Women's Tennis Suffers Loss to No. 60 Michigan
3/31/2001 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
March 31, 2001
ANN ARBOR, Mich. - The Michigan State women's tennis team suffered a 7-0 loss to No. 60 Michigan Friday (March 30) in Ann Arbor. The loss brings MSU to a 6-10 overall record and a 0-5 record in the Big Ten.
In singles competition, Kavitha Tipirneni (UM) defeated freshman Caroline Lay (Brisbane, Australia) 6-3, 6-2 at the No. 1 position. At No. 5 singles, sophomore Mollie Hood (Bellaire, Mich.) had a close match against Michigan's Joanne Musgrove, taking the second set to tiebreaker, but losing 6-2, 7-6 (2).
Freshman Trine Lise Juliussen (Oslo, Norway) and partner Lay defeated Szandra Fuzesi (UM) and Kim Plaushines (UM) at No. 1 doubles, 9-8 (4). The win gives the pair the best overall doubles record for MSU at 10-6. The Spartans could not pick up the team point, however, by dropping matches at No. 2 and No. 3 doubles.
The Spartans are on the road next weekend against Penn State on Sat., April 7, at 9 a.m. and Ohio State on Sun., April 8, at 10 a.m.
Results Michigan 7, Michigan State 0
Singles1 - Kavitha Tipirneni (UM) def. Caroline Lay (MSU) 6-3, 6-22 - Chrissie Nolan (UM) def. Natasha Skogerboe (MSU) 6-2, 6-23 - Szandra Fuzesi (UM) def. Trine Lise Juliussen (MSU) 6-4, 6-04 - Jen Vaughn (UM) def. Josie Schmude (MSU) 6-2, 6-25 - Joanne Musgrove (UM) def. Mollie Hood (MSU) 6-2, 7-6(2)6 - Alison Sinclair (UM) def. Christee Chargot (MSU) 6-4, 6-2
Doubles1 - Lay/Juliussen (MSU) def. Fuzesi/Kim Plaushines (UM) 9-8(4)2 - Vaughn/Jen Duprez (UM) def. Hood/Skogerboe (MSU) 8-23 - Tipirneni/Nolan (UM) def. Chargot/Schmude (MSU) 8-1
