© Piper Charney (ITA)
No.5 College of Michigan girls’s tennis crew received 4-2 towards California, on the Nordstrom Tennis Heart, qualifying for the quarterfinals of the ITA Nationwide Indoor Group Championship, the place it should face the No.11 College of Virginia at this time. UVA girls’s tennis crew defeated No. 6 Pepperdine on the Nordstrom Tennis Heart in Seattle, Wash.
With the win, Michigan superior to the quarterfinals of the ITA Nationwide Group Indoor Championship for the second consecutive season. That is the fourth time Michigan and Virginia have confronted one another for the reason that ITA Nationwide Group Indoor Championship. This would be the second assembly in seven days between Virginia and Michigan. The Wolverines received 5-2 final Saturday (Feb. 3) in Ann Arbor.
The Wolverines transfer on ⏭️
Michigan advances to the quarterfinals of the ITA Division I Ladies’s Nationwide Group Indoor Championships!#WeAreCollegeTennis | #ITAIndoors pic.twitter.com/T1QB4mjSMU
— ITA (@ITA_Tennis) February 9, 2024
WAHOOWA!!!The Hoos advance to the quarterfinals of #ITAIndoors with a 5-2 win towards 5-seed Pepperdine.We’ll face 4-seed Michigan on Saturday at 12 pm ET within the quarterfinals. Click on on the hyperlink 👇 for the complete recap #GoHoos ⚔️ https://t.co/Ekx8BcjUuH
— Virginia Ladies’s Tennis (@UVAWomensTennis) February 10, 2024
Lily Jones additionally rapidly obtained Michigan to 1-1 in crew play behind a 6-1, 6-1 victory in simply over an hour at No. 5. Cal’s lead was short-lived as Kari Miller received a 7-5, 6-1 match towards Hannah Viller Moeller. Miller fell behind early within the first set, posting a 4-1 deficit. The Wolverine fought off three set factors at 4-5, profitable the ultimate three factors of the match to shut out the set at 5-5. She held on within the subsequent sport and broke Viller Moeller to clinch the primary set. It was all Miller within the second as she cruised to a 6-1 victory for Michigan’s second level.
With Michigan needing to win two of their remaining matches, the Wolverines would win a minimum of a 3rd set.
Gala Mesochoritou was on her technique to the third set, taking a 5-1 lead within the second after shedding her first set. Katja Wiersholm, profitable 5 consecutive video games and returning to serve for the match, reversed the problem. Mesochoritou obtained the break she wanted to pressure the tiebreak, profitable 7-2 and establishing the decisive third set.
Julia Fliegner, who misplaced 6-4 within the first set to Jessica Alsola, discovered herself down 4-1 within the second. From there on Fliegner was busy, breaking 5 consecutive video games for a 3rd set.
Freshman Piper Charney, with a set in hand, was down 5-3 in her second set earlier than profitable three straight video games for the chance to serve for the match. She didn’t convert, establishing a tiebreaker on the backside of the lineup. The change featured momentum swings all through, with Charney holding 4 match factors throughout it. She could not overcome any of them, as Lan Mi received the ultimate three factors for an 11-9 victory.
Mesochoritou took early management of her third set at No. 4, breaking at 2-1 and consolidating the break within the subsequent sport. Fliegner recovered from an early break and a 2-0 deficit to win 4 straight for a 4-2 lead. Charney was down 3-1 coming into his third set at No. 6 as all three matches had been performed on adjoining courts.
Mesochoritou withstood a protracted medical timeout from his opponent at 4-1, profitable the subsequent two video games to wrap up a 2-6, 7-6 (2), 6-1 victory at No. 4 for a 3-2 lead in Michigan. On the identical time, Fliegner’s match returned to serve at 4-4. Charney erased its early 3-1 deficit for a 3-3 tie as Mesochoritou put the Wolverines again on high. Charney has received the final 5 matches at No. 6 by scores of 6-1, 6-7 (9), 6-3 for Michigan’s fourth level.
