Michigan State University
Minnesota
Men's Tennis Falls to Minnesota, 5-2
3/29/2010 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
March 29, 2010
EAST LANSING, Mich. - The Michigan State men's tennis team fell to Minnesota, 5-2, on Sunday, March 29, at the MSU Indoor Tennis Facility. After the loss, MSU is 11-7 overall.
Doubles action saw a Spartan win at the No. 2 spot by Joe Vallee (Grosse Pointe Farms, Mich.) and Jason Norville (Farmington Hills, Mich.) over Tobias Wernet and Rok Bonin, 8-7(5).
Norville went on to win at No. 4 singles, posting a, 2-6, 6-3, 7-6(6), win over Phillip Arndt. Freshman Denis Bogatov (Gurnee, Ill.) dominated the competition at the No. 3 spot after he defeated Dino Bilankov, 6-1, 6-3.
Michigan State will next host Northwestern on Friday, April 2, at 12 p.m. and then Wisconsin on Saturday, April 3, at 12 p.m. as well. Both matches will be played at the MSU Indoor Tennis Facility.
Doubles
Sebastian Gallego/Phillip Arndt def. Austin Brooks/John Stratton: 8-5
Joe Vallee/Jason Norville def. Tobias Wernet/Rok Bonin: 8-7(5)
Dino Bilankov/Julian Dehn def. Clark Richardson/Denis Bogatov: 8-4
Singles
Tobias Wernet def. Austin Brooks: 6-4, 6-2
Rok Bonin def. Ronnie Hulewicz: 4-6, 7-6(5) 7-5
Denis Bogatov def. Dino Bilankov: 6-1, 6-3
Jason Norville def. Phillip Arndt: 2-6, 6-3, 7-6(6)
Brendan Ruddock def. John Stratton: 6-2, 3-6, 6-4
Julian Dehn def. Joe Vallee: 6-2, 7-6
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