Michigan
Tom Fallon Invitational
Michigan Opens Fall Season at Tom Fallon Invitational
9/30/2007 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
Site: South Bend, Ind. (Courtney Tennis Center)
Event: Tom Fallon Invitational
Scoring: No Team Scoring
Next U-M Match: Monday, Oct. 1 -- Qualifying at Polo Ralph Lauren All-American Championships (Tulsa, Okla.)
Postmatch Quotes
SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- The University of Michigan men's tennis team opened its 2007-08 campaign at the 21st annual Tom Fallon Invitational, held Friday through Sunday (Sept. 28-30) at Notre Dame's Courtney Tennis Center. Eight of U-M's 11 players were in action over the weekend, and the Wolverines won 23 of 31 matches in singles competition and went 11-5 in doubles playduring the three-day event, which featured players from five teams on the Maize and Blue's 2008 dual match schedule: Western Michigan (Jan. 26), Michigan State (March 12), Iowa (March 28), Purdue (April 5) and Notre Dame (April 12).
Spearheading a solid singles effort for Michigan was junior Peter Aarts(Pound Ridge, N.Y./Fox Lane HS), who posted four straight-set victories to complete an undefeated weekend.Junior Andrew Mazlin(Altamonte Springs, Fla./Lyman HS) also left the tournament with an unblemished singles record, as he began the weekend with a pair of comeback super-tiebreaker wins before closing with a straight-set triumph.
Junior Mike DePietro(Bloomfield Hills, Mich./Lahser HS), sophomores George Navas(Tampa, Fla./Tampa Preparatory School) and Matt Parks(Troy, Mich./Troy HS) and freshman David Streeter(Beverly Hills, Mich./Birmingham Groves HS) all tallied 3-1 singles records during the event, while junior Scott Bruckmann(Sarasota, Fla./Saint Stephen's Episcopal School) and freshman Chris Madden(Lotus, Calif./Ponderosa HS) both split their four matches.
Leading the charge in doubles for the Maize and Blue was Bruckmann, who teamed with DePietro for a perfect 3-0 mark and paired with Aarts for another victory.
Freshman Jason Jung(Torrance, Calif./West Torrance HS) will begin play in the 128-player qualifying draw at the Polo Ralph Lauren All-American Championships Monday (Oct. 1), facing Virginia's Ted Angelinos in the opening round beginning at 10 a.m. CDT in Tulsa, Okla. Jung hopes to earn one of 16 spots into the 64-player main draw, which begins Thursday (Oct. 4). Senior Matko Maravic(Zagreb, Croatia/V. Gimnazija) has automatically qualified for the main singles draw, and he will team with Jung in the 32-team main doubles draw beginning Thursday. The tournament will be held Monday through Saturday (Oct. 1-7) at the University of Tulsa's Case Tennis Center.
Following are match-by match results:
SINGLES
Peter Aarts
Friday -- d. Gentry Kaegi (Iowa), 6-3, 6-4
Friday -- d. Tyler Sauerbrey (Michigan State), 6-2, 6-2
Saturday -- d. Eren Turkmenler (Purdue), 6-1, 6-2
Sunday -- d. Stephen Havens (Notre Dame), 6-3, 6-2
Finished with a 4-0 record
Scott Bruckmann
Friday -- l. Patrick Dwyer (Iowa), 6-2, 4-6, 1-0(8)
Friday -- d. Clark Richardson (Michigan State), 6-1, 6-2
Saturday -- d. D.J. Johnson (Purdue), 7-6(0), 2-6, 1-0(2)
Sunday -- l. Tyler Davis (Notre Dame), 6-3, 7-6(6)