With the win, UM superior to the quarterfinals of the ITA Nationwide Group Indoor Championship for the second consecutive season.
That profitable second 💪🏽#ITAIndoors x @UMichWTennis pic.twitter.com/8QVJJBdPaJ
— ITA (@ITA_Tennis) February 9, 2024
Ladies’s singles:
No. 9 Kari Miller (UM) d. No. 21 Hannah Viller Moeller (Cal), 7-5, 6-1No. 18 Julia Fliegner (UM) vs. No. 22 Jessica Alsola (Cal), 4-6, 6-4, 5-5 abandonedNo. 51 Valentina Ivanov (Cal) d. Jaedan Brown (UM), 7-6 (1), 6-0No. 124 Gala Mesochoritou (UM) d. No. 19 Katja Wiersholm (Cal), 2-6, 7-6 (2), 6-1No. 57 Lily Jones (UM) d. Mao Mushika (Cal), 6-1, 6-1No. 6 Piper Charney (UM) d. No. 71 Lan Mi (Cal), 6-1, 6-7 (9), 6-4 Ladies’s doubles:
No. 5 Jaedan Brown/Kari Miller (UM) vs. Hannah Viller Moeller/Mao Mushika (Cal), 6-6 abandonedJessica Alsola/Valentina Ivanov (Cal) d. Anna Ross/Lily Jones (UM), 7-6 (5)Berta Passola Folch/Katja Wiersholm (Cal) d. Reese Miller/Piper Charney (UM), 7-5
Virginia earned a 5-2 win towards Pepperdine. Virginia and Pepperdine break up the primary two doubles courts, leaving the matter to be selected court docket three. Sophomore Annabelle Xu and senior Sara Ziodato received 7-5 on court docket three to clinch the purpose.
Sophomore Mélodie Collard gave UVA a 2-0 lead by profitable 6-2, 6-4 on court docket six in singles. The Waves received in straight units on courts one and three to tie the match 2-2.
Ziodato and junior Elaine Chervinsky each began tiebreakers to determine their second set on the identical time. Chervinsky received 7-3 adopted instantly by Ziodato with a 7-5. Senior Hibah Shaikh completed her third set on the court docket two moments later to present UVA its fifth level.
Shaikh’s win over No. 6 Savannah Broadus was the highest-ranked participant she defeated in her collegiate profession.
#ITAIndoors begins TODAY!!!#GoHoos ⚔️ vs 5-seed Pepperdine🕒 3 pm ET 🏟️ Nordstrom Tennis Heart, Seattle📹 https://t.co/ucZHMxAcWS📺 Cracked Racquets https://t.co/XgaYqQbPIq📊 https://t.co/SMysuRvOAE pic.twitter.com/Gy9cR8i6Mz
— Virginia Ladies’s Tennis (@UVAWomensTennis) February 9, 2024
Ladies’s singles:
#15 Lisa Zaar (PEPP) def. #101 Annabelle Xu (VA) 6-1, 6-3#41 Hibah Shaikh (VA) def. #6 Savannah Broadus (PEPP) 3-6, 6-2, 6-1Janice Tjen (PEPP) def. Natasha Subhash (VA) 6-2, 6-4#72 Sara Ziodato (VA) def. #106 Nikki Redelijk (PEPP) 6-3, 7-6 (7-5)Elaine Chervinsky (VA) def. #89 Anna Campana (PEPP) 6-4, 7-6 (7-3)#93 Melodie Collard (VA) def. Jasmine Conway (PEPP) 6-2, 6-4
Ladies’s doubles:
#4 Savannah Broadus/Janice Tjen (PEPP) def. #44 Elaine Chervinsky/Melodie Collard (VA) 6-1#60 Hibah Shaikh/Natasha Subhash (VA) def. Anna Campana/Nikki Redelijk (PEPP) 6-1Annabelle Xu/Sara Ziodato (VA) def. Lisa Zaar/Jasmine Conway (PEPP) 7-5
