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Western Michigan Invitational
Men's Tennis Freshmen Hit Courts at Western Michigan Invitational
10/4/1998 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
Site: Kalamazoo, Mich.
Event: Western Michigan Invitational
Result: No Team Scoring
Next U-M Event: Oct. 10-12 -- at ITA All-American Championships (Austin, Texas)
KALAMAZOO, Mich. -- Three University of Michigan freshman men's tennis players began their collegiate careers at the Western Michigan Invitational this past weekend (Oct. 2-4).
Danny McCain (Largo, Fla./The Canterbury School), Henry Beam (Kalamazoo, Mich./Loy Norrix HS) and Ben Cox (Spring Lake, Mich./Spring Lake HS) all started their collegiate careers with victories in first-round action but dropped second-round matches in the "A Flight." In doubles, Beam and McCain combined for a 1-1 record, winning their first match in the "A Flight."
Michigan will send nine players to the All-American Championships sponsored by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association next weekend (Oct. 10-12). The Wolverines will compete in the pre-qualifying portion of the singles and doubles tournaments.
Following are match-by-match singles and doubles results:
SINGLES
Danny McCain (A Flight)
First Round - d. Ryan Shockley (Kalamazoo), 6-2, 6-4
Second Round - l. Francisco Trinidad (Michigan State), 7-6, 6-0
Finished with a 1-1 record
Henry Beam (A Flight)
First Round - d. Mark Jacobson (Michigan State), 6-1, 6-4
Second Round - l. Ryan Tomlinson (Western Michigan), 7-5, 4-6, 6-2
Finished with a 1-1 record
Ben Cox (A Flight)
First Round - d. Greg Tranquada (DePaul), 2-6, 6-2, 6-2
Second Round - l. Mohamed Dakki (Western Michigan), 6-2, 7-5
Finished with a 1-1 record
DOUBLES
Henry Beam/Danny McCain (A Flight)
First Round - d. Dakki/Mikkonen (Western Michigan), 8-2
Second Round - l. Trinidad/Kingongo (Michigan State), 9-7
Finished with a 1-1 record
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