Michigan
Kentucky Fall Invitational
Men's Tennis Excels at Kentucky Fall Invitational
10/18/1998 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
Site: Lexington, Ky.
Event: H.H. Downing Kentucky Fall Invitational
Result: No Team Scoring
Next U-M Event: Nov. 6-9 -- at Rolex Region IV Championships (East Lansing, Mich.)
LEXINGTON, Ky. -- The University of Michigan men's tennis team put together an excellent weekend at the Kentucky Fall Invitational with four individuals reaching the finals of their respective flights. Overall, the Wolverines won 20 of their 27 singles matches and posted a 6-5 record in doubles.
Freshman Ben Cox (Spring Lake, Mich./Spring Lake HS) won his first collegiate tournament singles title, defeating junior teammate Brad McFarlane (Kingston, Ontario/Bayridge Secondary HS) in the fourth singles flight. Cox posted a 4-0 record and was the team's only champion at the tournament.
Besides McFarlane, who finished as the runner-up at the fourth singles slot, Michigan had two other players placed second. Junior John Long (Ann Arbor, Mich./Huron HS) and freshman Henry Beam (Kalamazoo, Mich./Loy Norrix HS) were runner-ups at the second and third singles flights, respectively.
All seven players posted at least a .500 record or better. Junior Jake Raiton (Portland, Ore./Wilson HS) placed fifth in the fifth singles flight with a 3-1 record. Freshmen Danny McCain (Largo, Fla./The Canterbury School) compiled a 2-2 record at the first flight while sophomore Ron Nano (Great Neck, N.Y./South HS) finshed ninth with a 3-1 mark at the sixth flight.
In doubles, McFarlane and Cox led the way with a 2-1 record and a third place finish at the second flight. The team of Raiton and Long placed fifth at the first flight (2-2 record) while Nano and Beam posted a 2-2 mark at same flight.
Following are match-by-match singles and doubles results:
SINGLES
Danny McCain (No. 1 Flight)
First Rd. - l. Nikola Aaracic (Murray State), 6-7, 6-2, 6-3
Consolations - d. Jason Kirkland (Abalein College), 6-3, 6-1
Consolations - l. Adam Doyle (Eastern Kentucky), 7-6, Default
Consolations - d. Christoph Poehler (Murray State), Default
Finished with a 2-2 record
John Long (No. 2 Flight)
First Rd. - d. Vinicius Carmo (Tennessee-Chattanooga), 6-1, 6-0
Quarterfinals - d. Gareth Quin (Miami, Ohio), 7-5, 3-6, 6-2
Semifinals - d. Oliver Foreman (Middle Tennessee St.), 6-2, 6-2
Finals - l. Johan Hesoun (Kentucky), 5-7, 7-6, 6-4
Runner-up with a 3-1 record
Henry Beam (No. 3 Flight)
First Rd. - d. Fungai Munjanja (Tennessee-Chattanooga), 5-3, retired
Quarterfinals - d. Raoul Bax (Murray State), 6-1, 6-4
Semifinals - d. Ben Basil (Ohio State), 6-4, 6-1
Finals - l. Ariel Gaitan (Kentucky), 6-4, 4-6, 4-6
Runner-up with a 3-1 record
Brad McFarlane (No. 4 Flight)
First Rd. - Bye
Quarterfinals - d. Gavin Foulston (Indiana State), 6-2, 3-6, 6-2
Semifinals - d. Tomi Winnig (Tennessee-Chattanooga), 7-5, 6-0
Finals - l. Ben Cox (Michigan), 4-6, 6-4, 5-7
Runner-up with a 2-1 record
Ben Cox (No. 4 Flight)
First Rd. - d. B.J. Monroe (Miami, Ohio), 6-3, 6-4
Quarterfinals - d. Mike Kassoff (Bowling Green), 6-2, 4-6, 6-1
Semifinals - d. Patrik Johansson (Kentucky), 6-1, 6-2
Finals - d. Brad McFarlane (Michigan), 6-4, 4-6, 7-5
Champion with a 4-0 record
Jake Raiton (No. 5 Flight)
First Rd. - d. David Vest (Murray State), 7-5, 6-0
Quarterfinals - l. Jacek Wolicki (Indiana State), 6-3, 6-4
Consolations - d. John Johansen (Ohio State), 6-4, 6-4
Consolations - d. Claude Grady (Kentucky), 6-3, 6-2
Fifth-place finisher with a 3-1 record
Ron Nano (No. 6 Flight)
First Rd. - l. Jordan Goetzman (Tennessee-Chattanooga), 6-7(5), 3-6
Consolations - d. Vinay Reddy (Miami, Ohio), 6-0, 7-5
Consolations - d. Fadden Holden (Eastern Kentucky), 6-1, 6-0
Consolations - d. Brandon Abney (Tennessee-Chattanooga), 4-6, 6-3, 6-2
Ninth-place finisher with a 3-1 record
DOUBLES
Ron Nano/Henry Beam (No. 1 Flight)
First Rd. - l. Doyle/Sellers (Eastern Kentucky), 9-7
Consolations - d. Grunditz/Johansson (Kentucky), 8-1
Consolations - d. Aracic/Hardman (Murray State), 8-6
Consolations - l. Miller/Gautan (Purdue), 8-3
Finished with a 2-2 record
Jake Raiton/John Long (No. 1 Flight)
First Rd. - d. Koti/Munjanja (Tennessee-Chattanooga), 8-4
Quarterfinals - l. Crick/Foulston (Indiana State), 8-2
Consolations - d. Poehler/McKay (Murray State), Default
Consolations - l. Porter/Carlson (Ohio State), 8-4
Fifth-place finisher with a 2-2 record
Brad McFarlane/Ben Cox (No. 2 Flight)
First Rd. - d. Quin/van der Westhuyzen (Miami, Ohio), 8-6
Semifinals - l. Carmo/Goetzman (Tennessee-Chattanooga), 8-6
Consolations - d. Gabel/Wild (Bowling Green), 8-5
Third-place finisher with a 2-1 record
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