Northwestern University Athletics
Friday, April 26
Evanston, Ill.
1:30 p.m. CT
Northwestern
0
vs
4
Michigan
Photo by: Ryan Kuttler
'Cats Fall to Michigan in B1G Tournament Quarterfinals
4/26/2024 11:31:00 PM | Men's Tennis
EVANSTON, Ill. - No. 67 Northwestern men's tennis fell 4-0 to the two-seed Michigan Wolverines in the quarterfinal round of the Big Ten Tournament on Friday in Evanston.
The Wolverines (15-11) - ranked No. 27 nationally by the ITA - were in control from start to finish against the Wildcats (10-18). Michigan started by securing the doubles point with victories at #2 and #3 doubles, 6-1 and 6-2 respectively.
Their success continued in singles. At #6, Michigan's Nicholas Steiglehner picked up a 6-4, 6-2 victory over Nick Herdoiza. No. 19 Gavin Young picked up the next singles victory on the #1 court, defeating Presley Thieneman 6-4, 6-2. The deciding point came at #4, where Patorn Hanchaikul defeated Felix Nordby 6-2, 6-4 to lock in the 4-0 victory for the Wolverines.
Northwestern's only set victory came on court #5, where Max Bengtsson bounced back from a 4-6 first set to defeat Will Cooksey 6-2 in the second set.
The Wolverines (15-11) - ranked No. 27 nationally by the ITA - were in control from start to finish against the Wildcats (10-18). Michigan started by securing the doubles point with victories at #2 and #3 doubles, 6-1 and 6-2 respectively.
Their success continued in singles. At #6, Michigan's Nicholas Steiglehner picked up a 6-4, 6-2 victory over Nick Herdoiza. No. 19 Gavin Young picked up the next singles victory on the #1 court, defeating Presley Thieneman 6-4, 6-2. The deciding point came at #4, where Patorn Hanchaikul defeated Felix Nordby 6-2, 6-4 to lock in the 4-0 victory for the Wolverines.
Northwestern's only set victory came on court #5, where Max Bengtsson bounced back from a 4-6 first set to defeat Will Cooksey 6-2 in the second set.
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
2,3
#1 Singles Match
12
42
Gavin Young / 0 (19/-) [MICH]
66
#2 Singles Match
123
610
Jacob Bickersteth / 0 [MICH]
72UF
#3 Singles Match
123
420
Bjorn Swenson / 0 [MICH]
65UF
#4 Singles Match
12
24
Patorn Hanchaikul / 0 [MICH]
66
#5 Singles Match
123
460
Will Cooksey / 0 [MICH]
62UF
#6 Singles Match
12
42
Nicholas Steiglehner / 0 [MICH]
66
Order of Finish:
6,1,4
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