No. 1 Raymond vanWasbeek (NIU) defeated Ian Leonhardt (IPFW),
6-3, 6-2.
No. 2 Willy Gali (NIU) led Michael Parker (IPFW), 6-4, 3-2.
No. 3 Erick Martinez (NIU) defeated Billy Ruxton (IPFW), 6-2, 6-0.
No. 4 Aaron Forsberg (NIU) defeated Shaun Fisher (IPFW), 6-1, 6-3.
No. 5 Stephen Guntly (NIU) led Michael Chase (IPFW), 6-1, 4-1.
No. 6 Ryan Schnack (NIU) led Daniel Jackson (IPFW), 6-2, 0-1.
(Note: No. 2, 5 and 6 matches abandoned with team outcome decided)
No. 1 VanWasbeek/Forsberg (NIU) vs. Parker/Jackson (IPFW), 6-6.
No. 2 Gali/Martinez (NIU) defeated Fisher/Leonhardt (IPFW), 8-0.
No. 3 Guntly/Schnack (NIU) defeated Ruxton/Chase (IPFW), 8-4.
RECORDS TO DATE: NIU now 15-9, IPFW season complete at 7-19
IPFW 0, Northern Illinois 7
Singles
No. 1 Raymond Van Wesbeck (NIU) def. Ian Leonhardt (IPFW) 6-2, 6-2
No. 2 Willy Gali (NIU) def. Michael Parker (IPFW) 6-0, 6-1
No. 3 Erick Martinez (NIU) def. Billy Ruxton (IPFW) 6-0, 6-0
No. 4 Aaron Forsberg (NIU) def. Shaun Fisher (IPFW) 6-3, 6-2
No. 5 Stephen Guntly (NIU) def. Michael Chase Jr. (IPFW) 6-0, 6-0
No. 6 Ryan Schuack (NIU) def. Daniel Jackson (IPFW) 6-3, 6-2
No. 1 Gali/Guntly (NIU) def. Jackson/Parker (IPFW) 8-6
No. 2 Martinez/Forsberg (NIU) def. Leonhardt/Fisher (IPFW) 8-5
No. 3 Van Wesbeck/Schuack (NIU) def. Ruxton/Chase Jr. (IPFW) 8-1
(04/15/03) Cleveland, Ohio - The IPFW Men’s tennis team defeated Cleveland State 4-3 in Cleveland, Ohio on Tuesday. The match was close from the start, but the Mastodons took an early 1-0 lead after winning two of the three doubles matches. Michael Parker and Daniel Jackson pulled out a 9-8 win in a tiebreaker to secure the point. IPFW went down 3-1 after dropping the first three singles matches and Michael Chase trailed 6-1, 3-1 at No. 4 singles. But, Chase turned his match around and pulled out a tough come from behind victory 1-6, 6-3, 6-3 over CSU’s Jordan Reynolds. Jessy Nikho won convincingly over Adam Mercurio at No. 6 singles 6-4, 6-2. With the team match tied at 3-3, Daniel Jackson trailed CSU’s Shawn Whitehouse 6-2, 2-0 at No. 5 singles. But, Jackson rallied in the second set and took the set 7-6 (7-5 in the tiebreaker). Jackson dominated the third set and secured the final point for the Don’s with a 6-1 victory for the final 4-3 score.
“This was our best overall team effort of the season,” said Head Coach Eric Burns. “We never gave up. The guys ran down every ball and just refused to lose. We were the mentally focused, which is something we have struggled with in matches this season. Hopefully, this match will show the team the effort level we must have for each match. I’m so proud of this effort.”
IPFW now 7-17, will host Northern Illinois on Friday in a Mid-American Conference match-up. The match is scheduled for 3 p.m. at the IPFW Tennis Courts.
