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By VCavman24 — May 18th, 2013 at 2:07 PM — 4 comments
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The Michigan Women's Tennis Team's season came to an end last night after the team was swept 4-0.  The initial start time for the match was 7:00 central, yet it didn't begin until 11:00.  Michigan played well in all of the matches, yet could only win one doubles flight.  All of the matches were close, and had a few points gone Michigan's way, Michigan could have advanced to their first ever elite eight.  This was a good season for Michigan, the only disappointment being that they lost to Northwestern in the Big Ten Tournament Finals for the eighth time in nine years.  Other than that, a good season.  Hopefully next year they can build upon their successes and advance to their first ever elite eight.  Go Blue!

Below are the flight-by-flight results:

Singles
No. 1 -- No. 3 Robin Anderson (UCLA) d. No. 30 Emina Bektas (U-M), 6-3, 6-4
No. 2 -- No. 20 Kyle McPhillips (UCLA) d. No. 58 Ronit Yurovsky (U-M), 6-1, 6-2
No. 3 -- Pamela Montez (UCLA) vs. Brooke Bolender (U-M), 7-6 (3), 0-0 DNF
No. 4 -- No. 99 Sarah Lee (U-M) vs. Chanelle Van Nguyen (UCLA), 6-3, 3-2 DNF
No. 5 -- No. 93 Catherine Harrison (UCLA) vs. Amy Zhu (U-M), 7-6 (3), 2-1
No. 6 -- Courtney Dolehide (UCLA) d. Kristen Dodge (U-M), 6-1, 6-0

Doubles
No. 1 --No. 6 Emina Bektas/Brooke Bolender (U-M) d. No. 25 Robin Anderson/Skylar Morton (UCLA), 8-6
No. 2 -- No. 38 Courtney Dolehide/Pamela Montez (UCLA) d. No. 90 Sarah Lee/Mimi Nguyen (U-M), 9-7
No. 3 -- Catherine Harrison/Kyle McPhillips (UCLA) d. Ronit Yurovsky/Kristen Dodge (U-M), 8-2

Order of Completion: Doubles 3-1-2, Singles 6-2-1

 

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By VCavman24 — May 11th, 2013 at 3:53 PM — 9 comments
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Today the Michigan Women's Tennis Team, Big Ten Regular Season Champions and Tournament Runners-Up (for the 9th straight season), played Notre Dame in Ann Arbor.  The women dominated early, winning the doubles point (8-4, 8-3, 5-8) and then won three matches.  With the 4-0 sweep, Michigan will face the winner of Long Beach St/Oklahama St vs UCLA/Army.  Neither of those first round matchups have finished yet.  UCLA is the number 7 team in the nation, so odds would suggest Michigan will meet UCLA in the Sweet 16.  Michigan's next match will be on Friday in Urbana, Illinois.  This is Michigan's fourth straight Sweet 16 appearance, and could be Michigan's best chance for a first-ever Elite Eight appearance.  Root for UCLA to lose to help ease Michigan's path.  Below are the results:

Michigan vs. Notre Dame
Singles
 No. 1 -- No. 30 Emina Bektas (U-M) d. Britney Sanders (ND) 6-3, 6-3
 No. 2 -- No. 48 Ronit Yurovsky (U-M) d. Jennifer Kellner (ND) 6-2, 6-0
 No. 3 -- Brooke Bolender (U-M) dnf. Quinn Gleason (ND) 2-6, 2-5
 No. 4 -- No. 99 Sarah Lee (U-M) d. Chrissie McGaffigan (ND) 6-4, 6-0 
 No. 5 -- Amy Zhu (U-M) dnf. Katherine White (ND) 2-6, 6-2, 0-1
 No. 6 -- Kristen Dodge (U-M) dnf. Molly O'Koniewski (ND) 6-1, 4-3

Doubles
No. 1 -- No. 6 Brooke Bolender/Emina Bektas (U-M) d. Jennifer Kellner/Chrissie McGaffigan (ND), 8-3
No. 2 -- Sarah Lee/Mimi Nguyen (U-M) d. Julie Sabacinski/Britney Sanders (ND), 8-5
No. 3 -- Quinn Gleason/Katherine White (ND) d. Ronit Yurovsky/Kristen Dodge (U-M), 8-4

Order of Completion: Doubles 1-3-2; Singles

 

Congratulations ladies!

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Michigan Tennis Update

By VCavman24 — May 10th, 2013 at 5:43 PM — 7 comments
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Today, both the Michigan Men's and the Michigan Women's tennis teams played their first round matches in the NCAA tournament.

The men played Virginia Tech in Lexington and lost 4-2.  Michigan won the doubles point, yet couldn't pull out three more singles victories.  This is a slightly disappointing end to the season for Michigan, who finished second in the Big Ten regular season with a 9-2 record and finished second in the Big Ten Tournament, both times to Ohio State.  This also means Michigan will not receive many Directors' Cup Points.  Fortunately, however, Stanford also lost in the first round to LSU.

