Michigan State University
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Women's Tennis Blanked by No. 11 Michigan
2/22/2012 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
Feb. 22, 2012
EAST LANSING, Mich. - The Michigan State women's tennis team dropped its conference opener to No. 11 Michigan, 7-0, at home. This is the first time this season that the Spartans have both faced a ranked opponent and failed to record a point in a match. The Spartans did however have a doubles victory at the No. 3 position. Redshirt junior Dana Guentert and freshman Hilary Hager defeated Sarah Lee and Kristy Dodge, 8-6.
Guentert and Hager continued their undefeated doubles record. Guentert is now 6-0 in doubles play and Hager is 4-0. Together they are 4-0 at the No. 3 doubles position.
Sophomores Nicole Herzog and Katarina Lingl fell at the No. 1 spot to Emina Bektas and Brooke Bolender, 8-4. At the No. 2 position, sophomore Marina Bohrer and freshman Julianne Gruber were dropped, 8-4.
In singles play, Gruber battled it out with Dodge at the No. 5 spot. Dodge took the first set, 6-1 and then Gruber came back in the second, 7-6. Dodge eventually captured the victory with a 10-3 tie breaker. Herzog fell to Bektas at the No. 1 spot, 6-2, 6-1 and Chernova suffered a 6-1, 6-0 defeat to Bolender.
At the No. 3 spot, Bohrer fell in her first singles' loss of the season to Lee, 6-4, 6-4. Lingl fell to 6-2 in singles play with a 6-4, 6-4 loss to Crister. Sulahian dropped Guentert, 6-3, 6-2.
The Spartans have a quick turnaround and host Western Michigan on Friday, Feb. 24th. The match is set to begin at 5 p.m. at the MSU Indoor Tennis Facility.
Results
UM 7 MSU 0
Singles
1.Emina Bektas (UM) def. Nicole Herzog (MSU): 6-2, 6-1
2.Brooke Bolender (UM) def. Olga Chernova (MSU): 6-1, 6-0
3.Sarah Lee (UM) def. Marina Bohrer (MSU): 6-4, 6-4
4.Sam Critser (UM) def. Katarina Lingl (MSU): 6-4, 6-4
5.Kristy Dodge (UM) def. Julianne Gruber (MSU): 6-1, 6-7, 10-3
6.Michelle Sulahian (UM) def. Dana Guentert (MSU): 6-3, 6-2
Doubles
1.Bektas/Bolender (UM) def. Herzog/Lingl (MSU): 8-2
2.Nguyen/Sulahian (UM) def. Bohrer/Guentert (MSU): 8-4
3.Guentert/Hager (MSU) def. Lee/Dodge (UM): 8-6
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