Men's Tennis Falls to No. 58 Northwestern
3/28/2009 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
March 28, 2009
EAST LANSING, Mich. - The Michigan State men's tennis team fell, 5-2, at No. 58 Northwestern Saturday in Evanston, Ill. Freshman Ronnie Hulewicz (Tequesta, Fla.) and senior Alex Forger (Okemos, Mich.) picked up the only wins for the Spartans in singles play.
Hulewicz posted a win over Alex Sanborn, 3-6, 7-5, 1-0 (10-7), at the No. 5 position, improving to 15-2 on the season. His mark is the best singles record on the team. Forger topped No. 119 Tobias Reitz, 6-4, 7-6 (3), to pick up the other point for the Spartans.
MSU will face Wisconsin tomorrow with play starting at 12 p.m. in Madison, Wisconsin.
No. 58 Northwestern 5, Michigan State 2
Singles
1. No. 89 Marc Dwyer (NU) def. John Allare (MSU), 6-3, 7-5
2. Alex Forger (MSU) def. No. 119 Tobias Reitz (NU), 6-4, 7-6 (3)
3. Alexander Thams (NU) def. Scott Rasmussen (MSU), 6-1, 6-2
4. Joshua Graves (NU) def. Austin Brooks (MSU), 6-2, 6-3
5. Ronnie Hulewicz (MSU) def. Alex Sanborn (NU), 3-6, 7-5, 1-0 (10-7)
6. Eric Spector (NU) def. Jason Norville (MSU), 6-2, 2-6, 6-2
Doubles
1. Marc Dwyer/Alex Sanborn (NU) def. John Allare/Jason Norville (MSU), 8-4
2. Joshua Graves/Tobias Reitz (NU) def. John Stratton/Austin Brooks (MSU), 8-3
3. Andrew McCarthy/Alexander Thams (NU) def. Alex Forger/Scott Rasmussen (MSU), 8-6
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