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Michigan State
Wolverines Defeat Michigan State for 11th Straight Time
4/3/2002 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The No. 30-ranked University of Michigan men's tennis team dominated in-state rival and Big Ten Conference foe Michigan State Wednesday night (April 3), winning a 5-2 match at the Varsity Tennis Center. The win was the 11th straight for the Wolverines against Spartans, as they claimed straight-set victories in four of the six singles matches.
Michigan (11-5, 2-3 Big Ten) started things off by securing the doubles point as senior Henry Beam (Kalamazoo, Mich./Loy Norrix HS) and freshman Matt Lockin (Lilburn, Ga./S.D. Independent Study) improved their overall record to 15-1, dominating Michigan State's Chris Mitchell and Eric Simonton at No. 2 by an 8-2 score. Before Beam and Lockin clinched the point for the Wolverines, sophomore Anthony Jackson (Glendale, Wis./Nicolet HS) and senior Greg Novak (Stoney Creek, Ontario/Cardinal Newman HS) outlasted the Spartan team of Goran Topalo and Mike Jonckheere 8-5 at No. 3. MSU prevented a sweep as Adam Hourani and Jimmy McGuire won the top doubles match in a tiebreaker, 9-8(5), over sophomore Brett Baudinet (Auckland, New Zealand/King's College) and junior Chris Shaya (Bloomfield Hills, Mich./Saddlebrook Academy, Fla.).
Michigan carried the momentum into singles play, winning four out of the six matches in straight sets to claim the team victory. The Wolverines' No. 39-ranked Beam easily took care of Mitchell at No. 1, winning 6-1, 6-1. Lockin also continued his strong singles play at No. 3, defeating Topalo by a 6-4, 6-4 score. Jackson and Novak rounded out the scoring, winning matches at No. 4 and No. 5, respectively. The Spartans closed out the evening with a pair of three-set wins as Andy Formanczyk won a tough match against senior Ben Cox (Spring Lake, Mich./Spring Lake HS) at No. 2 and Cameron Marshall deafeated freshman David Anving (Tvaaker, Sweden/Varbergs Gymnasieskolu) at the No. 6 spot.
The Wolverines look to continue their winning ways on the road this weekend. U-M travels to State College, Pa., for a Saturday match (April 3, noon) with Penn State at the Sarni Tennis Center and concludes the weekend away swing in Columbus, Ohio, against No. 14-ranked Ohio State at the Stickney Tennis Center.
Following are match-by-match results:
Singles
No. 1 -- #39 Henry Beam (U-M) d. Chris Mitchell, 6-1, 6-1
No. 2 -- Andy Formanczyk (MSU) d. Ben Cox, 6-4, 3-6, 6-4
No. 3 -- Matt Lockin (U-M) d. Goran Topalo, 6-4, 6-4
No. 4 -- Anthony Jackson (U-M) d. Jimmy McGuire, 6-3, 6-4
No. 5 -- Greg Novak (U-M) d. Eric Simonton, 6-4, 6-1
No. 6 -- Cameron Marshall (MSU) d. David Anving, 6-2, 3-6, 6-2
Doubles
No. 1 -- McGuire/Adam Hourani (MSU) d. Brett Baudinet/Chris Shaya, 9-8(5)
No. 2 -- Beam/Lockin (U-M) d. Mitchell/Simonton, 8-2
No. 3 -- Jackson/Novak (U-M) d. Topalo/Mike Jonckheere, 8-5
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