Thursday, April 14
East Lansing, Mich.
5 p.m. ET
Michigan State University
vs
Iowa
Photo by: Leann Espinoza
Women’s Tennis Plays Host to Hawkeyes, Travels to Nebraska
4/13/2022 1:00:00 PM | Women's Tennis
Michigan State (9-9, 1-6 B1G) vs. Iowa (5-14, 1-7 B1G)
Date: Thursday, April 14
Time: 5 p.m. ET
Location: MSU Indoor Tennis Center (East Lansing, Mich.)
Watch: PlaySight
Live Stats: SIDEARM
Program: PDF
Michigan State at No. 52 Nebraska (12-8, 5-3 B1G)
Date: Sunday, April 17
Time: Noon ET (11 a.m. CT)
Location: Sid and Hazel Dillon Tennis Center (Lincoln, Neb.)
Watch: Huskers.com
Live Stats: SIDEARM
EAST LANSING, Mich. – The Michigan State women's tennis team will look to end a six-match slide on Thursday evening, as the Spartans host Iowa in a 5 p.m. ET showdown at the MSU Indoor Tennis Center, before heading to Lincoln, Nebraska on Sunday for MSU's final regular-season road match at noon ET.
The meetings with the Hawkeyes and the No. 52 Huskers serve as the penultimate weekend of the regular season for the Green and White, with only four matches remaining on the schedule before the Big Ten Tournament.
MSU enters Thursday's contest with a 9-9 overall record and a 1-6 mark in conference play, coming off a 4-0 loss to rival Michigan at home this past Saturday.
Saturday's match between the Spartans and Wolverines started with Michigan taking the doubles point, picking up wins on the No. 2 and No. 3 courts as the top pairings went unfinished with Jaedan Brown and Julia Fliegner holding a 5-2 lead over senior Maja Pietrowicz and graduate student Mary Lewis. Despite some close battles in singles action, the Wolverines took a quick 2-0 lead when 121st-ranked Andrea Cerdan defeated No. 4 singles MSU player and senior Nicole Stephens, 6-1, 6-3, and the 73rd-ranked Brown survived a close first set to defeat Pietrowicz on the second court, 7-5, 6-1. Michigan wrapped up the victory when Kari Miller, ranked No. 13 in the nation, bounced back after losing the first set to Lewis, recovering for a 4-6, 6-1, 6-2 win.
Michigan State is led in singles play this season by sophomore Ayshe Can at 13-7, going 10-5 in the spring while playing the No. 3 and No. 4 spots. Senior Lauren Lemonds is second on the squad with a 12-10 solo mark, posting a 9-5 record in dual matches with time spent at the No. 4 and No. 5 positions. In doubles action, Lewis and Pietrowicz have combined to go 14-10 as a pairing, including a 2-1 record against doubles pairings ranked by the ITA.
Iowa enters the meeting in East Lansing coming off a 4-1 win at Rutgers on April 10 that snapped a 13-match losing stretch, holding a 2-7 record this season on the road. Barbora Pokorna paces the Hawkeyes with an 11-4 singles record while playing up and down the lineup, and Vipasha Mehra stands at 8-8. Leading the team in doubles play is Pokorna and Michelle Bacalla at 7-4. Despite being out due to injury, Alexa Noel still holds the No. 10 singles player ranking in the country after going 7-2 in the fall.
A pair of 4-0 conference wins for Nebraska at Rutgers and Maryland this past weekend moved the Huskers' record to 12-8 overall, pushing Nebraska to a 5-3 Big Ten mark. Kristina Novak is the team's top singles player, improving to 17-10 on the season with a pair of wins in the No. 1 spot over the weekend, while Samantha Alicea is second on the Huskers with 14 singles victories. Novak has also been dominant on the doubles court alongside Maja Makoric, as the duo are 14-4 as a pairing with a 9-1 in the spring.
Thursday will mark the 49th all-time meeting and first matchup since 2020 between the Spartans and Hawkeyes, with Iowa holding a 31-17 edge in the series history. MSU holds the 6-2 advantage in the all-time series with Nebraska, as Sunday marks the first time the two schools have faced each other since the 2019 season.
