Northwestern
Wisconsin
Men's Tennis Knocks Off Wisconsin, 4-3
4/22/2000 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
April 22, 2000
EVANSTON, Ill. - The Northwestern Wildcats defeated the Wisconsin Badgers, 4-3 Saturday afternoon in Madison. The 'Cats improve to 9-10 on the season and 3-6 in the Big Ten. NU used four singles victories to cap the win.
The Badgers won the doubles point, winning at Nos. 2 and 3, but came up short in singles, as the 'Cats won at Nos. 2-4. Joost Hol defeated David Chang at the No. 2 spot, 6-2, 6-1. Josh Axler and Jamie Sahara won in straight sets for the 'Cats and Jackie Jenkins pulled out a three-set win to squeak past the Badgers.
Northwestern will conclude the regular season with a match at Iowa on Sunday, April 23. Match time is slated for noon.
MATCH RESULTS
Northwestern 4, Wisconsin 3
SINGLES
No. 1 - Danny Westerman (UW) def. Brad Erickson (NU), 7-5, 6-4.
No. 2 - Joost Hol (NU) def. David Chang (UW), 6-2, 6-1.
No. 3 - Josh Axler (NU) def. Adam Schumacher (UW), 6-1, 6-1.
No. 4 - Jackie Jenkins (NU) def. Stefan Reist (UW), 6-7, 6-1, 6-4.
No. 5 - Jamie Sahara (NU) def. Dustin Friedman (UW), 7-5, 6-0.
No. 6 - Scott Rutherford (UW) def. Russell Bennett (NU), 6-2, 6-2.
DOUBLES
No. 1 - Erickson/Hol (NU) def. Schumacher/Chang (Wis.).
No. 3 - Westerman/Gonzaga (Wis.) def. Jenkins/Bennett (NU), 8-6.
