Tulsa
Michigan
TU Men's Tennis Team Falls to Michigan
1/26/2003 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
Jan. 26, 2003
Tulsa, Okla. - The Golden Hurricane tennis teams hosted a split double-header Sunday with the women facing Southwest Missouri State at 9:00 am. and the men hosting Michigan at 1:00 p.m. at the Michael D. Case Tennis Center at The University of Tulsa.
The Tulsa men's team, ranked 45th nationally, lost 5-2 to 48th-ranked Michigan. Tulsa dominated the doubles competition, winning all three matches, but fell 5-1 in singles play.
In doubles, TU's Dustin Taylor and Ryan Livesay defeated Michigan's Michael Rubin and Chris Shaya, 8-5 at the No. 1 position as freshmen Olof Sjolund and Shunsuke Shimizu came back to win 9-7 over Chris Rolf and Vineeth Gossain. Also for the Golden Hurricane, Alejandro Tejerina and Aleksander Charpantidis walked away with an 8-6 victory over Anthony Jackson and Josef Fischer at the No. 3 slot.
In singles play, Taylor netted Tulsa's lone point as he defeated Shaya, 6-1, 6-1. The Golden Hurricane fought hard in singles, going into three sets in four separate matches. The men are now 3-2 in dual play.
Results No. 45 Tulsa vs. No. 48 Michigan Singles - Michael Rubin (Michigan) def. Alejandro Tejerina (TU), 4-6, 7-6, 6-3 Anthony Jackson (Michigan) def. Ryan Livesay (TU), 4-6, 6-2, 6-1 Dustin Taylor (TU) def. Chris Shaya (Michigan), 6-1, 6-1 David Anving (Michigan) def. Shunsuke Shimizu (TU), 2-6, 6-4, 7-5 Josef Fischer (Michigan) def. Aleksander Charpantidis (TU), 6-4, 6-2 Vineeth Gossain (Michigan) def. Olof Sjolund (TU), 1-6, 7-5, 6-3 Doubles - Livesay/Taylor (TU) def. Rubin/Shaya (Michigan), 8-5 Shimizu/Sjolund (TU) def. Gossain/Rolf (Michigan), 9-7 Charpantidis/Tejerina (TU) def. Fischer/Jackson (Michigan), 8-6
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