University of Minnesota Athletics
Men's Tennis Advances to Finals of Big Ten Championships
4/27/2002 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
Sophomore Chris Wettengel clinched the match with his win at No. 5 singles with a 7-6 (5), 7-6 (5) win over Vince Ng. The Golden Gophers needed wins from Alexsey Zharinov at No. 3 singles, Manuel Lievano at No. 4 and Avery Ticer at No. 6 to earn the win.
Ohio State got wins at No. 1 and 2 singles as Jeremy Wurtzman upset Harsh Mankad at No. 1 singles with a 6-4, 6-1 win. Mankad entered the match ranked third in the nation. Phil Metz defeated Minnesota's Thomas Haug, 6-4, 6-2 at No. 2 singles.
The Buckeyes began the match with a win of the doubles point. Ohio State won the No. 2 and 3 doubles matches to claim the point.
No. 3 Minnesota 4, No. 2 Ohio State 3
Singles
No. 1 - Jeremy Wurtzman (OSU) def. Harsh Mankad (MN), 6-4, 6-1
No. 2 - Phil Metz (OSU) def. Thomas Haug (MN), 6-4, 6-1
No. 3 - Aleksey Zharinov (MN) def. Adrian Bohaine (OSU), 6-4, 5-7, 6-3
No. 4 - Manuel Lievano (MN) def. Conor Casey (OSU), 6-1, 7-6 (1)
No. 5 - Chris Wettengel (MN) def. Vince Ng (OSU), 7-6 (5), 7-6 (5)
No. 6 - Avery Ticer (MN) def. Paul Warkentin (OSU), 6-2, 3-6, 6-4
Doubles
No. 1 - Mankad/Haug (MN) def. Bohane/Warkentin (OSU), 8-6
No. 2 - Casey/Wurtzman (OSU) def. Lievano/Stephens (MN), 8-6
No. 3 - Contini/Merz (OSU) def. Zharinov/Ticer, 8-5
