Michigan State University
Tulane
MSU Men's Tennis Team Falls To Tulane
1/26/2001 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
MSU's Adam Hourani (Lansing) was the lone Spartan to win a singles match defeating Derya Rose in three sets (6-2, 5-7,6-3). After dropping the first set to 36th ranked Michael Kogan, MSU's Goran Topalo (Czech Rep.) came back and won the second set 6-4 only to fall in the third 4-6.
In the doubles competition it came down to the last match. After Tulane's Kogan and Mikko Viljanen won at No. 1 doubles and MSU's Mike Jonckheere (London, Ont.) and Jimmy McGuire (Columbus, Ohio) won at No. 2 doubles it was left to the No. 3 doubles pair of Topalo and Rodrigo Abucham (Sau Paulo, Brazil). They fought hard to come back from a deficit of 3-6 to bring it to 6-7 but could not pull it out, giving up the doubles point with a 6-8 loss.
At the next home match vs. Louisiana-Lafayette on Sat., Feb. 3, the Spartans will honor the 1951 Big Ten Championship men's tennis team who were the first MSU varsity team of any sport to win a Big Ten Championship. The team will also be recognized at the next home men's basketball game on Sun., Feb. 4 against Purdue.
Tulane def. Michigan State 6-1
Singles Results#1 Michael Kogan (UT) def. Goran Topalo (MSU) 6-3, 4-6, 6-4#2 Mikko Viljanen (UT) def. Eric Simonton (MSU) 6-2, 6-4#3 Victor Romero (UT) def. Chris Mitchell (MSU) 6-3, 6-4#4 Jorge Lievano (UT) def. Jimmy McGuire (MSU) 7-5, 6-4#5 Adam Hourani (MSU) def. Derya Rose (UT) 6-2, 5-7, 6-3#6 Mattias Westerberg (UT) def. Mike Hodge (MSU) 6-2, 6-2
Doubles Results#1 Michael Kogan &Mikko Vilijanen (UT) def. Eric Simonton & Chris Mitchell (MSU) 8-3#2 Mike Jonckheere & Jimmy McGuire (MSU) def. Derya Rose & Goran Vasiljevic (UT) 8-4#3 Victor Romero & Jorge Lievano (UT) def. Goran Topalo & Rodrigo Abucham (MSU) 8-6
