Indiana University Athletics
Hoosiers Fall to Michigan in Big Ten Tournament
4/28/2017 6:39:00 PM | Women's Tennis
URBANA, Ill. – The No. 10 seed Indiana women's team came up short against No. 2 seed Michigan with a 4-0 defeat on Friday at the Atkins Tennis Center.
The Hoosiers (14-14) dropped the doubles points with Michigan wins at No. 2 and No. 3 doubles. The Hoosiers top team of Kim Schmider and Madison Appel led 5-4 when their match was stopped.
Schmider and Appel were playing the No. 9 ranked doubles team in the country, Kate Fahey and Alex Najarian. In Bloomington when the Hoosiers played Michigan the Wolverine duo was ranked No. 2 in the country and Appel and Schmider also led 5-4 when the match was stopped.
The Wolverines, the Co-Big Ten Regular Season Champions, improved to 20-4 on the season and have won 12 straight Big Ten dual matches.
Fahey, ranked No. 25 in singles, put the Wolverines up 2-0 with a win at No. 1 singles. Michigan added another point with a win on court three. The Wolverines clinched the match with a win at No. 6 singles.
#10 Michigan 4, Indiana 0
Singles competition
1. #25 Kate Fahey (MICH) def. Madison Appel (IND) 6-4, 6-1
2. #24 Brienne Minor (MICH) vs. Paula Guitierrez (IND) 7-5, unfinished
3. Chiara Lommer (MICH) def. Caitlin Bernard (IND) 7-5, 6-1
4. Alex Najarian (MICH) vs. Natalie Whalen (IND) 5-2, unfinished
5. Pauline Jahren (IND) vs. Mira Ruder-Hook (MICH) no result
6. Valeria Patiuk (MICH) def. Kim Schmider (IND) 1-6, 6-4, 6-1
Doubles competition
1. #9 Kate Fahey/Alex Najarian (MICH) vs. #52 Madison Appel/Kim Schmider (IND) 4-5, unfinished
2. Chiara Lommer/Brienne Minor (MICH) def. Natalie Whalen/Paula Guitierrez (IND) 6-0
3. Mira Ruder-Hook/Valeria Patiuk (MICH) def. Caitlin Bernard/Pauline Jahren (IND) 6-3
The Hoosiers (14-14) dropped the doubles points with Michigan wins at No. 2 and No. 3 doubles. The Hoosiers top team of Kim Schmider and Madison Appel led 5-4 when their match was stopped.
Schmider and Appel were playing the No. 9 ranked doubles team in the country, Kate Fahey and Alex Najarian. In Bloomington when the Hoosiers played Michigan the Wolverine duo was ranked No. 2 in the country and Appel and Schmider also led 5-4 when the match was stopped.
The Wolverines, the Co-Big Ten Regular Season Champions, improved to 20-4 on the season and have won 12 straight Big Ten dual matches.
Fahey, ranked No. 25 in singles, put the Wolverines up 2-0 with a win at No. 1 singles. Michigan added another point with a win on court three. The Wolverines clinched the match with a win at No. 6 singles.
#10 Michigan 4, Indiana 0
Singles competition
1. #25 Kate Fahey (MICH) def. Madison Appel (IND) 6-4, 6-1
2. #24 Brienne Minor (MICH) vs. Paula Guitierrez (IND) 7-5, unfinished
3. Chiara Lommer (MICH) def. Caitlin Bernard (IND) 7-5, 6-1
4. Alex Najarian (MICH) vs. Natalie Whalen (IND) 5-2, unfinished
5. Pauline Jahren (IND) vs. Mira Ruder-Hook (MICH) no result
6. Valeria Patiuk (MICH) def. Kim Schmider (IND) 1-6, 6-4, 6-1
Doubles competition
1. #9 Kate Fahey/Alex Najarian (MICH) vs. #52 Madison Appel/Kim Schmider (IND) 4-5, unfinished
2. Chiara Lommer/Brienne Minor (MICH) def. Natalie Whalen/Paula Guitierrez (IND) 6-0
3. Mira Ruder-Hook/Valeria Patiuk (MICH) def. Caitlin Bernard/Pauline Jahren (IND) 6-3
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