EAST LANSING, Mich. – On the final day of the regular season, Michigan State women’s tennis team pulls off a ranked victory on the doubles court but fell to No. 65-ranked Iowa 4-1, on Senior Day Sunday afternoon at the MSU Indoor Tennis Center.
The Spartans jumped out to an early 1-0 lead, led by the backs of junior Liisa Vehvilainen and senior Ayshe Can knocking off the Hawkeye’s lone ITA ranked tandem, No. 81 Daianne Hayashida and Vipasha Mehra, 6-3, on the top court. The Green and White duo began the bout winning five of the six games holding a commanding, 5-1 lead. The Iowa pairing bounced back winning two straight matches, but a double fault was the deciding factor giving Vehvilainen and Can the upset victory.
On court three, graduate student Nicole Conard and sophomore Matilde Morais cruised to a 4-1 lead before being tested by the duo of Marisa Schmidt and Nikita Vishwase, losing two of the next three games. Conard and Morais were able to regroup and cap off the match with a 6-3 victory.
The Hawkeyes (11-11, 6-5 B1G) would rebound from losing the doubles point by sweeping singles competition, taking four courts on three, one, six and four in straight fashion.
Michigan State concluded the season with a 10-15 overall record and a 1-10 B1G mark with an even 7-7 record on its home courts.
The Spartans will now shift their focus to the Big Ten Championships on Wednesday, April 24 at Ann Arbor, Michigan.
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