Michigan
Notre Dame
Wolverines Shut Out at Notre Dame in NCAA First Round
5/11/2002 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- The University of Michigan men's tennis team had its season come to an end Saturday (May 11), losing 4-0 to No. 14-ranked host Notre Dame in 2002 NCAA Championship first-round action held at the Courtney Tennis Center. The Wolverines (15-9) lost a tight doubles point and were unable to push through with a singles victory in losing to the Fighting Irish (22-6).
Notre Dame won a closely contested doubles point as Brent D'Amico and Luis Haddock-Morales beat sophomore Anthony Jackson (Glendale, Wis./Nicolet HS) and senior Greg Novak (Stoney Creek, Ontario/Cardinal Newman HS) in an 8-6 tiebreaker at No. 3. D'Amico and Haddock-Morales won the match by a 9-8 score, while fifth-ranked Casey Smith and Javier Taborga put the Irish in position to win the team point with an 8-5 win over junior Chris Shaya (Bloomfield Hills, Mich./Saddlebrook Academy, Fla.) and sophomore Brett Baudinet (Rarotonga, Cook Islands/King's College) at No. 1. The Wolverines gained their only victory in the match as senior Henry Beam (Kalamazoo, Mich./Loy Norrix HS) and freshman Matt Lockin (Lilburn, Ga./S.D. Independent Study) posted an 8-5 victory at No. 2 against Ashok Raju and Aaron Talarico.
The Irish, who lost 4-3 at Michigan on March 27, avenged the earlier loss as they gained victories in the first three singles matches completed. Smith started things for Notre Dame with a 7-6(3), 6-2 win against senior Ben Cox (Spring Lake, Mich./Spring Lake HS) at No. 2. Andrew Laflin added a 6-0, 6-3 win over freshman Josef Fischer (Nuremberg, Germany/Bradenton Academy, Fla.) at No. 6. The match was clinched at the top spot as 15th-ranked Taborga won 7-5, 6-2 against 72nd-ranked Beam.
Following are match-by-match results:
Singles
No. 1 -- #15 Javier Taborga (ND) d. #72 Henry Beam, 7-5, 6-3
No. 2 -- #102 Casey Smith (ND) d. Ben Cox, 7-6(3), 6-2
No. 3 -- Aaron Talarico (ND) vs. Matt Lockin, 6-3, 3-6 -- abandoned
No. 4 -- Anthony Jackson (U-M) led Luis Haddock-Morales, 2-6, 7-5, 2-1 -- abandoned
No. 5 -- Greg Novak (U-M) led #120 Matthew Scott, 6-2, 4-3 -- abandoned
No. 6 -- Andrew Laflin (ND) d. Josef Fischer, 6-0, 6-3
Doubles
No. 1 -- #5 Smith/Taborga (ND) d. Chris Shaya/Brett Baudinet, 8-5
No. 2 -- Beam/Lockin (U-M) d. Ashok Raju/Talarico, 8-5
No. 3 -- Brent D'Amico/Haddock-Morales (ND) d. Jackson/Novak, 9-8(6)
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