University of Minnesota Athletics
Men's Tennis Defeats Michigan 7-0
3/8/2002 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
Harsh Mankad, the nation's number one ranked singles player, defeated Michigan's Henry Beam in straight sets, 6-2, 6-4. Mankad improved to 15-1 on the year. The Wolverines' Matt Lockin was the only Michigan player to win a set, but still lost to Chris Wettengel at No. 4 singles, 3-6, 7-6 (5), 6-3.
Mankad teamed with Thomas Haug to win at No. 1 doubles by a score of 8-3. Aleksey Zharinov and Avery Ticer claimed the other Golden Gopher victory at No. 3 doubles.
#27 MINNESOTA 7, #52 MICHIGAN 0
Singles
No. 1 - Harsh Mankad (MN) def. Henry Beam (MICH), 6-2, 6-4
No. 2 - Thomas Haug (MN) def. Ben Cox (MICH), 6-3, 6-3
No. 3 - Aleksey Zharinov (MN) def. Anthony Jackson (MICH), 7-6 (2), 6-1
No. 4 - Chris Wettengel (MN) def. Matt Lockin (MICH), 3-6, 7-6 (5), 6-3
No. 5 - Avery Ticer (MN) def. Greg Novak (MICH), 6-2, 6-4
No. 6 - Boris Kuharic (MN) def. David Anving (MICH), 6-3, 6-4
Doubles
No. 1 - Mankad/Haug (MN) def. Chris Rolf/Chris Shaya (MICH), 8-3
No. 2 - Beam/Lockin (MICH) def. Eric Robertson/Reven Stephens (MN), 9-8 (12)
No. 3 - Ticer/Zharinov (MN) def. Jackson/Novak (MICH), 8-5
