University of Minnesota Athletics
Day One Complete at the 2006 Gopher Fall Invitational
9/29/2006 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
The University of Minnesota men's tennis team opened the 2006-07 season today with day one of the Gopher Fall Invitational at the Baseline Tennis Center in Minneapolis. The Golden Gophers had a solid opening day to the year as the Maroon and Gold went 11-1 in singles play and 3-3 in doubles action.
The 2006 Gopher Fall Invitational runs Sept. 29-Oct. 1, and features Minnesota, Drake, Iowa, New Mexico, Wisconsin and Wisconsin-Green Bay competing in a mock dual format. Play begins at 8:30 a.m., each day of the event.
The Golden Gophers swept its six singles matche against Wisconsin-Green Bay before going 5-1 against Big Ten rival Iowa. One of Minnesota's two ranked singles players, 84th-ranked Nic Edlefsen, opened his 2006 season with a 7-5, 6-4 win over UWGB's Tim Prudlow. In doubles play, New Mexico shutout Minnesota in three matches, but the Maroon and Gold bounced back with three win over UWGB.
Full results from day one of the Gopher Invitational are below. Check gophersports.com throughout the weekend for continually updated results.
2006 Gopher Fall Invitational
Sept. 29-Oct. 1, 2006
Baseline Tennis Center
Minneapolis, Minn.
Friday, Sept., 29
Minnesota vs. Wisconsin-Green Bay – Singles
1. #84 Nic Edlefsen (MINN) def. Tim Prudlow (UWGB), 7-5, 6-4
2. Sion Wilkins (MINN) def. Mark Goldin (UWGB), 6-1, 6-2
3. Mikey Kantar (MINN) def. Matt Clegg (UWGB), 6-3, 6-1
4. Chi Pham (MINN) def. Scott Dickert (UWGB), 6-2, 6-1
5. Adam Altepeter (MINN) def. Eric Plaushines (UWGB), 6-3, 1-6, (10-6)
6. Pete Torgrimson (MINN) def. Matt Keesey (UWGB), 6-4, 6-1
Wisconsin vs. Iowa – Singles
1. Gian Hodgson (UW) def. Tommy McGeorge (Iowa), 6-4, 6-3
2. Felipe Bellido (UW) def. Patrick Dwyer (Iowa), 6-3, 6-2
3. Michael Dierberger (UW) def. Reinoud Haal (Iowa), 6-4, 6-4
4. Michael Muskievicz (UW) def. Greg Holm (Iowa), 7-5, 6-2
5. Eliot Bisnow (UW) def. Scott Elwell (Iowa), 6-0, 6-1
New Mexico vs. Drake – Singles
1. Kamil Pajkowski (UNM) def. Guilherme Marsiglia (Drake), 6-4, 7-5
2. Johnny Parkes (UNM) def. Ricardo Lau (Drake), 6-2, 6-4
3. Ivan Mendoza (Drake) def. Chandler Brass (UNM), 6-4, 6-3
4. Miles Bugby (UNM) def. Dave Iancu (Drake), 6-3, 6-4
Minnesota vs. Iowa – Singles
1. Raoul Schwark (MINN) def. Patrick Dwyer (Iowa), 6-3, 6-0
2. Tommy McGeorge (Iowa) def. Sion Wilkins (MINN), 3-6, 7-6 (5), (10-5)
3. Chi Pham (MINN) def. Greg Holm (Iowa), 2-6, 7-6 (6), (14-12)
4. Mikey Kantar (MINN) def. Reinoud Haal (Iowa), 6-3, 7-5
5. Pierre Dumas (MINN) def. Walker Grimes (Iowa), 7-6 (4), 7-6 (5)
6. Adam Altepeter (MINN) def. Mat Sawin (Iowa), 6-2, 7-5
New Mexico vs. Wisconsin-Green Bay – Singles
1. #90 Max Jones (UNM) def. Tim Prudlow (UWGB), 6-2, 6-0
2. Graeme Kassautzki (UNM) def. Mark Goldin (UWGB), 6-2, 6-1
3. Miles Bugby (UNM) def. Matt Clegg (UWGB), 6-3, 6-0
4. Chandler Brass (UNM) def. Scott Dickert (UWGB), 6-4, 3-6 (10-6)
5. Joe Nicolazzi (UNM) def. Eric Hines (UWGB), 6-4, 6-1
6. Eric Plaushines (UWGB) def. Jordan Wasden (UNM), 6-3, 6-2
Minnesota vs. New Mexico – Doubles
1. #50 Jones/Pajkowski (UNM) def. Osorio/Wilkins (MINN), 8-5
2. Bugby/Parkes (UNM) def. Kantar/Schwark (MINN), 8-4
3. Kassautzki/Nicolazzi (UNM) def. Edlefsen/Pham (MINN), 8-5
Wisconsin vs. Wisconsin-Green Bay – Doubles
1. Bellido/Bisnow (UW) def. Goldin/Prudlow (UWGB), 8-5
2. Dierberger/Muskievicz (UW) def. Clegg/Plaushines (UWGB), 8-5
Iowa vs. Drake – Doubles
1. Holm/McGeorge (Iowa) def. Marsiglia/Mendoza (Drake), 8-4
2. Dwyer/Grimes (Iowa) def. Iancu/Lau (Drake), 8-6
Minnesota vs. Wisconsin-Green Bay – Doubles
1. Edlefsen/Pham (MINN) def. Goldin/Plaushines (UWGB), 8-6
2. Dumas/Lipinski (MINN) def. Clegg/Prudlow (UWGB), 8-6
3. Altepeter/Kantar (MINN) def. Hines/Keesey (UWGB), 8-0
New Mexico vs. Drake – Doubles
1. Bugby/Kassautzki (UNM) def. Marsiglia/Mendoza (Drake), 9-8 (4)
2. Brass/Nicolazzi (UNM) def. Iancu/Lau (Drake), 8-4\
Wisconsin vs. Iowa – Doubles
1. Dierberger/Muskievicz (UW) def. Holm/McGeorge (Iowa), 8-2
2. Bellido/Hodgson (UW) def. Dwyer/Grimes (Iowa), 8-6
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