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No. 8 Illinois Men's Tennis Snaps Tulane Win Streak
Mar 15, 2002 | Men's Tennis
March 15, 2002
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - Tulane University had its four-match winning streak snapped by No. 8 Illinois, 4-0, in second round action at the Blue-Gray Collegiate Classic with on Friday afternoon at Lagoon Park.
Tulane, ranked No. 35 in the nation, falls to 10-3 on the year. Illinois, which held the No. 1 ranking in the nation two weeks ago, improves to 9-3. The Wave will face No. 31 South Alabama on Saturday at 1:30 p.m.
The Green Wave's nationally-ranked doubles tandem of sophomore Michael Kogan (Kfar-Saba, Israel) and junior Victor Romero (Atizapan, Mexico) suffered their first loss of the season. The Wave pair, No. 13 in the nation, could not upset the No. 7 ranked combo of Michael Calkins and Amer Delic, falling 8-5, at No. 1. Tulane also fell to the Illini at second flight doubles as Illinois took the doubles point
In singles action, Illinois had straight-set victories at Nos. 2, 5 and 6 singles to clinch the victory. The other matches were not finished due to tournament time constraints.
Results: No. 8 Illinois, No. 35 Tulane 0
Doubles:
1. No. 7 Michael Calkins/Amer Delic (Illinois) def. No. 13 Kogan/Romero (Tulane): 8-5
2. Philip Stolt/Brian Wilson (Illinois) def. Piiroinen/Lievano (Tulane): 8-2
3. Vasiljevic/Westerberg (Tulane) v. No. 58 Mike Kosta/Nathan Zeder (Illinois): Did not finish.
Singles:
1. No. 14 Michael Kogan (Tulane) v. No. 9 Amer Delic (Illinois): Did not finish
2. No. 92 Brian Wilson (Illinois) def. No. 49 Victor Romero (Tulane): 6-3, 6-1
3. Mattias Westerberg (Tulane) v. No. 43 Philip Stolt (Illinois): Did not finish
4. Jorge Lievano (Tulane) v. No. 71 Michael Calkins (Illinois): Did not finish
5. No. 67 Nathan Zeder (Illinois) def. Alexandre Dion (Tulane): 6-4, 6-4
6. Chris Martin (Illinois) def. Hannu Piiroinen (Tulane): 6-4, 7-5
Records:
Tulane (10-3)
Illinois (9-3)
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