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Jones Seals Michigan’s Win Over Virginia – University of Michigan Athletics
Site: Ann Arbor, Mich. (Varsity Tennis Center)
Score: #5 Michigan 5, #11 Virginia 2
Records: U-M (4-1), UVA (6-1)
Next U-M Event: Tuesday, Feb. 6 — vs. Florida (Varsity Tennis Center), 5 p.m.
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — With the No. 5-ranked University of Michigan women’s tennis team needing one more point, sophomore Lily Jones won the final five games of her third set at No. 6, sealing a 5-2 win over No. 11-ranked Virginia on Saturday afternoon (Feb. 3) at the Varsity Tennis Center.
Michigan jumped out to a 3-1 lead behind the doubles point and a pair of straight-set wins at No. 1 and No. 2 sandwiched around a Virginia win at No. 5. The Cavaliers won the next match off court at No. 4 to trim the Michigan lead to 3-2, with U-M needing to pull out a third set to clinch the match.
Jones put the deciding point on the board, recovering from a break of serve in the third game of the final set by winning the next five games. In the first set, Jones was down early before rallying to tie it at 5-5. She was unable to hold her serve in the next game, eventually dropping a 7-5 decision. She flipped the script in the second set, breaking for a 6-5 lead and holding her serve to send the match to a third.
After falling behind 2-1, it was all Jones from there as she won the next five games. In the final game, she grabbed a pair of match points and converted the second, breaking No. 82 Melodie Collard in the final game to complete a 5-7, 7-5, 6-2 win for Michigan’s fourth point.
Michigan grabbed early control of the match behind the doubles point with wins at No. 2 and No. 3 after Virginia struck first at No. 1. Anna Ross and Jones answered with a 6-3 win over No. 48 Natasha Subhash and Hibah Shaikh to even doubles action. Jones and Ross took advantage of a late break in the match, stringing together their third-straight win as a pair.
The freshman duo of Reese Miller and Piper Charney kept it close early before pulling away and clinching the doubles point with a 7-5 victory. The Wolverines went down a break late before breaking back and holding on Charney’s serve. They grabbed a pair of match points on Virginia’s serve and made good on the first for the 7-5 win at Michigan’s first point of the afternoon.
Michigan and Virginia split the six first sets in singles.
Kari Miller dominated at the top of the lineup to put Michigan’s second point on the board, taking a 6-2, 6-3 win over No. 86 Annabelle Xu for a 2-0 Michigan lead.
Virginia halved the U-M lead behind a straight-set win at No. 5.
The Maize and Blue wasted little time extending its lead, with Julia Fliegner coming through with a 6-0, 7-6 (5) win at No. 2. After coasting to the first-set win, Fliegner grabbed a 5-2 lead in the second but dropped two straight games for a 5-4 lead. She had a match point on the deuce point on her opponent’s serve in the next game but could not convert. The set eventually headed to a breaker, where Fliegner pulled out a 7-5 win for Michigan’s third point of the day. She broke a 4-4 tie by winning the next two points and converted her second match point of the tiebreaker with a ball off the tape.
Virginia won a straight-set match at No. 4 to set Jones up to clinch the match.
With the match in hand, Jaedan Brown picked up her first singles win in dual-match action with a 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 win at No. 3 to provide the final 5-2 margin.
Michigan wraps up its four-match homestand on Tuesday (Feb. 6), hosting No. 8 Florida at 5 p.m. The first 150 fans will receive a maize Michigan t-shirt.
Following are match-by-match results
Singles
No. 1 — No. 10 Kari Miller (U-M) def. No. 86 Annabelle Xu (Virginia), 6-3, 6-2
No. 2 — No. 39 Julia Fliegner (U-M) def. No. 46 Hibah Shaikh (Virginia), 6-0, 7-6(5)
No. 3 — Jaedan Brown (U-M) def. Natasha Subhash (Virginia), 6-4, 4-6, 6-4
No. 4 — No. 88 Sara Ziodato (Virginia) def. No. 82 Gala Mesochoritou (U-M), 7-6(4), 7-6(3)
No. 5 — Elaine Chervinsky (Virginia) def. Piper Charney (U-M), 6-3, 7-5
No. 6 — No. 47 Lily Jones (U-M) def. No. 82 Melodie Collard (Virginia), 5-7, 7-5, 6-2
Doubles
No. 1 — Melodie Collard/Elaine Chervinsky (Virginia) def. No. 8 Jaedan Brown/Kari Miller (U-M), 6-2
No. 2 — Anna Ross/Lily Jones (U-M) def. No. 48 Natasha Subhash/Hibah Shaikh (Virginia), 6-3
No. 3 — Reese Miller/Piper Charney (U-M) def. Annabelle Xu/Sara Ziodato (Virginia), 7-5
Order of Completion: Doubles 1-2-3; Singles 1-5-2-4-6-3
FLINT, Mich. (AP) — A man in Michigan who got married and then ran over his best friend that same day, killing him, after an alcohol-fueled argument was sentenced Monday to least 30 years in prison.
