After a fault by Isabelle Boulais, sophomore Jaedan Brown clinched her singles match. As the result sank in for both teams, the No. 20 Michigan women’s tennis team stormed the court in celebration. Not only had Brown sealed an impressive shutout against the Buckeyes, avenging a loss earlier in the season — she also clinched the Big Ten Championship. Michigan (19-5 overall, 10-1 Big Ten) defeated Maryland (18-7, 6-5), 4-1, and Northwestern (14-9, 8-3), 4-3, en route to the finals, before beating Ohio State (20-5, 11-0), 4-0. The Wolverines beat the Terps handily, but their match against the Wildcats came down to the wire. Getting there wasn’t a cakewalk. Against Northwestern, sophomores No. 19 Kari Miller and Gala Mesochoritou both lost their matches late in the third set to knot the score at 3-3. All eyes turned to freshman Julia Fliegner and Northwestern’s Christina Hand. With the pressure on, Fliegner…
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