Saturday, March 16
East Lansing, Mich.
4 p.m.
Michigan State University
0
vs
7
Penn State
Spartan Tennis Splits With Penn State and Wright State on Saturday
3/16/2019 10:39:00 PM | Men's Tennis
EAST LANSING, Mich. -- Michigan State men's tennis split with its opponents on Saturday, March 16, falling to No. 42-ranked Penn State by a score of 7-0 in the afternoon match and defeating Wright State by a final tally of 5-2 in the nightcap.
MSU's record moves to 6-11 on the season while Penn State is now 8-5 and Wright State falls to 7-11 overall. The Spartans are now 0-2 in Big Ten action and will resume conference play next week against Ohio State on Friday, March 22.
Michigan State fell to Penn State in the early portion of the doubleheader, 7-0. In doubles play, the sophomore duo of Jack Winkler and John Carlin led the No. 4 doubles pairing in the nation, Constant De la Bassetiere and Gabriel Nemeth, by a 4-2 score before their match went unfinished.
In singles, Winkler was defeated (6-2, 6-4) by the No. 101-ranked player in De la Bassetiere to end his streak of two-straight victories over ranked opponents. Freshman Carson Gates took his match at No. 5 singles to three sets, but fell to Jordan Nickerson by a 3-6, 6-0, 2-6 tally.
The Spartans took one doubles match against Wright State as senior Colin Harvey and freshman Nick Williams combined to defeat Leighton Brandon and Fernando Nardelli, 6-4. MSU was defeated in close matches at No. 1 and No. 2 doubles losing 7-5 and 7-6 respectively.
Williams was the first Spartan to pick up a singles victory against the Raiders, defeating Leighton Brandon at No. 4 singles by a 6-0, 6-1 score. Senior Billy Shisler came through at No. 6 to best his opponent Theo Bourghelle, 6-2, 6-0.
Carlin and Gates secured the dual match at No. 3 and No. 5 singles, each winning in two sets by scores of 6-2, 6-2 and 6-1, 6-1 respectively.
Winkler was forced to retire from his match due to injury at No. 1 singles. His opponent, Param Pun took set one 6-4, but the second set was tied 3-3 when the match was called off.
At No. 2 singles, senior Ivan Rakic closed out the night with tiebreakers in the third set, coming out ahead 10-8, following 6-4 scores in the first and second sets.
Singles
1. #101 Constant De La Basse (PSU) def. #91 Jack Winkler (MSU) 6-2, 6-4
2. #110 Christian Lakoseljac (PSU) def. Ivan Rakic (MSU) 6-1, 6-1
3. Christos Antonopoulo (PSU) def. John Carlin (MSU) 6-4, 6-1
4. Gabriel Nemeth (PSU) def. Nick Williams (MSU) 6-4, 6-2
5. Jordan Nickerson (PSU) def. Carson Gates (MSU) 6-3, 0-6, 6-2
6. Alp Sentay (PSU) def. Billy Shisler (MSU) 6-1, 6-3
Doubles
1. John Carlin/Jack Winkler (MSU) vs. Constant De La Basse/Gabriel Nemeth (PSU) 4-2, unfinished
2. Ben Lieb/Matt Galush (PSU) def. Ivan Rakic/Carson Gates (MSU) 6-2
3. Christos Antonopoulo/Christian Lakoseljac (PSU) def. Colin Harvey/Nick Williams (MSU) 6-1
Singles
1. Param Pun (WSU) def. Jack Winkler (MSU) 6-4, 3-3, retired
2. Ivan Rakic (MSU) def. Lorenzo Maccarini (WSU) 6-4, 4-6, 1-0 (10-8)
3. John Carlin (MSU) def. Javier Alvarez (WSU) 6-2, 6-2
4. Nick Williams (MSU) def. Leighton Brandon (WSU) 6-0, 6-1
5. Carson Gates (MSU) def. William Morton (WSU) 6-1, 6-1
6. Billy Shisler (MSU) def. Theo Bourghelle (WSU) 6-2, 6-0
Doubles
1. Param Pun/Lorenzo Maccarini (WSU) def. John Carlin/Jack Winkler (MSU) 7-5
2. Theo Bourghelle/Javier Alvarez (WSU) def. Ivan Rakic/Carson Gates (MSU) 7-6
3. Colin Harvey/Nick Williams (MSU) def. Leighton Brandon/Fernando Nardelli (WSU) 6-4
MSU's record moves to 6-11 on the season while Penn State is now 8-5 and Wright State falls to 7-11 overall. The Spartans are now 0-2 in Big Ten action and will resume conference play next week against Ohio State on Friday, March 22.