Michigan State closes out the regular season with a pair of home matches next week. The Spartans host Northwestern on April 23, with MSU then celebrating Senior Day at the home finale against Illinois on April 24.
Date: Thursday, April 14
Time: 5 p.m. ET
Location: MSU Indoor Tennis Center (East Lansing, Mich.)
Watch: PlaySight
Live Stats: SIDEARM
Program: PDF
Michigan State at No. 52 Nebraska (12-8, 5-3 B1G)
Date: Sunday, April 17
Time: Noon ET (11 a.m. CT)
Location: Sid and Hazel Dillon Tennis Center (Lincoln, Neb.)
Watch: Huskers.com
Live Stats: SIDEARM
EAST LANSING, Mich. – The Michigan State women's tennis team will look to end a six-match slide on Thursday evening, as the Spartans host Iowa in a 5 p.m. ET showdown at the MSU Indoor Tennis Center, before heading to Lincoln, Nebraska on Sunday for MSU's final regular-season road match at noon ET.
The meetings with the Hawkeyes and the No. 52 Huskers serve as the penultimate weekend of the regular season for the Green and White, with only four matches remaining on the schedule before the Big Ten Tournament.
MSU enters Thursday's contest with a 9-9 overall record and a 1-6 mark in conference play, coming off a 4-0 loss to rival Michigan at home this past Saturday.
Saturday's match between the Spartans and Wolverines started with Michigan taking the doubles point, picking up wins on the No. 2 and No. 3 courts as the top pairings went unfinished with Jaedan Brown and Julia Fliegner holding a 5-2 lead over senior Maja Pietrowicz and graduate student Mary Lewis. Despite some close battles in singles action, the Wolverines took a quick 2-0 lead when 121st-ranked Andrea Cerdan defeated No. 4 singles MSU player and senior Nicole Stephens, 6-1, 6-3, and the 73rd-ranked Brown survived a close first set to defeat Pietrowicz on the second court, 7-5, 6-1. Michigan wrapped up the victory when Kari Miller, ranked No. 13 in the nation, bounced back after losing the first set to Lewis, recovering for a 4-6, 6-1, 6-2 win.
Michigan State is led in singles play this season by sophomore Ayshe Can at 13-7, going 10-5 in the spring while playing the No. 3 and No. 4 spots. Senior Lauren Lemonds is second on the squad with a 12-10 solo mark, posting a 9-5 record in dual matches with time spent at the No. 4 and No. 5 positions. In doubles action, Lewis and Pietrowicz have combined to go 14-10 as a pairing, including a 2-1 record against doubles pairings ranked by the ITA.
Iowa enters the meeting in East Lansing coming off a 4-1 win at Rutgers on April 10 that snapped a 13-match losing stretch, holding a 2-7 record this season on the road. Barbora Pokorna paces the Hawkeyes with an 11-4 singles record while playing up and down the lineup, and Vipasha Mehra stands at 8-8. Leading the team in doubles play is Pokorna and Michelle Bacalla at 7-4. Despite being out due to injury, Alexa Noel still holds the No. 10 singles player ranking in the country after going 7-2 in the fall.
A pair of 4-0 conference wins for Nebraska at Rutgers and Maryland this past weekend moved the Huskers' record to 12-8 overall, pushing Nebraska to a 5-3 Big Ten mark. Kristina Novak is the team's top singles player, improving to 17-10 on the season with a pair of wins in the No. 1 spot over the weekend, while Samantha Alicea is second on the Huskers with 14 singles victories. Novak has also been dominant on the doubles court alongside Maja Makoric, as the duo are 14-4 as a pairing with a 9-1 in the spring.
Thursday will mark the 49th all-time meeting and first matchup since 2020 between the Spartans and Hawkeyes, with Iowa holding a 31-17 edge in the series history. MSU holds the 6-2 advantage in the all-time series with Nebraska, as Sunday marks the first time the two schools have faced each other since the 2019 season.
Michigan State closes out the regular season with a pair of home matches next week. The Spartans host Northwestern on April 23, with MSU then celebrating Senior Day at the home finale against Illinois on April 24.
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