IPFW 4, Cleveland State 3
Singles
No. 1 Eric Winn (CSU) def. Ian Leonhardt (IPFW) 6-1, 6-7 (1), 7-5
No. 2 Paul Haley (CSU) def. Michael Parker (IPFW) 6-1, 1-6, 6-3
No. 3 Jay Tee (CSU) def. Billy Ruxton (IPFW) 6-0, 6-0
No. 4 Michael Chase Jr. (IPFW) def. Jordan Reynolds (CSU) 1-6, 6-3, 6-3
No. 5 Daniel Jackson (IPFW) def. Shawn Whitehouse (CSU) 2-6, 7-6, 6-1
No. 6 Jesse Nikho (IPFW) def. Adam Mercurio (CSU) 6-4, 6-2
Doubles
No. 1 Winn/Tee (CSU) def. Jackson/Parker (IPFW) 9-8 (3)
No. 2 Haley/ Reynolds (CSU) def. Leonhardt/Fisher (IPFW) 9-7
No. 3 Ruxton/Chase Jr. (IPFW) def. Whitehouse/Mercurio (CSU) 8-6
IPFW 3, Tri-State University 4
Singles
No. 1 Kevin Whitton (TSU) def. Ian Leonhardt (IPFW) 6-1, 6-1
No. 2 Michael Parker (IPFW) def. Pat Hoelscher (TSU) 6-0, 6-0
No. 3 Andrew Steiner (TSU) def. Billy Ruxton (IPFW) 6-0, 6-2
No. 4 John Carmichael (TSU) def. Shaun Fisher (IPFW) 5-7, 6-4, 6-2
No. 5 Michael Chase Jr. (IPFW) def. Matt Taylor (TSU) 6-4, 6-3
No. 6 Mike Whitten (TSU) def. Scott Beasley (IPFW) 2-6, 6-2, 6-3
Doubles
No. 1 Jackson/Parker (IPFW) def. K. Whitton/Hoelscher 9-8 (3)
No. 2 Leonhardt/Fisher (IPFW) def. Steiner/Carmichael 9-8 (2)
No. 3 Ruxton/Chase Jr. (IPFW) def. Taylor/Mezera 8-5
Men’s
Tennis
IPFW 1, Toledo 6
Singles
No. 1 Dipesh Rao (UT) def. Ian Leonhardt (IPFW) 6-2, 6-2
No. 2 Tony Tran (UT) def. Michael Parker (IPFW) 1-6, 6-3, 6-1
No. 3 Todd Wojtkowski (UT) def. Billy Ruxton (IPFW) 6-0, 6-1
No. 4 Mirsad Begic (UT) def. Shaun Fisher (IPFW) 6-4, 6-4
No. 5 Michael Chase Jr. (IPFW) def. Zach Barden (UT) 6-1, 2-6, 6-2
No. 6 Cassio Salge (UT) def. Daniel Jackson (IPFW) 6-1, 2-6, 7-5
Doubles
No. 1 Gomez/Rao (UT) def. Jackson/Parker (IPFW) 8-4
No. 2 Begic/Wojtkowski (UT) def. Leonhardt/Fisher (IPFW) 9-8
No. 3 Tran/Barden (UT) def. Ruxton/Chase Jr. (IPFW) 8-5
IPFW 0, Illinois-Chicago 7
Singles
No. 1 Nick Bodmer (UIC) def. Ian Leonhardt (IPFW) 6-4, 6-1
No. 2 Yevgen Ryeznik (UIC) def. Michael Parker (IPFW) 6-4, 4-6, 6-3
No. 3 John Cincola (UIC) def. Billy Ruxton (IPFW) 6-0, 6-1
No. 4 Pat Zufan (UIC) def. Shaun Fisher (IPFW) 6-4, 6-3
No. 5 Ken Howrey (UIC) def. Michael Chase Jr. (IPFW) 6-4, 6-1
No. 6 Neil Ahluwalia (UIC) def. Daniel Jackson (IPFW) 6-0, 4-6, 6-4
Doubles
No. 1 Jackson/Parker (IPFW) def. Howrey/James Wonneberg (UIC) 8-4
No. 2 Cincola/Zufan (UIC) def. Leonhardt/Fisher (IPFW) 8-2
No. 3 Bodmer/Desai (UIC) def. Ruxton/Chase Jr. (IPFW) 8-0
Men’s Tennis
IPFW 0, Eastern Illinois 7 (04/11/03)
Singles
No. 1 CJ Weber (EIU) def. Ian Leonhardt (IPFW) 6-3, 6-1
No. 2 Lukaz Pluta def. Michael Parker (IPFW) 6-4, 6-4
No. 3 Brandon Blankerbaker (EIU) def. Billy Ruxton (IPFW) 6-1, 6-2
No. 4 C Priestner (EIU) def. Shaun Fisher (IPFW) 7-5, 6-0
No. 5 J. Girardin (EIU) def. Michael Chase Jr. (IPFW) 6-1, 6-3