“The only thing I can do for the rest of my life is express my apology and remorse. … I will forever be sorry,” James Shirah said in Genesee County court.
Shirah, 24, was driving when his vehicle struck Terry Taylor Jr. in Flint, about an hour’s drive northwest of Detroit, on Aug. 30, 2024. He and Savanah Collier were married earlier that day and the celebration had moved to a house.
Shirah’s attorney had argued that the crash was not intentional. Prosecutors, however, said Shirah had left the scene and had time to reflect before returning and striking Taylor, MLive.com reported.
“Mr. Shirah, I believe that you are not a criminal. You are, however, a killer,” Judge Khary Hanible said.
In April, Shirah pleaded no contest to second-degree murder and other offenses. He will be eligible for parole after 30 years.
“I hope that they throw the book at you,” Taylor’s cousin, Eren Taylor, said before Shirah received his sentence.
Shirah’s wife will be sentenced later in May for being an accessory.
BENTON HARBOR — Vinyl collectors and music fans are invited to dig through thousands of records and music collectibles at the Southwest Michigan Record Show.
The event is scheduled for 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 16 at Grand Upton Hall inside Lake Michigan College’s Mendel Center in Benton Harbor, according to a press release.
Now in its fourth season, the show features 25 vendors from five states, offering 70 tables filled with vinyl records, CDs, cassettes, record supplies and music memorabilia.
Free admission begins at 10 a.m.
General admission is free starting at 10 a.m., while early entry is available at 8:30 a.m. for $5. Door prize drawings are planned for 11 a.m. and 1 p.m., including $25 shopping certificates and record supplies from BCW Supplies. The first 75 attendees will receive free tote bags.
A food truck will be on site, and cash is preferred for purchases. Some vendors may accept cards, PayPal, Venmo and other payment methods, but there is no ATM on site.
Vendors from across the Midwest and beyond
The show is expected to feature a wide selection of music genres, including classic rock, pop, ’80s, metal, punk, jazz, blues, R&B, country and soundtracks.
“This show is still being discovered, and that’s part of what makes it exciting,” event organizer Jeremy D. Bonfiglio said in the release. “We’ve built a strong group of experienced vendors, so whether you’re just getting into vinyl or digging for something rare, there’s a real opportunity here to find something unexpected.”
Free parking is available near the entrance of Mendel Center, 2755 Napier Ave.
Future dates planned
The Southwest Michigan Record Show is also scheduled to return Sept. 19.
For more information, visit southwestmichiganrecordshow.com or follow the event on Facebook.
This story was created by reporter Cheryl Morey, with the assistance of artificial Intelligence (AI). Journalists were involved in every step of the information gathering, review, editing and publishing.
ALGOMA TOWNSHIP, Mich. — The spirit of curling is one of friendship.
While memory of the Winter Olympics may have long melted away in the minds of many Americans, there some whose curiousness for the sport of curling has extended all the way into the springtime.
“Everybody’s having fun,” said Paul Curran, league manager for the Grand Rapids Curling Club. “It’s a really weird sport in that it’s really friendly.”
The club, which plays at the Cedar Rock Sportsplex in Algoma Township, has seen a recent spike in interest in its beginners leagues and learn to curl classes.
“We’re all here to curl and learn,” said beginner Aaron Schwieterman. “Everyone’s making mistakes, but still having a great time learning the sport and trying to mimic what the professionals do at the Olympics.”
“I recommend it to anybody who wants to try something different,” said beginner Margaret Steketee. “If I can do it, anybody can do it.”
For a period of time on the ice, these newcomers to the sport turn into competitors. Then, at the conclusions of their games, they revert to being friends.
“Largely, what you’ll find with curlers is that when they’re done curling, they want to be friendly and hang out,” Curran said. “Which is what our league is doing right now.”
As long as people are interested, Curran says the club will continue to put on beginners leagues and lessons.
“The more people we get out here curling, the better,” he said.
For more information on ways to play and learn how to curl in West Michigan, visit the Grand Rapids Curling Club’s website.
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