Men's Tennis Drops 6-1 Match to Northwestern
4/2/2010 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
April 2, 2010
EAST LANSING, Mich. - The Michigan State men's tennis team dropped a 6-1 decision to Northwestern on Friday, April 2 at the MSU Indoor Tennis Facility. The loss puts the Spartans at 11-8 on the dual season and 0-4 in the Big Ten.
The Spartans came up short in doubles action, as NU picked up the point. Junior Jason Norville (Farmington Hills, Mich.) and senior Joe Vallee (Grosse Pointe Farms, Mich.) teamed together to pick up a win over Joshua Graves and Spencer Wolf at the No. 2 position, 8-3.
Sophomore Ronnie Hulewicz (Tequesta, Fla.) put the Spartans on the board after he defeated Andrew McCarthy at No. 2 singles, 7-5, 6-3.
At the No. 6 spot, freshman Will Davis (Louisville, Ky.) battled Tobias Reitz into a third set but ultimately fell, 7-6, 4-6, 11-9.
Michigan State next plays host to No. 30 Wisconsin on Saturday, April 3 at the MSU Indoor Tennis Facility. The match is slated to begin at 12 p.m.
NU- 6, MSU-1
Doubles
Tobias Reitz/Andrew McCarthy def. Austin Brooks/John Stratton: 8-5
Jason Norville/Joe Vallee def. Joshua Graves/Spencer Wolf: 8-3
Alex Sanborn/Eric Spector def. Clark Richardson/Denis Bogatov: 8-4
Singles
Joshua Graves def. Austin Brooks: 6-1, 6-2
Ronnie Hulewicz def. Andrew McCarthy: 7-5, 6-3
Sidarth Balaji def. Denis Bogatov: 6-2, 6-3
Spencer Wolf def. Jason Norville: 6-2, 6-3
Alex Sanborn def. John Stratton: 7-6(6), 6-3
Tobias Reitz def. Will Davis: 7-6, 4-6, 11-9
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