University of Minnesota Athletics
Gophers Back at Baseline for Two
2/24/2016 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
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The University of Minnesota Gophers return to the Baseline Tennis Center this weekend set to host Army at 10 a.m. and Illinois State at 5 p.m.
The Gophers will be looking to stop a three match losing streak. They have taken losses against some of nation's top ranked teams including two against then-No. 16 Columbia.
"This will be a good weekend of matches against two good teams and will give us an opportunity to continue to get better before the Big Ten season," head coach Geoff Young said. "We do normally play a little better on our home courts. It helps the when the players don't have to adjust to getting used to a new court. It will be nice to be home."
The Lineup
Matic Spec picked up a win this past weekend and has played nine out of the Gophers' 10 matches in the No. 1 spot this dual match season. He has an overall record of 7-7 this season.
Ruben Weber has a team leading 11-7 singles record. He is 3-3 at the No. 2 spot and before last weekend had a three-match win streak.
Felix Corwin, Josip Krstanovic and Justyn Levin have all moved around in the middle of the lineup. Corwin started the season with matches at the No. 1 and 2 spots but missed some time with an injury. He currently sits with a 7-7 overall record. Levin has won a match at all three spots and is 8-9 while Krstanovic has picked up two of his three wins this dual match season at the No. 4 spot.
Marino Alpeza has played primarily at the No. 5 spot and is 3-3 there with an 8-9 overall record. Jeremy Lynn has picked up a win at the No. 6 spot.
Doubles
The Gophers duo of Spec and Corwin have proven to be one of the nation's top doubles team. They are ranked No. 14 and sit as the second-highest ranked Big Ten doubles tandem. They have picked up two wins this season over now No. 15 Arjun Kadhe and Julian Cash and are 7-3 overall.
Recently Spec and Lynn have teamed up and look strong together. They had a four-match win streak going together before dropping a match Sunday. The Gophers have taken the doubles point in six of their nine matches.
About Army and Illinois State
Army is 5-2 overall including a two match win streak and are 4-1 on their home court. Illinois State has had a tough schedule of competition the past two weekends resulting in a 4-4 record for the team. Christoffer Greve and Dylan Steffens as they are undefeated in dual singles play for the season. Greve has an 8-0 record, while Steffens has a 7-0 mark for the spring season. The duo has also competed well in doubles play, producing a 5-1 dual doubles record.
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