University of Minnesota Athletics
No. 31 Minnesota Upsets 13th-Ranked Virginia Commonwealth 4-1
2/10/2007 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
The 31st-ranked University of Minnesota men's tennis team improved to 5-1 on the season with a 4-1 upset win over 13th-ranked Virginia Commonwealth today in Winston-Salem, N.C. The Golden Gophers used the momentum from a 2-1 effort in doubles play, going 3-1 in singles action to move their record vs. ranked opponents to 2-1 this season.
The Maroon and Gold opened the dual by winning the doubles point, taking victories at Nos. 1 and 3. After a VCU win at No. 2, Minnesota got on the board with Andres Osorio and Chi Pham's 8-5 win over Sergi Arumi and Sebastien Deridder at No. 3. The Golden Gophers clinched the doubles point at No. 1 with a 9-8 (4) triumph by D.J. Geatz and Sion Wilkins over Arnaud Le Cloerec and Petr Olsak.
The Rams bounced back quickly in singles play with Georges-Alexandre Israel's 6-0, 6-2 win over Dino Bilankov at No. 6 to knot the score at 1-1. From there, however, Minnesota rattled off three victories to clinch the dual. Osorio, ranked 77th in the nation, got the Golden Gophers started at No. 1 with his 6-3, 6-4 win over Arumi. After a three-set victory by Mikey Kantar at No. 4, Geatz clinched the dual win at No. 3 with a 6-4, 6-4 triumph over Emil Lindgren.
"Our doubles continues to get better and that makes a world of difference when you have that 1-0 lead going into singles play," Head Coach Geoff Young said. "Our guys fought really, really hard against a good VCU team and were rewarded for it."
#31 Minnesota vs. #13 Virginia Commonwealth
Feb. 10, 2007
Winston-Salem, N.C.
Singles
1. #77 Andres Osorio (MN) def. Sergi Arumi (VCU), 6-3, 6-4
2. #58 Raoul Schwark (MN) led Arnaud Le Cloerec (VCU), 6-3, 3-6, 1-0, abd.
3. D.J. Geatz (MN) def. Petr Olsak (VCU), 6-4, 6-4
4. Mikey Kantar (MN) def. Emil Lindgren (VCU), 6-3, 3-6, 6-1
5. Nich Edlefsen (MN) vs. Sebastien Deridder (VCU), 3-6, 5-3
6. Georges-Alexandre Israel (VCU) def. Dino Bilankov (MN), 6-0, 6-2
Doubles
1. Geatz/Sion Wilkins (MN) def. Le Cloerec/Olsak (VCU), 9-8 (4)
2. Lindgren/Sebastian Ripoll (VCU) def. Kantar/Scwark (MN), 8-4
3. Osorio/Chi Pham (MN) def. Arumi/Deridder (VCU), 8-5
#31 Minnesota def. #13 Virginia Commonwealth, 4-1