Michigan State fell to Penn State in the early portion of the doubleheader, 7-0. In doubles play, the sophomore duo of Jack Winkler and John Carlin led the No. 4 doubles pairing in the nation, Constant De la Bassetiere and Gabriel Nemeth, by a 4-2 score before their match went unfinished.
In singles, Winkler was defeated (6-2, 6-4) by the No. 101-ranked player in De la Bassetiere to end his streak of two-straight victories over ranked opponents. Freshman Carson Gates took his match at No. 5 singles to three sets, but fell to Jordan Nickerson by a 3-6, 6-0, 2-6 tally.
The Spartans took one doubles match against Wright State as senior Colin Harvey and freshman Nick Williams combined to defeat Leighton Brandon and Fernando Nardelli, 6-4. MSU was defeated in close matches at No. 1 and No. 2 doubles losing 7-5 and 7-6 respectively.
Williams was the first Spartan to pick up a singles victory against the Raiders, defeating Leighton Brandon at No. 4 singles by a 6-0, 6-1 score. Senior Billy Shisler came through at No. 6 to best his opponent Theo Bourghelle, 6-2, 6-0.
Carlin and Gates secured the dual match at No. 3 and No. 5 singles, each winning in two sets by scores of 6-2, 6-2 and 6-1, 6-1 respectively.
Winkler was forced to retire from his match due to injury at No. 1 singles. His opponent, Param Pun took set one 6-4, but the second set was tied 3-3 when the match was called off.
At No. 2 singles, senior Ivan Rakic closed out the night with tiebreakers in the third set, coming out ahead 10-8, following 6-4 scores in the first and second sets.
Singles
1. #101 Constant De La Basse (PSU) def. #91 Jack Winkler (MSU) 6-2, 6-4
2. #110 Christian Lakoseljac (PSU) def. Ivan Rakic (MSU) 6-1, 6-1
3. Christos Antonopoulo (PSU) def. John Carlin (MSU) 6-4, 6-1
4. Gabriel Nemeth (PSU) def. Nick Williams (MSU) 6-4, 6-2
5. Jordan Nickerson (PSU) def. Carson Gates (MSU) 6-3, 0-6, 6-2
6. Alp Sentay (PSU) def. Billy Shisler (MSU) 6-1, 6-3
Doubles
1. John Carlin/Jack Winkler (MSU) vs. Constant De La Basse/Gabriel Nemeth (PSU) 4-2, unfinished
2. Ben Lieb/Matt Galush (PSU) def. Ivan Rakic/Carson Gates (MSU) 6-2
3. Christos Antonopoulo/Christian Lakoseljac (PSU) def. Colin Harvey/Nick Williams (MSU) 6-1
Singles
1. Param Pun (WSU) def. Jack Winkler (MSU) 6-4, 3-3, retired
2. Ivan Rakic (MSU) def. Lorenzo Maccarini (WSU) 6-4, 4-6, 1-0 (10-8)
3. John Carlin (MSU) def. Javier Alvarez (WSU) 6-2, 6-2
4. Nick Williams (MSU) def. Leighton Brandon (WSU) 6-0, 6-1
5. Carson Gates (MSU) def. William Morton (WSU) 6-1, 6-1
6. Billy Shisler (MSU) def. Theo Bourghelle (WSU) 6-2, 6-0
Doubles
1. Param Pun/Lorenzo Maccarini (WSU) def. John Carlin/Jack Winkler (MSU) 7-5
2. Theo Bourghelle/Javier Alvarez (WSU) def. Ivan Rakic/Carson Gates (MSU) 7-6
3. Colin Harvey/Nick Williams (MSU) def. Leighton Brandon/Fernando Nardelli (WSU) 6-4
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
2,3
#1 Singles Match
12
Constant De La Basse / 0 (101/-) [PSU]
66
24
#2 Singles Match
12
Christian Lakoseljac / 0 (110/-) [PSU]
66
11
#3 Singles Match
12
Christos Antonopoulo / 0 [PSU]
66
41
#4 Singles Match
12
Gabriel Nemeth / 0 [PSU]
66
42
#5 Singles Match
123
Jordan Nickerson / 0 [PSU]
606
362
#6 Singles Match
12
Alp Sentay / 0 [PSU]
66
13
Order of Finish:
6,2,1,3,4,5
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