No. 6 Matt Sadler (EIU) def. Daniel Jackson (IPFW) 6-1, 6-1
Doubles
No. 1 Weber/Blankenbaker (EIU) def. Jackson/Parker (IPFW) 8-3
No. 2 APluta/Sadler (EIU) def. Leonhardt/Fisher (IPFW) 8-4
No. 3 Ruxton/Chase Jr. (IPFW) def. Stuertz/Meyer (EIU) 8-3
Men's Tennis
IPFW 5, Tennessee State 2 (04/11/03)
Singles
No. 1 Jamoal Brown (TSU) def. Ian Leonhardt (IPFW) 2-6 6-0 6-2
No. 2 Michael Parker (IPFW) def. Johnny Meadows (TSU) 6-2, 6-0
No. 3 Corleton White (TSU) def. Billy Ruxton (IPFW) 6-4, 6-4
No. 4 Shaun Fisher (IPFW) def. Troy Collier (TSU) 6-0, 6-0
No. 5 Michael Chase Jr. (IPFW) def. Vaughn Evans (TSU) 6-0, 6-2
No. 6 Daniel Jackson (IPFW) def. Loren Johnson (TSU) 6-0, 6-0
Doubles
No. 1 Jackson/Parker (IPFW) def. Brown/Meadon (TSU) 9-8 (7-2)
No. 2 Leonhardt/Fisher (IPFW) def. White/Collier (TSU) 8-2
No. 3 Ruxton/Chase Jr. (IPFW) def. Evans/Johnson (TSU) 8-0
Singles
No. 1 Benjamin Schmid (MSU) def. Ian Leonhardt (IPFW) 6-0, 6-0
No. 2 Michael Parker (IPFW) def. Marek Pawelec (MSU) 6-4, 6-4
No. 3 Daniel Arbib (MSU) def. Billy Ruxton (IPFW) 6-2, 6-4
No. 4 Alejandro Hernandez (MSU) def. Shaun Fisher (IPFW) 6-2, 6-1
No. 5 Tomi Simola (MSU) def. Michael Chase (IPFW) 6-1, 6-4
No. 6 Ian Smith (MSU) def. Jessy Nikho (IPFW) 6-3, 6-4
Doubles
No. 1 Schmid/Smith (MSU) def. Fisher/Parker (IPFW) 8-4
No. 2 Arbib/Hernandez (MSU) def. Ruxton/Chase (IPFW) 8-0
No. 3 Pawelec/Simola (MSU) def. Leonhardt/Nikho (IPFW) 8-1
Eastern Kentucky 7, IPFW 0
Singles
No. 1 John Kellert (EK) def. Ian Leonhardt, 6-0, 6-1
No. 2 Tom Wospil (EK) def. Michael Parker, 6-4, 6-1
No. 3 Alvin Cheng (EK) def. Billy Ruxton, 6-0, 6-1
No. 4 Chase Armstrong (EK) def. Shaun Fisher, 6-2, 6-0
No. 5 Lee Lester (EK) def. Michael Chase, 6-1, 6-0
No. 6 Billy Pfaffinger (EK) def. Daniel Jackson, 4-6, 6-4, (11-9)
Doubles
No. 1 Kellert-Cheng (EK) def. Parker-Jackson, 8-5
No. 2 Wospil-Pfaffinger (EK) def. Fisher-Leonhardt, 8-4
No. 3 Armstrong-Lester (EK) def. Ruxton-Chase, 8-3
Singles
No. 1 Rob Altenau (UD)
def. Ian Leonhardt (IPFW) 6-1, 6-4
No. 2 D. J. Gebhart (UD) def. Michael Parker (IPFW) 6-3, 3-6, 6-3
No. 3 Jon Khoury (UD) def. Billy Ruxton (IPFW) 6-0, 6-2
No. 4 Mike Schissler (UD) def. Shaun Fisher (IPFW) 6-0, 6-1
No. 5 Jamison Downs (UD) def. Michael Chase Jr. (IPFW) 6-4, 3-6, 6-0
No. 6 Daniel Jackson (IPFW) def. Chris Barnes (UD) 7-5, 2-6, 1-0 (5)
Doubles
No. 1 Altenau/Khoury
(UD) def. Parker/Jackson (IPFW) 8-3
No. 2 Fisher/Leonhardt (IPFW) def. Gebhart/Schissler (UD) 8-6
No. 3 Downs/Kathary (UD) def. Chase Jr./Ruxton (IPFW) 8-2
(03/22/03) Warsaw, Ind. - The IPFW men’s tennis team lost a tough non-conference match to Valparaiso University, 3-4, at the Warsaw Racquet Club on Saturday afternoon. The Mastodons fell to 5-9 (0-2 MAC), while the Valparaiso University improved to 2-7.
