University of Minnesota Athletics
Men's Tennis Crushes Western Michigan, 7-0
4/2/2004 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
The Maroon and Gold opened the dual by winning the doubles point. Minnesota's No. 1 duo of Chris Wettengel and Andres Osorio upset 38th- ranked Ravi Pathanjali and Jeff French, 8-4, to set the tone for the dual.
The Golden Gophers used the momentum from doubles to sweep the six singles matches, 6-0. Minnesota prevailed in three three-set matches to win its fourth dual in the last five contests. Wettengel, ranked No. 53, improved to 10-4 with a 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 win over Pathanjali at No. 1 singles. Wettengel is now 5-1 this season at No. 1.
Aleksey Zharinov, ranked No. 96, won his second consecutive three-set match, downing Jose Orozco, 4-6, 6-2, 6-2, at No. 2 singles.
Minnesota faces No. 48 Michigan tomorrow at 11 a.m., before heading to East Lansing to take on No. 52 Michigan State on Sunday.
#43 Minnesota 7, #55 Western Michigan 0
Ann Arbor, Mich.
April 2, 2004
Singles
1. #53 Chris Wettengel (UM) def. Ravi Pathanjali (WMU), 4-6, 6-4, 6- 2
2. #96 Aleksey Zharinov (UM) def. Jose Orozco (WMU), 4-6, 6-2, 6-2
3. Avery Ticer (UM) def. Tommy Dennis (WMU), 6-3, 7-6
4. Andres Osorio (UM) def. Justin Kates (WMU), 6-1, 6-2
5. Brian Lipinski (UM) def. Brady Crosby (WMU), 1-6, 6-1, 6-4
6. Dusan Tabak (UM) Diego Campello (WMU), 6-1, 6-4
Doubles
1. Osorio/Wettengel (UM) def. #38 Pathanjali/Jeff French (WMU), 8- 4
2. Dennis/Crosby (WMU) def. Ticer/Sion Wilkins (UM), 8-6
3. Clay Estes/Zharinov (UM) def. Orozco/Dan Grupp (WMU), 8-6
