Michigan
Midwest Regional Day 1 (Qualifying)
Michigan Trio Perfect in Qualifying at Midwest Regional
10/20/2005 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Three members of the University of Michigan men's tennis team earned straight-set victories in the first round of singles qualifying at the 2005 Wilson/ITA Midwest Regional Championships Thursday afternoon (Oct. 20) at the Varsity Tennis Center.
Junior Steve Peretz (Brooklyn, N.Y./The Dwight School) and freshmen Peter Aarts (Pound Ridge, N.Y./Fox Lane HS) and Scott Bruckmann (Sarasota, Fla./Saint Stephens Episcopal School) all advanced to the second round of the 64-player draw with their wins. Each player needs two more victories to secure one of eight spots into the main draw, which begins Saturday (Oct. 22).
Peretz was the first Wolverine off the court after dominating IPFW's Nabil Mourad Filho, 6-2, 6-2. Peretz will face Northern Illinois' Brian Livingston tomorrow (Friday, Oct. 21) at 10 a.m.
Aarts extended his fall winning streak to four matches with a tough 7-6(7), 6-4 decision over Marquette's Brett Binkley. Aarts will square off against DePaul's Gabe Inchauste tomorrow morning (10 a.m.).
Bruckmann capped off a perfect day for Michigan with a gutsy 7-6(5), 7-6(4) triumph over Bradley's Brian Hanus. Bruckmann will take on Notre Dame's Andrew Roth following tomorrow's 10 a.m. matches.
Four U-M pairs will be in action during the first round of the 64-team doubles main draw, which begins tomorrow at 4 p.m. Junior Ryan Heller (Northbrook, Ill./Glenbrook North HS) and freshman Andrew Mazlin (Altamonte Springs, Fla./Lyman HS), junior Brian Hung (Hong Kong, China/Sagemont Virtual School) and sophomore Matko Maravic (Zagreb, Croatia/V. Gimnazija), Aarts and Peretz, and Bruckmann and freshman Mike DePietro (Bloomfield Hills, Mich./Lahser HS) will represent the Wolverines in doubles.
Contact: Marc Ressler (734) 763-4423
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