Michigan
Milwaukee Tennis Classic
Wolverine Trio Competes at Milwaukee Tennis Classic
1/9/2003 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
Junior Anthony Jackson (Glendale, Wis./Nicolet HS) reached the third round in singles play after posting two consecutive victories over Marquette's Matt Mueller (6-1, 6-1) and Ohio State's Kevin McLean (6-2, ret.). Senior co-captain Chris Rolf (Midland, Mich./Midland HS) tallied his first singles win of the 2002-03 season with a 7-6, 6-5 triumph over Marquette's Creighton Macy in the first round of the consolation bracket. Sophomore Vinny Gossain (Okemos, Mich./Okemos HS) also picked up a win at the tournament, defeating Memphis' Brendan Malarkey in straight sets (6-4, 6-4) in the third round of the consolation play.
Michigan will begin its dual match season next week at the Varsity Tennis Center when it hosts Western Michigan on Saturday (Jan. 18) at 10 a.m. and DePaul on Sunday (Jan. 19) at noon.
Following are match-by-match results:
SINGLES
Vinny Gossain
First Round - 1. Nick Ziezula (Buffalo), 6-3, 7-6
Consolation (First Round) - Bye
Consolation (Second Round) - Bye
Consolation (Third Round) - d. Brendan Malarkey (Memphis), 6-4, 6-4
Consolation (Quarterfinals) - 1. Alex Bucewicz (Memphis), 6-2, 7-5
Finished with a 1-2 record
Anthony Jackson
First Round - d. Matt Mueller (Marquette), 6-1, 6-1
Second Round - d. Kevin McLean (Ohio State), 6-2, Ret (inj)
Third Round - 1. Kevin Gill (Butler), 6-4, 6-4
Finished with a 2-1 record
Chris Rolf
First Round - 1. Aaron Schaecterle (Wheaton), 7-6, 1-6, 6-4
Consolation (First Round) - d. Creighton Macy (Marquette), 7-6, 6-5
Consolation (Second Round) - Bye
Consolation (Third Round) - 1. Alex Jago (Memphis), Ret (inj)
Finished with a 1-2 record
DOUBLES
Gossain/Rolf
First Round - 1. Grupp/Orozco (Western Michigan), 8-3
Finished with a 0-1 record
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