University of Minnesota Athletics
Gophers Hold Off Penn State for Fourth Straight Win
3/28/2009 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
Ishay Hadash and Michael Sicora swept singles and doubles matches as Minnesota won its fourth straight match with a 5-2 victory on Friday at Penn State.
Hadash clinched the match victory with his No. 1 singles victory, while Sicora and Julian Dehn combined to win a tiebreaker at No. 3 doubles that gave the Gophers the doubles point. The victory moved the 27th-ranked Gophers to 14-3 overall and 3-0 in the Big Ten. The 53rd-ranked Nittany Lions fell to 8-8 overall and 1-2 in the league.
Hadash won his singles match 7-5, 6-4 over Brendan Lynch and teamed with Sebastian Gallego for an 8-6 win at No. 1 doubles. Sicora and Dehn rolled to a 7-0 win in their doubles tiebreaker before Sicora delivered a 6-2, 6-2 win over Benji Kendall at No. 6 singles.
The Gophers also got singles wins from Tobias Wernet at No. 2 and Dino Bilankov at No. 5. Wernet rolled over Adam Slagter 6-2, 6-2, while Bilankov held off Guillaume St. Maurice 6-4, 6-7, 6-0.
Minnesota built a 5-0 lead before Penn State on the final two matches, clinching each with a tiebreaker victory. Eddie Bourchier beat Dehn 6-2, 7-6 (7-4) at No. 4, while Jason Lee edged Gallego 4-6, 6-2, 7-6 (10-8) at No. 3.
The Gophers travel to Columbus, Ohio for a showdown with sixth-ranked Ohio State on Sunday.
Doubles
1. Ishay Hadash/Sebastian Gallego (Minn.) def. Adam Slagter/Jason Lee (PSU), 8-6
2. Brendan Lynch/Guillaume St-Maurice (PSU) def. Tobias Wernet/Dino Bilankov (Minn.), 9-7
3. Michael Sicora/Julian Dehn (Minn.) def. Eddie Bourchier/Ryan Gormley (PSU), 9-8 (7-0)
Order of finish: 1, 2, 3
Singles
1. Ishay Hadash (Minn.) def. Brendan Lynch (PSU), 7-5, 6-4
2. Tobias Wernet (Minn.) def. Adam Slagter (PSU), 6-2, 6-2
3. Jason Lee (PSU) def. Sebastian Gallego (Minn.), 4-6, 6-2, 7-6 (8)
4. Eddie Bourchier (PSU) def. Julian Dehn (Minn.), 6-2, 7-6 (4)
5. Dino Bilankov (Minn.) def. Guillaume St-Maurice (PSU), 6-4, 6-7 (4), 6-0
6. Michael Sicora (Minn.) def. Benji Kendall (PSU), 6-2, 6-2
Order of finish: 2, 6, 1, 5, 4, 3
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