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MEN'S TENNIS DEFEATS OHIO STATE 5-2

2/19/2000 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis

The No. 23-ranked Golden Gophers defeated No. 49 Ohio State 5-2 in Columbus, Ohio this afternoon. Minnesota won five singles matches and lost two doubles matches to score the five team points and win the match.

At No. 2 singles, sophomore Thomas Haug defeated Andrew Carlson 7-5, 6-3. Junior Jorge Duenas also won his match at No. 3 singles with a 1-6, 6-2, 6-4 victory over Phil Metz. At No. 4 singles, senior Martin Michalowski defeated Vince Ng 6- 0, 6-0. Junior Tyson Parry won his match at No. 5 singles with a 7-6, 7-5 score over Derek DeFalco. At No. 6 singles, junior Jon Svensson defeated Bob Wellstein 6-4, 6-7, 7-6.

Minnesota was also scheduled to play Virginia Tech this evening in Columbus, Ohio.

Gophers 5, Ohio State 2 Singles No. 1 Chris Porter, Ohio State, def. Harsh Mankad, Gophers, 6-4, 2-6, 6-4 No. 2 Thomas Haug, Gophers, def. Andrew Carlson, Ohio State, 7-5, 6-3 No. 3 Jorge Duenas, Gophers, def. Phil Metz, Ohio State, 1-6, 6-2, 6-4 No. 4 Martin Michalowski, Gophers, def. Vince Ng, Ohio State, 6-0, 6-0 No. 5 Tyson Parry, Gophers, def. Derek DeFalco, Ohio State, 7- 6(4), 7-5 No. 6 Jon Svensson, Gophers, def. Bob Wellstein, Ohio State, 6- 4, 6-7(4), 7-6 Doubles No. 1 Carlson/Porter def. Haug/ Michalowski 9-7 No. 2 DeFalco/Wellstein def. Parry/Eric Robertson 8-3

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