University of Minnesota Athletics
MEN'S TENNIS TEAM CRUSHES PENN STATE 7-0
4/24/1999 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
Minnesota took all six singles matches and dropped only one doubles match to complete the sweep of the Nittany Lions. Sophomore Tyson Parry won at No. 1 singles, 6-3, 7-6 over Mike Griesser. Freshman sensation Thomas Haug finished his first year in the Big Ten with a nearly flawless 9-1 mark in singles play. Haug defeated Marc Dorfman 6-3, 6-7, 7-5 at No. 2 singles.
Senior Adam Selkirk defeated Eric Meditz 7-6, 6-2 at No. 3 singles and sophomore Jon Svensson easily won over Marc McCallister 6-2, 6-2. Junior Martin Michalowski defeated Matthew Nielsen 6-0, 6-3 at No. 5 singles and sophomore Jorge Duenas cruised to a 6-1, 6- 2 victory over Christopher DeStafano at the No. 6 singles position.
The No. 1 doubles team of Michalowski and freshman Ryan Davies defeated Meditz and Dorfman, 8-5. Also winning in doubles play was senior Martin Kristoffersen and Haug at the No. 3 position with a 8-5 victory over Nielson and Damon Accardi.
Minnesota will travel to Ann Arbor, Mich., next weekend to compete at the 1999 Big Ten Championships Thursday - Sunday, April 29 - May 2.
Minnesota 7 Penn State 0 Northwest Athletic Club - 98th Street Bloomington, Minn. Singles: No. 1 Tyson Parry (MINN) def. Mike Griesser (PSU) 6-3, 7-6 No. 2 Thomas Haug (MINN) def. Marc Dorfman (PSU) 6-3, 6-7, 7-5 No. 3 Adam Selkirk (MINN) def. Eric Meditz (PSU) 7-6, 6-2 No. 4 Jon Svensson (MINN) def. Marc McCallister (PSU) 6-2, 6-2 No. 5 Martin Michalowski (MINN) def. Matthew Nielsen (PSU) 6-0, 6-3 No. 6 Jorge Duenas (MINN) def. Christopher DeStefano (PSU) 6-1, 6-2 Doubles: No. 1 Ryan Davies/Michalowski (MINN) def. Meditz/ Dorfman (PSU) 8-5 No. 2 Griesser/McCallister (PSU) def. Parry/Selkirk (MINN) 8-6 No. 3 Martin Kristoffersen/Haug (MINN) def. Nielson/ Damon Accardi (PSU) 8-5
