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Wolverines Bounce Back to Earn Victory at Ball State
3/24/2002 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
MUNCIE, Ind. -- The University of Michigan tennis team rebounded from the previous day's setback against No. 32-ranked Indiana State by beating Ball State by a 5-2 score Sunday (March 24) at the YMCA Indoor Tennis Center. The Wolverines (9-5) swept the doubles to earn the team point and won four of the six singles matches against Cardinals (5-11).
Senior Henry Beam (Kalamazoo, Mich./Loy Norrix HS) and freshman Matt Lockin (Lilburn, Ga./S.D. Independent Study) continued their brilliance together and got things started for the Wolverines, posting an 8-2 victory over Chris Varga and Brad Rhodes at No. 2. Senior Greg Novak (Stoney Creek, Ontario/Cardinal Newman HS) and sophomore Anthony Jackson (Glendale, Wis./Nicolet HS) clinched the doubles point with an 8-5 victory at No. 3. Junior Chris Shaya (Bloomfield Hills, Mich./Saddlebrook Academy, Fla.) and sophomore Brett Baudinet (Auckland, New Zealand/King's College) iced the sweep with a 9-8 match victory at No. 1, winning the tiebreaker by a 7-4 score.
Playing without their regular No. 2 singles player, senior Ben Cox (Spring Lake, Mich./Spring Lake HS), the Wolverines slid everyone up a slot in the lineup and managed to take four of the singles matches. Lockin and Novak won straight-set contests at No. 3 and No. 4, respectively, while freshman David Anving (Tvaaker, Sweden/Varbergs Gymnasieskolu) won in three sets at No. 5. Beam, ranked No. 54 in the country, posted a come-from-behind 6-7(5), 6-3, 6-2 victory against 149th-ranked Jason Pressel at the top spot. Ball State gained its two points in the match as Varga won 6-4, 6-2 over Jackson at No. 2 and Rhodes posted a 7-6(5), 6-4 victory against Baudinet at No. 6.
The Wolverines return to Ann Arbor and the Varsity Tennis Center Wednesday afternoon (March 27, 3 p.m.) against Midwest Regional foe and No. 7-ranked Notre Dame.
Following are match-by-match results:
Singles
No. 1 -- #54 Henry Beam (U-M) d. #149 Jason Pressel, 6-7(5), 6-3, 6-2
No. 2 -- Chris Varga (BSU) d. Anthony Jackson, 6-4, 6-2
No. 3 -- Matt Lockin (U-M) d. Andrew Seni, 7-6(5), 6-4
No. 4 -- Greg Novak (U-M) d. Kevin Burnett, 7-6(4), 6-2
No. 5 -- David Anving (U-M) d. Matt Laramore, 7-5, 6-7(5), 6-1
No. 6 -- Brad Rhodes (BSU) d. Brett Baudinet, 7-6(5), 6-4
Doubles
No. 1 -- Chris Shaya/Baudinet (U-M) d. Burnett/Pressel, 9-8(4)
No. 2 -- Beam/Lockin (U-M) d. Varga/Rhodes, 8-2
No. 3 -- Jackson/Novak (U-M) d. Laramore/Klint Knable, 8-5
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