University of Minnesota Athletics
Northwestern Squeaks By Gophers 4-3
4/11/2009 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
Ishay Hadash and Sebastian Gallego each won in singles and doubles, but it wasn’t enough as Northwestern squeaked out a 4-3 victory over Minnesota on Saturday in Evanston, Ill.
The 33rd-ranked Gophers entered the day alone in third place in the Big Ten, but fell into a tie with a group of five teams, including Northwestern, that trailed by just one match entering the weekend. Minnesota is now 15-6 overall and 4-3 in the Big Ten, while the 48th-ranked Wildcats are 16-6 overall and also 4-3 in the league.
Hadash and Gallego teamed for an 8-4 victory over Marc Dwyer and Alex Sanborn at No. 1 doubles, but Northwestern bounced back to win the other two matches and take the doubles point. The Wildcats got an 8-1 win from Andrew McCarthy and Alex Thams over Michael Sicora and Phillip Arndt at No. 3 and an 8-4 victory from Joshua Graves and Tobias Reitz over Tobias Wernet and Julian Dehn at No. 2.
Gallego and Dehn put the Gophers up 2-1 with a pair of singles victories as Gallego cruised past Reitz 6-1, 6-2 at No. 3 and Dehn delivered a 6-1, 6-4 win over Sanborn at No. 5.
The Wildcats regained the lead as Eric Spector got past Sicora 6-0, 7-6 at No. 6 and Thams defeated Wernet 6-4, 6-2 at No. 2.
Hadash evened the match at 3-3 with a 7-5, 6-3 victory over Dwyer at No. 1. However, the Wildcats’ Joshua Graves won the deciding match over Dino Bilankov at No. 4 singles, rallying from a third-set deficit for the win. Bilankov was up a break in the third set before Graves battled back to claim the last five games and take a 6-2, 2-6, 6-3 victory.
The Gophers play another ranked conference foe on Sunday when they play at 27th-ranked Wisconsin at noon.
#48 Northwestern 4, #33 Minnesota 3
Doubles
1. Ishay Hadash/Sebastian Gallego (MINN) def. Marc Dwyer/Alex Sanborn (NU) 8-4
2. Joshua Graves/Tobias Reitz (NU) def. Tobias Wernet/Julian Dehn (MINN) 8-4
3. Andrew McCarthy/Alex Thams (NU) def. Michael Sicora/Phillip Arndt (MINN) 8-1
Singles
1. #60 Ishay Hadash (MINN) def. #101 Marc Dwyer (NU) 7-5, 6-3
2. Alex Thams (NU) def. Tobias Wernet (MINN) 6-4, 6-2
3. Sebastian Gallego (MINN) def. Tobias Reitz (NU) 6-1, 6-2
4. Joshua Graves (NU) def. Dino Bilankov (MINN) 6-2, 2-6, 6-3
5. Julian Dehn (MINN) def. Alex Sanborn (NU) 6-1, 6-4
6. Eric Spector (NU) def. Michael Sicora (MINN) 6-0, 7-6
Match Notes:
Minnesota 15-6, 4-3 Big Ten; National ranking #33
Northwestern 16-6, 4-3 Big Ten; National ranking #48
Order of finish: Doubles (1,3,2); Singles (3,5,6,2,1,4)
The 33rd-ranked Gophers entered the day alone in third place in the Big Ten, but fell into a tie with a group of five teams, including Northwestern, that trailed by just one match entering the weekend. Minnesota is now 15-6 overall and 4-3 in the Big Ten, while the 48th-ranked Wildcats are 16-6 overall and also 4-3 in the league.
Hadash and Gallego teamed for an 8-4 victory over Marc Dwyer and Alex Sanborn at No. 1 doubles, but Northwestern bounced back to win the other two matches and take the doubles point. The Wildcats got an 8-1 win from Andrew McCarthy and Alex Thams over Michael Sicora and Phillip Arndt at No. 3 and an 8-4 victory from Joshua Graves and Tobias Reitz over Tobias Wernet and Julian Dehn at No. 2.
Gallego and Dehn put the Gophers up 2-1 with a pair of singles victories as Gallego cruised past Reitz 6-1, 6-2 at No. 3 and Dehn delivered a 6-1, 6-4 win over Sanborn at No. 5.
The Wildcats regained the lead as Eric Spector got past Sicora 6-0, 7-6 at No. 6 and Thams defeated Wernet 6-4, 6-2 at No. 2.
Hadash evened the match at 3-3 with a 7-5, 6-3 victory over Dwyer at No. 1. However, the Wildcats’ Joshua Graves won the deciding match over Dino Bilankov at No. 4 singles, rallying from a third-set deficit for the win. Bilankov was up a break in the third set before Graves battled back to claim the last five games and take a 6-2, 2-6, 6-3 victory.
The Gophers play another ranked conference foe on Sunday when they play at 27th-ranked Wisconsin at noon.
#48 Northwestern 4, #33 Minnesota 3
Doubles
1. Ishay Hadash/Sebastian Gallego (MINN) def. Marc Dwyer/Alex Sanborn (NU) 8-4
2. Joshua Graves/Tobias Reitz (NU) def. Tobias Wernet/Julian Dehn (MINN) 8-4
3. Andrew McCarthy/Alex Thams (NU) def. Michael Sicora/Phillip Arndt (MINN) 8-1
Singles
1. #60 Ishay Hadash (MINN) def. #101 Marc Dwyer (NU) 7-5, 6-3
2. Alex Thams (NU) def. Tobias Wernet (MINN) 6-4, 6-2
3. Sebastian Gallego (MINN) def. Tobias Reitz (NU) 6-1, 6-2
4. Joshua Graves (NU) def. Dino Bilankov (MINN) 6-2, 2-6, 6-3
5. Julian Dehn (MINN) def. Alex Sanborn (NU) 6-1, 6-4
6. Eric Spector (NU) def. Michael Sicora (MINN) 6-0, 7-6
Match Notes:
Minnesota 15-6, 4-3 Big Ten; National ranking #33
Northwestern 16-6, 4-3 Big Ten; National ranking #48
Order of finish: Doubles (1,3,2); Singles (3,5,6,2,1,4)
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