Michigan
DePaul
Wolverines Beat DePaul 7-0 for Second Straight Shutout
1/24/1999 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
Site: Ann Arbor, Mich. (Varsity Tennis Center)
Score: Michigan 7, DePaul 0
Records: U-M (2-0), DePaul (0-1)
Next U-M Event: Friday, Jan. 29 -- vs. Virginia Tech (Charlottesville, Va.), 2 p.m.
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The University of Michigan men's tennis team defeated DePaul 7-0 on Sunday (Jan. 24) for its second consecutive shutout to start the 1999 dual match season. The Wolverines improved to 2-0 on the year and won their first match against a Region IV opponent.
Michigan gained the doubles point with victories at the No. 2 and No. 3 spots in the lineup. The Wolverines secured the point as senior co-captain William Farah (Flint, Mich./Powers Catholic HS) and junior Brad McFarlane (Kingston, Ontario/Bayridge Secondary HS) won an 8-5 match against DePaul's Andreas Morfiadakis and Rory McKinney at No. 2 doubles. Freshman Henry Beam (Kalamazoo, Mich./Loy Norrix HS) and senior co-captain Jake Raiton (Portland, Ore./Wilson HS) posted the other win at No. 3 doubles, registering an 8-5 victory over Robert Kurek and Dan Bennett.
The Wolverines put the match away with wins at all six singles slots. Junior Matt Wright (Wichita, Kan./Wichita Collegiate HS) came back from a first-set loss to defeat DePaul's John Cheregi in three sets at No. 1 singles (2-6, 6-2, 6-1). Farah, junior John Long (Ann Arbor, Mich./Huron HS), Danny McCain (Largo, Fla./Canterbury School) and Beam all won in straights sets, while freshman Ben Cox (Spring Lake, Mich./Spring Lake HS) won his second straight dual match in three sets.
Michigan will head to Charlottesville, Va., for a pair of matches next weekend against Virginia Tech (Friday, Jan. 29, 2 p.m.) and Virginia (Saturday, Jan. 30, 7 p.m.).
Following are match-by-match results:
Singles
No. 1 -- Matt Wright (U-M) d. John Cheregi, 2-6, 6-2, 6-1
No. 2 -- William Farah (U-M) d. Greg Tranquada, 6-1, 6-1
No. 3 -- John Long (U-M) d. Andreas Morfiadakis, 6-2, 6-4
No. 4 -- Danny McCain (U-M) d. Rory McKinney, 6-1, 6-4
No. 5 -- Henry Beam (U-M) d. Robert Kurek, 6-0, 6-3
No. 6 -- Ben Cox (U-M) d. Neil Johnston, 6-2, 4-6, 6-2
Doubles
No. 1 -- Cheregi/Tranquada (DePaul) d. Wright/McCain, 8-5
No. 2 -- Farah/Brad McFarlane (U-M) d. Morfiadakis/McKinney, 8-5
No. 3 -- Beam/Jake Raiton (U-M) d. Kurek/Dan Bennett, 8-5
QUOTES
Michigan Head Coach Brian Eisner
On the team's performance ... "We are making great strides and this is a step in the right direction. In singles, our play was a step above the level we played against William & Mary (Thursday, Jan. 21). Our doubles play still leaves a lot to be desired. We really need to pick up our play to get to the next level.
"This was a great way to start the year, going 2-0 with such a young team. Every player now recognizes how they need to put together their matches. I was pleased, though, because our energy level was up across the board."
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