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Men's Tennis Edges Penn State, 4-3
4/21/2001 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
April 21, 2001
EVANSTON, Ill. - The Northwestern men's tennis team won its fourth straight match Saturday afternoon, edging Penn State, 4-3, in State College, Pa. NU ups its record to 12-7 overall and, more importantly, 6-3 in Big Ten competition.
The `Cats started strong, picking up two of three in the doubles portion of the match to gain the first point. Joost Hol and Ryan Edlefsen won at No. 2 (8-5), while Josh Axler and Brad Erickson also earned an 8-5 decision at No. 3.
In singles action, No. 2 Jackie Jenkins, No. 4 Edlefsen and No. 5 Axler won their matches in straight sets. With Joost Hol out of the singles lineup, Russell Bennett stepped in at No. 6 and lost to Brad Nudell (6-3, 6-4). Erickson lost a tough match at No. 1, falling in a third-set tiebreaker (4-6, 7-5, 7-6).
Northwestern will conclude the regular season with a final match at Ohio State tomorrow. Match time is set for 11 a.m. cst. The Buckeyes lost to Illinois this afternoon, so a Wildcat win tomorrow will give NU a share of second place in the Big Ten with OSU.
Singles
#1 - Jamie Gersh (PSU) def. Brad Erickson (NU) 4-6, 7-5, 7-6
#2 - Jackie Jenkins (NU) def. Matt Nielsen (PSU) 6-1, 7-6
#3 - Matt Frakes (PSU) def. Jamie Sahara (NU) 6-4, 3-6, 6-3
#4 - Ryan Edlefsen (NU) def. Steve Westhuyzen (PSU) 6-4, 6-3
#5 - Josh Axler (NU) def. Todd Stecko (PSU) 6-2, 6-2
#6 - Brad Nudell (PSU) def. Russell Bennett (NU) 6-3, 6-4
Doubles
#1 - Gresh/Nielsen (PSU) def. Jenkins/Russell Bennett (NU) 8-6
#2 - Edlefsen/Hol (NU) def. Nudell/Anderson (PSU) 8-5
#3 - Erickson/Axler (NU) def. Frakes/Westhuyzen (PSU) 8-5
