Michigan
Michigan State
Spartans Send Wolverines to Sixth Consecutive Defeat
4/2/2003 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
EAST LANSING, Mich. -- The University of Michigan men's tennis team dropped its sixth straight match Wednesday night (April 2), falling to Michigan State 5-2 at MSUs Indoor Tennis Facility. The Wolverines (5-10, 0-5 Big Ten), who remain winless in conference play, managed only two victories in singles action after surrendering a closely fought doubles point to begin the match.
The Spartans (11-9, 2-3 Big Ten) got off to a fast start, as Eric Simonton and Cameron Marshall teamed up for an 8-4 win over senior Chris Rolf (Midland, Mich./Midland HS) and sophomore Michael Rubin (Canton, Ohio/Canton Central Catholic HS) at No. 1. Michigan State claimed the doubles point by winning the two remaining matches in tiebreakers.
MSU went on to dominate the singles competition, taking four of six matches in straight sets. Sophomore David Anving (Tvaaker, Sweden/Varbergs Gymnasieskola) easily took care of Marshall 6-4, 6-1 at No. 3, while Rubin earned his team-leading 11th win by defeating Andy Formanczyk 7-6(4), 6-4 at the top spot.
The Wolverines will return to action on Saturday (April 5), hosting No. 28-ranked Indiana at the Varsity Tennis Center. The match is slated to start at noon.
Following are match-by-match results:
Singles
No. 1 -- Michael Rubin (U-M) d. Andy Formanczyk, 7-6(4), 6-4
No. 2 -- Chris Mitchell (MSU) d. Anthony Jackson, 6-1, 6-3
No. 3 -- David Anving (U-M) d. Cameron Marshall, 6-4, 6-1
No. 4 -- Goran Topalo (MSU) d. Josef Fischer, 7-5, 7-5
No. 5 -- Jimmy McGuire (MSU) d. Chris Shaya, 7-6(4), 6-4
No. 6 -- Eric Simonton (MSU) d. Vinny Gossain, 6-4, 6-3
Doubles
No. 1 -- Simonton/Marshall (MSU) d. Chris Rolf/M. Rubin, 8-4
No. 2 -- McGuire/Adam Hourani (MSU) d. Jackson/Shaya, 9-8(4)
No. 3 -- Formanczyk/Mitchell (MSU) d. Anving/Gossain, 9-8(3)
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