Michigan
Penn State
Michigan Defeats Penn State, Remains Perfect in Big Ten
3/24/2008 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
Site: State College, Pa. (Sarni Tennis Center)
Score: #14 Michigan 5, Penn State 2
Records: U-M (13-2, 4-0 Big Ten), Penn State (6-8, 1-2 Big Ten)
Next U-M Match: Friday, March 28 -- vs. Iowa (Varsity Tennis Center), 6 p.m.
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- The No. 14-ranked University of Michigan men's tennis team extended its winning streak to seven matches and remained perfect in Big Ten Conference play at 4-0 with a 5-2 victory over No. 36-ranked Penn State Monday afternoon (March 24) at the Sarni Tennis Center. The Wolverines held a 3-2 lead with two singles matches left on the courts, and junior Peter Aarts(Pound Ridge, N.Y./Fox Lane HS) and freshman Chris Madden(Lotus, Calif./Ponderosa HS) stepped up and posted three-set wins at Nos. 5 and 6, respectively, to clinch U-M's 13th team victory in 15 matches this season.
Michigan's No. 20-ranked tandem of senior Matko Maravic(Zagreb, Croatia/V. Gimnazija) and sophomore George Navas(Tampa, Fla./Tampa Preparatory School) got back on a winning track with an 8-4 decision over Ryan Gormley and Adam Slagter at No. 2. The Wolverine duo holds an undefeated record of 4-0 at the second position this year.
After the Nittany Lions drew even with a tight 8-6 win at No. 1, Madden and junior Andrew Mazlin(Altamonte Springs, Fla./Lyman HS) delivered an 8-4 triumph over Eddie Bourchier and James Dwyer at No. 3 to clinch U-M's third straight doubles point. Madden and Mazlin, who are ranked 56th nationally, hold a team-best 12-2 dual-match record and have won four straight.
Mazlin carried over his strong play into singles action and handily defeated Bourchier by a 6-3, 6-2 score at No. 4 to put the Wolverines in front 2-0. Mazlin has won 12 of 14 dual matches and carries a team-best seven-match winning streak.
Penn State struck back once again with a straight-set victory at No. 3, but Maravic put Michigan within one point of the team win with his thrilling 6-7(4), 7-6(6), 6-3 triumph over No. 52-ranked Michael James at No. 1. Maravic, who is ranked 61st in the country, is now one victory shy of achieving his third career 20-win season (19-6).
Slagter kept PSU alive with a 6-7(4), 6-4, 7-6(4) victory over freshman Jason Jung(Torrance, Calif./West Torrance HS), but Aarts closed things out a 6-3, 2-6, 7-5 win over Dwyer at No. 5. Aarts holds a team-best 21-5 overall record in 2007-08. Madden outlasted Guillaume St-Maurice by a 6-0, 6-7(5), 7-5 score at No. 6 for U-M's fifth and final team point. Madden has been victorious in all but one of 11 matches at the sixth slot this season.
The Wolverines return home to the Varsity Tennis Center to host Iowa on Friday (March 28) at 6 p.m.
Following are match-by-match results:
Singles
No. 1 -- #61 Matko Maravic (U-M) d. #52 Michael James, 6-7(4), 7-6(6), 6-3
No. 2 -- Adam Slagter (Penn State) d. #124 Jason Jung, 6-7(4), 6-4, 7-6(4)
No. 3 -- Brendan Lynch (Penn State) d. Mike Sroczynski, 6-4, 6-4
No. 4 -- Andrew Mazlin (U-M) d. Eddie Bourchier, 6-3, 6-2
No. 5 -- Peter Aarts (U-M) d. James Dwyer, 6-3, 2-6, 7-5
No. 6 -- Chris Madden (U-M) d. Guillaume St-Maurice, 6-0, 6-7(5), 7-5
Doubles
No. 1 -- #34James/Lynch (Penn State) d. #21 Jung/Sroczynski, 8-6
No. 2 -- #20 Maravic/George Navas (U-M) d. Ryan Gormley/Slagter, 8-4
No. 3 -- #56 Madden/Mazlin (U-M) d. Bourchier/Dwyer, 8-4
Order of Completion: Doubles 2-1-3, Singles 4-3-1-2-5-6
Contact: Marc Ressler (734) 763-4423
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