Men’s Tennis Falls to Indiana – Ohio State Buckeyes
3/27/1999 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
March 27, 1999
The men’s tennis team fell 2-5 to Big Ten foe Indiana at the Stickney Tennis Center Saturday afternoon. In singles action, Andrew Carlson (So., Gambrills, Md.) defeated Gabriel Montilla of Indiana in two sets, 7-6, 7-5. Sophomore Bob Wellstein (Perrysburg, Ohio) also recorded a win over Rahman Smiley, 7-6, 6-2. The No. 2 doubles team of Ben Basil (Sr., Upper Arlington, Ohio) and Derek DeFalco (So., Maumee, Ohio) defeated the Indiana duo of Milan Rakvica and Paul Jacobsen, 8-6. The Buckeyes are 6-10 overall and 0-3 in the Big Ten. OSU plays host to the Purdue Boilermakers Sun., Mar. 28 at 1 p.m. at the Stickney Tennis Center.
Singles
No. 1 Ian Arons, Indiana def. Chris Porter, Ohio State 4-6, 6-2, 6-1
No. 2 Andrew Carlson, Ohio State def. Gabriel Montilla, Indiana 7-6, 7-5
No. 3 George McGill, Indiana def. Derek DeFalco, Ohio State 6-3, 6-3
No. 4 Milan Rakvica, Indiana def. Kevin Hawke, Ohio State 2-6, 6-2, 6-0
No. 5 Paul Jacobsen, Indiana def. Ben Basil, Ohio State 6-4, 6-4
No. 6 Bob Wellstein, Ohio State def. Rahman Smiley, Indiana 7-6, 6-2
Doubles
No. 1 Montilla/Smiley, Indiana def. Carlson/Hawke, Ohio State 9-7
No. 2 Basil/DeFalco, Ohio State def. Rakvica/Jacobsen, Indiana 8-6
No. 3 Arons/Ricardo Jordan, Indiana def. Porter/Ben Richardson, Ohio State 8-5
