University of Minnesota Athletics
Minnesota Falls to Another Ranked Foe at Boise State
3/2/2008 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
Sebastian Gallego posted Minnesota's lone victory as the Gopher men's tennis team fell to another ranked opponent with a 6-1 setback at Boise State on Saturday in Boise, Idaho.
The Gophers, ranked 67th in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association rankings, fell to 1-9 overall. Boise State became the ninth different ranked team to beat Minnesota this season as the 41st-ranked Broncos ran their record to 7-8 overall.
Gallego won his No. 3 singles contest in straight sets by a 7-5, 7-5 score. All of Minnesota's losses also came in straight sets, including two losses to ranked opponents at the top two singles flights. Raoul Schwark lost to 64th-ranked Luke Shields 6-4, 6-3 at No. 1 and Dino Bilankov 6-3, 6-1 fell to 60th-ranked Clancy Shields at No. 2. Pierre Dumas played a tight match at No. 4 singles with a 6-4, 7-5 loss.
Minnesota dropped all three doubles contests with Bilankov and Gallego battling to a tiebreaker in their loss at No. 2.
The Gophers will remain in Boise and face 38th-ranked William & Mary on Sunday.
Boise State 6, Minnesota 1
Singles
1. #64 Luke Shields (BSU) def. #46 Raoul Schwark (UM), 6-4, 6-3
2. #60 Clancy Shields (BSU) def. Dino Bilankov (UM), 6-3, 6-1
3. Sebastian Gallego (UM) def. Brent Werbeck (BSU), 7-5, 7-5
4. Steve Robertson (BSU) def. Pierre Dumas (UM), 6-4, 7-5
5. Paul Koenke (BSU) def. Chi Pham (UM), 6-1, 6-1
6. Eric Roberson (BSU) def. Derek Peterson (UM), 6-2, 6-4
Order of finish: 2, 5, 4, 1, 3, 6
Doubles
1. #55 L. Shields/C. Shields (BSU) def. Adam Altepeter/Schwark (UM), 8-2
2. Koenke/Roberson (BSU) def. Bilankov/Gallego (UM), 8-7
3. Blake Boswell/Robertson (BSU) def. Peterson/Pham (UM), 8-0
Order of Finish: 3, 1, 2
Boise State Record: 7-8
Minnesota Record: 1-9
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