Box Score ANN ARBOR, Mich. – In the Illinois women's tennis team's first match in Ann Arbor since 2022, the Illini suffered a 4-0 loss at No. 3 Michigan from the Varsity Tennis Center.
Following its seventh match vs. a top-25 ranked team this season, No. 48 Illinois owns an 8-10 on the season and 3-4 in Big Ten action. The Wolverines improved to 14-3 overall and 7-0 in Big Ten play.
After a hard fought doubles slate, No. 3 Michigan got on the scoreboard first. At No. 3 doubles, Illinois' tandem of McKenna Schaefbauer and Kasia Treiber earned a 6-2 win. The Illini duo picked up three breaks en route to their 12th win when working together this season. Schaefbauer and Treiber improved to 5-1 in Big Ten play with the win from Ann Arbor.
Michigan would claim the next three decisions as well, at No. 6, 2, and 4, respectively and take the match 4-0.
FINAL SCORE: NO. 48 ILLINOIS (8-10, 3-4 B1G) 0, #3 MICHIGAN (14-3, 7-0 B1G) 4
Doubles
No. 1 – No. 47 Bernales/Jones (MICH) def. Megan Heuser/Kida Ferrari - 7-6(5)
No. 2 – No. 70 Fliegner/Miller (MICH) def. Alice Xu/Violeta Martinez - 6-0
No. 3 – McKenna Schaefbauer/Kasia Treiber def. Charney/Sartz-Lunde (MICH) - 6-3
Singles
No. 1 – McKenna Schaefbauer vs. No. 3 Julia Fliegner (MICH) - 6(6)-7, 2-4, unfinished
No. 2 – No. 22 Piper Charney (MICH) def. Megan Heuser - 6-4, 6-3
No. 3 – Violeta Martinez vs. No. 34 Lily Jones (MICH) - 4-6, 6-3, 0-1, unfinished
No. 4 – No. 86 Emily Sartz-Lunde (MICH) def. Kida Ferrari - 6-4, 7-5
No. 5 – Ariel Madatali vs. No. 123 Reese Miller (MICH) - 5-7, 2-5, unfinished
No. 6 – Jessica Bernales (MICH) def. Kasia Treiber - 6-3, 6-4
Order of Finish
Doubles: 2, 3, 1
Singles: 6, 2, 4
Duration: 2:31
Played indoors
NEXT UP
Illinois is back in action on Sunday, when the squad visits No. 73 Michigan State (11-7, 3-4 B1G) for a 9 a.m. CT match.
