University of Minnesota Athletics
Friday, March 16
Baseline Tennis Center
3:00 PM
University of Minnesota
6
vs
1
University of Maryland
Gophers Make it 2-0 in B1G Play
3/16/2018 12:00:00 AM | Tennis
March 16, 2018
DOUBLES
The Gophers started the day with some fireworks coming back to win a pair of tiebreak doubles matches. After the pair of Caitlyn Merzbacher and Mehvish Safdar fell 6-3 in the No. 1 spot, the pressure was on for the Gophers in the final two spots.
Caroline Ryba and River Hart found themselves locked in a back-and-forth match all afternoon. They were able to come from behind in the tiebreak set and put it away with a Ryba shot down the baseline to tie doubles up 1-1.
Tina Kreinis and Annemarie Emme were up early but saw their lead disappear. They were able to settle back in and also come back in the tiebreak set to seal the match and the doubles point in the No. 2 spot. The pair is now 6-2 from that spot together this season.
"I always love clinching. It's always super memorable," Kreinis said. "I love playing with Annie. We make each other feel good out there."
SINGLES
The Maroon and Gold made quick work of singles ripping off three straight set victories to seal the victory. Kreinis wasted no time pulling out a 6-4, 6-1 victory in the No. 2 spot and Merzbacher quickly followed with a 6-3, 6-3 win at No. 5. Merzbacher is now 14-2 on the season with all her victories coming at the No. 5 spot.
Cammy Frei locked in Minnesota's second Big Ten victory of the season with a 6-2, 6-3 win at the No. 6 spot.
Minnesota and Maryland played out the remaining matches. Barbara Mancera took a straight set, 7-5, 6-4, win at the No. 4 spot to improve to 14-5 on the year.
Caroline Ryba fell in the first set of her match 6-4, but came storming back for the Gophers sixth point. She won the second set 6-3 and took the tiebreaker set 10-4. Emme fell in a tiebreaker spot in the day's final match.
UP NEXT
The Gophers will look to make it 3-0 in Big Ten play when they welcome Rutgers this Sunday at 11 a.m.
"We now have to reset. Every day is a new day. We have to take care of ourselves, take care of our bodies," Thompson said. "I thought the girls did a good job of coming off a couple losses in Florida. It didn't show at all today. We came out super motivated and hungry. I'm just really proud of them."
SINGLES
1. Caroline Ryba (MINN) def. Eva Alexandrova (MD), 4-6, 6-3, 1-0 (4)
2. Tina Kreinis (MINN) def. Ekaterina Tour (MD), 6-4, 6-1
3. Millie Stretton (MD) def. Annemarie Emme (MINN), 2-6, 7-5, 1-0 (5)
4. Barbara Mancera (MINN) def. Katsiaryna Yemelyanenka (MD), 7-5, 6-4
5. Caitlyn Merzbacher def. Zoe Kulkarni 6-3, 6-3
6. Cammy Frei (MINN) def. Saya Usui (MD) 6-2, 6-3
DOUBLES
1.) Millie Stretton/Eva Alexandrova (MD) def. Caitlyn Merzbacher/Mehvish Safdar (MINN), 6-3
2. Tina Kreinis/Annemarie Emme def. Ekaterina Tour/Katsiaryna Yemelyanenka (MD), 7-6 (5)
3. Caroline Ryba/River Hart (MINN) def. Arnelle Sullivan/Saya Usui (MD), 7-6 (4)
Order of Finish
Doubles (1,3,2); Singles (2,5,6,4,1,3)
The University of Minnesota women's tennis team (10-6, 2-0) came storming back in doubles and never looked back in this afternoon's 6-1 victory over Maryland (6-6, 0-1).
"I think we did an unbelievable job. You could tell our girls had something to prove today," head coach Catrina Thompson said. "The doubles point ended up being huge for us today."
Just caught up with @tinakreinis and Coach Thompson after today's B1G win. They both pointed to doubles as a big motivator for how singles played out. #SkiUMah pic.twitter.com/wZauuXWG1i
- Minnesota W Tennis (@GopherWTennis) March 16, 2018
DOUBLES
The Gophers started the day with some fireworks coming back to win a pair of tiebreak doubles matches. After the pair of Caitlyn Merzbacher and Mehvish Safdar fell 6-3 in the No. 1 spot, the pressure was on for the Gophers in the final two spots.
Caroline Ryba and River Hart found themselves locked in a back-and-forth match all afternoon. They were able to come from behind in the tiebreak set and put it away with a Ryba shot down the baseline to tie doubles up 1-1.
Tina Kreinis and Annemarie Emme were up early but saw their lead disappear. They were able to settle back in and also come back in the tiebreak set to seal the match and the doubles point in the No. 2 spot. The pair is now 6-2 from that spot together this season.
"I always love clinching. It's always super memorable," Kreinis said. "I love playing with Annie. We make each other feel good out there."
SINGLES
The Maroon and Gold made quick work of singles ripping off three straight set victories to seal the victory. Kreinis wasted no time pulling out a 6-4, 6-1 victory in the No. 2 spot and Merzbacher quickly followed with a 6-3, 6-3 win at No. 5. Merzbacher is now 14-2 on the season with all her victories coming at the No. 5 spot.
Cammy Frei locked in Minnesota's second Big Ten victory of the season with a 6-2, 6-3 win at the No. 6 spot.
Minnesota and Maryland played out the remaining matches. Barbara Mancera took a straight set, 7-5, 6-4, win at the No. 4 spot to improve to 14-5 on the year.
Caroline Ryba fell in the first set of her match 6-4, but came storming back for the Gophers sixth point. She won the second set 6-3 and took the tiebreaker set 10-4. Emme fell in a tiebreaker spot in the day's final match.
UP NEXT
The Gophers will look to make it 3-0 in Big Ten play when they welcome Rutgers this Sunday at 11 a.m.
"We now have to reset. Every day is a new day. We have to take care of ourselves, take care of our bodies," Thompson said. "I thought the girls did a good job of coming off a couple losses in Florida. It didn't show at all today. We came out super motivated and hungry. I'm just really proud of them."
SINGLES
1. Caroline Ryba (MINN) def. Eva Alexandrova (MD), 4-6, 6-3, 1-0 (4)
2. Tina Kreinis (MINN) def. Ekaterina Tour (MD), 6-4, 6-1
3. Millie Stretton (MD) def. Annemarie Emme (MINN), 2-6, 7-5, 1-0 (5)
4. Barbara Mancera (MINN) def. Katsiaryna Yemelyanenka (MD), 7-5, 6-4
5. Caitlyn Merzbacher def. Zoe Kulkarni 6-3, 6-3
6. Cammy Frei (MINN) def. Saya Usui (MD) 6-2, 6-3
DOUBLES
1.) Millie Stretton/Eva Alexandrova (MD) def. Caitlyn Merzbacher/Mehvish Safdar (MINN), 6-3
2. Tina Kreinis/Annemarie Emme def. Ekaterina Tour/Katsiaryna Yemelyanenka (MD), 7-6 (5)
3. Caroline Ryba/River Hart (MINN) def. Arnelle Sullivan/Saya Usui (MD), 7-6 (4)
Order of Finish
Doubles (1,3,2); Singles (2,5,6,4,1,3)
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