Michigan
Minnesota
Wolverines Drop 4-3 Big Ten Decision to Minnesota
2/24/2001 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The University of Michigan men's tennis team dropped its third straight match, losing a close 4-3 decision to No. 32-ranked Minnesota Saturday afternoon (Feb. 24) at the Varsity Tennis Center. The No. 35-ranked Wolverines (5-3, 0-2 Big Ten) lost their second straight home match as they split the six singles matches with the Golden Gophers (7-4, 3-0 Big Ten) and dropped the doubles point for just the second time this year.
Minnesota claimed the doubles point with victories at the No. 2 and No. 3 spots. Michigan kept the Golden Gophers from a doubles sweep with an 8-6 victory by junior Henry Beam (Kalamazoo, Mich./Loy Norrix HS) and sophomore Chris Shaya (Bloomfield Hills, Mich./Saddlebrook Academy, Fla.) at the No. 1 spot.
Michigan jumped back into the match with three straight-set singles wins but fell just short of victory as the Golden Gophers claimed straight-set victories at No. 3 and No. 4 and a three-set win at No. 6. Beam, ranked 85th nationally in singles, posted an impressive 7-6, 6-4 victory over No. 34-ranked Harsh Mankad. Junior Ben Cox (Spring Lake, Mich./Spring Lake HS) collected a 6-2, 6-4 win against Jorge Duenas at No. 2, and freshman Anthony Jackson (Glendale, Wis./Nicolet HS) earned his 15th singles victory of the season with a 7-6, 6-4 victory over Eric Robertson.
The Wolverines head south during the school's spring break to compete in the Miami Invitational in Miami, Fla. The Wolverines will play host Miami Friday afternoon (March 2, 6 p.m.) and Clemson Saturday afternoon (March 3, noon).
Following are match-by-match results:
Singles
No. 1 -- Henry Beam (U-M) d. Harsh Mankad, 7-6, 6-4
No. 2 -- Ben Cox (U-M) d. Jorge Duenas, 6-2, 6-4
No. 3 -- Alexi Zharinov (MN) d. Danny McCain, 6-4, 6-4
No. 4 -- Jon Svensson (MN) d. Greg Novak, 6-0, 6-1
No. 5 -- Anthony Jackson (U-M) d. Eric Robertson, 7-6(4), 6-4
No. 6 -- Karl Sloss (MN) d. Chris Shaya, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3
Doubles
No. 1 -- Beam/Shaya (U-M) d. Mankad/Duenas, 8-6
No. 2 -- Parry/Svensson (MN) d. McCain/Novak, 8-2
No. 3 -- Robertson/Sloss (MN) d. Cox/Jackson, 8-5
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