Feb. 1, 2015
NOTRE DAME, Ind. – The University of Notre Dame women’s tennis team braved the elements for a top 20 matchup with Michigan on Sunday, but the Irish lost for the first time this season in a 5-2 decision at the Eck Tennis Pavilion.
The 19th-ranked Irish scored an upset in the doubles portion of the afternoon, as No. 16 Quinn Gleason and Monica Robinson defeated No. 10 Emina Bektas and Alex Najarian on Court 1 to clinch the doubles point, 6-4. Mary Closs and Jane Fennelly also snagged a win at No. 3, dropping Mira Ruder-Hook and Annie Wierda, 6-3. Allison Miller and Julie Vrabel fell at No. 2 doubles to No. 35 Ronit Yurovsky and Sarah Lee, 3-6.
Michigan rebounded in singles, taking five of six matches to seal the win. Fennelly earned her third singles win of the season at No. 6 singles, notching a 6-3, 6-2 win over Kristen Dodge to remain undefeated. At No. 3 singles, Vrabel took 38th-ranked Lee to three sets, but fell 1-6, 6-2, 3-6, while Closs lost a three-set match to Najarian, 4-6, 6-3, 1-6, at No. 4 singles.
At the No. 1 slot, Gleason fell to No. 18 Bektas after taking the first set to a tiebreaker, but Bektas ran away in the second for a 7-6, 6-1, win. Robinson dropped a 2-6, 3-6 decision to No. 23 Yurovsky, and Miller lost to Ruder-Hook, 5-7, 3-6.
The Irish return to action at 5 p.m. ET Friday when they welcome No. 8 Stanford to the Eck Tennis Pavilion. For the latest news and notes, be sure to follow the team on Twitter, @NDWomensTennis, and like Notre Dame Women’s Tennis on Facebook.
No. 15 Michigan 5, No. 19 Notre Dame 2
SINGLES
1. No. 18 Emina Bektas (UM) def. Quinn Gleason (ND), 7-6, 6-1
2. No. 23 Ronit Yurovksy (UM) def. Monica Robinson (ND), 6-2, 6-3
3. No. 38 Sarah Lee (UM) def. Julie Vrabel (ND), 6-1, 2-6, 6-3
4. Alex Najarian (UM) def. Mary Closs (ND), 6-4, 3-6, 6-1
5. Mira Ruder-Hook (UM) def. Allison Miller (ND), 7-5, 6-3
6. Jane Fennelly (ND) def. Kristen Dodge (UM), 6-3, 6-2
DOUBLES
1. No. 16 Quinn Gleason / Monica Robinson (ND) def. No. 10 Emina Bektas / Alex Najarian (UM), 6-4
2. No. 35 Ronit Yurovsky / Sarah Lee (UM) def Allison Miller / Julie Vrabel (ND), 6-3
3. Mary Closs / Jane Fennelly (ND) def. Mira Ruder-Hook / Annie Wierda (UM), 6-3
By Joanne Norell, Media Relations Assistant
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