IPFW took the doubles matches winning at the number one and two spots. Top duo Michael Parker and Daniel Jackson defeated Ben Dunham-Freer and Jeff Vrabel, 8-3. The number two team of Shaun Fisher and Ian Leonhardt lost to Valpo’s Chris Widmeyer and Mike Menghini by the score of 8-3. The Mastodons grabbed the number three point of Michael Chase Jr. and Billy Ruxton who defeated Tyler Neemann and Nathan Gordon, 8-5.
IPFW would only win two of the singles matches as they fell to Valparaiso University. Dunham-Freer downed Leonhardt, 6-1, 7-5, at number one. Parker cruised past Vrabel, 6-4, 6-4, at number two. Valpo’s Wedmeyer, at the number three, won over Ruxton, 6-0, 6-3. Neemann knocked off IPFW’s Fisher, 6-0, 6-2, at number four. Gordon was overpowered Chase Jr., 6-2, 6-4 at number five, while IPFW’s Jackson closed out the match with a 6-3, 6-1 victory over Adams at number six.
IPFW will return to the court Friday, March 28th as the travel to Western Michigan University. The match is set to begin at 10 a.m. (EST).
Singles
No. 1 Ben Dunham-Freer (Valpo) def. Ian Leonhardt (IPFW), 6-1, 7-5
No. 2 Michael Parker (IPFW) def. Jeff Vrabel (Valpo), 6-4, 6-4
No. 3 Chris Widmeyer (Valpo) def. Billy Ruxton (IPFW), 6-0, 6-3
No. 4 Tyler Netemann (Valpo) def. Shaun Fisher (IPFW), 6-0, 6-2
No. 5 Nate Gordon (Valpo) def. Michael Chase Jr. (IPFW), 6-2, 6-4
No. 6 Daniel Jackson (IPFW) def. Jay Adams (Valpo), 6-3, 6-1
No. 1 Parker/Jackson (IPFW) def. Dunham-Freer (Valpo), 8-3
No. 2 Widmeyer/Menghini (Valpo) def. Fisher/Leonhardt (IPFW), 8-3
No. 3 Chase Jr./Ruxton (IPFW) def. Neemann/Gordon (Valpo), 8-5
(03/20/03) Buffalo, NY - The IPFW men’s tennis team lost their second Mid-American Conference match 7-0 to Buffalo University at the University Tennis Center on Thursday afternoon. The Bulls improved to 10-8 (1-0 MAC), while the Mastodons fell to 5-8 (0-2 MAC).
Buffalo swept the three doubles matches. Top duo Randy Rocchio and Nick Zieziula downed Michael Parker and Daniel Jackson, 8-5. The number two team of Rannga Prayudha and Josh Liederman defeated Billy Ruxton and Michael Chase Jr. by an identical 8-5 score. The sweep was complete with the number three team of Fery Kasiman and Rohan Raikar defeating Matt Muns and Jessy Nikho, 8-3.
Buffalo also won all six singles matches in straight sets. Kasiman downed Parker, 6-1, 6-2, at number one. Rocchio rolled past Ruxton, 6-0, 6-2, at number two. Zieziula, moving up to number three, won over Chase, 6-1, 6-0. Liederman knocked off Jackson, 6-1, 6-1, at number four. Prayudha defated Nikho, 6-0, 6-1 at number five and Raikar closed out the match with a 6-1, 6-2 victory over Scott Beasley at number six.
IPFW will return to the court Saturday, March 22nd as the host Valparaiso University. The match is set to begin at 1 p.m. (EST).
