University of South Florida
Marquette
Men's Tennis Takes Down Marquette To Advance To Semi-Finals
April 20, 2007 | Men's Tennis
TAMPA, Fla. (April 20, 2007) ? With a 4-0 win in its opening match of the 2007 BIG EAST Championships, the third-seeded University of South Florida men's tennis team advanced to its second-straight semi-final match up. The men move on to face No. 2 Louisville on Sat. at 9 a.m. on the Varsity Tennis Courts.
The Bulls used one doubles point and three singles victories to claim the win over the No. 6 seeded Golden Eagles. USF also won the regular season match in which Marquette visited the Varsity Tennis Courts on Mar. 10, by a score of 7-0.
In this match however, Marquette very nearly captured the opening doubles point. After courts one and three were split, action centered on the No. 2 position where Trent Hagan and Pete Van Lieshout of MU held a one game advantage over Henning Hipp and Daniel Daudt throughout the latter stages of the match. The USF pair fought back to tie and then watched the score see-saw all the way into a tie-break. USF's duo banded together to swing the battle in the Bulls favor, eventually seizing a 9-8(6) victory.
Singles play then saw three Bulls win in straight sets to propel the team to its second consecutive semi-final appearance. Marc Jaeger set down Stephen Shao on court two, 6-2, 6-2, Thomas Estrada defeated Greg Sirotek 6-3, 6-2 on No. 5 and Henning Hipp prevailed against Van Lieshout 6-4, 6-3 from the sixth spot.
The win pits the Bulls against a Louisville Cardinals squad that defeated No. 7 seed Georgetown earlier in the day. USF and UofL last met on April 8 in Louisville in which the Cardinals narrowly prevailed 4-3 on indoor courts. Match time is set for 9 a.m. and admission is free.
BIG EAST Championships - No. 3 USF 4, No. 6 Marquette 0
Doubles:
1) Hamed/Estrada (USF) def. Binkley/Rutherford (MU) 8-3
2) Hipp/Daudt (USF) def. Hagan/Van Lieshout (MU) 9-8(6)
3) Shao/Boulieris (MU) def. Jaeger/Svigelj (USF) 8-1
Singles:
1) Ales Svigelj (USF) led Trent Hagan (MU) 6-3, 0-6, 2-1 DNF
2) Marc Jaeger (USF) def. Stephen Shao (MU) 6-2, 6-2
3) Mahmoud Hamed (USF) led Mark Rutherford (MU) 6-4, 3-1 DNF
4) Diego Toledo (USF) led Brett Binkley (MU) 6-1, 2-3 DNF
5) Thomas Estrada (USF) def. Greg Sirotek (MU) 6-3, 6-2
6) Henning Hipp (USF) def. Pete Van Lieshout (MU) 6-4, 6-3
