Michigan
Minnesota
Michigan Eliminated by Minnesota in Big Ten Quarters
4/27/2001 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
MADISON, Wis. -- The fifth-seeded University of Michigan men's tennis team had its Big Ten Conference title hopes dashed with a 4-0 loss to fourth-seeded Minnesota today (Friday, April 27) in the quarterfinals of the 2001 Big Ten Championship. The Golden Gophers (12-10, 6-4 Big Ten) got doubles victories at the No. 2 and No. 3 spots to secure the team point, then received straight-set wins by Jorge Duenas, Jon Svensson and Chris Wettengel to close out the match.
Minnesota advances to tomorrow's semifinal match against top-seeded Illinois (April 28, 10 a.m. CDT), while Michigan awaits selection of the 64-team NCAA Championship field on May 3.
Following are match-by-match results:
Singles
No. 1 -- Henry Beam (U-M) vs. Harsh Mankad (MN) -- abandoned
No. 2 -- Jorge Duenas (MN) d. Ben Cox, 6-3, 6-2
No. 3 -- Jon Svensoon (MN) d. Dan McCain, 6-4, 6-2
No. 4 -- Anthony Jackson (U-M) vs. Aleksey Zharinov -- abandoned
No. 5 -- Chris Wettengel (MN) d. Greg Novak, 6-3, 6-2
No. 6 -- Chris Shaya (U-M) vs. Tyson Perry (MN) -- abandoned
Doubles
No. 1 -- Mankad/Duenas (MN) vs. Shaya/Chris Rolf (U-M) -- abandoned
No. 2 -- Svensson/Perry (MN) d. Beam/McCain, 8-3
No. 3 -- Robertson/Wettengel (MN) d. Cox/Jackson, 8-3
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