March 16, 2007
LA JOLLA, CA – The University of Iowa men’s tennis team continued Spring Break competition Friday afternoon in California. The 75th-ranked Hawkeyes defeated UC San Diego, the 14th-ranked team in Division II, by the score of 6-3.
UC San Diego swept the Hawkeyes in doubles competition. In the No. 1 match, juniors Bart van Monsjou and J.P. Ritchie suffered their first doubles loss of the year when they were defeated by the No. 17 team of Meister and Rubens, 8-6. The sophomore team of Greg Holm and Christian Bierich was defeated by Moallemi and Negishi, 8-3. In the final doubles match, freshman Reinoud Haal teamed with senior Scott Elwell. They were defeated by Thondapu and Oechel, 8-6.
After being shut out in doubles competition, Iowa came back to win all singles matches. In the No. 1 match, van Monsjou took down Rubens, 6-2, 6-3. Bierich was victorious over Moallemi, 6-0, 7-5, in the No. 2 spot. In the No. 3 match, Ritchie defeated Negishi, 6-3, 6-1. Haal defeated Oechel, 6-4, 6-1, in the No. 4 match. Freshman Tommy McGeorge was victorious over Thondapu in the No. 5 match, 6-2, 6-2. In the final singles match, freshman Patrick Dwyer defeated Meister, 3-6, 6-1, 6-2.
With this win, Iowa moves to 6-3. The Hawkeyes will go after their third win of the Spring Break trip when they face Dartmouth Saturday in San Diego, CA. Competition is set to begin at 11 a.m.
RESULTS
#75 Iowa 6
#14 UC San Diego 3
Singles:
No. 1: Bart van Monsjou (Iowa) def. Eric Rubens (UCSD) 6-2, 6-3
No. 2: Christian Bierich (Iowa) def. Bijan Moallemi (UCSD) 6-0, 7-5
No. 3: J.P. Ritchie (Iowa) def. Kazumi Negishi (UCSD) 6-3, 6-1
No. 4: Reinoud Haal (Iowa) def. Steven Oechel (UCSD) 6-4, 6-1
No. 5: Tommy McGeorge (Iowa) def. Ramesh Thondapu (UCSD) 6-2, 6-2
No. 6: Patrick Dwyer (Iowa) def. Blake Meister (UCSD) 3-6, 6-1, 6-2
Doubles:
No. 1: #17 Meister/Rubens (UCSD) def. #28 Ritchie/van Monsjou (Iowa) 8-6
No. 2: Moallemi/Negishi (UCSD) def. Gregory Holm/Bierich (Iowa) 8-3
No. 3: Thondapu/Oechel (UCSD) def. Haal/Scott Elwell (Iowa) 8-6
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