April 25, 2009

 

No. 1 seed Ohio State defeated No. 4 seed Michigan, 4-1, in the first semifinal match up of the Big Ten Men’s Tennis Tournament on Saturday afternoon in Ann Arbor, Mich.  The Wolverines finish their regular season with a 13-14 mark while the OSU improves to 30-1.

No. 2 seed Illinois triumphed over No. 6 Indiana, 5-0, in the second semifinal match up of the Big Ten Men’s Tennis Tournament on the campus of the University of Michigan.  The Hoosiers end their 2009 season with a 15-14 record while the Illini improve to a 21-7 overall mark.

Ohio State and Illinois will meet at Noon ET on Sunday afternoon for the Big Ten title.

Semifinal Reults:

Match 8: No. 1 Ohio State def. No. 4 Michigan, 4-1/Recap

Singles
No. 1 -- Bryan Koniecko (OSU) vs. Jason Jung (U-M), 6-2, 5-7, 4-1 (unfinished)
No. 2 -- Justin Kronauge (OSU) vs. Andrew Mazlin (U-M), 6-3, 1-6, 5-3 (unfinished)
No. 3 -- Steven Moneke (OSU) def. Mike Sroczynski (U-M), 6-2, 6-3
No. 4 -- Matt Allare (OSU) def. Chris Madden (U-M), 6-3, 1-6, 6-2
No. 5 -- George Navas (U-M) def. Balazs Novak (OSU), 6-2, 6-4
No. 6 -- Chase Buchanan (OSU) def. Drew Daniel (U-M), 6-1, 6-4

Doubles
No. 1 -- Kronauge/Moneke (OSU) def. Jung/Navas (U-M), 8-6
No. 2 -- Madden/Mazlin (U-M) def. Allare/Novak (OSU), 8-4
No. 3 -- Koniecko/Shuhei Uzawa (OSU) def. Daniel/Sroczynski (U-M), 8-2

Order of Completion: Doubles 3-2-1, Singles 3-6-5-4

Match 9: No. 2 Illinois def. No. 6 Indiana, 5-0/Recap

Singles
No. 1 -- Marc Spicijaric (ILL) vs. Lachlan Ferguson (IU), 2-6, 5-2 (unfinished)
No. 2 -- Roy Kalmanovich (ILL) vs. Santiago Gruter (IU), 6-1, 2-4 (unfinished)
No. 3 -- Dennis Nevolo (ILL) def. Jeremy Langer (IU), 6-2, 6-0
No. 4 -- Marek Czerwinski (ILL) def. Maxime Aremengaud (IU), 6-1, 6-3
No. 5 -- Abe Souza (ILL) def. Will Kendall (IU), 6-1, 6-2
No. 6 -- Brian Livingston (ILL) def. Stephen Vogl (IU), 6-4, 6-1

Doubles
No. 1 -- Nevolo/Ruan Roelofse (ILL) def. Gruter/Langer (IU), 8-3
No. 2 -- Czerwinski/Spicijaric (ILL) def. Ferguson/Vogl (IU), 8-4
No. 3 -- Peter Antons/Aremengaud (IU) def. Meedo El Tabakh/Kalmanovich (ILL), 8-5

Order of Completion: Doubles 1-3-2, Singles 5-6-3-4 (Nos. 3 and 4 ended simultaneously)

Tournament Central

Updated Bracket in PDF Format

 

Big Ten Men's Tennis

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