No. 5 Michigan to Host No. 12 Texas in NCAA Super Regional Saturday

No. 5 Michigan to Host No. 12 Texas in NCAA Super Regional Saturday

THIS WEEKEND

Saturday, May 14 — vs. Texas – NCAA Super Regional (Varsity Tennis Center), Noon (*please note new start time)

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ANN ARBOR, Mich. — The No. 5-ranked University of Michigan men’s tennis team (24-3) will host No. 12 Texas (18-10) in the NCAA Super Regional on Saturday (May 14) at 1 p.m. at the Varsity Tennis Center.

Wolverine Bites

• Michigan is the No. 5 seed for the NCAA Tournament and is ranked No. 5 in the latest ITA computerized ranking, which matches the highest ranking the team has earned this season. The Wolverines are No. 2 in the USTA/Tennis Channel poll.

• The Wolverines advanced to the Super Regional after posting back-to-back 4-0 wins over Western Michigan and Oklahoma in the first and second rounds. This is the sixth consecutive NCAA tournament appearance for the Wolverines and 31st appearance in program history.

• Michigan won the NCAA Championship in 1957 and placed in the top 10 five times before the format changed in 1979. Since that time, the Wolverines have made the Sweet 16 round four times (1980, 1988 Final Four, 2008, 2018).

• Six Wolverines are ranked in singles, including No. 27 Ondrej Styler, No. 63 Andrew Fenty, No. 70 Jacob Bickersteth, No. 77 Nino Ehrenschneider, No. 88 Patrick Maloney and No. 110 Gavin Young. Michigan also has two ranked doubles teams: No. 24 Fenty/Ehrenschneider and No. 29 Styler/Young.

• Ondrej Styler was selected to play at the NCAA Singles Championship, and Andrew Fenty was named an alternate. The selection is Styler’s first, while Fenty competed in 2019. The teams of Styler and Gavin Young, and Fenty and Nino Ehrenschneider were chosen for the NCAA Doubles Championship. This is the first time Michigan has sent two pairs since 1975.

• Michigan earned the Big Ten’s automatic bid after defeating No. 2 Ohio State 4-2 in the Big Ten Tournament championship on May 1. It marked the program’s first conference tournament title since the format changed in 1999, and is the first time winning it since 1996.

• Ondrej Styler was named…