Buffalo 7, IPFW 0
Singles
No. 1 Fery Kasiman (UB)
d. Michael Parker (IPFW), 6-1, 6-2
No. 2 Randy Rocchio(UB) d. Billy Ruxton (IPFW), 6-0, 6-2
No. 3 Nick Zieziula (UB) d. Michael Chase Jr. (IPFW), 6-1, 6-0
No. 4 Josh Liederman (UB) d. Daniel Jackson (IPFW), 6-1, 6-1
No. 5 Rangga Prayudha (UB) d. Jessy Nikho (IPFW), 6-0, 6-1
No. 6 Rohan Raikar (UB) d. Scott Beasley (IPFW), 6-1, 6-2
Doubles
No. 1 Randy Rocchio/Nick
Ziezula (UB) d. Michael Parker/Daniel Jackson (IPFW), 8-5
No. 2 Rannga Prayudha/Josh Liederman (UB) d. Billy Ruxton/Michael Chase Jr.
(IPFW), 8-5
No. 3 Fery Kasiman/Rohan Raikar (UB) d. Matt Muns/Jessy Nikho (IPFW), 8-3
IPFW would take the No. 5 and No. 6 singles with no problems and Michael Chase shut out Matt Hansen 6-0, 6-0 at the No. 5 spot. Daniel Jackson also earned a win in the No. 6 singles match in two sets.
The IPFW doubles team of Parker/Jackson, Leonhardt/Fisher, and Chase/Ruxton took all three matches for the early led.
IPFW will return to action on Thursday, March 20th as they travel to the University of Buffalo. The matches are set to begin at 10 a.m. (EST).
Singles
No. 1 Ian Leonhardt (IPFW) def. Jack Granato (IPFW) 7-6 (5), 0-6, 1-0 (1)
No. 2 Michael Parker (IPFW) def. Jon Palmer (IPFW) 6-4, 6-4
No. 3 Brendon Towers (Stonehill) def. Billy Ruxton (IPFW) 4-6, 6-2, 1-0 (2)
No. 4 Pat Blomberg (Stonehill) def. Shaun Fisher (IPFW) 6-2, 7-6 (5)
No. 5 Michael Chase (IPFW) def. Matt Hansen (Stonehill) 6-0, 6-0
No. 6 Daniel Jackson (IPFW) def. Adam Wehrenberg (Stonehill) 6-2, 6-1
Doubles
No. 1 Parker/Jackson (IPFW) def. Granato/Palmer (Stonehill) 8-5
No. 2 Leonhardt/Fisher (IPFW) def. Hansen/Wehrenberg (Stonehill) 8-2
No. 3 Chase/Ruxton (IPFW) def. Blomberg/Chavland (Stonehill) 9-7
(03/12/03) Hilton Head, S.C. - In their early match of the day, IPFW fell to Bucknell 0-7, and then face Big Ten opponent Penn State University, which shut out the Mastodons 7-0 at the VanDeMeer Tennis Center in Hilton Head, South Carolina Wednesday.
Nick Denefrio and Gerald DiChiara got things started for the Bisons with a hard fought 9-8 (3) victory over IPFW’s Michael Parker and Daniel Jackson at the first doubles flight. Bucknell’s Todd Jacobs and Asher Salam then teamed up to defeat the Mastodons Shaun Fisher and Ian Leonhardt at number two, 8-6. IPFW won the third doubles flight, but the Bison still came away with the doubles point.
In singles play, Denefrio opened it up with a 6-2, 6-0 win over Leonhardt at the first flight. Jacobs followed with a straight-set 6-3, 6-2 victory against Parker at number two.
Salam went on to defeat Billy Ruxton, 6-3, 6-1, at the third flight, while Joe Menezes picked up a 6-2, 6-2 decision over Fisher at fourth singles. Michael Chase Jr. gave DiChiara a battle at number five, before DiChiara came out on top in a 3-6, 6-2, 10-3 TB match. Aaron Saperstein rounded out the Bucknell scoring with a 6-1, 7-5 victory at number six over Jackson.
The afternoon match at the Hilton Head Beach Resort and Tennis Club saw the Nittany Lions control the match over Mastodons winning 7-0.
Penn State dominated the match early and didn’t let up throughout the match. Jim Crowell and Brad Nudell defeated Shaun Fisher and Ian Leonhardt (8-1) at No. 2 doubles to gain the doubles point for the Nittany Lions.
In singles action all six players for Penn State won in straight sets. IPFW was not able to score a point in the number four, five, and six spots.
