Northwestern
Northern Illinois
Men's Tennis Opens Dual Season, Combe Center with Win
1/19/2002 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
Jan. 19, 2002
EVANSTON, Ill. - The Combe Indoor Tennis Center is now open for business, and the Northwestern men's tennis team christened the building with a 7-0 victory over Northern Illinois Saturday afternoon. NU is now 1-0 to start the season.
The Wildcats swept every match and contained the singles matchups to two sets each.
The Huskies only challenge came at the No. 1 doubles position, as Ryan Edlefsen (Eden Prairie, Minn./Bloomington Jefferson) and Jackie Jenkins (College Park, Ga./Westlake) were defeated by Raymond van Wasbeek and Aaron Forsberg in a five-point tiebreaker.
In singles action, both Jenkins and Josh Axler (Huntington, N.Y./Walt Whitman) came from behind to win in two sets. Axler upped his dual win streak to ten straight matches.
NU returns to the Combe Center at noon Sunday to take on Furman.
Northwestern 7, Northern Illinois 0
Doubles
1. van Wasbeek/Forsberg def. Edlefson/Jenkins, 9-8 (5)
2. Hanus/Axler def. Barriga/Freesen, 8-5
3. Bennett/Perrin def. Martinez/Perlman, 8-4
Singles
1. Jamie Sahara def. Raymond van Wasbeek, 6-3, 6-2
2. Ryan Edlefsen def. Juan Pablo Barriga, 6-3, 7-5
3. Tommy Hanus def. Erick Martinez, 6-3, 6-3
4. Josh Axler def. Aaron Forsberg, 6-4, 7-6 (2)
5. Jackie Jenkins def. Jon Perlman, 6-4, 6-2
6. Ahmed Wahla def. David Pickel, 6-0, 6-4
