Northwestern University Athletics
Northwestern
San Diego
Men's Tennis Falls to San Diego, 5-2
3/24/2000 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
March 23, 2000
EVANSTON, Ill. - Despite wins from Joost Hol and Jamie Sahara, the Northwestern University men's tennis team fell to the University of San Diego, 5-2, Thursday afternoon in San Diego. The loss dropped the Wildcats to 5-7 overall.
Hol, playing in the No. 2 spot, defeated German Maldonado (6-3, 6-3), while Sahara downed Ross Bourne (6-3, 6-3) in the No. 6 spot.
Northwestern was swept in the doubles matches to lose the first point.
*MATCH RESULTS*
San Diego 5, Northwestern 2
SINGLES
1. Mathias Tangefjord (USD) def. Brad Erickson (NU) 6-2, 6-3.
2. Joost Hol (NU) def. German Maldonado (USD) 6-3, 6-3.
3. Riordo Rizo (USD) def. Jackie Jenkins (NU) 5-7, 6-4, 6-2.
4. Sean Cooper (USD) def. Josh Axler (NU) 7-6, 6-1.
5. Stephen Taylor (USD) def. Russell Bennett (NU) 6-3, 7-5.
6. Jamie Sahara (NU) def. Ross Bourne (USD) 6-3, 6-3.
DOUBLES
1. Tangefjord/Taylor (USD) def. Erickson/Hol (NU) 8-4.
2. Maldonado/Rizo (USD) def. Axler/Sahara (NU) 8-6.
3. Burghardt/Cooper (USD) def. Bennett/Jenkins (NU) 9-8.
