NCAA Women's Tennis First and Second Rounds
For the ninth time in the last 14 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. 5 seed Michigan welcomes Ball State, Notre Dame and Youngstown State on Friday and Saturday, May 5-6. The winner of the weekend will move on to the Super Regional round of the NCAA Tournament and face the winner No. 12-seeded Virginia, LIU, Princeton and Fordham.
Schedule of Events
Friday, May 5
Match 1 -- Notre Dame 4, Ball State 0
Match 2 -- Michigan 4, Youngstown State 0
Saturday, May 6
Match 3 -- Michigan 4, Notre Dame 1
(Michigan advances to NCAA Super Regional)
Results
Match 1 -- Notre Dame 4, Ball State 0 (NCAA First Round)
Singles
No. 1 -- No. 65 Page Freeman (ND) vs. Masha Polishchuk (BSU), 6-1, 1-6, 4-4 abandoned
No. 2 -- No. 97 Julia Andreach (ND) d. Emma Peeler (BSU), 6-2, 6-1
No. 3 -- Bojana Pozder (ND) d. Amy Kaplan (BSU), 7-5, 6-2
No. 4 -- Yashna Yellayi (ND) d. Jessica Braun (BSU), 6-2, 6-1
No. 5 -- Nibedita Ghosh (ND) vs. Annika Planinsek (BSU), 1-6, 6-4, 0-1 abandoned
No. 6 -- Akari Matsuno (ND) vs. Elena Malykh (BSU), 5-7, 6-3 abandoned
Doubles
No. 1 -- No. 30 Carrie Beckman/Julia Andreach (ND) d. Annika Planinsek/Amy Kaplan (BSU), 6-4
No. 2 -- Yashna Yellayi/Rylie Hanford (ND) d. Allison Mulville/Masha Polishchuk (BSU), 6-1
No. 3 -- Page Freeman/Bojana Pozder (ND) vs. Emily Desai/Jessica Braun (BSU), 4-4 abandoned
Order of Completion: Doubles 2-1, Singles 4-2-3
Match 2 -- Michigan 4, Youngstown State 0 (NCAA First Round)
Singles
No. 1 -- No. 36 Kari Miller (U-M) vs. Elisa Rigazio (YSU), 6-1, 5-4 abandoned
No. 2 -- No. 22 Jaedan Brown d. Lili Minich (YSU), 6-2, 6-2
No. 3 -- No. 51 Julia Fliegner (U-M) d. Eliska Masarikova (YSU), 6-2, 6-3
No. 4 -- Andrea Cerdan (U-M) vs. Cecilia Rosas (YSU), 6-2, 5-3 abandoned
No. 5 -- No. 79 Lily Jones (U-M) vs. Julia Marko (YSU), 6-4, 3-3 abandoned
No. 6 -- Merri Kelly (U-M) d. Moka Ito (YSU), 6-0, 6-1
Doubles
No. 1 -- Jaedan Brown/Andrea Cerdan (U-M) vs. Elisa Rigazio/Eliska Masarikova (YSU), 4-4 abandoned
No. 2 -- Lily Jones/Julia Fliegner (U-M) d. Lili Minich/Cecilia Rosas (YSU), 6-1
No. 3 -- Merri Kelly/Kari Miller (U-M) d. Julia Marko/Line Greyling (YSU), 6-2
Order of Completion: Doubles 2-3, Singles 6-2-3
Match 3 -- Michigan 4, Notre Dame 1 (NCAA Second Round)
Singles
No. 1 -- No. 36 Kari Miller (U-M) vs. No. 65 Page Freeman (ND), 6-4, 4-6, 5-2 abandoned
No. 2 -- No. 22 Jaedan Brown (U-M) d. No. 97 Julia Andreach (ND), 6-4, 6-4
No. 3 -- No. 51 Julia Fliegner (U-M) d. Bojana Pozder (ND), 6-3, 1-6, 6-1
No. 4 -- Andrea Cerdan (U-M) vs. Yashna Yellayi (ND), 5-7, 6-2, 5-2 abandoned
No. 5 -- Nibedita Ghosh (ND) d. No. 79 Lily Jones (U-M), 7-6 (8), 6-2
No. 6 -- Gala Mesochoritou (U-M) d. Akari Matsuno (ND), 7-6 (6), 0-6, 6-1
Doubles
No. 1 -- Jaedan Brown/Andrea Cerdan (U-M) d. No. 30 Carrie Beckman/Julia Andreach (ND), 7-5
No. 2 -- Lily Jones/Julia Fliegner (U-M) d. Yashna Yellayi/Rylie Hanford (ND), 6-2
No. 3 -- Merri Kelly/Kari Miller (U-M) vs. Page Freeman/Maria Olivia Castedo (ND), 6-5 abandoned
Order of Completion: Doubles 2-1, Singles 2-3-5-6
Event Information
Tickets
Admission is free to all matches this weekend at the Varsity Tennis Center.
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.
