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Men's Tennis Shocked by Unranked Iowa
4/6/2002 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
April 6, 2002
IOWA CITY, Iowa -- The first Big Ten road trip of the season for the No. 37 Northwestern men's tennis team proved costly, with a shutout loss to No. 3 Illinois Thursday followed by another loss to unranked Iowa Saturday.
The Wildcats, who came into the week's matches with a perfect 4-0 conference record, dropped to 11-6, 4-2 (Big Ten) after the 4-3 loss to the Hawkeyes.
Playing in 50-degree weather at the outdoor Klotz Tennis Center, the 'Cats dropped the doubles point with losses at the Nos. 1 and 2 positions and split with the Hawkeyes in singles play.
No. 118 Tommy Hanus (Palatine, Ill./Palatine) lost to the Big Ten Player of the Week, No. 95 Stuart Waters, in the No. 1 singles spot.
Picking up victories for NU were seniors Jamie Sahara (Santa Maria, Calif./St. Joseph) and Ryan Edlefsen (Eden Prairie, Minn./Bloomington Jefferson) at the Nos. 2 and 3 positions. For Edlefsen, the win ends a nine-match losing streak. Senior Joost Hol rounded out the upperclassmen sweep, winning his No. 6 match after three sets.
The Wildcats will be on the road next weekend as well, traveling to No. 20 Minnesota April 12 and No. 68 Wisconsin April 14.
Iowa 4, No. 37 Northwestern 3
Doubles
1. Stuart Waters/Justin Gaard, UI def. Tommy Hanus/Russell Bennett, 8-4
2 .Jake Wilson/Hunter Skogman, UI def. Chuck Perrin/Jackie Jenkins, 8-5
3. Ryan Edlefsen/Josh Axler, NU def. Petar Mandic/Pete Rose
Singles
1. No. 95 Stuart Waters def. No. 118 Tommy Hanus, 6-1, 6-3
2. Jamie Sahara def. Jake Wilson, 7-5, 6-2
3. Ryan Edlefsen def. Petar Mandic, 2-6, 6-4, 6-4
4. Hunter Skogman def. Jackie Jenkins, 6-4, 6-2
5. Justin Gaard def. Josh Axler, 6-2, 4-6, 6-2
6. Joost Hol def. Pete Rose, 7-5, 3-6, 7-5
