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No. 25 Gophers Sweep Shockers 7-0
2/18/2019 8:06:00 AM | Men's Tennis
The University of Minnesota Men's Tennis Team finished off Wichita State 7-0 Friday to advance to 8-1 on the season. The Gophers remain undefeated at home with a perfect 6-0 record.
"Good win tonight against a very good Wichita State team. 7-0 against a really good team is a great score," head coach Geoff Young said. "Doubles was not bad, but there's still room for improvement. Tough Western Michigan team Sunday. The guys are practicnig and battling hard, so looking forward to Sunday."Head Coach Geoff Young's thoughts after the win. #Gophers pic.twitter.com/pXhVKWFtUK
— Minnesota Men's Tennis (@GopherMTennis) February 16, 2019
DOUBLES
Minnesota started the match strong with a quick round of doubles. The No. 1 doubles pairing of Josip Krstanovic and Justyn Levin had a quick 6-2 win against Wichita State's Haru Inoue and Murkel Dellien to start the night strong. Sebastian Vile and Vlad Lobak took down Stefan Latinovic and Andre Caligiana 6-4 to seal the team doubles point. Eli Ogilvy and Jackson Allen were down 3-4 against Eddie Stoica and Marius Frosa upon clinching the doubles point.
SINGLES
Vlad Lobak took the quick 6-0, 6-2 win against Andre Caligiana in No. 6 singles. Shortly after, Marino Alpeza went 6-4, 6-1 to take down his opponent Stefan Latinovic in the No. 4 spot. In No. 5 singles, Eli Ogilvy continued the Gophers win streak by defeating Eddie Stocia 6-2, 7-6 (2). Josip Krstanovic came back from a 3-6 first set to end Murkel Dellien 6-2, 6-1 in the final 2 sets in No. 1 singles. Shortly after Jackson Allen finished a hard fought match to finish Marius Frosa 2-6, 6-2, 6-4 in No. 3 singles.Stefan Milicevic came back from behind during his first set in the No. 2 spot and won his tiebreak against Haru Inoue 7-6 (7). Stefan soared through the second set with a 6-1 win.
UP NEXT
Minnesota will be back home on Sunday to face-off against Western Michigan.
UP NEXTMinnesota looks to extend the win streak and stay undefeated at home. Looking ahead, Western Michigan is 4-5 on the season and took a 1-6 loss to Minnesota's Big Ten competition Iowa in January. Iowa has been Western Michigan's only Ben Ten opponent thus far.
Singles Competition
1. #53 Josip Krstanovic (MINN) def. Murkel Dellien (WICH) ct. 3
3-6, 6-2, 6-1
2. Stefan Milicevic (MINN) def. Haru Inoue (WICH) ct. 4
7-6 (7), 6-1
3. Jackson Allen (MINN) def. Marius Frosa (WICH) ct. 2
2-6, 6-2, 6-4
4. Marino Alpeza (MINN) def. Stefan Latinovic (WICH) ct. 5
6-4, 6,1
5. Eli Ogilvy (MINN) def. Eddie Stocia (WICH) ct. 1
6-2, 7-6 (2)
6. Vlad Lobak (MINN) def. Andre Caligiana (WICH) ct. 6
6-0, 6-2
Order of finish: 6,4,5,1,3,2
Doubles competition
1. Josip Krstanovic/Justyn Levin (MINN) def. Haru Inoue/Murkel Dellien (WICH) 6-2
2. Sebastian Vile/Vlad Lobak (MINN) def. Stefan Latinovic/Andre Caligiana (WICH) 6-4
3. Eddie Stoica/Marius Frosa (WICH) vs. Eli Ogilvy/Jackson Allen (MINN) . 3-4