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MEN'S TENNIS DEFEATS NORTH CAROLINA STATE, 6-3

10/1/1999 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis

Tyson Parry defeated Shaun Thomas at No. 2 singles, 7-6, 6-2. Junior Jorge Duenas won at No. 3 singles, defeated Devang Desai, 7-5, 6-4. Junior Jon Svensson defeated Shane Sealy, 7-6, 6-4, at No. 4 singles. Freshman Nathan McLain won at No. 5 singles, defeating Shane Sealy, 7-6, 6-4.

In doubles, Duenas and Harsh Mankad defeated Devai and Eric Jackson at the No. 1 position, 6-4, 3-6, 6-1. Parry and sophomore Karl Sloss defeated Thomas and Deval Desai at No. 2, 6-4, 6-4.

Minnesota will play South Carolina on Saturday.

Singles
No. 1--Eric Jackson, North Carolina State, def. Harsh Mankad, Gophers, 7-6, 7-6
No. 2--Tyson Parry, Gophers, def. Shaun Thomas, North Carolina State, 7-6, 6-2
No. 3--Jorge Duenas, Gophers, def. Devang Desai, North Carolina State, 7-5, 6-4
No. 4--Jon Svensson, Gophers, def. Ryan Boward, North Carolina State, 6-1, 6-1
No. 5--Nathan McLain, Gophers, def. Shane Sealy, North Carolina State, 7-6, 6-4
No. 6--Bryce McGrory, North Carolina State, def. Ed Marques, Gophers, 6-2, 7-5
No. 7--Karl Sloss, Gophers, def. Brad Kilgore, North Carolina State, 6-3, 7-6

Doubles
No. 1--Mankad/Duenas def. Jackson/Desai 6-4, 3-6, 6-1
No. 2--Perry/Sloss def. Thomas/Deval Desai 6-4, 6-4
No. 3--Sealy/Kilgore def. McLain/Marques 6-3, 6-2

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