Michigan
Big Ten Singles Championships
U-M Concludes Fall at Big Ten Singles Championship
11/18/2002 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
Junior Anthony Jackson (Glendale, Wis./Nicolet HS) and sophomore Michael Rubin (Canton, Ohio/Canton Central Catholic HS) earned victories in the first two rounds before falling to the No. 8 and No. 3 seeds, respectively. Sophomore Vinny Gossain (Okemos, Mich./Okemos HS) had a strong showing at the tournament, posting a 3-1 record in the No. 7 and 8 players bracket.
Jackson opened the tournament by defeating Iowa's Hunter Skogman in straight sets, 6-4, 6-2. After rolling through the second round with a 6-4, 6-4 win over Indiana's Tommy Bagnato, Jackson fell to Illinois' Chris Martin, 6-4, 6-4 in the round of 16.
Rubin also reached the third round, tallying victories over Wisconsin's Ward Bortz (6-2, 7-5) and Northwestern's Jackie Jenkins (6-0, 6-3). Rubin continued his impressive play into the next round before dropping a 7-6, 6-4 match to eventual runner-up Thomas Haug of Minnesota.
Gossain stormed through the consolation round, advancing to the final round by defeating Minnesota's Nate Feldman (6-2, 6-2), Wisconsin's Jeremiah Fuller (7-6, 6-3) and Iowa's Chaitu Malempati (6-4, 6-3). The final match was not played, as the team had to depart due to traveling arrangements.
Freshman Carey Rubin (Canton, Ohio/Canton Central Catholic) reached the finals of the No. 7 and 8 players bracket before losing 6-0, 6-2 to Penn State's Brad Nudell. He posted a 2-1 mark with victories over Wisconsin's Jeremiah Fuller (4-6, 7-5, 6-3) and Penn State's Clint Keithley (6-4, 6-2).
Senior co-captain Chris Shaya (Bloomfield Hills, Mich./Saddlebrook Academy, Fla.) and junior Brett Baudinet (Rarotonga, Cook Islands/King's College) also picked up wins for the Maize and Blue.
Following are match-by-match results:
No. 1-6 Singles
Michael Rubin (#9 seed)
First Round -- d. Ward Bortz (Wisconsin), 6-2, 7-5
Second Round -- d. Jackie Jenkins (Northwestern), 6-0, 6-3
Third Round -- 1. #3 seed Thomas Haug (Minnesota), 7-6, 6-4
Finished with a 2-1 record
Anthony Jackson (#9 seed)
First Round -- d. Hunter Skogman (Iowa), 6-4, 6-2
Second Round -- d. Tommy Bagnato (Indiana), 6-4, 6-4
Third Round -- 1. #8 seed Chris Martin (Illinois), 6-4, 6-4
Finished with a 2-1 record
Brett Baudinet
First Round -- d. Jimmy McGuire (Michigan State), 7-6, 6-3
Second Round -- 1. #7 seed Vincent Ng (Ohio State), 3-6, 6-3, 6-2
Consolation (Second Round) -- 1. Eric Simonton (Michigan State), 6-2, 6-4
Finished with a 1-2 record
Josef Fischer
First Round -- 1. #4 seed Ryler DeHeart (Illinois), 3-6, 6-0, 6-2
Consolation (First Round) -- 1. David Robinson (Purdue), W/O
Finished with an 0-2 record
David Anving
First Round -- 1. #5 seed Tommy Hanus (Northwestern), 6-1, 6-1
Consolation (First Round) -- 1. Malcolm Scatliffe (Penn State), 6-2, 6-4
Finished with an 0-2 record
Chris Shaya
First Round -- 1. #2 seed Alex Zharinov (Minnesota), 6-3, 6-3
Consolation (First Round) -- d. Adam Hourani (Michigan State), 6-4, 4-6, 6-4
Consolation (Second Round) -- d. #1 seed Stuart Waters (Iowa), W/O
Consolation (Third Round) -- 1. Mark Barry (Penn State), 6-3, 6-2
Finished with a 2-2 record
No. 7-8 Singles
Carey Rubin
First Round -- Bye
Quarterfinals -- d. Jeremiah Fuller (Wisconsin), 4-6, 7-5, 6-3
Semifinals -- d. Clint Keithley (Penn State), 6-4, 6-2
Finals -- 1. Brad Nudell (Penn State), 6-0, 6-2
Finished with a 2-1 record
Vinny Gossain
First Round -- 1. Ahmed Wahla (Northwestern), 3-6, 7-6(7), 6-4
Consolation (First Round) -- d. Nate Feldman (Minnesota), 6-2, 6-2
Consolation (Quarterfinals) -- d. Jeremiah Fuller (Wisconsin), 7-6, 6-3
Consolation (Semifinals) -- d. Chaitu Malempati (Iowa), 6-4, 6-3
Consolation (Finals) -- vs. Parker Ross (Iowa), default/default
Finished with a 3-1 record
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