Friday, March 1
South Bend, Ind.
3:30 p.m.
Michigan State University
2
at
5
Notre Dame
Winkler Scores Upset for Men's Tennis in 5-2 Loss at Notre Dame
3/1/2019 6:40:00 PM | Men's Tennis
EAST LANSING, Mich. -- The Michigan State men's tennis team traveled to South Bend, Indiana on Friday where they were defeated by No. 13-ranked Notre Dame, 5-2, from the Eck Tennis Pavillion.
With a loss the Spartans now hold a 5-9 record in the dual meet season while Notre Dame gets off a five match losing streak to improve to 9-6.
Notre Dame secured the doubles point to take an early 1-0 lead over the Spartans. The pairing of William Howells and Axel Nefve defeated seniors Ivan Rakic and Billy Shisler 6-2 at No. 1 doubles. The Fighting Irish picked up their second doubles win at No. 2 with the duo of Lebedev and Matt Gamble defeating sophomore Jack Winkler and freshman Nick Williams in a hard-fought 7-5 set.
Freshman Carson Gates was the first Spartan to pick up a victory on Friday, breaking out of a three-match slump to defeat Nathan Griffin in No. 6 singles (7-6, 6-0). Gates is now 6-7 in the dual season and 1-0 at No. 6.
Winkler stole the show for the Spartans, earning an upset victory at No. 1 singles with a (3-6, 6-4, 7-5) victory over No. 15-ranked singles player Alex Lebedev. With a win on Friday, Winkler snaps out of a four match losing-skid and improves his season record to 7-5 in dual and 15-8 overall.
The Spartans are back in action at home on Sunday, March 10 when they will face No. 43 ranked Drake University at 5:00 p.m. ET. Drake is 11-4 on the year and have won four straight matches. The Bulldogs are in action four times prior to meeting the Spartans in what will be a busy week of action for them.
Michigan State vs University of Notre Dame
Mar 01, 2019 at Notre Dame, Ind.
(Eck Tennis Pavilion)
#13 University of Notre Dame 5, Michigan State 2
Singles
1. Jack Winkler (MSU) def. #19 Alex Lebedev (ND) 3-6, 6-4, 7-5
2. Axel Nefve (ND) def. Ivan Rakic (MSU) 6-1, 6-2
3. #111 William Howells (ND) def. John Carlin (MSU) 4-6, 6-0, 6-3
4. Guillermo Cabrera (ND) def. Anthony Pero (MSU) 6-2, 6-4
5. Grayson Broadus (ND) def. Nick Williams (MSU) 7-6 (6-4), 7-5
6. Carson Gates (MSU) def. Nathan Griffin (ND) 7-6 (10-8), 6-0
Doubles
1. William Howells/Axel Nefve (ND) def. Ivan Rakic/Billy Shisler (MSU) 6-2
2. Matt Gamble/Alex Lebedev (ND) def. Jack Winkler/Nick Williams (MSU) 7-5
3. Guillermo Cabrera/Grayson Broadus (ND) vs. John Carlin/Colin Harvey (MSU) 5-4, unfinished
With a loss the Spartans now hold a 5-9 record in the dual meet season while Notre Dame gets off a five match losing streak to improve to 9-6.
Notre Dame secured the doubles point to take an early 1-0 lead over the Spartans. The pairing of William Howells and Axel Nefve defeated seniors Ivan Rakic and Billy Shisler 6-2 at No. 1 doubles. The Fighting Irish picked up their second doubles win at No. 2 with the duo of Lebedev and Matt Gamble defeating sophomore Jack Winkler and freshman Nick Williams in a hard-fought 7-5 set.
Freshman Carson Gates was the first Spartan to pick up a victory on Friday, breaking out of a three-match slump to defeat Nathan Griffin in No. 6 singles (7-6, 6-0). Gates is now 6-7 in the dual season and 1-0 at No. 6.
Winkler stole the show for the Spartans, earning an upset victory at No. 1 singles with a (3-6, 6-4, 7-5) victory over No. 15-ranked singles player Alex Lebedev. With a win on Friday, Winkler snaps out of a four match losing-skid and improves his season record to 7-5 in dual and 15-8 overall.
The Spartans are back in action at home on Sunday, March 10 when they will face No. 43 ranked Drake University at 5:00 p.m. ET. Drake is 11-4 on the year and have won four straight matches. The Bulldogs are in action four times prior to meeting the Spartans in what will be a busy week of action for them.
Michigan State vs University of Notre Dame
Mar 01, 2019 at Notre Dame, Ind.
(Eck Tennis Pavilion)
#13 University of Notre Dame 5, Michigan State 2
Singles
1. Jack Winkler (MSU) def. #19 Alex Lebedev (ND) 3-6, 6-4, 7-5
2. Axel Nefve (ND) def. Ivan Rakic (MSU) 6-1, 6-2
3. #111 William Howells (ND) def. John Carlin (MSU) 4-6, 6-0, 6-3
4. Guillermo Cabrera (ND) def. Anthony Pero (MSU) 6-2, 6-4
5. Grayson Broadus (ND) def. Nick Williams (MSU) 7-6 (6-4), 7-5
6. Carson Gates (MSU) def. Nathan Griffin (ND) 7-6 (10-8), 6-0
Doubles
1. William Howells/Axel Nefve (ND) def. Ivan Rakic/Billy Shisler (MSU) 6-2
2. Matt Gamble/Alex Lebedev (ND) def. Jack Winkler/Nick Williams (MSU) 7-5
3. Guillermo Cabrera/Grayson Broadus (ND) vs. John Carlin/Colin Harvey (MSU) 5-4, unfinished
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
1,2
#1 Singles Match
123
367
Alex Lebedev / 0 (19/-) [ND]
645
#2 Singles Match
12
12
Axel Nefve / 0 [ND]
66
#3 Singles Match
123
603
William Howells / 0 (111/-) [ND]
466
#4 Singles Match
12
24
Guillermo Cabrera / 0 [ND]
66
#5 Singles Match
12
65
Grayson Broadus / 0 [ND]
77
#6 Singles Match
12
76
Nathan Griffin / 0 [ND]
60
Order of Finish:
2,4,6,5,3,1
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