Michigan Tops Michigan State for 11th Straight Win
3/21/2021 5:04:00 PM
// Sarah VanMetre
» The Wolverines won their 11th consecutive match with a 5-2 triumph over MSU.
» Freshman Gala Mesochoritou improved to 12-0 in singles.
» The match was played outdoors at the MSU Outdoor Tennis Courts.
Site: East Lansing, Mich. (MSU Outdoor Tennis Courts)
Result: #13 Michigan 5, Michigan State 2
Records: U-M (10-1, 10-0 B1G), MSU (4-8, 4-7 B1G)
Next U-M Event: Friday, March 26 — vs. Penn State (Varsity Tennis Center) 3 p.m.
EAST LANSING, Mich. — The No. 13-ranked University of Michigan women’s tennis team stretched its win streak to 11 matches as the Wolverines topped in-state rival Michigan State, 5-2 on Sunday afternoon (March 21).
Michigan struck first with the doubles point, getting wins at No. 3 and No. 1. The Wolverines are now 9-0 when securing the doubles point. Freshman Gala Mesochoritou and sophomore Andrea Cerdan were successful in their first match togehter with a 6-0 win at the No. 3 position to put Michigan in position for the first point of the match.
Sophomore Nicole Hammond and freshman Kari Miller clinched the match’s first point for the Wolverines, getting a 6-3 win at No. 2. U-M was up 4-3 at the No. 1 spot when the match was abandoned.
Transitioning to singles action, U-M took four first sets from the Spartans.
Mesochoritou pushed the Wolverines to a 2-0 lead with a straight-set win by idential 6-2 scores at No. 5 singles to improve to 12-0 in singles play. Graduate student Chiara Lommer, fresh off of her 100th career singles win last weekend, added to her resume by taking down Lauren Lemonds, 6-2, 6-4 at No. 2.
Miller sealed the win at No. 1 singles with a 6-3, 6-4 win to put U-M’s fourth point up. Miller raced out to a 5-0 lead in the first set before hanging on for the 6-3 win. The Wolverine freshman took advantage of a late break in the second set to wrap up the win.
MSU got a point on the board with a win at No. 3.
Freshman Jaedan Brown gave the Wolerines another point with a 6-3, 7-5 win at No. 5 — her fifth consecutive singles win.
MSU won the final match on court at No. 6 to provide the 5-2 margin.
Michigan returns to Ann Arbor for a three-match homestand beginning with Penn State on Friday (March 26) at 3 p.m. at the Varsity Tennis Center.
Following are match-by-match results
Singles
No. 1 — Kari Miller (U-M) d. Mary Lewis (MSU), 6-3, 6-4
No. 2 — Chiara Lommer (U-M) Lauren Lemonds (MSU), 6-2, 6-4
No. 3 — Samantha Memije (MSU) d. No. 71 Andrea Cerdan (U-M), 6-2, 6-4
No. 4 — Jaedan Brown (U-M) Maja Pietrowicz (MSU), 6-3, 7-5
No. 5 — Gala Mesochoritou (U-M) d. Ayshe Can (MSU), 6-2, 6-2
No. 6 — Nicole Stephens (MSU) d. Merri Kelly (U-M), 6-0, 2-6, 7-5
Doubles
No. 1 — Chiara Lommer/Jaedan Brown (U-M) vs. Mary Lewis/Maja Pietrowicz (MSU), 4-3 abandoned
No. 2 — Nicole Hammond/Kari Miller (U-M) d. Samantha Memije/Nicole Stephens (MSU), 6-3
No. 3 — Gala Mesochoritou/Andrea Cerdan (U-M) d. Ayshe Can/Caroline Szabo (MSU), 6-0
Order of Completion: Doubles 3-1, Singles 5-2-1-3-4-6