Big Ten Championships Results – Ohio State Buckeyes
4/5/1997 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
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Sunday, May 2 – Championship Match No. 1 Illinois Fighting Illini vs. No. 3 Purdue Boilermakers Doubles Illinois Purdue Winner Score 1 – Franklin/Freelove Al-Agba/Myers Ill 8-6 2 – Laski/Parker James/Marshall SUSPENDED 3 – Teply/Snyder Swan/Gordon Ill 8-6
Singles Illinois Purdue Winner Score 1 – Oliver Freelove Jamie Gordon Ill 6-3, 6-3 2 – Cary Franklin Derek Myers Ill 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 3 – Jeff Laski Cris James Pur 6-2, 6-4 4 – Gavin Sontag Jason Marshall Ill 6-2, 7-6 (2) 5 – Jakub Teply Derek Miller SUSPENDED 6 – Mike Kosta Cade Lutz SUSPENDED
FINAL SCORE Illinois 4 Purdue 1
RECORDS Illinois 25-3 Minnesota 17-7
Pre-match notes: Illinois wins its third consecutive Big Ten Championship and clinches an automatic birth in the NCAA Championships. Exactly who and where it will play will be announced Wednesday, May 5, at 4 p.m. EDT … The win was the Fighting Illini’s 32nd in a row over Big Ten opponents … The match was clinched at No. 2 singles … Illinois is ranked second in the nation, higher than any other Big Ten team has ever been ranked … Purdue was seeking its first ever Big Ten Championship.
Saturday, May 1 – Semifinals No. 1 Illinois Fighting Illini vs. No. 4 Minnesota Golden Gophers Doubles Illinois Minnesota Winner Score 1 – Franklin/Freelove Franklin/Freelove Minn 8-6 2 – Laski/Parker Laski/Parker Ill 9-7 3 – Teply/Snyder Teply/Snyder Ill 8-5
Singles Illinois Minnesota Winner Score 1 – Oliver Freelove Oliver Freelove Ill 7-5, 6-3 2 – Cary Franklin Cary Franklin SUSPENDED 3 – Jeff Laski Jeff Laski Ill 4-6, 6-1, 6-4 4 – Gavin Sontag Jakub Teply Ill 7-5, 6-4 5 – Jakub Teply Mike Kosta SUSPENDED 6 – Mike Kosta Matt Snyder SUSPENDED
SCORE Illinois 4 Minnesota 0
RECORDS Illinois 24-3 Minnesota 13-11
Pre-match notes: Illinois advances to play No. 3 seed Purdue in the finals … Illinois just snuck by Purdue in the regular season 4-3 … Illinois will be seeking its third consecutive Big Ten Championship … The win was the Fighting Illini’s 31st in a row against Big Ten opponents … Illinois’ 24 wins sets a new school record for wins in one season … The winner of the final match will receive an automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament.
No. 3 Purdue Boilermakers vs. No. 7 Northwestern Wildcats Doubles Purdue Northwestern Winner Score 1 – Al-Agba/Myers Bohaboy/Erickson SUSPENDED 2 – James/Marshall Hol/Sahara PUR 8-1 3 – Gordon/Swan Nguyen/Bengtsson PUR 8-1
Singles Purdue Northwestern Winner Score 1 – Jamie Gordon Doug Bohaboy PUR 2-6, 6-2, 6-4 2 – Derek Myers Martin Bengtsson SUSPENDED 3 – Cris James Derrick Nguyen NU 6-3, 6-1 4 – Jason Marshall Joost Hol PUR 6-3, 5-7, 6-2 5 – Derek Miller Brad Erickson PUR 7-5, 6-4 6 – Cade Lutz Jamie Sahara NU 6-3. 6-3
SCORE Purdue 4 Northwestern 2
RECORDS Purdue 17-6 Northwestern 10-12
Pre-match notes: Purdue’s win advances it to the finals, making this Boilermaker team the first ever to advance to the finals of the Big Ten Championship in school history … Purdue will play top-seeded and second-ranked Illinois in the finals, to which it lost 4-3 in the regular season … The match was clinched at No. 1 singles … Purdue’s Jamie Gordon avenged his 6-0, 6-0 loss to Northwestern’s Doug Bohaboy in the regular season … The winner of the Illinois-Purdue match will receive an automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament.
