Wolverines Knock Off No. 19 Oklahoma State to Stay Perfect

Wolverines Knock Off No. 19 Oklahoma State to Stay Perfect

Site: Ann Arbor, Mich. (Varsity Tennis Center)

Score: #12 Michigan 6, #19 Oklahoma State 1

Records: U-M (4-0), OSU (2-3)

Next U-M Event: Fri-Mon., Feb. 9-12 — at ITA National Team Indoor Championship (Seattle, Wash.), TBA

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ANN ARBOR, Mich. — The No. 12-ranked University of Michigan women’s tennis team won the doubles point and five singles matches to pick up its second straight win over No. 19-ranked Oklahoma State 6-1 on Saturday afternoon (Feb. 4) at the Varsity Tennis Center.

Michigan cruised to the doubles point behind wins at No. 2 and No. 1, grabbing a 1-0 lead just 35 minutes into the match.

At No. 2, Julia Fliegner and Lily Jones won the first five games before Oklahoma State got on the board at 5-1. Jones served it out in the ensuing game, wrapping up the win in just 25 minutes.

Michigan’s No. 3 duo of Andrea Cerdan and Merri Kelly rallied from a 3-1 deficit, eventually tying the match at 3-3 to stay on court.

Kari Miller and Jaedan Brown recovered from a break of serve in the first game by winning five straight points for a 5-1 lead. After Oklahoma State thwarted Michigan’s attempt to serve for the match, the Wolverines converted on the deuce point to break the Cowgirls for the 6-2 win.

Michigan won five first sets in singles action after Miller pulled out a 7-5 win at No. 2.

Brown wasted little time accounting for Michigan’s second point of the afternoon, 6-2, 6-1 at No. 1. Brown jumped out to 2-0 leads in both sets and never relented in the straight-set victory.

Moments later, Oklahoma State’s Lucia Peyre retired at No. 4 with Lily Jones leading 6-3, 2-0 for Michigan’s third point of the match.

Fliegner did the honors for Michigan, clinching the team win behind a 6-3, 6-3 triumph at No. 3. Fliegner got the break she needed at 3-1 in the first set, holding the rest of the way for the win. In the second, she went up 4-2 and did not look back to get the win.

Oklahoma State got on the board with a 3-6, 6-4, 1-0 (4) win at No. 6.

Miller came through with a 7-5, 6-3 win at No. 2 to give Michigan a 5-1 lead. Facing a 4-2 deficit in the first set, Miller won three straight games and held two set points on her serve at 5-4….