University of Minnesota Athletics
Gopher Men's Tennis Defeats Northwestern 7-0
4/12/2002 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
In doubles competition, Mankad and Thomas Haug were able to defeat Thomas Hanus and Russell Bennett 8-5 in the No.1 spot, while Reven Stephens and Manuel Lievano secured the doubles point with an 8-4 victory in the No. 2 spot. The No. 3 spot earned the Golden Gophers a doubles sweep with Aleksey Zharinov and Avery Ticer winning 8-6 over Josh Axler and Ryan Edlefsen.
The Maroon and Gold were also able to sweep the singles competition allowing Northwestern a victory in only one set. Mankad was able to fight off the Wildcats' Thomas Hanus to win the No. 1 spot 7-6 (3), 6- 1. Haug, Zharinov, Chris Wettengel and Ticer were also able to earn straight set victories in the No. 2, 3, 5 and 6 spots. Manuel Lievano defeated Joost Hol in a three set battle 6-7(2), 6-2, 6-2 to win the No. 4 singles match.
The Gophers face No. 2 Illinois on Saturday April 13, at 6:30pm a the 98th Street Racquet Club in Bloomington, Minn.
Minnesota 7, Northwestern 0 Singles No. 1 - Mankad (MINN) def. Thomas Hanus (NW) 7-6(3), 6-1 No. 2 - Haug (MINN) def. Ryan Edlefsen (NW) 7-6, 6-4 No. 3 - Zharinov (MINN) def. Jamie Sahara (NW) 7-5, 7-5 No. 4 - Lievano (MINN) def. Joost Hol (NW) 6-7(2), 6-2, 6-2 No. 5 - Wettengel (MINN) def. Josh Axler (NW) 6-3, 6-4 No. 6 - Ticer (MINN) def. Chuck Perrin (NW) 6-2, 6-4
Doubles No. 1 - Mankad/Haug (MINN) def. Hanus/Bennett (NW) 8-5 No. 2 - Stephens/Lievano (MINN) def. Perrin/Jenkins (NW) 8-4 No. 3 - Zharinov/Ticer def. Axler/Edlefsen (NW) 8-6
