The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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OLYMPIC SPORTS MEN'S TENNIS (17‑4 OVERALL, 6‑1 BIG TEN) No. 21 Michigan has had an improved season from 2015, more than doubling last year's win total (seven) through 21 matches … The Wolverines were tied for third in the Big Ten with Illi‑ nois, behind only No. 5 Ohio State and No. 13 Northwestern … U‑M had an especially noteworthy victory over In‑ diana April 1 — it won six consecutive singles sets after failing to secure the doubles point … Michigan was 12‑0 at home on the season … Individu‑ ally, junior Alex Knight has boasted an impressive 16‑6 record, including a 9‑2 mark from the No. 2 spot … Knight, along with sophomore Runhao Hua, have established themselves as the Wolverines' top doubles team, holding a 9‑4 record from the No. 1 position … Michigan will close out the regular season in April, then head to the Big Ten Tournament April 28‑May 1 in Min‑ neapolis. WOMEN'S TENNIS (15‑4 OVERALL, 7‑0 BIG TEN) No. 11 Michigan won its 35th con‑ secutive Big Ten regular‑season match April 10 versus Maryland, which rep‑ resents the longest such streak in the history of the program … The Wolver‑ ines rallied from down 3‑0 for a 4‑3 win over No. 8 Duke April 6 — the first time Michigan has rallied from such a deficit in the nine‑year tenure of head coach Ronni Bernstein … Senior Ronit Yurovsky has held her own with a 11‑4 dual record from the No. 1 position, while freshman Kate Fahey boats a 16‑1 dual record from the No. 2 and No. 3 spots … Michigan will close out its reg‑ ular season in April before heading to the Big Ten Tournament April 28‑May 1 in East Lansing, Mich. MEN'S TRACK AND FIELD The Michigan men's track and field team helped the Big Ten defeat the Pac‑12 in the Pac‑12 vs. Big Ten Chal‑ lenge March 25‑26 in Tempe, Ariz. … U‑M scored 19 points across middle‑ distance events to lead the scoring ef‑ fort in the conference face‑off … Michi‑ gan went on to claim second out of three in the Battle of the Blues April 1‑2 in Durham, N.C., led by fifth‑year senior Mason Ferlic winning the 3,000‑meter steeplechase by nearly 25 seconds with a personal‑best time of 8:33.95 and ju‑ nior Tony Smoragiewicz taking home a wire‑to‑wire 3,000‑meter victory with a career‑best time of 8:06.64 … In the hammer throw, sophomore Joe Ellis set a new personal best and recorded the second‑best throw in U‑M history at 65.26 meters … Michigan will continue a busy schedule in April and May before heading to Big Ten Outdoor Champion‑ ships May 13‑15 in Lincoln, Neb. WOMEN'S TRACK AND FIELD The 24th‑ranked Wolverines most re‑ cently achieved a team victory in the Battle of the Blues tri‑meet April 1‑2 in Durham, N.C., defeating North Carolina and Duke … Senior co‑captain Cindy Ofili was named Big Ten Track Athlete of the Week for her performance in Dur‑ ham after she claimed three individual event titles within a two‑hour stretch in the 100‑meter dash (11.66), 200‑me‑ ter dash (23.46) and 100‑meter hurdles