Men's Tennis Edged by New Mexico, 4-0

DES MOINES, Iowa -- Michigan State men's tennis fell to New Mexico, 4-0, in a neutral contest inside Drake's Roger Knapp Tennis Center on Sunday afternoon.

"Tough match today for the Spartans," said MSU men's tennis head coach Gene Orlando. "I really thought we were ready and in a good position for a good win. New Mexico checked us early and never let us in the match. We have to do a better job with our starts and controlling the momentum. Back to work!"

Doubles

New Mexico clinched the doubles point over the Spartans with wins on courts one and two. The Spartans mixed up their doubles lineup against the Lobos, with sophomore Carson Gates making his first start in doubles, on the second court with junior John Carlin. The Spartan duo fell to UNM's Dominic West and Sergio Molina, 6-3, and freshman duo Jarreau Campbell and Drew Keene, making their second start at the No. 1 position, fell to Raul Dobai and Jake Trondson to give New Mexico the doubles point. Stepan Holis and Alex Maggs took a close 7-5 decision over Josh Mukherjee and Kazuki Matsuno after the point was clinched.

Singles

The Spartans landed two first sets over the Lobos in singles action from Mukherjee and Campbell. The Lobos extended their lead to 2-0 over the Spartans with a win by Jake Trondson over Keene. Keene, who moved into the singles lineup for the fifth time this season, took on Trondson on court six. Trondson edged Keene in the first set, 6-4, and followed with a 6-0 win in set two give New Mexico a 2-0 lead. On court two, Pero faced Holis and after falling in a close first, 6-4, Holis went on to take the second set, 6-1, giving the Lobos a 3-0 advantage. Molina clinched the 4-0 win for the Lobos with a straight set (6-4, 6-2) win over Gates on court three. Mukherjee split the first two sets with Dobai on court four (6-3, 2-6) and trailed 3-0 in the third set before going unfinished. Campbell raced out to a 6-4 first set win over Rafael Abdulsalam on court five and Abdulsalem led 5-1 in the second set before play was stopped. Carlin was tied with West (3-3) in the second set after dropping the first, 6-3, in the top court.

Up Next

The Spartans return home on Saturday, Feb. 29 when they play host to Brown. Action begins at 12 p.m. inside the MSU Indoor Tennis Facility.

New Mexico 4, Michigan State 0

Doubles Results

1. Raul Dobai/Jake Trondson (UNM) def. Jarreau Campbell/Drew Keene (MSU), 6-3

2. Dominic West/Sergio Molina (UNM) def. John Carlin/Carson Gates (MSU), 6-3

3. Stepan Holis/Alex Maggs (UNM) def. Josh Mukjerhee/Kazuki Matsuno (MSU), 7-5

Singles Results

1. Dominic West (UNM) vs. John Carlin (MSU), 3-6, 3-3 uf.

2. Stepan Holis (UNM) def. Anthony Pero (MSU), 6-4, 6-1

3. Sergio Molina (UNM) def. Carson Gates (MSU), 6-4, 6-2

4. Josh Mukherjee (MSU) vs. Raul Dobai (UNM), 6-3, 2-6, 0-3 uf.

5. Jarreau Campbell (MSU) vs. Rafael Abdulsalam (UNM), 6-4, 1-5 uf

6. Jake Trondson (UNM) def. Drew Keene (MSU), 6-4, 6-0

Order of Finish: Doubles; (2, 1, 3) Singles; (6, 2, 3)

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Team Stats

Players Mentioned

Jarreau Campbell

John Carlin

Carson Gates

Drew Keene

Kazuki Matsuno

Josh Mukherjee

Anthony Pero