DePaul University
#11 Michigan (Second Round)
Blue Demons Come Up Just Short Against Michigan
5/9/2015 12:00:00 AM | WOMEN'S TENNIS
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- No. 37 DePaul used a gutsy effort to give No. 11 Michigan everything it could handle on Saturday afternoon in Ann Arbor but the Blue Demons ultimately came up two points short. DePaul fell 4-2 to the Wolverines in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
DePaul's season comes to a close at 22-5 overall. Michigan, meanwhile, will move on to the NCAA Sweet Sixteen next week. The Wolverines, who are now 26-3 in 2015, surrendered two points to the Blue Demons, the first time they gave up two points in a match since March 15 and only the eighth time it has happened this season.
DePaul found itself in a 1-0 hole after the conclusion of doubles play. Michigan's Mira Ruder-Hook and Sara Remynse defeated No. 87 Zaina Sufi and Rebeca Mitrea, 8-5, at No. 3 doubles and Sarah Lee and Ronit Yurovsky topped Yuliya Shupenia and Ana Vladutu in the No. 2 match, 8-4.
But after Michigan grabbed a 2-0 lead thanks to a win by No. 111 Sarah Lee at No. 3 singles, DePaul battled back.Â
First, Mitrea defeated Remynse, 6-3, 6-4, at No. 6 singles to make it a 2-1 score and Patricia Fargas leveled the match with a convincing 6-2, 6-3 victory over Alex Najarian in the No. 4 position.
DePaul, however, couldn't scratch another point on the board. The Wolverines took a 3-2 lead when No. 27 Emina Bektas outlasted Shupenia, 6-3, 6-4, at No. 1 singles before Ruder-Hook won a tough 6-4, 6-4 decision over Jasmin Kling in the No. 5 singles match. Patricia Lancranjan was leading No. 31 Yurovsky, 3-1, in the third set when the match was stopped.
The Blue Demons' 2015 season featured their second consecutive BIG EAST Conference Tournament championship and second-straight 20-win year.
Saturday's match was also the final contest for seniors Fargas and Kling, who went 12-3 together in dual doubles play and combined to go 34-7 in dual singles matches this season. Their final doubles win together was in yesterday's first round match against Kentucky, when the duo won a thrilling 8-7 (2) decision at No. 1 doubles.
Match Results
Doubles (Finish: 3-2)
- #15 Emina Bektas/Alex Najarian (MICH) vs. Patricia Fargas/Jasmin Kling (DPU), DNF
- Sarah Lee/Ronit Yurovsky (MICH) def. Yuliya Shupenia/Ana Vladutu (DPU), 8-4
- Mira Ruder-Hook/Sara Remynse (MICH) def. #87 Zaina Sufi/Rebeca Mitrea (DPU), 8-5
- #27 Emina Bektas (MICH) def. Yuliya Shupenia (DPU), 6-3, 6-4
- #31 Ronit Yurovsky (MICH) vs. Patricia Lancranjan (DPU), DNF -- 6-3, 4-6, 3-1
- #111 Sarah Lee (MICH) def. Ana Vladutu (DPU), 6-0, 6-3
- Patricia Fargas (DPU) def. Alex Najarian (MICH), 6-2, 6-3
- Mira Ruder-Hook (MICH) def. Jasmin Kling (DPU), 6-4, 6-4
- Rebeca Mitrea (DPU) def. Sara Remynse (MICH), 6-3, 6-4
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