Northwestern
Iowa
Men's Tennis Edges Iowa, 4-3
4/23/2000 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
April 23, 2000
EVANSTON, Ill. - The Northwestern University men's tennis team (10-10, 4-6) pulled out another close win, beating Iowa, 4-3, Sunday afternoon in Iowa City. The 'Cats picked up the doubles point, which would prove to be the difference, and went on to win three of the six singles matches.
Brad Erickson (Eugene, Ore./South Eugene) and Joost Hol (Newport Beach, Calif./Foothill) defeated Cleveland and Wathers at No. 1, 8-4, while Jackie Jenkins (College Park, Ga./Westlake) and Russell Bennett (Wilmette, Ill./New Trier) picked up a win at No. 2 for the first point of the match.
In singles, Josh Axler (Huntington, N.Y./Walt Whitman) won at No. 3, defeating Stuart Waters, 7-5, 6-3. Jenkins was the 7-5, 6-1, victor over Petar Mandic at No. 4 and Bennett won over Eric Kozlowski, 2-6, 6-3, 6-2, at No. 6.
The 'Cats end the regular season and will travel to Bloomington, Ind., April 27-30, for the Big Ten Championships.
MATCH RESULTS
Northwestern 4, Iowa 3
SINGLES
No. 1 - Tyler Cleveland (I) def. Joost Hol (NU), 4-6, 6-3, 6-2.
No. 2 - Jake Wilson (I) def. Brad Erickson (NU), 6-0, 6-2.
No. 3 - Josh Axler (NU) def. Stuart Waters (I), 7-5, 6-1.
No. 4 - Jackie Jenkins (NU) def. Petar Mandic (I), 7-5, 6-1.
No. 5 - J.R. Chidley (I) def. Jamie Sahara (NU), 6-2, 1-6, 6-1.
No. 6 - Russell Bennett (NU) def. Eric Kozlowski (I), 2-6, 6-3, 6-2.
DOUBLES
No. 1 - Erickson/Hol (NU) def. Cleveland/Waters (I), 8-4.
No. 2 - Jenkins/Bennett (NU) def. Chidley/Kozlowski (I), 8-5.
No. 3 - Wilson/Rose (I), def. Axler/Sahara (NU), 9-7.
