Singles Wins Direct Michigan to Dual-Opening Victory About Virginia Tech

Web-site: Ann Arbor, Mich. (Varsity Tennis Heart)
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Outcome: #17 Michigan 5, Virginia Tech 2
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Data: U-M (1-), Virginia Tech (1-1)
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Future U-M Event: Friday, Jan. 21 — vs. Western Michigan (Varsity Tennis Middle), 6 p.m.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — The No. 17-rated University of Michigan men’s tennis team opened the 2022 spring season with a 5-2 gain over Virginia Tech on Sunday (Jan. 16) at the Varsity Tennis Heart. The Wolverines gained five singles matches to generate the victory, the program’s first over the Hokies.

A uncommon loss of the doubles level by Michigan, the 1st because March 28, 2021, snapped an eight-match streak. Ondrej Styler and Gavin Younger by no means trailed at No. 2 and took the match 6-4. The No. 43-rated group of Andrew Fenty and Nino Ehrenschneider, the ITA Midwest doubles champion, fell guiding 3- and was not able to recuperate in a 6-3 reduction at No. 1. The Hokies sealed the level in a back-and-forth struggle at No. 3 with Jacob Bickersteth and Patrick Maloney. Immediately after going stage-for-stage the whole match, the Hokies claimed the last points for a 7-5 get.

No. 67 Bickersteth evened the crew scoring at 1 with a speedy win at No. 3 singles. He cruised with 6-1, 6-2 victories over Alvaro Saez-Royuela Ariza.

On the following court docket more than, Fenty endured a reduction at No. 1 singles to No. 78 Ryan Fishback as Virginia Tech (1-1) regained the workforce lead at 2-1.

Ehrenschneider and Maloney both of those secured singles wins to give the Wolverines their first direct and inside of 1 level of the match, 3-2. Ehrenschneider built the first established seem quick with a 6-1 victory and pulled out a 7-5 acquire in the second. Soon after a 6-3 match 1, Maloney edged out Alberto Orso with the previous two details following being tied up 4-4.

The match arrived down to No. 2 and No. 5 singles — the two in their 3rd sets but with the two Styler and Youthful primary.

Right after dropping his to start with set 6-1, Younger started…