Friday, April 30 – Quarterfinals No. 1 Illinois Fighting Illini vs. No. 9 Wisconsin Badgers Doubles Wisconsin Illinois Winner Score 1 – Loughrin/Schumacher Franklin/Freelove Ill 8-1 2 – Reist/Chang Laski/Parker Ill 8-1 3 – Westerman/Baker Teply/Snyder SUSPENDED
Singles Wisconsin Illinois Winner Score 1 – Mark Loughrin Oliver Freelove SUSPENDED 2 – Stefan Reist Cary Franklin Ill 6-3, 7-6 (4) 4 – David Chang Jakub Teply SUSPENDED 5 – Danny Westerman Mike Kosta SUSPENDED 6 – Justin Baker Matt Snyder Ill 6-2, 6-1
FINAL SCORE Illinois 4 Wisconsin 0
RECORDS Illinois 23-3 Wisconsin 6-16
Notes: Illinois moves to the Saturday’s semifinals to face Minnesota … The Fighting Illini have won 30 straight matches against Big Ten opponents
No. 2 Michigan Wolverines vs. No. 7 Northwestern Wildcats Doubles Michigan Northwestern Winner Score 1 – Wright/McCain Bohaboy/Erickson NU 8-3 2 – Farah/McFarlane Hol/Sahara UM 8-4 3 – Raiton/Long Nguyen/Bengtsson UM 9-8 (4)
Singles Michigan Northwestern Winner Score 1 – Matt Wright Doug Bohaboy NU 1-6, 6-3, 6-4 2 – William Farah Martin Bengtsson NU 2-6, 7-6 (4), 6-4 3 – John Long Derrick Nguyen NU 6-3, 6-3 4 – Danny McCain Joost Hol NU 7-6 (7), 6-2 ** 5 – Henry Beam Brad Erickson UM 6-3, 7-6 (5) 6 – Ben Cox Jamie Sahara UM 6-2, 6-1
FINAL SCORE Michigan 3 Northwestern 4
RECORDS Michigan 16-4 Northwestern 10-11
Notes: It took over five hours to complete, but Northwestern defeated Michigan in the first 4-3 match of the tournament … The match was clinched at No. 4 singles … The Wildcats won despite having only six players on their roster, one of whom — Joost Hol — is playing on a badly sprained ankle … After falling behind 2-0, Northwestern came back to post wins at Nos. 1, 2 and 3 to take a 3-2 lead. Michigan won at No. 5 singles, setting the stage for the No. 4 singles match … Joost Hol led 7-6, 5-1 when the match was tied 3-3. Michigan’s Danny McCain came back to make the score 5-4 and jumped ahead love-40 on Hol’s serve. Behind three straight big serves, Hol brought it back to deuce. McCain had one more break point slip away before Hol clinched the victory with a wicked forehand winner on match point … Northwestern advances to Saturday’s semifinals to face Purdue.
No. 3 Purdue Boilermakers vs. No. 6 Michigan State Spartans Doubles Purdue Michigan State Winner Score 1 – Al-Agba/Myers Struck/Kigongo SUSPENDED 2 – James/Marshall Trinidad/Primorac PUR 8-2 3 – Gordon/Swan Eubanks/Findling PUR 8-4
Singles Purdue Michigan State Winner Score 1 – Jamie Gordon Trey Eubanks SUSPENDED 2 – Derek Myers Ken Kigongo PUR 6-4, 6-4 3 – Cris James Chris Struck PUR 7-5, 6-3 4 – Jason Marshall Ivica Primorac PUR 7-5, 6-2 5 – Derek Miller Francisco Trinidad SUSPENDED 6 – Cade Lutz Marc Jacobsen SUSPENDED
FINAL SCORE Purdue 4 Michigan State 0
RECORDS Purdue 16-6 Michigan State 10-13
Notes: Purdue avenges its loss to Michigan State during the regular season with, putting the Boilermakers into the semifinals for the second-straight season. They will face seventh-seeded Northwestern … The match was clinched at No. 4 singles … Purdue is seeking its first Big Ten title in history.
