U-M Dominates Iowa in First Outdoor Home Match

Saturday, April 15

Ann Arbor, Mich.

1:00 PM

Michigan

Iowa

4/15/2000 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis

ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Playing its first match outdoors this season at the Varsity Tennis Center, the University of Michigan men's tennis team dominated Iowa by a 6-1 count on Saturday afternoon (April 15). The Wolverines (11-5, 3-4 Big Ten) swept all three doubles matches and claimed victories in five of the six singles matches for their second straight win.

Michigan gained the doubles team point behind strong performances from its No. 2 and No. 3 tandems, as well as an 8-6 victory from senior Matt Wright (Wichita, Kan./Wichita Collegiate HS) and Danny McCain (Largo, Fla./Canterbury School) at the No. 1 spot. Senior co-captain John Long (Ann Arbor, Mich./Huron HS) and freshman Zach Held (Indianapolis, Ind./North Central HS) posted an 8-3 victory at the No. 2 spot against J.R. Chidley and Hunter Skogman. Sophomore Henry Beam (Kalamazoo, Mich./Loy Norrix HS) and freshman Chris Shaya (Bloomfield Hills, Mich./Saddlebrook Academy HS) followed with an 8-3 victory against Pete Rose and Eric Kuzlowski at No. 3.

In singles, the Wolverines received straight-set wins from Long, Beam, McCain and senior Ron Nano (Great Neck, N.Y./South HS) and a three-set victory from sophomore Ben Cox (Spring Lake, Mich./Spring Lake HS). Iowa claimed its only team point as No. 29-ranked Tyler Cleveland beat Wright, ranked No. 55, at the top singles spot.

Michigan closes its home schedule and honors its four seniors -- Long, Brad McFarlane (Kingston, Ontario/Bayridge Secondary HS), Nano and Wright -- against Wisconsin tomorrow (Sunday, April 16, 1 p.m.) at the Varsity Tennis Center.

Following are match-by-match results:

Singles
No. 1 -- #29 Tyler Cleveland (Iowa) d. #55 Matt Wright, 6-4, 6-3
No. 2 -- John Long (U-M) d. Jake Wilson, 6-4, 6-0
No. 3 -- Henry Beam (U-M) d. Stuart Waters, 7-6, 7-6
No. 4 -- Danny McCain (U-M) d. Petar Mandic, 6-2, 6-4
No. 5 -- Ben Cox (U-M) d. J.R. Chidley, 6-4, 4-6, 6-3
No. 6 -- Ron Nano (U-M) d. Pete Rose, 6-0, 6-4

Doubles
No. 1 -- Wright/McCain (U-M) d. Cleveland/Waters, 8-6
No. 2 -- Long/Zach Held (U-M) d. Chidley/Hunter Skogman, 8-3
No. 3 -- Beam/Chris Shaya (U-M) d. Rose/Eric Kuzlowski, 8-3

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