University of Minnesota Athletics
Win Streak Halted in 5-2 Loss at Washington
3/7/2009 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
Minnesota’s eight-match winning streak came to an end in a 5-2 loss to Washington in a battle of top 25 teams on Friday in Seattle.
The 24th-ranked Gophers got singles victories from freshmen Phillip Arndt and Julian Dehn, but fell to 10-2 overall with the loss. Washington, ranked 22nd in the country, moved to 9-4 with the victory.
Dehn and Sebastian Gallego combined for an 8-4 win at No. 3 doubles, but the Huskies pulled out the other two doubles matches to take a 1-0 lead. Tobias Wernet and Michael Sicora fell to Derek Drabble and Martin Kildahl 8-4 at No. 2, while Ishay Hadash and Arndt were edged 8-6 by Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan and Patrik Fischer at No. 1.
In singles, Dehn evened the match with a 6-2, 6-3 win over Ryo Sekiguchi at No. 6. However, the Huskies won the next four matches before Arndt delivered a 6-3, 4-6, 7-5 win over Drabble at No. 4.
Hadash, ranked 48th in the nation, fell to Fischer 7-5, 6-4 at No. 1, while 46th-ranked Nedunchezhiyan defeated Wernet 6-2, 6-2 at No. 2. Gallego battled to a third set supertiebreaker at No. 3 singles, but lost to Kildahl 6-7, 7-5, (10-3). Dino Bilankov had a five-match winning streak snapped in a 6-4, 6-4 setback to David Chu at No. 5.
The Gophers are off until Sun., March 15 when they play at San Diego State.
No. 22 Washington 5, No. 24 Minnesota 2
Doubles
1. (66) Nedunchezhiyan/Fischer (UW) def. (80) Hadash/Arndt (UM), 8-6
2. Drabble/Kildahl (UW) def. (48) Wernet/Sicora (UM), 8-3
3. Gallego/Dehn (UM) def. Tobi Obenaus/Brad Bator (UW), 8-4
Order of finish: 2, 3, 1
Singles
1. Patrik Fischer (UW) def. (48) Ishay Hadash (UM), 7-5, 6-4*
2. (46) Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan (UW) def. Tobias Wernet (UM), 6-2, 6-2
3. Martin Kildahl (UW) def. Sebastian Gallego (UM), 6-7 (5), 7-5, (10-3)
4. Phillip Arndt (UM) def. Derek Drabble (UW), 6-3, 4-6, 7-5
5. David Chu (UW) def. Dino Bilankov (UM), 6-4, 6-4
6. Julian Dehn (UM) def. Ryo Sekiguchi (UW), 6-2, 6-3
Order of finish: 6, 2, 5, 1, 3, 4
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