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Indiana -- Big Ten Championship
Northwestern Falls to Indiana, 4-1, in First Round
4/24/2003 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
April 24, 2003
EVANSTON, Ill. - Ninth-seeded Northwestern started strong, taking the doubles point for an early 1-0 lead, but eighth-seeded Indiana rallied in singles play en route to a 4-1 win Thursday in the first round of the 2003 Big Ten Men's Tennis Championship. With the loss, NU dropped to 10-12 overall, while IU improved to 12-10.
Jackie Jenkins (College Park, Ga./Westlake) and Adam Schaechterle (Oconomowoc, Wis./Kettle Moraine) blanked the Hoosiers' Jakub Praibis and Petr Novotny, 8-0, at No. 3 doubles. Seniors Josh Axler (Huntington, N.Y./Walt Whitman) and Russell Bennett (Wilmette, Ill./New Trier) gave NU the lead with an 8-4 win over John Stone and Ryan Recht.
But the Hoosiers controlled the match thereafter, as Praibis, Recht, Novotny and Viktor Libal each garnered straight-set wins. IU will face top-seeded Illinois on Friday at 10 a.m.
NU now awaits the selections for the 2003 NCAA Championships, which will be held next week. The honorees for 2003 All-Big Ten will also be announced later this evening.
For up to date results, please consult www.bigten.org.
Indiana 4, Northwestern 1
Singles
1. Jakub Praibis (IU) def. Tommy Hanus (NU), 6-1, 6-1
2. Viktor Libal (IU) def. Jackie Jenkins (NU), 6-4, 6-4
3. Zach Held (IU) def. Josh Axler (NU), 6-4, 7-6 (5)
4. Ryan Recht (IU) vs. Chuck Perrin (NU), abandoned
5. Petr Novotny (IU) def. Adam Schaechterle (NU), 6-2, 6-4
6. Thomas Bagnato (IU) vs. Ahmed Wahla (NU), abandoned
Doubles
1. Hanus/Perrin (NU)vs. Held/Libal (IU), abandoned
2. Axler/Bennett (NU) def. Stone/Recht (IU), 8-4
3. Jenkins/Schaechterle (NU) def. Praibis/Novotny (IU), 8-0
