Michigan State University
Northwestern
Men's Tennis Drops Close Match To Northwestern
4/5/2000 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
April 1, 2000
EAST LANSING, Mich. - The Michigan State men's tennis team lost a close match to the Northwestern Wildcats, 4-3 on Saturday, April 1, in Evanston, Illinois. The loss drops the Spartans' record to 5-13/0-2.
The Spartans were led by senior Ken Kigongo (Bradenton, Fla.) at the No. 2 position. Kigongo defeated Northwestern's Brad Erickson, 6-4, 6-4. At the No. 3 position, MSU senior Ivica Primorac (Mosthar, Bosnia) defeated Jackie Jensen in a tight match, 7-6 (3), 6-4. The other Spartan victory came at the No. 5 position, where freshman Goran Topalo (Prague, Czech Rep.) defeated the Wildcats' Russell Bennett, 6-0, 6-1.
Northwestern took the doubles point by sweeping through all three matches.
The Spartans return to competition on Sunday, April 2 against Illinois in Champaign at 12:00 p.m.
Michigan State vs. Northwestern L (4-3) 4/1/2000Singles Results No.1 Joost Hol (NW) def. Robert Topalo (MSU) 6-2, 2-6, 6-2 No.2 Ken Kigongo (MSU) def. Brad Erickson 6-4, 6-4 No.3 Ivica Primorac (MSU) def. Jackie Jensen (NW) 6-7 (5), 6-7 (3), 6-4 No.4 Josh Axler (NW) def. Francisco Trinidad (MSU) 6-4, 4-6, 6-1 No.5 Goran Topalo (MSU) def. Russell Bennett (NW) 6-0, 6-1 No.6 Jamie Sahara (NW) def. Jimmy McGuire (MSU) 6-0, 3-6, 6-3
Doubles Results No.1 Erickson/Hol (NW) def. Findling/Kigongo (MSU) 8-6 No.2 Axler/Sahara (NW) def. Primorac/Trinidad (MSU) 8-3 No.3 Bennett/Jenkins (NW) def. McGuire/R. Topalo (MSU) 8-3
