Michigan
Indiana State
Men's Tennis Collects Road Win Against Indiana State
4/9/2004 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. -- The No. 50 University of Michigan men's tennis team posted a 6-1 victory over Indiana State Friday afternoon (April 9) in a non-conference matchup at the Duane Klueh Tennis Complex. The Wolverines (11-5, 2-3 Big Ten) won the doubles point for the fourth consecutive match and followed with victories in all but one in singles action.
Juniors Vinny Gossain (Okemos, Mich./Okemos HS) and Josef Fischer (Nuernberg, Germany/Bradenton Academy) picked up their second straight win together at No. 3, defeating Boyd Michau and Jonathan Atkins 8-2 to give Michigan an early leg up in the match. Senior Anthony Jackson (Glendale, Wis./Nicolet HS) and freshman Brian Hung (Hong Kong, China/Sagemont Virtual School) clinched the first point soon after, outplaying Aaron Phillips and Ivan D'Argence Arceo by an 8-5 score at No. 1.
Just as he did the previous week, Fischer dominated his singles opponent at No. 6 with a 6-1, 6-0 decision over Atkins. Fischer has surrendered just four games in his last two matches. Junior David Anving (Tvaaker, Sweden/Varbergs Gymnasieskola) captured his team-high 12th win of the dual match season and put the Wolverines ahead 3-0 with a 6-3, 6-3 victory over Michau at No. 4. Sophmore Carey Rubin (Canton, Ohio/Canton Central Catholic HS) provided the clincher for the team win, defeating Phillips 7-5, 6-2 to improve his 2003-04 record to an impressive 17-4.
Rounding out the U-M victors were Hung and junior Michael Rubin (Canton, Ohio/Canton Central Catholic HS). Hung played R.J. Nagel through two frames at No. 3 before coming out on top 7-5, while Rubin also battled Andrey Kumantsov through two sets at No. 1 before prevailing in the super tiebreaker by a score of 10-2 to give the Wolverines their sixth and final point of the day.
The Wolverines finish out the weekend against Big Ten opponent Indiana at noon EST/CDT on Saturday (April 10) at the IU Tennis Center in Bloomington, Ind.
Following are match-by-match results:
Singles
No. 1 -- #55 Michael Rubin (U-M) d. Andrey Kumantsov, 7-5, 5-7, 1-0(2)
No. 2 -- Ivan D'Argence Arceo (ISU) d. Anthony Jackson, 6-4, 7-5
No. 3 -- Brian Hung (U-M) d. R.J. Nagel, 6-3, 1-6, 7-5
No. 4 -- David Anving (U-M) d. Boyd Michau, 6-3, 6-3
No. 5 -- Carey Rubin (U-M) d. Aaron Phillips, 7-5, 6-2
No. 6 -- Josef Fischer (U-M) d. Jonathan Atkins, 6-1, 6-0
Doubles
No. 1 -- Jackson/Hung (U-M) d. Phillips/D'Argence Arceo, 8-5
No. 2 -- Kumantsov/Nagel (ISU) d. Heller/M. Rubin, 8-5
No. 3 -- Vinny Gossain/Fischer (U-M) d. Michau/Atkins, 8-2
Order of Completion: Doubles 3-1-2, Singles 6-4-5-2-3-1
N O T E S
U-M has won the doubles point against 11 of its 16 opponents this season.
Michigan improves its all-time record against Indiana State to 2-2.
Anthony Jackson's victory with Brian Hung at No. 1 gave him 40 doubles wins for his dual match career at Michigan. In four seasons, Jackson has collected a dual doubles mark of 40-39.
Contact: Marc Ressler (734) 763-4423
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