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Men's Tennis Drops Season Opener
Jan. 20, 2007
ANN ARBOR, Mich. - In their season opener, the Marquette men's tennis team fell, 7-0, Saturday afternoon to the no.32 Michigan Wolverines at the Varsity Tennis Center in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The Golden Eagles were unable to come away with the early 1-0 lead in doubles. The no. 31 ranked team of Brett Binkley and Mark Rutherford endured a tough loss to No. 2 Brian Hung and Matko Maravic, 8-2. Pete Van Lieshout and Trent Hagan fought hard to comeback against Ryan Heller and Andrew Mazlin for an 8-5 victory. The doubles point came down to the no. 3 spot, where Niko Boulieris and Stephen Shao dropped a tight match to Peter Aarts and Scott Bruckmann, 8-5. "Trent and Pete got a really good win at no. 2," assistant coach Raj Gill said. "They played well all the way through. Niko and Shao had a lot of opportunities and chances at no. 3 but just couldn't quite convert. We had a chance to win the doubles and that's a good sign for the future in doubles play." The Golden Eagles struggled in singles play against a more experienced Michigan squad. Hagan dropped a close first set at no. 1, 6-4, and then lost in a tiebreaker in the second against no. 59 Hung. "Trent put himself in a position to win and I was pleased with him," Gill said. Boulieris played well in his first ever dual match as a Golden Eagle but could not capture the win at no. 5, losing the match 6-4, 6-4. "Niko played pretty good and fought hard," said Gill. "That was a positive for the team, that everyone continued to play hard. Michigan is a tough team and this was our first match of the season. The guys will learn a lot from this and we will be ready for UIC next Saturday."
Marquette plays their first home match against the University of Illinois-Chicago at the Helfaer Tennis Stadium Saturday, January 27 at 2 p.m. Singles
No. 1 -- #59 Brian Hung (U-M) d. Trent Hagan (MU), 6-4, 7-6(1) Doubles
No. 1 -- #2 Hung/Maravic (U-M) d. #31 Binkley/Rutherford (MU), 8-2 |
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