After playing Saturday's match against Western Michigan outdoors, Michigan received a break when rain forced the Regional Final indoors to the Varsity Tennis Center. The Wolverines felt much more comfortable playing inside, where they spent much of the season, and it showed with their great all-around performance. Michigan beat then-No. 16 Pepperdine there this year, as well as amassing upsets of No. 12 Texas and No. 8 Illinois last season.

"It's a confidence thing indoors," sophomore Mike Sroczynski said. "We just know we can win indoors here, and we've had our best wins indoors here."

On top of being more comfortable on the indoor surface, the Wolverines also fed off of a raucous crowd that was decidedly pro-Michigan.

"We've had big crowds all year, and this crowd was amazing again," Mazlin said. "I mean, to play indoors, it's so loud, especially in doubles and during singles on big points. So it was really exciting to play in front of a big home crowd, especially in a match like this when it definitely helped."

Dazzling Doubles: One day removed from a sluggish 2-1 loss to Western Michigan for the doubles point, Michigan came out against Texas Tech determined to have a stronger performance. The Wolverines came through, sweeping the Red Raiders 2-0. The duo of Maravic and Mazlin was leading 5-3 when freshman Chris Madden and sophomore George Navas clinched the doubles point for Michigan.

"I told them today that I wanted them to ... compete as hard as they could from the first point, and especially when times get tough," Michigan coach Bruce Berque said. "And that's what they did."

Last Chance: Matko Maravic may not have finished a match, but the All-American left an indelible mark on Michigan's 4-2 victory over Texas Tech yesterday in the NCAA men's tennis Regional.

The senior left his doubles match with junior Andrew Mazlin unfinished after Michigan quickly took the other two doubles matches. It was only fitting that Maravic and Mazlin were the only two Wolverines left on the court when Michigan needed one more point to clinch the regional championship. Both players held commanding leads in the third set, and the only question was which one would clinch the regional for the Wolverines

Leading 5-2 in the third set, Maravic had to wait through his opponent's injury timeout. The break allowed him to watch as Mazlin secured the regional title with a blazing ace, blowing his serve by Texas Tech's Lenior Ramos. Mazlin's victory set off a raucous celebration on the court of the Varsity Tennis Center, but he admitted afterwards that the victory came with a twinge of guilt.

"The whole time I felt bad because (Maravic's opponent) took an injury timeout and Matko was going to win that," Mazlin said. "He took two breaks serving, and the kid is an animal. He wasn't going to lose in tight situations like that. It was tough watching Matko just sit there when he had the opportunity to close it out."

Maravic, however, didn't let not finishing either of his matches affect him. He was too busy being excited for the team, which won 20 matches in a season for just the third time in team history.

"I really don't feel bad at all," Maravic said about the last home match of his career. "(Mazlin) had a great year. It's a team sport, and it really doesn't matter who gets the point. If he doesn't clinch it, I'll clinch it."