University of Minnesota Athletics
Geatz Falls in Opening Round of NCAA Singles Championships
5/24/2006 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
Geatz made his first career appearance in the NCAA singles tournament. Isner has now won 27 consecutive matches, and owns a 44-2 overall record this season. Geatz was the first alternate in the initial announcement of the selections, but was inserted into the bracket after a competitor dropped out of the tournament with an injury.
Geatz, a 2006 All-Big Ten selection, is the son of outgoing Head Coach David Geatz. A native of Minneapolis, D.J. Geatz began the season with a quarterfinal appearance at the 2005 Big Ten Singles Championship before storming out of the gates in the dual season to vault up the national rankings. Unranked in singles to start the year, Geatz rose to as high as No. 49 after posting a 7-7 record vs. ranked opponents with wins over then-Nos. 32, 44, 47, 50, 55, 110 and 125. For the season, Geatz finished with a 20-16 singles record and an 8-13 record in doubles dual matches.
Last season, Minnesota’s Avery Ticer lost in the first round of the 2005 NCAA Singles Championships in College Station, Texas. Ticer, then ranked 31st in the nation, lost 2-6, 6-4, 6-2 to No. 16 Franticek Babej of South Alabama. Ticer was making his first career appearance in the national singles tournament. Minnesota has placed a singles player in each of the last six NCAA Singles Championships.
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