Michigan State University
Notre Dame
Notre Dame Blanks Men's Tennis, 7-0
3/2/2004 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
March 2, 2004
SOUTH BEND, Ind. - The No. 47 Michigan State men's tennis team dropped a 7-0 decision to No. 43 Notre Dame Tuesday, March 2 at the Eck Tennis Pavilion. The loss was only MSU's third of the season as it fell to 11-3 overall (0-0 Big Ten) while the Irish improved to 8-5 (1-1 Big East).
The Fighting Irish immediately took charge of the match in doubles play, sweeping all three contests to take a 1-0 lead. The duo of senior Chris Mitchell (Ann Arbor, Mich.) and junior Andrew Formanczyk (Rochester Hills, Mich.) came up just short of a State win as they fell to Luis Haddock and Matthew Scott at No. 2, 9-7.
MSU did not enjoy much success in singles either, as it won only one set in the six matches. Mitchell once again had a win in his sights, this time at No. 3 against Brent D'Amico, by picking up the first set, 6-3. But eventually D'Amico stormed back to take the next two sets for a 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 victory. Formanczyk also lost a tough battle at No. 1 as he fell to Haddock, 7-5, 7-5, while senior Eric Simonton (Annandale, N.J.) gave Stephen Bass a scare at No. 4 before slipping, 6-4, 6-4.
The Spartans will continue their three-match stretch away from home when they travel to southern California for their annual spring break trip. MSU will face UC-Irvine March 9 and Pepperdine March 10.
Tuesday's Results Against Notre DameDoublesNo. 1 Brent D'Amico/Ryan Keckley (ND) def. Cameron Marshall/Eric Simonton (MSU) 8-3No. 2 Luis Haddock/Matthew Scott (ND) def. Andrew Formanczyk/Chris Mitchell (MSU) 9-7No. 3 Stephen Bass/Eric Langenkamp (ND) def. Michael Flowers/Joseph McWilliams (MSU) 8-3SinglesNo. 1 Luis Haddock (ND) def. Andrew Formanczyk (MSU) 7-5, 7-5No. 2 Matthew Scott (ND) def. Cameron Marshall (MSU) 6-1, 6-2No. 3 Brent D'Amico (ND) def. Chris Mitchell (MSU) 3-6, 6-3, 6-4No. 4 Stephen Bass (ND) def. Eric Simonton (MSU) 6-4, 6-4No. 5 Ryan Keckley (ND) def. Joseph McWilliams (MSU) 6-1, 6-3No. 6 Eric Langenkamp (ND) def. Michael Flowers (MSU) 6-0, 7-6(0)No. 43 Notre Dame defeats No. 47 Michigan State, 7-0Records: MSU 11-3, 0-0 Big Ten ND 8-5, 1-1 Big East
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