Men's Tennis Eliminated at NCAAs

May 15, 1999

Despite taking all but one singles match to a third set against Illinois, seeded No. 3 in the NCAA Tournament, Northwestern was eliminated, 4-0, in the tournament's opening round this afternoon. After losing a tightly contested doubles point, the Wildcats dropped a match by No. 2 Martin Bengtsson followed by see-saw battles by No. 3 Derrick Nguyen and No. 1 Doug Bohaboy. All three unfinished matches were tied at the time the event was suspended. Illinois advances to the tournament second round tomorrow to face Vanderbilt, who defeated Michigan, 4-3, in the first round at Illinois this morning.

NCAA Championships First Round - Northwestern at Illinois

Sat., May 15, 1999

Champaign, Ill.

#7 Illinois 4, #48 Northwestern 0

Singles

1.  Oliver Freelove (Illinois)    def. Doug Bohaboy (NU)       7-5, 3-6, 6-2
2.  Cary Franklin (Illinois)      def. Martin Bengtsson (NU)   6-2, 6-3
3.  Jeff Laski (Illinois)         def. Derrick Nguyen (NU)     5-7, 6-3, 6-4
4.  Gavin Sontag (Illinois)       vs. Joost Hol (NU)           7-6(0), 6-7(0), 1-1
5.  Jakub Tepley (Illinois)       vs. Brad Erickson (NU)       6-3, 5-7, 5-5
6.  Mike Kosta (Illinois)         vs. Jamie Sahara (NU)        7-5, 3-6, 3-3

Doubles

1.  Franklin/Freelove (Illinois)  vs. Bengtsson/Bohaboy (NU)   8-8
2.  Laski/Jamal Parker (Illinois) def. Erickson/Hol (NU)       9-7
3.  Teply/Matt Snyder (Illinois)  def. Nguyen/Sahara (NU)      8-5

Updated records: Illinois (26-3); Northwestern (11-13)

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