The winner of the weekend will move on to the Super Regional round of the NCAA Tournament and face the winner between top-seeded Georgia, Alabama State, Wake Forest and Austin Peay.
Schedule of Events
Friday, May 3
Match 1 -- Kentucky 4, DePaul 1 (indoors)
Match 2 -- Michigan 4, UIC 0 (outdoors)
Saturday, May 4
Match 3 -- Michigan 4, Kentucky 0
(Michigan advances to NCAA Super Regional)
Results
Match 1: Kentucky 4, DePaul 1 (NCAA First Round)
Singles
No. 1 -- No. 27 Justina Mikulskyte (UK) d. Keisha Clousing (DePaul), 7-6, 6-3
No. 2 -- Lesedi Jacobs (UK) d. Aspasia Avgeri (DePaul), 3-6, 6-0, 6-0
No. 3 -- Akvile Parazinskaite (UK) d. Alina Kuzmenkova (DePaul), 6-3, 6-3
No. 4 -- Diana Tkachenko (UK) d. Marija Jovicic (DePaul), 6-2, 7-6 (2)
No. 5 -- Anastasia Tkachenko (UK) vs. Milica Tesic (DePaul), 1-6, 6-1, 5-4 abandoned
No. 6 -- Brianna Tulloch (UK) vs. Madelyn Yergler (DePaul), 7-5, 4-5 abandoned
Doubles
No. 1 -- Keisha Clousing/Lenka Antonijevic (DePaul) d. No. 16 Justina Mikulskyte/Akvile Parazinskaite (UK), 6-3
No. 2 -- Lesedi Jacobs/Anastasia Tkachenko (UK) vs. Marija Jovicic/Milica Tesic (DePaul), 4-3 abandoned
No. 3 -- Alina Kuzmenkova/Aspasia Avgeri (DePaul) d. Brianna Tulloch/Alexis Merrill (UK), 6-2
Order of Completion: Doubles 3-1, Singles 3-2-4-1
Match 2: Michigan 4, UIC 0 (NCAA First Round)
Singles
No. 1 -- No. 3 Kate Fahey (U-M) d. Lejla Colic (UIC), 6-0, 6-0
No. 2 -- No. 80 Giulia Pairone (U-M) d. Karyna Bihel (UIC), 6-1, 6-0
No. 3 -- No. 50 Brienne Minor d. Lucie Prochazkova (UIC), 6-3, 6-1
No. 4 -- No. 48 Chiara Lommer (U-M) vs. Georgie Sanders (UIC), 6-1, 3-0 abandoned
No. 5 -- Alyvia Jones (U-M) vs. Rachel Le Comber (UIC), 6-2, 5-1 abandoned
No. 6 -- Anca Craciun (U-M) vs. Georgia Gulin (UIC), 6-1, 2-3 abandoned
Doubles
No. 1 -- No. 37 Brienne Minor/Kate Fahey (U-M) d. Lejla Colic/Georgie Sanders (UIC), 6-0
No. 2 -- Giulia Pairone/Anca Craciun (U-M) vs. Karyna Bihel/Lucie Prochazkova (UIC), 3-3 abandoned
No. 3 -- Alyvia Jones/Lera Patiuk (U-M) d. Rachel Le Comber/Georgia Gulin (UIC), 6-1
Order of Completion: Doubles 1-3, Singles 1-2-3
Match 3: Michigan 4, Kentucky 0 (NCAA Second Round)
Singles
No. 1 -- No. 3 Kate Fahey (U-M) d. No. 27 Justina Mikulskyte (UK), 6-2, 6-2
No. 2 -- No. 80 Giulia Pairone (U-M) d. Lesedi Jacobs (UK), 6-4, 6-0
No. 3 -- No. 50 Brienne Minor (U-M) d. Akvile Parazinskaite (UK), 6-0, 7-5
No. 4 -- Diana Tkachenko (UK) vs. No. 48 Chiara Lommer (U-M), 7-5, 0-1 abandoned
No. 5 -- Alyvia Jones (U-M) vs. Anastasia Tkachenko (UK), 6-3, 5-3 abandoned
No. 6 -- Anca Craciun (U-M) vs. Brianna Tulloch (UK), 6-4, 3-2 abandoned
Doubles
No. 1 -- No. 37 Brienne Minor/Kate Fahey (U-M) d. No. 16 Justina Mikulskyte/Akvile Parazinskaite (UK), 7-5
No. 2 -- Giulia Pairone/Anca Craciun (U-M) vs. Lesedi Jacobs/Anastasia Tkachenko (UK), 6-6 abandoned
No. 3 -- Alyvia Jones/Lera Patiuk (U-M) d. Brianna Tulloch/Diana Tkachenko (UK), 6-3
Order of completion: Doubles 3-1, Singles 1-3-2
Event Information
Tickets
Tickets ($6 adults; $4 for youth, senior and U-M faculty and staff with ID) will be sold at the Varsity Tennis Center. Tickets for Friday allow entry to both matches that day.
Media Information
All media members and sports information directors please contact Sarah VanMetre by email at vanmetre@umich.edu.
Parking
Free parking is located off State St. next to the Varsity Tennis Center (see map at bottom of page).
Spectator Entrance
The spectator entrance will be located on the sidewalk in front of the main entrance to the Preston Robert Tisch Building, between the building and the William Clay Ford Outdoor Courts. If the matches are moved indoors, spectators should use the front main entrance to the Varsity Tennis Center and follow the stairs up to the seating area.
Inclement Weather
If matches cannot be played outside due to weather or darkness, they will be moved indoors on courts located at the competition site. Indoor surface is the same hard court surface as the outdoor courts.
Directions
Address: 2250 S. State Street, Ann Arbor, MI, 48104
From Detroit Metro Airport and points east: Take I-94 west to State Street (exit 177). Turn right. Travel north approximately 1 1/4 miles through one stoplight. Turn left at the Varsity Tennis Center, which is just past the lacrosse stadium on the left and the Germain car dealership on the right.
From Chicago and points west: Take I-94 east to State Street (exit 177). Turn left. Travel north approximately 1 1/4 miles through two stoplights. Turn left at the Varsity Tennis Center, which is just past the lacrosse stadium on the left and the Germain car dealership on the right.
From Toledo and points south: Take U.S. 23 north to I-94 west. Follow directions from Detroit Metro Airport.
From Flint and points north: Take U.S. 23 south to I-94 west. Follow directions from Detroit Metro Airport.
