Michigan
Tom Fallon Invitational
Men's Netters Take Court at Tom Fallon Invitational
9/26/1999 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
Senior Ron Nano (Great Neck, N.Y./South HS) was the consolation runner-up in the 'B' singles flight, posting a 2-2 record. After losing in first-round main draw action, Nano responded with a pair of consolation victories over Alabama's William Boyles (4-6, 6-2, 6-2) and Indiana's Ari Widlansky (6-1, 6-1) to reach the consolation finals. Nano suffered a straight-set loss to Wisconsin's Dustin Friedman (6-4, 6-2) in the final.
Sophomore Henry Beam (Kalamazoo, Mich./Loy Norrix HS) posted a 1-2 record in the 'A' singles flight, while freshman Chris Shaya (Bloomfield Hills, Mich./Saddlebrook Academy) and Zach Held (Indianapolis, Ind./North Central HS) collected their first collegiate wins in the 'C' singles flight. Shaya beat Wisconsin's Jason Gonzaga for fifth place in the consolations (7-5, 6-0) and Held finished fourth after claiming a first-round consolation win over Jimmy Rogers of Notre Dame (4-6, 6-2, 6-4).
In doubles action, Zach Held and Chris Shaya teamed to post a 2-1 record and reach the semifinals of the 'B' flight. They opened with victories over Notre Dame's Jimmy Rogers and Rob Warn (8-4) and Wisconsin's Stefan Reist and Scott Rutherford (9-7) before losing in the semis to Gareth Keating and Jacek Wolicki of Indiana State (9-8, 7-3 in the tie-breaker). Henry Beam and sophomore Ben Cox (Spring Lake, Mich./Spring Lake HS) added a 1-1 record in 'A' flight doubles action.
The Wolverines will return to the courts at the 1999 ITA All-American Championships held Oct. 9-18 at the Penick-Allison Tennis Center at the University of Texas (Austin, Texas).
Following are match-by-match singles and doubles results:
Singles
Ron Nano (B Singles)
First Round - Bye
Second Round - l. Derek Miller (Purdue), 6-2, 7-6 (4)
Consolation - d. William Boyles (Alabama), 4-6, 6-2, 6-2
Consolation Semifinals - d. Ari Widlansky (Indiana), 6-1, 6-1
Consolation Finals - l. Dustin Friedman (Wisconsin), 6-4, 6-2
Consolation Runner-up with a 2-2 Record
Henry Beam (A Singles)
First Round - Bye
Second Round - d. Andrew Laflin (Notre Dame), 3-6, 6-1, 6-3
Third Round - l. Gabriel Montilla (Indiana), 6-1, 6-0
Seventh Place - l. Javier Taborga (Notre Dame), 6-0, 6-1
Finished with a 1-2 Record
Chris Shaya (C Singles)
First Round - Bye
Second Round - l. Bryan Acken (Notre Dame), 6-4, 6-4
Consolation - l. Scott Mayer (Purdue), 6-0, 6-4
Consolation Fifth Place - d. Jason Gonzaga (Wisconsin), 7-5, 6-0
Finished with a 1-2 Record
Zach Held (C Singles)
First Round - Bye
Second Round - l. Nathan Crick (Indiana State), 2-6, 6-1, 6-3
Consolation - d. Jimmy Rogers (Notre Dame), 4-6, 6-2, 6-4
Consolation Semifinals - l. Josh Axler (Northwestern), 6-2, 6-4
Consolation Third Place - l. Russell Bennett (Northwestern), 6-3, 6-3
Finished with a 1-3 Record
Ben Cox (A Singles)
First Round - Bye
Second Round - l. Javier Taborga (Notre Dame), 6-3, 6-0
Consolations - l. Joost Hol (Northwestern), Default
Finished with an 0-1 Record
Brad McFarlane (B Singles)
First Round - Bye
Second Round - l. Aaron Talarico (Notre Dame), 6-1, 4-1 (retired)
Consolations - l. Ari Widlansky (Indiana), Default
Finished with an 0-1 Record
Doubles
Beam/Cox (A Doubles)
First Round - d. Farrell/Overdevest (Notre Dame), 9-7
Second Round - l. McCafferty/Miller (Purdue), 8-2
Finished with a 1-1 Record
Zach Held/Chris Shaya (B Doubles)
First Round - d. Rogers/Warn (Notre Dame), 8-4
Second Round - d. Reist/Rutherford (Wisconsin), 9-7
Semifinals - l. Keating/Wolicki (Indiana State), 9-8 (3)
Finished with a 2-1 Record
Brad McFarlane/Ron Nano (B Doubles)
First Round - l. Giattina/Friedman (Notre Dame/Alabama), Default
Finished with an 0-1 Record
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