Michigan
Big Ten Singles Championships
U-M Completes Fall at Big Ten Singles Championship
11/12/2001 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
EAST LANSING, Mich. -- The University of Michigan men's tennis team completed the fall slate by competing at 2001 Big Ten Singles Championships held Saturday through Monday (Nov. 10-12) at MSU Tennis Facility. Senior Henry Beam (Kalamazoo, Mich./Loy Norrix HS) and freshman Matt Lockin (Lilburn, Ga./N.D. Independent Study) posted 3-1 tournament records and reached the quarterfinals before losing.
Beam, seeded third in the tournament, breezed through the first three rounds in impressive fashion before falling 6-4, 6-4 to Minnesota's Avery Ticer. Beam opened with a 6-3, 6-2 victory over Iowa's Matis Jasicek, kept things rolling with a 7-6, 6-2 win over Michigan State's Jimmy McGuire and reached the quarterfinals by tallying a 6-1, 6-1 victory against Northwestern's Josh Axler.
Lockin opened by posting a first-round upset of fourth-seeded Jackie Jenkins of Northwestern (6-2, 7-5). He continued his impressive play with a 6-4, 6-4 win against Purdue's Laith Al-Agba and reached the quarterfinals by defeating Minnesota's Manuel Lievano in three sets (3-6, 6-3, 6-0). Lockin lost in a three-set battle with Illinois' Jamal Parker (7-6, 5-7, 7-6).
Sophomore Anthony Jackson (Glendale, Wis./Nicolet HS) put together an impressive tournament, posting a 2-2 record. Jackson opened with a victory over eighth-seeded Adrian Bohane of Ohio State before dropping a second-round match to Northwestern's Thomas Hanus. Jackson split a pair of consolation matches, beating Wisconsin's Justin Baker (6-4, 6-3) and losing to Northwestern's Jamie Sahara (7-5, 3-6, 7-5).
In the No. 7 and 8 players bracket, freshman Vinny Gossain (Okemos, Mich./Okemos HS) reached the semifinals before losing 7-6, 6-4 to Northwestern's Ahmed Wahla. Gossain posted a 2-1 mark with victories against Penn State's Clint Keithlev (6-2, 6-4) and Indiana's Efriam Kandinov (6-7, 6-0, 6-3).
Following are match-by-match individual results:
MAIN DRAW
Henry Beam (#3 seed)
First Round -- d. Matis Jasicek (Iowa), 6-3, 6-2
Second Round -- d. Jimmy McGuire (Michigan State), 7-6(3), 6-2
Third Round -- d. Josh Axler (Northwestern), 6-1, 6-1
Quarterfinals -- l. Avery Ticer (Minnesota), 6-4, 6-4
Finished with a 3-1 record
Matt Lockin
First Round -- d. #4 seed Jackie Jenkins (Northwestern), 6-2, 7-5
Second Round -- d. Laith Al-Agba (Purdue), 6-4, 6-4
Third Round -- d. Manuel Lievano (Minnesota), 3-6, 6-3, 6-0
Quarterfinals -- l. Jamal Parker (Illinois), 7-6(0), 5-7, 7-6(3)
Finished with a 3-1 record
Anthony Jackson
First Round -- d. #8 seed Adrian Bohane (Ohio State), 6-2, 4-0 retired
Second Round -- l. Thomas Hanus (Northwestern), 6-2, 7-5
Consolation -- d. Justin Baker (Wisconsin), 6-4, 6-3
Consolation -- l. Jamie Sahara (Northwestern), 7-5, 3-6, 7-5
Finished with a 2-2 record
Ben Cox (#11 seed)
First Round -- l. Ryan Edlefsen (Northwestern), 6-3, 7-5
Consolation -- withdrew
Finished with an 0-1 record
Chris Shaya
First Round -- l. Paul Warkentin (Ohio State), 7-6(1), 6-1
Consolation -- d. Petar Mandic (Iowa), 4-6, 6-3, 7-6(9)
Consolation -- l. Chuck Perrin (Northwestern), 7-6(5), 6-3
Finished with a 1-2 record
Greg Novak
First Round -- l. #9 seed Alexsey Zharinov (Minnesota), 2-6, 6-3, 6-4
Consolation -- d. Jake Wilson (Iowa), 4-6, 6-3, 6-1
Consolation -- l. Stuart Waters (Iowa), 7-6(5), 3-6, 7-5
Finished with a 1-2 record
NO. 7/8 PLAYER BRACKET
Vinny Gossain
First Round -- Bye
Second Round -- d. Clint Keithlev (Penn State), 6-2, 6-4
Quarterfinals -- d. Efriam Kandinov (Indiana), 6-7(3), 6-0, 6-3
Semifinals -- l. Ahmed Wahla (Northwestern), 7-6(4), 6-4
Finished with a 2-1 record
Brett Baudinet
First Round -- Bye
Second Round -- l. Ahmed Wahla (Northwestern), 6-3, 6-4
Consolation -- l. Josh Efros (Michigan State), 4-1 retired
Finished with an 0-2 record
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