The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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either Boise State or Cal in the championship or consolation match. Match To Watch — Feb. 1-3, multiple dual matches: Michigan tennis fans have just one more weekend to catch the Wolverines at home before the NCAA Team Indoor Championships Feb. 15-18. Michigan is hosting three dual matches the first weekend in February, taking on Princeton Feb. 1, and Wake Forest and Western Michigan Feb. 3. Women's Tennis: With Indoor NCAA Nationals Feb. 8-11, the Wolverines have been playing non-scoring matches since September. The Wolverines host the ITA Kick-Off Jan. 26‑27, taking on Brown and either South Carolina or Missouri in the championship or consolation match. The Wolverines advanced all the way to the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 last season — can they put together a similar run this year? Although the team is young — Mimi Nguyen is the lone senior on the roster — the Wolverines are deep with young talent. Match To Watch — Feb. 16 vs. Texas A&M: Once indoor nationals conclude Feb. 11, the Wolverines will turn their eyes to the season in earnest — and it starts with a big dual match against the Aggies at home. Wrestling: The Wolverines had an impressive showing at the Midlands Championships Dec. 29-30. They had four wrestlers place on the way to an eighth-place team finish. Fifth-year senior Ben Apland took fourth place in the heavyweight division; redshirt junior Eric Grajales took sixth place in the 149-pound division; redshirt junior Dan Yates finished sixth in the 174-pound division; and freshman Taylor Massa rounded out the Wolverines' finishers by taking seventh place in the 174-pound division. Since then, the Wolverines have Redshirt junior Dan Yates was one of four dropped three dual meets to ranked Michigan wrestlers to place at the Midlands Big Ten foes: No. 14 Nebraska, 20-19; Championships Dec. 29-30, finishing sixth in No. 19 Wisconsin, 19-16; and No. 4 the 174-pound division. photo courtesy michigan athletic media relations Iowa, 33-10. Meet To Watch — Feb. 8 vs. No. 6 Ohio State: The Wolverines have tough road trips to No. 21 Northwestern Jan. 27 and No. 22 Purdue Feb. 3 on the docket, but this one against the Buckeyes is a chance to notch a marquee win over an archrival in front of a big home crowd.