Northwestern
Iowa
Wildcats Take Down Iowa, 5-2
4/10/2005 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
April 10, 2005
EVANSTON, Ill. - Northwestern (9-10, 4-3 Big Ten) won its third match in a row Sunday at Iowa, defeating the Hawkeyes, 5-2. The 'Cats finish the weekend with two, key road wins in conference play.
Against the Hawkeyes, NU dropped the doubles point and fell into an early 1-0 hole, but rallied to win five of six singles matches for the overall win. It marked the second time this year the 'Cats have battled back to win after falling behind, 1-0.
A few 'Cats continued their winning streaks: Seniors Tommy Hanus (Palatine, Ill./Palatine) and Chuck Perrin (Atlanta, Ga./The Walker School) recorded their fifth-straight win at No. 1 doubles. Perrin closed out a perfect weekend for himself by winning his singles match, as well.
Sophomore Willy Lock (Lima, Peru/Markham College) won his fourth-straight Big Ten match, improving to a team-best 6-1 in the conference. Classmate Matt Christian (Troy, Mich./Brother Rice) remained perfect on the weekend with a straight-set win at No. 6 over Adam Schaechterle's twin brother Aaron.
A win by Hanus at No. 1 singles over Malempati clinched NU's third win in a row.
The Wildcats continue their road trip through the conference next weekend, traveling to No. 2 Illinois and Purdue.
#64 Northwestern 5, Iowa 2
Doubles
No.1 - Hanus/Perrin (NU) def. Markham/Taylor (IOWA) 9-7
No. 2 - Malempati/ Schaechterle (IOWA) def. Hoeveler/Schaechterle (NU) 8-7 (4)
No. 3 - Ritchie/ van Monsjou (IOWA) def. Tempke/Lock (NU) 8-7 (5)
Singles
No. 1 - Tommy Hanus (NU) def. Chaitu Malempati (IOWA) 7-5, 6-3
No. 2 - Christian Tempke (NU) def. Kyle Markham (IOWA) 6-1, 6-4
No. 3 - Chuck Perrin (NU) def. J.P. Ritchie (IOWA) 7-5, 6-7 (5), 1-0 (6)
No. 4 - Willy Lock (NU) def. Bart van Monsjou (IOWA) 6-0, 6-1
No. 5 - Brett Taylor (IOWA) def. Adam Schaechterle (NU) 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (5)
No. 6 - Matt Christian (NU) def. Aaron Schaechterle (IOWA) 6-0, 6-3
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