Finished with a 2-2 record
Mike DePietro
Friday -- l. Austen Kauss (Iowa), 6-3, 6-4
Friday -- d. Alex Allon (Michigan State), 6-0, 6-7(10), 1-0(8)
Saturday -- d. Jose Fuenmayor (Purdue), 6-2, 6-1
Sunday -- d. Santiago Montoya (Notre Dame), 7-5, 6-1
Finished with a 3-1 record
Chris Madden
Friday -- l. Walker Grimes (Iowa), 6-3, 5-7, 1-0(7)
Friday -- d. John Stratton (Michigan State), 6-3, 5-7, 1-0(7)
Saturday -- d. Eric Ramos (Purdue), 7-6(1), 6-1
Sunday -- l. Daniel Stahl (Notre Dame), 7-5, 4-6, 1-0(6)
Finished with a 2-2 record
Andrew Mazlin
Friday -- d. Reinoud Haal (Iowa), 3-6, 6-3, 1-0(2)
Friday -- d. John Allare (Michigan State), 4-6, 6-2, 1-0(4)
Saturday -- d. Paul Foley (Purdue), 6-4, 6-3
Finished with a 3-0 record
George Navas
Friday -- d. Tommy McGeorge (Iowa), 6-2, 6-4
Friday -- d. Alex Forger (Michigan State), 6-3, 6-2
Saturday -- d. Griff Nienberg (Purdue), 6-1, 6-2
Sunday -- l. #66 Brett Helgeson (Notre Dame), 6-0, 6-1
Finished with a 3-1 record
Matt Parks
Friday -- d. Gregory Holm (Iowa), 4-6, 7-5, 1-0(8)
Friday -- d. Billy Gardner (Michigan State), 6-4, 6-1
Saturday -- l. Santiago Montoya (Notre Dame), 6-4, 6-0
Sunday -- d. Sean Corrigan (Notre Dame), 6-1, 6-3
Finished with a 3-1 record
David Streeter
Friday -- d. Billy Gardner (Michigan State), 6-2, 6-2
Friday -- d. Jason Norville (Michigan State), 6-0, 3-6, 1-0(7)
Saturday -- l. Sean Corrigan (Notre Dame), 6-3, 6-2
Sunday -- d. Graham King (Notre Dame), 6-3, 6-2
Finished with a 3-1 record
DOUBLES
Peter Aarts/Scott Bruckmann
Saturday -- d. John Allare/Alex Forger (Michigan State), 9-7
Finished with a 1-0 record
Peter Aarts/George Navas
Friday -- d. Jose Fuenmayor/Eren Turkmenler (Purdue), 8-4
Saturday -- l. Tyler Davis/Stephen Havens (Notre Dame), 8-4
Finished with a 1-1 record
Peter Aarts/Matt Parks
Sunday -- d. Alex Birchmeier/Michael Calderone (Western Michigan), 8-5
Finished with a 1-0 record
Scott Bruckmann/Mike DePietro
Friday -- d. D.J. Johnson/Kelubia Mabatah (Purdue), 8-2
Saturday -- d. Sean Corrigan/Daniel Stahl (Notre Dame), 8-3
Sunday -- d. R.K. Bacalla/Alejandro Staub (Western Michigan), 9-7
Finished with a 3-0 record
Mike DePietro/David Streeter
Saturday -- l. Jason Norville/Clark Richardson (Michigan State), 9-8(2)
Finished with a 0-1 record
Chris Madden/Andrew Mazlin
Friday -- l. Paul Foley/Eric Ramos (Purdue), 7-6(9)
Saturday -- d. Brett Helgeson/Santiago Montoya (Notre Dame), 9-8(2)
Saturday -- d. Billy Gardner/Nick Rinks (Michigan State), 8-4
Sunday -- d. Kazuya Komada/Bryan Norville (Western Michigan), 8-5
Finished with a 3-1 record
George Navas/Matt Parks
Saturday -- d. Tyler Sauerbrey/John Stratton (Michigan State), 8-4
Finished with a 1-0 record
George Navas/David Streeter
Sunday -- l. Casey Cullen/Kevin Hayward (Western Michigan), 8-6
Finished with a 0-1 record
Matt Parks/David Streeter
Friday -- l. Sean Corrigan/Daniel Stahl (Notre Dame), 8-6
Saturday -- d. Patrick Callaghan/Takashi Yoshii (Notre Dame), 8-3
Finished with a 1-1 record
Note: The Tom Fallon Invitational was not scored as a team effort. However, each match counts toward each individual's records and rankings.
Contact: Marc Ressler (734) 763-4423
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