May 17, 1985
(vol. 95, iss. 1)
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… Wolverine tennis team as they won their 15th Big Ten Championship in 16 years. It was Michigan's 17th title in 18 years. In the team-play tournament, Michigan downed Ohio State in the first round, 5-1. The…
… Wolverines then avenged an earlier loss to Illinois by downing the Illini on their home cour- ts in swirling winds, 5-3. IN THE finals, Michigan made a fierce comeback to beat Big Ten regular season co…
…-champ Minnesota, 5-3. All three of the Wolverines' top singles players had lost, but freshmen Jon Morris, Brad Koontz, and Franz Geiger won at the last three spots to tie the match at three going into doubles play…
… final was indeed a matchup between the best two teams in the con- ference. Michigan and Minnesota tied for first in the regular season at 7-2. Minnesota was the defending champ, but the Wolverines had…
… better against us this time than last time. We beat Minnesota playing their best." The Wolverines now head for the NCAA tournament in Athens, Ga. where they meet the fourth-seeded Mustangs of Southern…
… impossible," had a good year." Number-one singles player Paula Ritt recalled, "but to lose all six is The Wolverines failed to Reichert, Michigan's leader almost unbelievable." the NCAA Championships…
… doubles tandems failed to State, a team that trounced the deliver at critical moments. Wolverines, 7-2, earlier in the season. "DOUBLES killed us all year long," The good start was quickly and ' said Ritt…
…, "but I thought we could loudly nullified, however, when Nor- have pulled some of the matches out." thwestern lambasted the Wolverines, - * Doubles were the key in Michigan's 9-0. in match number two. The…
… Illinois g matches against Illinois and Michigan and Michigan State disappointments State. After six singles matches in followed dropping Michigan to eighth. 1 both contests, the Wolverines were in RITT SAID…
… and the Wolverines were beaten easily during the season. "She Phone (212) 581-304 tied at three when Michigan (Reichert) just wasn't on. It was Mail this ad for Spec proceeded to drop three straight…