Michigan
Illinois
Wolverines Shut Out by No. 12-Ranked Fighting Illini
3/24/2001 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- The University of Michigan men's tennis squad suffered a 7-0 loss to No. 12-ranked Illinois Saturday afternoon at the Atkins Tennis Center. The Wolverines (6-7) were unable to gain a team point as the Fighting Illini swept all three doubles matches and won all six singles contests (five of the six were straight-set victories).
The Wolverines look to collect their first Big Ten Conference dual match win next Sunday (April 1, noon) against Wisconsin at the Varsity Tennis Center.
Following are match-by-match results:
Singles
No. 1 -- #28 Graydon Oliver (IL) d. #63 Henry Beam, 6-3, 6-4
No. 2 -- #52 Phil Stolt (IL) d. Ben Cox, 6-3, 6-1
No. 3 -- Amer Delic (IL) d. Dan McCain, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4
No. 4 -- Mike Kosta (IL) d. Greg Novak, 6-2, 6-4
No. 5 -- Michael Calkins (IL) d. Anthony Jackson, 6-4, 6-2
No. 6 -- Nathan Zeder (IL) d. Brett Baudinet, 6-2, 6-2
Doubles
No. 1 -- Calkins/Jamal Parker (IL) d. Beam/Shaya, 8-5
No. 2 -- Delic/Stolt (IL) d. McCain/Novak, 8-2
No. 3 -- Zeder/Kosta (IL) d. Cox/Jackson, 9-8 (2)
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