Michigan
Wisconsin
Michigan Wins Sixth Straight, Edges Wisconsin 4-3
3/28/1999 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
Site: Madison, Wis. (Nielsen Tennis Center)
Score: Michigan 4, Wisconsin 3
Records: U-M (9-1, 2-0 Big Ten), Wisconsin (4-9, 0-2 Big Ten)
Next U-M Event: Saturday, April 3 -- vs. Ohio State (Varsity Tennis Center), 1 p.m.
MADISON, Wis. -- The University of Michigan men's tennis team captured a 4-3 victory over Wisconsin today (Sunday, March 28) at the Nielsen Tennis Center, raising its winning streak to six consecutive matches. The Wolverines have a 9-1 record on the season and opened the Big Ten season with a pair of victories.
The Wolverines fell behind 1-0 in the match as Wisconsin won two of the three doubles matches to collect the team point. Michigan kept the Badgers from a doubles sweep as junior John Long (Ann Arbor, Mich./Huron HS) and senior co-captain Jake Raiton (Portland, Ore./Wilson HS) defeated Danny Westerman and Justin Baker 8-3 at the No. 3 spot. Long and Raiton have a perfect 8-0 dual match record and lead the team with 10 doubles wins together (10-2 overall record).
Michigan hung on for the victory as the Wolverines won four of the six singles matches for a close 4-3 win. Senior co-captain William Farah (Flint, Mich./Powers Catholic HS), Long, and freshmen Danny McCain (Largo, Fla./Canterbury School) and Ben Cox (Spring Lake, Mich./Spring Lake HS) collected the team's singles victories at the No. 2, No. 3, No. 4 and No. 6 spots, respectively.
The victory raised Michigan's all-time record to 62-7-1 against Wisconsin. The Wolverines return home for a pair of matches against Ohio State (Saturday, April 3, at 1 p.m.) and Penn State (Sunday, April 4, at 1 p.m.) at the Varsity Tennis Center.
Following are match-by-match results:
Singles
No. 1 -- No. 35 Mark Loughrin (WIS) d. Matt Wright, 3-6, 6-4, 6-3
No. 2 -- William Farah (U-M) d. Stefan Reist, 7-6(5), 7-6(5)
No. 3 -- John Long (U-M) d. David Chang, 6-1, 7-6(5)
No. 4 -- Danny McCain (U-M) d. Danny Westerman, 6-3, 6-3
No. 5 -- Adam Schumacher (WIS) d. Henry Beam, 6-1, 6-4
No. 6 -- Ben Cox (U-M) d. Dave Sacks, 6-4, 6-2
Doubles
No. 1 -- Loughrin/Schumacher (WIS) d. Wright/McCain, 9-7
No. 2 -- Chang/Reist (WIS) d. Farah/Brad McFarlane, 9-8(5)
No. 3 -- Long/Jake Raiton (U-M) d. Westerman/Justin Baker, 8-3
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