On the other hand, the 10th ranked Women's tennis team easily took care of business at home, beating IPFW (Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne) 4-0.  Michigan was winning all of the matches that were not finished easily.  Michigan will play Notre Dame, who beat NC State, tomorrow at 1:00.  Michigan will be favored for that matchup.  On a Directors' Cup Note, Stanford plays Miami (OH) later today.  Stanford should win easily.

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Hello: Vlad Stefan and Spencer Newman [Men's Tennis]

By BlueDragon — July 6th, 2012 at 4:59 PM — 17 comments
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The transfer market has come up with some real dandies for the men of the hard court. This summer Michigan welcomes two nationally-ranked singles players to the men's tennis team: Vlad Stefan, formerly of Maryland; and Spencer Newman, formerly of Florida. Both players will be eligible to play in varsity men's tennis matches for Michigan in 2012-13, Stefan as a sophomore and Newman as a junior.

vlad stefan

Vlad Stefan is the latest in a long line of Balkan tennis players to take the court for Michigan, the last headliner being of course Matko Maravic. The Romanian native posted a 20-11 record in singles for Maryland this past season as a true freshman, including significant playing time on 2 court. At present Stefan is ranked #97 in ITA men's singles rankings. Stefan will likely compete with Zhu for 3 court honors. It is unfortunate that Maryland is cutting so many varsity sports, including its men's tennis program, but their loss is Michigan's windfall.

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Spencer Newman was a fine singles player for Florida through two seasons, posting a 32-9 record. He is ranked #65 at present, which will make him very strong competition for 2 court assuming Petrone continues his upward trajectory.

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Michigan Tennis B10 Tournament Recap

By BlueDragon — April 30th, 2012 at 10:14 PM — 2 comments
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Michigan played well in the 2012 Big Ten Tournament. No championships were won, but good games were played, rough country justice was meted out, and more than a few hearts were broken in Evanston when Evan King stepped back on the team bus for the drive back to Ann Arbor.

MMT and MWT entered the Big Ten tournament as 2 seeds, thus earning first-round byes. Two minute opera overture. Curtain.

MMT

April 27, 2012: #22 Michigan 4, MSU 1: Advance to B10 Semifinals, 17-6 overall

Team and Court Score
#22 Bernstein/King 1 8—3
Buzzi/Franks 2 6—3*
Zhu/Petrone 3 8—4
Name and Court Set 1 Set 2 Set 3
#7 Evan King 1 7—5 6—7*  
Alex Petrone 2 7—6 6—3  
Shaun Bernstein 3 3—6 2—6  
Michael Zhu 4 4—6 6—0 3—2*
Barrett Franks 5 6—4 6—1  
Alex Buzzi 6 6—4 6—2

*Game abandoned

Good, good. Add another victory over MSU to the vault. Bernstein still cannot serve overhanded, and putting Brown back in the singles lineup is to be considered if Bernstein is not 100% by the beginning of the NCAAs. Beating MSU in doubles is a step in the right direction but it is not enough to win the B10. Other than some minor gloating I have little to say about this game. MSU court 1 Aaron Pfister offered much stiffer resistance to King this time around but still dropped the first set to the King. Petrone is looking like the designated 2 court for the forseeable future. Zhu will battle with Bernstein for 3 court next year if he can get over his streakiness.

April 28, 2012: #22 Michigan 0, #24 Illinois 4: B10 Tournament Over, 17-7 overall

Team and Court Score
#29 Bernstein/King 1 4—8
Buzzi/Franks 2 5—8
Zhu/Petrone 3 7—2*
Name and Court Set 1 Set 2 Set 3
#7 Evan King 1 3—6 6—3 1—2*
Alex Petrone 2 7—5 3—6 1—1*
Shaun Bernstein 3 3—6 4—6  
Michael Zhu 4 6—7 2—6  
Barrett Franks 5 4—6 5—7  
Alex Buzzi 6 6—7 6—6*

Darn it all. On the bright side Illinois beat Ohio 4-3 in the final on April 29th, which was Ohio's first loss in the B10 tournament final after a six-year winning streak, five of those wins also coming against the Illini.

MWT

April 27, 2012: #15 Michigan 4, Indiana 2: Advance to B10 Semifinals, 18-6 overall

Team and Court Score
#10 Bolender/Betkas 1 8—2
Nguyen/Sulahian 2 8—6
Lee/Dodge 3 6—5*
Name and Court Set 1 Set 2 Set 3
#12 Emina Betkas 1 6—4 4—6 6—4
#85 Brooke Bolender 2 6—1 6—1  
Sarah Lee 3 6—4 6—1  
#121 Mimi Nguyen 4 6—4 2—0*  
Michelle Sulahian 5 3—6 1—6  
Kristen Dodge 6 3—6 3—6

#12 Brooke Bolender avenged a season loss on 2 court, and #85 Emina Betkas delivered the goods on 1 court. Also, this match and the next two were played in Columbus. Which makes them extra awesome.

