Michigan
Big Ten Singles Championship (Days 1-2)
Wright Reaches Third Round at Big Ten Singles Meet
1/17/1999 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
Site: Madison, Wis. (Nielsen Tennis Center)
Event: Big Ten Singles Championships
Result: No Team Scoring
Next U-M Event: Thursday, Jan. 21 -- vs. William & Mary (Varsity Tennis Center), 3 p.m.
MADISON, Wis. -- Junior Matt Wright (Wichita, Kan./Wichita Collegiate HS) advanced to the third round of action at the Big Ten Singles Championships before falling to No. 1 seed and 14th-ranked nationally Tom Chicoine of Minnesota (1-6, 3-6).
Wright, the tournament's 10th seed, posted two victories in the tournament before losing to Chicoine. He defeated Purdue's Cade Lutz (6-2, 6-2) in the first round and followed that up with a second-round victory over Michigan State's Mark Jacobson (6-3, 6-3). Wright was the team's lone winner in six first-round opportunities at the Big Ten Singles Tournament.
All five players who lost in the first round dropped into the consolation bracket and responded with victories. Junior John Long (Ann Arbor, Mich./Huron HS) and the freshmen duo of Henry Beam (Kalamazoo, Mich./Loy Norrix HS) and Danny McCain (Largo, Fla./Canterbury School) reached Monday's main draw consolation quarterfinal matches. Senior co-captain William Farah (Flint, Mich./Powers Catholic HS) and freshman Ben Cox (Spring Lake, Mich./Spring Lake HS) were eliminated from action with 1-2 records.
In competition at the No. 7 and 8 players bracket, senior co-captain Jake Raiton (Portland, Ore./Wilson HS) will play in Monday's main draw semifinals against Minnesota's Martin Kristofferson. Raiton has compiled a 3-0 record, while junior Brad McFarlane (Kingston, Ontario/Bayridge Secondary HS) was eliminated from action with a 1-1 record.
Following are match-by-match results for each Wolverine:
MAIN DRAW SINGLES
Matt Wright (10th Seed)
First Round -- d. Cade Lutz (Purdue), 6-2, 6-2
Second Round -- d. Mark Jacobson (Michigan State), 6-3, 6-3
Third Round -- l. No. 1 seed Tom Chicoine (Minnesota), 1-6, 3-6
Finished with a 2-1 record
Henry Beam
First Round -- l. Mike Griesser (Penn State), 2-6, 7-6 (5), 6-3
Consolations -- d. Sean Lasko (Michigan State), 6-3, 6-3
Consolations -- d. Milan Rakvica (Indiana), 6-2, 7-6
Consolations -- vs. Jorge Duenas (Minnesota)
John Long
First Round -- l. No. 16 seed Jakub Teply (Illinois), 6-4, 4-6, 6-7 (4)
Consolations -- d. Derek DeFalco (Ohio State), 6-4, 6-3
Consolations -- d. Bobby Croll (Wisconsin), 6-4, 6-3
Consolations -- vs. Andrew Carlson (Ohio State)
Danny McCain
First Round -- l. Ian Arons (Indiana), 1-6, 2-6
Consolations -- d. Adam Schumacher (Wisconsin), 6-4, 6-4
Consolations -- d. Tom Buetlkofer (Iowa), 4-6, 6-3, 7-6
Consolations -- vs. Derek Myers (Purdue)
William Farah
First Round -- l. Amaud Lantin (Illinois), 5-7, 6-3, 2-6
Consolations -- d. J.R. Chidley (Iowa), 7-6 (7), 6-0
Consolations -- l. Royce Ramey (Illinois), 6-4, 5-7, 5-7
Finished with a 1-2 record
Ben Cox
First Round -- l. Derek Myers (Purdue), 7-6 (2), 3-6, 5-7
Consolations -- d. Bob Wellstein (Ohio State), 7-6 (3), 6-4
Consolations -- l. Jamie Gresh (Penn State), 1-6, 1-6
Finished with a 1-2 record
NOS. 7-8 PLAYERS BRACKET
Jake Raiton
First Round -- d. Jake Krehbiel (Iowa), 6-4, 6-1
Second Round -- d. Al-Agba (Purdue), 6-4, 6-4
Quarterfinals -- d. Ben Schreiber (Illinois), 7-5, 6-2
Semifinals -- vs. Martin Kristofferson (Minnesota)
Brad McFarlane
First Round -- Bye
Second Round -- d. Paul Mazak (Ohio State), 6-1, 6-0
Quarterfinals -- l. Evan Hays (Purdue), 2-6, 5-7
Finished with a 1-1 record
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