Day One of the Spartan Invitational Completed
10/20/2000 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
Oct. 20, 2000
East Lansing, Mich. - Day one of the Spartan Invitational left freshman Eric Simonton undefeated in singles play. He defeated Neil Johnston of Depaul 6-4, 3-6, 6-4. Simonton was also a winner in doubles play. Paired with freshman Chris Mitchell the duo defeated John Michael and Sanjay Jeram of Depaul (8-5). Simonton's record is now 3-0 in singles play and 1-3 in doubles action.
Another freshman, Mike Jonckheere, earned an undefeated record as he defeated David Pitsch of Depaul (4-6, 6-2, 6-3) in his first singles match. Jonckheere paired with sophomore Jimmy McGuire to win at the no. 3 doubles position defeating Dan Bennett and Neil Johnston of Depaul (8-6). Jonckheere's record is now 1-0 in singles and 1-0 in doubles.
Other Spartan winners on the day were sophomore Todd Townsend and freshman Chris Mitchell. Townsend defeated Dan Bennett of Depaul 6-4, 6-4. This brought Townsend's singles record to 3-1. Mitchell got his first win as a Spartan defeating Sanjay Jeram of Depaul 6-4, 6-4. Mitchell is now 1-3 in singles play.
The Advantage Spartan Invitational will continue tomorrow with the Spartans playing at 9am, 10am, 1pm, & 4pm at the Outdoor Tennis Facility (weather permitting). The event runs through Sunday October 22. Teams competing are Depaul, Toledo, Bowling Green, & Western Michigan.
Singles Results #1 Robert Kurek (Depaul) def. Goran Topalo (MSU) 6-4, 6-4 #2 Maciek Jozwiak (Depaul) def. Jimmy McGuire (MSU) 6-3, 6-2 #3 Todd Townsend (MSU) def. Dan Bennett (Depaul) 6-4, 6-4 #4 Andy Michael (Depaul) def. Adam Hourani (MSU) 6-3, 6-2 #5 Chris Mitchell (MSU) def. Sanjay Jeram (Depaul) 6-4, 6-4 #6 Eric Simonton (MSU) def. Neil Johnston (Depaul) 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 #7 Mike Jonckheere (MSU) def. David Pitsch (Depaul) 4-6, 6-2, 6-3Doubles Results #1 Robert Kurek & Maciek Jozwiak (Depaul) def. Goran Topalo & Rodrigo Abucham (MSU) 8-5 #2 Chris Mitchell & Eric Simonton (MSU) def. John Michael & Sanjay Jeram (Depaul) 8-5 #3 Mike Jonckheere & Jimmy McGuire (MSU) def. Dan Bennett & Neil Johnston (Depaul) 8-6 #4 David Pitsch (Depaul) & Jason Chen (MSU) def. Josh Efros & Mike Hodge (MSU) 8-2