April 28, 2012: #15 Michigan 4, #20 Illinois 0: Advance to B10 Finals, 19-6 overall

Team and Court Score
#10 Bolender/Betkas 1 8—0(!)
Nguyen/Sulahian 2 8—5
Lee/Dodge 3 4—5*
Name and Court Set 1 Set 2 Set 3
#12 Emina Betkas 1 6—2 7—6(4)  
#85 Brooke Bolender 2 6—4 3—6 6—0
Sarah Lee 3 6—2 4—6 2—3*
#121 Mimi Nguyen 4 6—4 6—4  
Michelle Sulahian 5 6—3 0—6 3—3*
Kristen Dodge 6 7—6(7) 4—6 0—1*

Unfortunately, Michigan lost to Purdue 4-3 in the B10 final on April 29, 2012, with a 19-7 overall record.

Team and Court Score
#10 Bolender/Betkas 1 9—8(0)
Nguyen/Sulahian 2 1—8
Lee/Dodge 3 8—5
Name and Court Set 1 Set 2 Set 3
#12 Emina Betkas 1 6—1 3—6 6—0
#85 Brooke Bolender 2 3—6 6—4 6—7(5)
Sarah Lee 3 1—6 3—6  
#121 Mimi Nguyen 4 6—3 6—2  
Michelle Sulahian 5 1—6 6—4 2—6
Kristen Dodge 6 0—6 2—6

It was close, very close. Michigan could have won the regular season and the tournament, but it was not meant to be this year.

Curtain.

 

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MWT Beats Ohio, Wins Third Consecutive Big Ten Title/MMT Abides

By BlueDragon — April 23rd, 2012 at 6:59 PM — 4 comments
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MWT* won convincingly 5-2 at home this past Sunday, earning their third consecutive Big Ten title. The victory was Michigan's eleventh consecutive victory over their rivals from Ohio.

Team and Court Score
#8 Bolender/Betkas 1 8—4
Nguyen/Sulahian 2 8—4
Lee/Dodge 3 8—1
Name and Court Set 1 Set 2 Set 3
#13 Emina Betkas 1 6—0 6—1  
#73 Brooke Bolender 2 6—3 6—4  
Sarah Lee 3 2—6 6—3 6—3
#108 Mimi Nguyen 4 1—6 6—3 3—2ret.
Michelle Sulahian 5 0—6 5—7  
Kristen Dodge 6 6—3 7—5  

*Michigan Women's Tennis

Terrific stuff! 3 for 3 in doubles will put fear into any opponent. Brief highlights, and a DB statement. There is also a Gatorade bath. I won't pick on Ohio too hard, as they have a 9-15 record this year. #13 Emina Betkas is only a freshman and she will play another three years hopefully for us. The team only graduates senior and 5 court Michelle Sulahian. Junior 4 court Mimi Nguyen is the only other upperclassman on the roster. I can see this group of players competing for another Big Ten title next year. The immediate challenge is winning the Big Ten Tournament this weekend, and competing for a national title in the NCAAs.

Sadly, not all of our tennis matches fare as well as this one. Michigan men's tennis(MMT) played at Ohio's Varsity Tennis Courts last Sunday, and like many other teams before them, did not beat the Bobcats at home. Junior #8 Evan King defeated #6 Blas Rola convincingly on 1 court, but the rest of the match was all Bobcats.

Team and Court Score
#22 Bernstein/King 1 3—8
Buzzi/Franks 2 4—8
Zhu/Petrone 3 4—8
Name and Court Set 1 Set 2 Set 3
#8 Evan King 1 6—3 6—3  
Alex Petrone 2 3—6 2—6  
Shaun Bernstein 3 1—6 0—6  
Michael Zhu 4 3—6 1—6  
Barrett Franks 5 4—6 1—6  
Eli Brown 6 2—6 2—6  

My eyes. Also, my thermoregulator. Some silly person in Ohio decided that this match should be held outdoors in 45-degree weather with high winds. Per NCAA rules, April matches are only required to be played outdoors when the temperature is above 65 degrees. Some players wore undershirts to keep warm. Our young freshman were apple-cheeked in the cold. The wind was fast up in the bleachers and made it even colder.

The numbers do not tell the true story of how long some points were contested, especially in doubles. Petrone and Bernstein were two players in particular who, on serve, earned multiple deuces in a long back-and-forth with their opponents. Unfortunately only one team was earning consistent breaks in singles and in doubles, and they were not the Wolverines. Regardless, Ohio's 2 court #12 Chase Buchanan is a senior and will graduate. The Wolverines may be in a position to win the conference if everyone improves, King comes back, and Bernstein gets his serve back up to speed. Bernstein used his underhanded serve in doubles, but mostly would forehand the ball into play in singles. His serving was about as effective as other Michigan players' serves. Alex Buzzi lost his cool after dropping the first doubles match and seemed dejected afterwards. Brown substituted for Buzzi on 6 court.

Ohio's players were big, strong, and aggressive with their shots. Many times they hit the ball harder and closer to the top of the net than the Michigan players and obtained the advantage of force in that manner. There were also big servers playing for the Bobcats, especially on 3 and 4 court.

It cannot be overstated how many breaks the Wolverines allowed in this match. Many times Blue managed to break back but the numbers were heavily in Ohio's favor.

Michigan has earned a 2 seed in the Big Ten tournament, and earned its most conference wins(9) since 1999. Michigan's last Big Ten title was earned in 1996.

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