Men's Tennis Drops Close Match To Northwestern
4/1/2000 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
April 1, 2000
EAST LANSING, Mich. - The Michigan State men's tennis team lost a close match to the Northwestern Wildcats, 4-3, on Saturday, April 1, in Evanston, Ill. The loss drops the Spartans' record to 5-13/0-2.
The Spartans were led by senior Ken Kigongo (Bradenton, Fla.) at the No. 2 position. Kigongo defeated Northwestern's Brad Erickson, 6-4, 6-4. At the No. 3 postition, MSU senior Ivica Primorac (Mosthar, Bosnia) defeated Jackie Jensen in a tight match, 7-6 (3), 6-7 (3), 6-4. The other Spartan victory came at the No. 5 position, where freshman Goran Topalo (Prague, Czech Republic) defeated the Wildcats' Russell Bennett, 6-0, 6-1.
Northwestern took the doubles point by sweeping through all three matches.
The Spartans return to competition on Sunday, April 2 against Illinois in Champaign at 12:00 p.m.
Michigan State vs. Northwestern L (4-3) 4/1/2000 Singles Results No.1 Joost Hol (NU) def. Robert Topalo (MSU) 6-2, 2-6, 6-2 No.2 Thomas Haug (MINN) def. Ken Kigongo (MSU) 6-4, 6-4 No.3 Ivica Primorac (MSU) def. Jorge Duenas (MINN) 7-6 (3), 6-7 (3), 6-4 No.4 Tyson Parry (MINN) def. Francisco Trinidad (MSU) 6-4, 4-6, 6-1 No.5 Martin Michalowski (MINN) def. Goran Topalo (MSU) 6-0, 6-1 No.6 Eric Robertson (MINN) def. Todd Townsend (MSU) 6-0, 3-6, 6-3 Doubles Results No.1 Haug/Michalowski (MINN) def. Mark Findling/Kigongo (MSU) 8-6 No.2 Duenas/Mankad (MINN) def. Primorac/Trinidad (MSU) 8-3 No.3 Parry/Jon Svensson (MINN) def. Jimmy McGuire/R. Topalo (MSU)8-3