Sunday, January 20
West Point, N.Y.
10 a.m.
Michigan State University
3
vs
4
Cal Poly
Sophomore Jack Winkler is unbeaten at No. 1 singles this season
Spartans Battle to the End Against Cal Poly on Sunday
1/20/2019 2:05:00 PM | Men's Tennis
EAST LANSING, Mich. -- The Michigan State men's tennis team battled through a full nine matches against Cal Poly on Sunday, January 20, but ultimately came up short, falling to the Mustangs by a 4-3 final tally.
With a loss, MSU now holds a 3-2 record this season while Cal Poly improves to 2-1.
Despite a win by sophomore Jack Winkler and John Carlin at No. 1 singles (6-4), the Spartans dropped the doubles point, losing to the Mustangs at No. 2 and No. 3. Senior Billy Shisler and freshman Nick Williams brought the tally at No. 3 back to 5-5 despite trailing 3-1 early, but eventually dropped to Cal Poly, 7-5.
Cal Poly took a 2-0 lead over Michigan State with a win over senior Ivan Rakic at No. 3 singles. Michigan State started to mount a comeback starting at No. 2 singles as Carlin earned a quick 6-3, 6-3 victory over Cal Poly's Dom Becherd. Freshman Anthony Pero tied the dual match up at 2-2 with a win of his own at No. 6 singles, his fourth win of the season.
Winker improved to 4-1 at No. 1 singles in the dual season and Michigan State a 3-2 overall lead with a 6-4, 6-2 victory at the top. With the Spartans up 3-2, this left just Gates and Williams to try and close things out. Williams dropped a close 7-5 second set as Cal Poly tied the dual up at 3-3.
After winning a 6-4 second set, Gates trailed 5-2 in the third before battling back to a 5-4 deficit. Ultimately Gates would fall, 6-4, in the third to end the match.
COACH ORLANDO'S THOUGHTS
"The Spartans played their hearts out today," said Michigan State head coach Gene Orlando. "I'm very impressed with the grit and toughness of this team! We played some great tennis and got better this weekend."
UP NEXT
MSU will look to get back to their winning ways next weekend with a pair of road matches against Ball State and IUPUI on Saturday, January 26.
Cal Poly 4, Michigan State 3
Singles
1. Jack Winkler (MSU) def. Josh Orthip (CALP) 6-4, 6-2
2. John Carlin (MSU) def. Dom Becherd (CALP) 6-3, 6-3
3. Antoine Noel (CALP) def. Ivan Rakic (MSU) 6-2, 6-4
4. Alex Steter (CALP) def. Carson Gates (MSU) 6-3, 3-6, 6-4
5. Gary Vardenyan (CALP) def. Nick Williams (MSU) 6-2, 7-5
6. Anthony Pero (MSU) def. Daly Meinert (CALP) 6-2, 6-4
Doubles
1. Jack Winkler/John Carlin (MSU) def. Josh Orthip/Roman Shenkiryk (CALP) 6-2
2. Antoine Noel/Daly Meinert (CALP) def. Ivan Rakic/Anthony Pero (MSU) 6-3
3. Dom Becherd/Gary Vardenyan (CALP) def. Billy Shisler/Nick Williams (MSU) 7-5
With a loss, MSU now holds a 3-2 record this season while Cal Poly improves to 2-1.
Despite a win by sophomore Jack Winkler and John Carlin at No. 1 singles (6-4), the Spartans dropped the doubles point, losing to the Mustangs at No. 2 and No. 3. Senior Billy Shisler and freshman Nick Williams brought the tally at No. 3 back to 5-5 despite trailing 3-1 early, but eventually dropped to Cal Poly, 7-5.
Cal Poly took a 2-0 lead over Michigan State with a win over senior Ivan Rakic at No. 3 singles. Michigan State started to mount a comeback starting at No. 2 singles as Carlin earned a quick 6-3, 6-3 victory over Cal Poly's Dom Becherd. Freshman Anthony Pero tied the dual match up at 2-2 with a win of his own at No. 6 singles, his fourth win of the season.
Winker improved to 4-1 at No. 1 singles in the dual season and Michigan State a 3-2 overall lead with a 6-4, 6-2 victory at the top. With the Spartans up 3-2, this left just Gates and Williams to try and close things out. Williams dropped a close 7-5 second set as Cal Poly tied the dual up at 3-3.
After winning a 6-4 second set, Gates trailed 5-2 in the third before battling back to a 5-4 deficit. Ultimately Gates would fall, 6-4, in the third to end the match.
COACH ORLANDO'S THOUGHTS
"The Spartans played their hearts out today," said Michigan State head coach Gene Orlando. "I'm very impressed with the grit and toughness of this team! We played some great tennis and got better this weekend."
UP NEXT
MSU will look to get back to their winning ways next weekend with a pair of road matches against Ball State and IUPUI on Saturday, January 26.
Cal Poly 4, Michigan State 3
Singles
1. Jack Winkler (MSU) def. Josh Orthip (CALP) 6-4, 6-2
2. John Carlin (MSU) def. Dom Becherd (CALP) 6-3, 6-3
3. Antoine Noel (CALP) def. Ivan Rakic (MSU) 6-2, 6-4
4. Alex Steter (CALP) def. Carson Gates (MSU) 6-3, 3-6, 6-4
5. Gary Vardenyan (CALP) def. Nick Williams (MSU) 6-2, 7-5
6. Anthony Pero (MSU) def. Daly Meinert (CALP) 6-2, 6-4
Doubles
1. Jack Winkler/John Carlin (MSU) def. Josh Orthip/Roman Shenkiryk (CALP) 6-2
2. Antoine Noel/Daly Meinert (CALP) def. Ivan Rakic/Anthony Pero (MSU) 6-3
3. Dom Becherd/Gary Vardenyan (CALP) def. Billy Shisler/Nick Williams (MSU) 7-5
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
1,2,3
#1 Singles Match
12
Josh Orthip / 0 [CALP]
42
66
#2 Singles Match
12
Dom Becherd / 0 [CALP]
33
66
#3 Singles Match
12
Antoine Noel / 0 [CALP]
66
24
#4 Singles Match
123
Alex Steter / 0 [CALP]
636
364
#5 Singles Match
12
Gary Vardenyan / 0 [CALP]
67
25
#6 Singles Match
12
Daly Meinert / 0 [CALP]
24
66
Order of Finish:
3,2,6,1,5,4
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