Northwestern University Athletics
Northwestern
Great Northwest Shootout
Men's Tennis Defeats Tulsa, 5-0
2/15/2000 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
Feb. 11, 2000
EVANSTON, Ill. - The Northwestern men's tennis team defeated Tulsa, 5-0, in second-day action at the Great Northwest Shootout in Seattle. The Wildcats improved to 3-3 for the spring campaign.
Northwestern began the match by earning the doubles point, taking two out of three matches. Joost Hol and Brad Erickson clinched the point with a heart-stopping, 9-8 win at No. 1. At No. 3, Jackie Jenkins and Russell Bennett were 8-3 winners.
The Wildcats then clinched the win when the bottom four spots in the ladder all won their matches. Jenkins, Bennett, Jamie Sahara and Josh Axler were all straight-set victors.
*MATCH RESULTS*
Northwestern 5, Tulsa 0
SINGLES
1. Brad Erickson (NU) vs. D. McGregor (UT), NC.
2. Joost Hol (NU) vs. P. Sebastyanski (UT), NC.
3. Jackie Jenkins (NU) def. S. Timpenley (UT) 6-2, 6-4.
4. Jamie Sahara (NU) def. S. Sudhakar (UT) 6-4, 6-4.
5. Josh Axler (NU) def. M. Zomer (UT) 7-6 (7-2), 6-4.
6. Russell Bennett (NU) def. S. Monk (UT) 6-2, 7-6 (7-4).
DOUBLES
1. Erickson/Hol (NU) def. McGregor/Timpenley (UT), 9-8.
2. Monk/Sudhakar (UT) def. Axler/Sahara (NU), 8-5.
3. Bennett/Jenkins (NU) def. Sebastyanski/Zomer (UT), 8-3.
