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Wolverine Invitational
Michigan Has Strong Showing at Wolverine Invitational
10/1/2006 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
Event: Wolverine Invitational
Scoring: No Team Scoring
Next U-M Match: Monday, Oct. 2 -- Qualifying at Polo Ralph Lauren All-American Championships (Tulsa, Okla.)
Michigan Has Strong Showing at Wolverine Invitational
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ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The University of Michigan men's tennis team opened the 2006-07 season by hosting the Wolverine Invitational Friday through Sunday (Sept. 29-Oct 1) at the Varsity Tennis Center. Michigan played six series of matches against players from Boise State, Notre Dame, Vanderbilt and Western Michigan during the three-day event, finishing the weekend with a combined record of 20-14 in singles and doubles.
The first day of competition saw the Wolverines split four doubles matches with Notre Dame before winning five of eight singles matches against Vanderbilt. The marquee match-up of the day was between senior Ryan Heller (Northbrook, Ill./Glenbrook North HS) and No. 28-ranked Ryan Preston. The No. 113th-ranked Heller nearly pulled the upset over the Commdores' top player, but Preston prevailed in the end by a score of 6-4, 1-6, 7-5.
Michigan got off to a fast start on Saturday, sweeping all four doubles matches against Vanderbilt. U-M ran into a bit of a tougher opponent in singles action, as it was only able to take three ofeight matches away from Notre Dame in the afternoon. The day was highlighted by senior Brian Hung's (Hong Kong, China/Sagemont Virtual School) dominating 6-2, 6-2 victory over No. 21-ranked Stephen Bass.
The Wolverines were only able to take away one doubles victory against teams from Boise State and Western Michigan on the final day, but the Maize and Blue ended the tournament on a positive note by claiming victories in five of seven singles matches on Sunday.
Leading the way for Michigan at the Wolverine Invitational were sophomoresPeter Aarts (Pound Ridge, N.Y./Fox Lane HS) and Andrew Mazlin (Altamonte Springs, Fla./Lyman HS), who each finished with an unblemished 3-0 record in singles. Mazlin was also victorious in all three of his doubles matches. Fellow classmates Scott Bruckmann (Sarasota, Fla./Saint Stephen's Episcopal School) and Mike DePietro (Bloomfield Hills, Mich./Lahser HS) each picked up two singles wins over the weekend.
Heller, Hung and junior Matko Maravic (Zagreb, Croatia/V. Gimnazija) will represent Michigan this upcoming week at the 2006 Polo Ralph Lauren All-American Championships, scheduled for Oct. 2-8 at the Case Tennis Center in Tulsa, Okla.
Heller and Hung will begin action in the 128-player qualifying singles draw on Monday (Oct. 2). Hung will face Oklahoma State's Nathan Byrnes at 8 a.m. CDT, while Heller will meet Washington's Daniel Chu at 3:30 p.m. CDT. For live scoring of each match, please visit Tulsa's official athletic website at www.tulsahurricane.com.
Maravic will begin competition in the 64-player main singles draw on Thursday (Oct. 5) before joining Hung in the 32-team main doubles draw later that day.
Following are U-M's individual results:
Singles
Peter Aarts
Friday -- d. Jordan Magarik (Vanderbilt), 6-1, 6-3
Saturday -- d. Andrew Roth (Notre Dame), 6-2, 6-4
Sunday -- d. Piotr Dilaj (Boise State), 2-6, 6-2, 1-0(5)
Finished with a 3-0 record
Scott Bruckmann
Friday -- d. Scott Lieberman (Vanderbilt), 7-6(6), 4-6, 6-4
Saturday -- l. Santiago Montoya (Notre Dame), 6-4, 5-7, 7-6(4)
Sunday -- d. Brent Werbeck (Boise State), 6-4, 6-2
Finished with a 2-1 record
Mike DePietro
Friday -- d. James Moye (Vanderbilt), 6-3, 7-5
Sunday -- d. RK Bacalla (Western Michigan), 6-4, 4-6, 1-0(6)
Finished with a 2-0 record
Ryan Heller
Friday -- l. #28 Ryan Preston (Vanderbilt), 6-4, 1-6, 7-5
Saturday -- l. Brett Helgeson (Notre Dame), 6-2, 6-3
Finished with a 0-2 record
Brian Hung
Friday -- l. Nick Cromydas (Vanderbilt), 6-3, 7-5
Saturday -- d. #21 Stephen Bass (Notre Dame), 6-2, 6-2
Finished with a 1-1 record
Andrew Mazlin
Friday -- d. Vijay Paul (Vanderbilt), 6-2, 6-4
Saturday -- d. Barry King (Notre Dame), 6-4, 7-5
Sunday -- d. Eric Roberson (Boise State), 6-4, 6-2
Finished with a 3-0 record
George Navas
Friday -- d. Evan Dufaux (Vanderbilt), 6-4, 6-3
Saturday -- l. Ryan Keckley (Notre Dame), 7-5, 6-3
Sunday -- l. Alex Birchmeier (Western Michigan), 7-5, 6-3
Finished with a 1-2 record
Matt Parks
Friday -- d. RK Bacalla (Western Michigan), 6-1, 6-4
Saturday -- l. Sean Corrigan (Notre Dame), 7-6(3), 3-6, 6-3
Sunday -- l. Alejandro Staub (Western Michigan), 6-2, 6-2
Finished with a 1-2 record
Steve Peretz
Friday -- l. Nathan Sachs (Vanderbilt), 6-3, 6-2
Saturday -- l. Irackli Akhvlediani (Notre Dame), 7-5, 6-7(10), 6-2
Sunday -- d. Kevin Hayward (Western Michigan), 7-5, 6-4
Finished with a 1-2 record
Doubles
Peter Aarts/Scott Bruckmann
Friday -- l. Stephen Bass/Andrew Roth (Notre Dame), 9-7
Saturday -- d. Vijay Paul/Nathan Sachs (Vanderbilt), 8-5
Finished with a 1-1 record
Peter Aarts/George Navas
Sunday -- l. Alex Birchmeier/Bryan Norville (Western Michigan), 9-7
Finished with a 0-1 record
Scott Bruckmann/Steve Peretz
Sunday -- l. Piotr Dilaj/Eric Roberson (Boise State), 8-6
Finished with a 0-1 record
Mike DePietro/Steve Peretz
Saturday -- d. Scott Lieberman/James Moye (Vanderbilt), 8-2
Finished with a 1-0 record
Ryan Heller/Andrew Mazlin
Friday -- d. Brett Helgeson/Barry King (Notre Dame), 8-6
Saturday -- d. Nick Cromydas/Ryan Preston (Vanderbilt), 8-3
Finished with a 2-0 record
Brian Hung/George Navas
Saturday -- d. Evan Dufaux/Jordan Magarik (Vanderbilt), 8-6
Finished with a 1-0 record
Brian Hung/Matt Parks
Friday -- d. Irackli Akhvlediani/Sean Corrigan (Notre Dame), 8-3
Finished with a 1-0 record
Andrew Mazlin/Matt Parks
Sunday -- d. Kevin Hayward/John Pelton (Western Michigan), 8-4
Finished with a 1-0 record
George Navas/Steve Peretz
Friday -- l. Ryan Keckley/Santiago Montoya (Notre Dame), 8-4
Finished with a 0-1 record
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