EAST LANSING, Mich. – Michigan State women’s tennis hits the road for its annual spring break trip this week, opening the festivities with a 12 p.m. match against the FIU Panthers on Tuesday, March 7, at the FIU Tennis Courts. The Green & White remain in Miami on Thursday, March 9, as the Spartans challenge the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders in another 12 p.m. start.
#UNMATCHED APPROACH
As a team, Michigan State enters the weekend boasting a 6-3 overall record that includes two straight victories and wins in four of its last five contests. MSU’s previously scheduled contest against Eastern Michigan was postponed due to unsafe travel conditions stemming from Friday’s snow storm. Individually, freshman Marley Lambert is currently tied for the longest active singles win streak on Michigan State’s roster with four, winning each of those matches in three-sets. The Spartan first-year starter owns a 9-7 overall record this season with a 5-3 ledger in dual match play.
Meanwhile, sophomore Liisa Vehvilainen continues her reign of dominance at the top line, improving to 5-1 in matches played at the No. 1 singles position in addition to an 11-5 overall record coupled with a 7-2 mark in dual match play. On the doubles courts, the top-line tandem of junior Ayshe Can and Vehvilainen continue to pace the Green & White with an 11-4 overall record and 7-1 start to the dual match season. The Spartan headliners have won six straight matches, the best active win streak in either discipline at MSU so far this season.
LAST MATCH OUT
The Spartans return to action following a dominant 4-1 victory last weekend against the Illinois State Redbirds at home. The Green & White picked up a pair of victories last weekend, defeating Chicago State and Illinois State, but dropped a narrow 4-3 decision to the two-time defending Big East Champion Xavier Musketeers. MSU utilized an undefeated weekend from Lambert, winning all her matches in three sets, to help finalize the successful weekend in East Lansing.
SOAKING IT IN IN THE SUNSHINE STATE
Michigan State faces off against a pair of opponents this week in Miami, Florida, including surging programs in FIU and Middle Tennessee. FIU enters the midweek matinee boasting a 6-3 overall record, including a highly-touted nationally…
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