No. 4 Minnesota Golden Gophers vs. No. 5 Indiana Hoosiers Doubles Minnesota Indiana Winner Score 1 – Chicoine/Michalowski Smiley/Montilla MINN 8-6 2 – Selkirk/Parry McGill/Rakvica MINN 8-5 3 – Haug/Kristofferson Arons/Jacobson IU 8-6
Singles Minnesota Indiana Winner Score 1 – Tom Chicoine Ian Arons MINN 6-2, 6-4 2 – Tyson Parry Gabe Montilla SUSPENDED 3 – Thomas Haug George McGill SUSPENDED 4 – Adam Selkirk Milan Rakvica MINN 6-4, 6-3 5 – Jon Svensson Paul Jacobson SUSPENDED 6 – Martin Michalowski Rashan Smiley MINN 6-3, 6-4
FINAL SCORE Minnesota 4 Indiana 0
RECORDS Minnesota 13-10 Indiana 14-9
Notes: The match was clinched at No. 4 singles … Minnesota advances to face top-seeded Illinois in Saturday’s semifinals. Illinois snuck by Minnesota in the regular season, 4-3 … The Golden Gophers are back in the semifinals after placing fifth last year. They won the Big Ten Championship four years in a row from 1992-96 … Minnesota’s No. 1 player, Tom Chicoine, played his first match since April 9. He had been out with an injured stomach muscle.
Thursday, April 29 – First Round
No. 8 Iowa Hawkeyes vs. No. 9 Wisconsin Badgers Doubles Iowa Wisconsin Winner Score 1 – Dunn/Jentler Loughrin/Schumacher WIS 8-4 2 – Cleveland/Bamsey Reist/Chang IOWA 8-3 3 – Chidley/Auskaps Westerman/Baker WIS 8-4
Singles Iowa Wisconsin Winner Score 1 – Tyler Cleveland Mark Loughrin WIS 6-2, 6-2 2 – J.R. Chidley Stefan Reist SUSPENDED 3 – Ulf Jentler Adam Schumacher WIS 6-3, 6-2 4 – Petar Mandic David Chang SUSPENDED 5 – Jason Dunn Danny Westerman SUSPENDED 6 – Girts Auskaps Dave Sacks WIS 6-2, 6-3
FINAL SCORE Iowa 0 Wisconsin 4
RECORDS Iowa 11-12 Wisconsin 7-15
Notes: Wisconsin advances to the second round to face top-seeded Illinois Friday at 9 a.m. … The match was clinched at No. 1 singles.
No. 7 Northwestern Wildcats vs. No. 10 Penn State Nittany Lions Doubles Northwestern Wisconsin Winner Score 1 – Bohaboy/Erickson Meditz/Dorfman NU 8-3 2 – Hol/Sahara Martini/Accardi SUSPENDED 3 – Bengtsson/Nguyen Griesser/McCallister NU 8-6
Singles Northwestern Penn State Winner Score 1 – Doug Bohaboy Mike Griesser SUSPENDED 2 – Martin Bengtsson Marc Dorfman PSU 6-3, 6-1 3 – Derrick Nguyen Eric Meditz NU 6-3, 7-5 4 – Joost Hol Jeff Martini NU 6-3, 6-2 5 – Brad Erickson Marc McCallister NU 6-4, 6-1 6 – Jamie Sahara Matt Nielsen SUSPENDED
FINAL SCORE Northwestern 4 Penn State 1
RECORDS Northwestern 10-11 Penn State 11-13
Notes: Northwestern advances to take on second-seeded Michigan Friday at 9 a.m. … The match was clinched at No. 4 singles.
No. 6 Michigan State Spartans vs. No. 11 Ohio State Buckeyes Doubles Michigan State Ohio State Winner Score 1 – Kigongo/Struck Carlson/Porter MSU 8-5 2 – Trinidad/Primorac DeFalco/Basil SUSPENDED 3 – Findling/Eubanks Hawke/Wellstein MSU 8-4
Singles Michigan State Ohio State Winner Score 1 – Trey Eubanks Chris Porter SUSPENDED 2 – Ken Kigongo Andrew Carlson OSU 7-5, 6-2 3 – Chris Struck Kevin Hawke MSU 0-6, 6-2, 6-2 4 – Ivica Primorac Derek DeFalco MSU 3-6, 6-1, 6-3 5 – Francisco Trinidad Ben Basil OSU 7-6 (4), 6-3 6 – Marc Jacobsen Bob Wellstein MSU 6-4, 6-2
FINAL SCORE Michigan State 4 Ohio State 2
RECORDS Michigan State 10-12 Ohio State 6-18
Notes: Michigan State advances to Friday’s quarterfinals to face third-seeded Purdue … Chris Porter led Trey Eubanks 7-6 (4), 5-6 when the match was suspended … The match was clinched at No. 4 singles … Ohio State was looking for its first Big Ten win since April 5, 1997.
