Northwestern
Wisconsin
Wildcats Beat Badgers, 5-2
2/12/2005 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
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Feb. 12, 2005
EVANSTON, Ill. - Sophomore Matt Christian (Troy, Mich./Brother Rice) won his fourth-straight singles match Saturday, helping 39th-ranked Northwestern defeat Wisconsin, 5-2, in both schools' conference opener.
The Wildcats move to 5-2 on the year, 1-0 in the Big Ten, while the Badgers drop to 2-3 and 0-1 in the conference.
Christian's win improved his record to 4-3 after he had dropped his first three contests of the season.
Sophomore Willy Lock (Lima, Peru/Markham College) also continued to dominate in singles. He ran his record to 6-1 -- a team-best -- with a 6-2, 6-2 victory over Lachezar Kasarov at the No. 4 position. It was yet another straight-set victory for Lock, who has only dropped one set this season.
The 'Cats claimed the doubles point with wins at the No. 1 and 2 positions. Senior Tommy Hanus (Palatine, Ill./Palatine) and junior Adam Schaechterle (Oconomowoc, Wis./Kettle Moraine) improved to 5-2 on the season with an 8-5 win at the No. 2 spot.
Senior Chuck Perrin (Atlanta, Ga./The Walker School) and sophomore Christian Tempke (Wentorf, Germany/Gymnasium Lohbrugge) won 8-5 at the top position, evening their season record to 2-2.
Tempke made quick work of his singles opponent, as well. The sophomore blasted Bisnow 6-2, 6-0, improving to 3-4 on the season.
Hanus got back on track in singles competition by gutting out a tough win against Wisconsin's top player, Alex Kasarov. Hanus won a first-set tiebreaker before winning 6-4 in the second set to improve his season mark to 4-2.
The 'Cats are next in action against sixth-ranked Mississippi Tuesday, Feb. 15 at 6 p.m. in the Combe Tennis Center.
Northwestern, 5, Wisconsin 2
Doubles
No. 1 - Perrin/Tempke (NU) def. Kasarov/Kasarov (WIS), 8-5
No. 2 - Hanus/Schaechterle (NU) def. Weinig/Raemisch (WIS), 8-5
No. 3 - Sonkin/Bisnow (WIS) def. Christian/Lock, 9-8 (5)
Singles
No. 1 - Tommy Hanus (NU) def. Alex Kasarov (WIS), 7-6, 6-4
No. 2 - Jeremy Sonkin (WIS) def. Chuck Perrin, 6-1, 6-4
No. 3 - Christian Tempke (NU) def. Elliott Bisnow (WIS), 6-2, 6-0
No. 4 - Willy Lock (NU) def. Lachezar Kasarov (WIS), 6-2, 6-1
No. 5 - Felipe Bellido (WIS) def. Adam Schaechterle (NU), 6-3, 4-6, 1-0
No. 6 - Matt Christian (NU) def. Jordan Raemisch (WIS) 6-4, 6-3
Order of finish: D1, D2, D3
S3, S2, S4, s6, S1, S2
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