Michigan State University
Iowa
Men's Tennis Drops Match to Iowa, 5-2
3/27/2010 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
March 27, 2010
EAST LANSING, Mich. - The Michigan State men's tennis team fell to Iowa, 5-2, on Saturday, March 27, at the MSU Indoor Tennis Facility. The loss leaves the Spartans at 11-6 on the 2010 season.
Iowa started out strong by attaining the doubles point. The Spartan doubles pairing of sophomore Austin Brooks (Houston, Texas) and junior John Stratton (Monroeville, N.J.) fought hard at the No. 1 spot, but ultimately fell to Will Vasos and Tommy McGeorge by a close, 9-7, margin.
Sophomore Ronnie Hulewicz defeated Nikita Zotov at No. 2 singles, 6-4, 6-3, while freshman Denis Bogatov (Gurnee, Ill.) topped Reinoud Haal at the No. 3 position, 6-4, 6-2.
The Spartans next host Minnesota on Sunday, March 28, at the MSU Indoor Tennis Facility at 12 p.m.
IOWA-5, MSU-2
Doubles
Will Vasos/Tommy McGeorge def. Austin Brooks/John Stratton: 9-7
Marc Bruche/Tom Mroziewicz def. Jason Norville/Joe Vallee: 8-5
Nikita Zotov/Garret Dunn def. Denis Bogatov/Clark Richardson: 8-5
Singles
Marc Bruche def. Austin Brooks: 7-5, 6-3
Ronnie Hulewicz def. Nikita Zotov: 6-4, 6-3
Denis Bogatov def. Reinoud Haal: 6-4, 6-2
Will Vasos def. Jason Norville: 6-3, 0-6, 6-4
Tommy McGeorge def. John Stratton: 6-2, 6-3
Austen Kauss def. Clark Richardson: 6-2, 6-2
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