Michigan Blanks Butler for Second Straight Home Shutout

Saturday, February 22

Ann Arbor, Mich.

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Michigan

Butler

Michigan Blanks Butler for Second Straight Home Shutout

2/22/2003 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis

ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The University of Michigan men's tennis team defeated Butler 7-0 Saturday afternoon (Feb. 22) at the Varsity Tennis Center. The Wolverines (5-4) won two of three in doubles and swept all six singles matches to seal the win.

Anving improved his record at No. 4 singles to 5-2.

U-M began the match by posting wins at No. 2 and No. 3 in doubles play. Senior Chris Shaya (Bloomfield, Hills, Mich./Saddlebrook Academy, Fla.) and sophomore Vinny Gossain (Okemos, Mich./Okemos HS) picked up an 8-5 victory over Andy Bartish and Peter Voelz at No. 2. Junior Anthony Jackson (Glendale, Wis./Nicolet HS) and sophomore Josef Fischer (Nuremberg, Germany/Bradenton Academy, Fla.) clinched the doubles point for Michigan, winning 8-3 over Scott Newmark and Mike Weaver at No. 3.

The Maize and Blue carried the momentum into singles action as sophomore David Anving (Tvaaker, Sweden/Varbergs Gymnasieskola) defeated Weaver in straight sets (6-2, 6-1) at No. 4 to give U-M its second point of the day. Gossain soon followed with a 6-2, 6-3 triumph over Bartish at No. 6. Jackson clinched the match for the Wolverines with an identical 6-2, 6-3 victory over Brandon Gill at No. 2.

Michigan closed out the victory by winning the final three matches in super-tiebreakers. Fischer outlasted Newmark at No. 5, 7-5, 3-6, 1-0(5). Sophomore Michael Rubin (Canton, Ohio/Canton Central Catholic HS) picked up his seventh win of the dual match season, defeating Kevin Gill 6-3, 3-6, 1-0(6) at No. 1. Shaya completed the sweep for Michigan and earned his first dual match victory of the season, posting a 3-6, 7-6(3), 1-0(8) win over Voelz at No. 3.

Following a spring break trip to San Diego, the Wolverines return to the hardcourt on Thursday, March 6, when they face Notre Dame at 3 p.m. in South Bend, Ind.

Following are match-by-match results:

Singles
No. 1 -- Michael Rubin (U-M) d. Kevin Gill, 6-3, 3-6, 1-0(6)
No. 2 -- Anthony Jackson (U-M) d. Brandon Gill, 6-2, 6-3
No. 3 -- Chris Shaya (U-M) d. Peter Voelz, 3-6, 7-6(3), 1-0(8)
No. 4 -- David Anving (U-M) d. Mike Weaver, 6-2, 6-1
No. 5 -- Josef Fischer (U-M) d. Scott Newmark, 7-5, 3-6, 1-0(5)
No. 6 -- Vinny Gossain (U-M) d. Andy Bartish, 6-2, 6-3

Doubles
No. 1 -- K. Gill/B. Gill (BU) d. Chris Rolf/M. Rubin, 8-5
No. 2 -- Shaya/Gossain (U-M) d. Bartish/Voelz, 8-5
No. 3 -- Jackson/Fischer (U-M) d. Newmark/Weaver, 8-3

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