![]() Warren issued a statement later Friday saying that the Big Ten has, indeed, started "the process of formalizing the Big Ten Student-Athlete Advisory Committee to seek input from our student-athletes, including Sean Clifford, about the changing landscape of college athletics." He added that the conference "has not had any negotiations with the CFBPA, or any players' organization, and do not have any scheduled."Ī spokesperson for the Big Ten had earlier confirmed the commissioner spoke with players and separately with Jason Stahl, the founder and executive director of the College Football Players Association (CFBPA). ![]() He said he and the other players he has spoken with have no intention of creating a union or entering a contentious negotiation with the league at this point. Penn State quarterback Sean Clifford said the conversations with Warren have been a positive, collaborative start to giving players a seat at the table in future decisions with the league. ![]() Warren also spoke with the leader of a nascent players' association about the possibility of having an independent group represent the players in conversations with the league. 3 - Gabby O'Gorman/Alexandra Nielsen (PSU) d.Big Ten football players have had conversations with league commissioner Kevin Warren this week about giving athletes a bigger voice in the future and about improving a variety of benefits for players. Sofiya Chekhlystova/Karly Friedland (PSU), 6-3 U-M is back in action next Saturday (April 9), traveling to East Lansing to take on Michigan State at 2 p.m. Nicole Hammond was up 5-3 in the third when her match was abandoned, with Gala Mesochoritou only two games into her first set after starting her match on Cerdan's court. Fliegner, who did not come on court until Brown was victorious, cruised to the straight-set win for Michigan's fourth point. ![]() Julia Fliegner did the honors of clinching the match a few minutes later with a 6-0, 6-0 win at No. It was all Miler in the final set as she dropped just one game as U-M's lead grew to 3-1. Nittany Lion Sofiya Chekhlystova returned the favor, winning the next game to send it to a third set. She was broken at 5-3 in the second but was able to break right back to stay in the set at 5-4. Miller fell behind early in the first set, dropping the first three games before ripping off six straight for the early advantage. Kari Miller continued her strong play at the top of the lineup for the Maize and Blue, putting Michigan one point away with a 6-3, 4-6, 6-1 win at No. After getting back on serve in the middle stages of the set, Cerdan got the break she needed late and served out the set with a big serve up the middle for Michigan's second point. Cerdan pulled out the 7-5 win and used that momentum for another 2-0 lead. Cerdan won on a deuce point for a 5-3 lead in the first set but was broken in the next game as the set found its way to a breaker. She jumped out to 2-0 leads in both sets but Penn State's Karly Friedland worked her way back into both. 4 to account for Michigan's second point of the afternoon. Penn State held in the next game but Brown served it out in the following game, using a drop shot to force a forehand long on match point.Ĭerdan grinded out a 7-6 (5), 6-4 win at No. After the players exchanged games to start the second, Brown won four straight for a 5-1 lead. She won the following two games, taking control of the set en route to a 6-4 win. After jumping out to a 2-0 lead in the first set, Brown found herself tied at 2-2. 4.īrown got Michigan on the board with a 6-4, 6-2 win at No. U-M took three first sets as Cerdan pulled out a tiebreak win at No. With only four courts available, singles action began with matches 1-4 on court. 3 sandwiched around a 6-3 win at the top spot from Jaedan Brown and Andrea Cerdan. Penn State took the doubles point with wins at No. 19-ranked University of Michigan women's tennis team used a strong singles effort after dropping the doubles point to record a 4-1 win over Penn State Sunday afternoon (April 3) at the Penn State Indoor Tennis Center. Next U-M Event: Saturday, April 9 - at Michigan State (East Lansing, Mich.), 2 p.m.
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