IPFW 0 vs. Penn State 7
Singles
No. 1 Nate Emge (PSU) def. Ian Leonhardt (IPFW) 6-0, 6-1
No. 2 Mark Barry (PSU) def. Michael Parker (IPFW) 7-5, 6-2
No. 3 Roddy Cantey (PSU) def. Billy Ruxton (IPFW) 6-2, 6-0
No. 4 Malcolm Scatliffe (PSU) def. Shaun Fisher (IPFW) 6-0, 6-0
No. 5 Clint Keithley (PSU) def. Micheal Chase (IPFW) 6-0, 6-0
No. 6 Todd Stecko (PSU) def. Dan Jackson (IPFW) 6-0, 6-0
Doubles
No. 1 Cantey/Keithley (PSU) def. Parker/Jackson (IPFW) 8-4
No. 2 Nudell/Crowell (PSU) def. Fisher/Leonhardt (IPFW) 8-1
No. 3 Barry/Emge (PSU) def. Ruxton/Fisher (IPFW) 8-0
IPFW 0 vs. Bucknell
7
Singles
No. 1 Nick Denefrio (B) def. Ian Leonhardt (IPFW) 6-2, 6-0
No. 2 Todd Jacobs (B) def. Michael Parker (IPFW) 6-3, 6-2
No. 3 Asher Salam (B) def. Billy Ruxton (IPFW) 6-3, 6-1
No. 4 Joe Menezes (B) def. Shaun Fisher (IPFW) 6-2, 6-2
No. 5 Gerald DiChiara (B) def. Michael Chase Jr. (IPFW) 3-6, 6-2, 10-3 TB
No. 6 Aaron Saperstein (B) def. Daniel Jackson (IPFW) 6-1, 7-5
Doubles
1. Denefrio/DiChiara (B) def. Parker/Jackson (IPFW) 9-8 (3)
2. Jacobs/Salam (B) def. Fisher/Leonhardt (IPFW) 8-6
3. Ruxton/Chase (IPFW) def. Menezes/Saperstein (B) 8-6
UNC-Wilmington 7, IPFW 0
Singles
No. 1 Danilo Mendes (UNCW) def. Ian Leonhardt (IPFW) 6-2, 6-4
No. 2 Mauricio Cabrini (UNCW) def. Michael Parker (IPFW) 6-3, 7-6
No. 3 Rahul Rajkhewa (UNCW) def. Billy Buxton (IPFW) 6-0, 6-0
No. 4 Lee Bailey (UNCW) def. Shaun Fisher (IPFW) 6-1, 6-0
No. 5 Scott Curry (UNCW) def. Michael Chase (IPFW) 6-0, 6-3
No. 6 Thierry Zysset (UNCW) def. Daniel Jackson (IPFW) 6-0, 6-1
Doubles
No. 1 Cabrini-Rajkhewa (UNCW) def. Parker-Jackson (IPFW) 8-4
No. 2 Curry-Mendes (UNCW) def. Leonhardt-Fisher (IPFW) 8-1
No. 3 Bailey-Zysett (UNCW) def. Ruxton-Curry (IPFW) 8-1
BUTLER UNIVERSITY
TOO STRONG FOR IPFW
(02/09/03) Indianapolis,
Ind. - The IPFW men's tennis team lost, 0-7, at Butler University Sunday afternoon.
The Mastodons fell to 4-4 on the season, while the Bulldogs improved to 3-4.
The Mastodons will travel
to Cleveland State University on Saturday, February 23rd. The action will
begin at 4 p.m. (EST).
IPFW 0 vs. Butler 7
Singles
No. 1 Ian Leonhardt (IPFW) lost to Kevin Gill (Butler) 6-2, 6-2
No. 2 Michael Parker (IPFW) lost to Brandon Gill (Butler) 6-0, 4-6, 6-1
No. 3 Billy Ruxton (IPFW) lost to Peter Voelz (Butler) 6-0, 6-0
No. 4 Shaun Fisher (IPFW) lost to Scott Newmark (Butler) 6-3, 6-0
No. 5 Michael Chase (IPFW) lost to Andy Bartish (Butler) 6-0, 6-2
No. 6 Daniel Jackson (IPFW) lost to Adam Bordow (Butler) 6-3, 6-3
Doubles
No. 1 Parker/Jackson (IPFW) lost to K. Gill/B. Gill 8-4
No. 2 Fisher/Leonhardt (IPFW) lost to Bartish/Voelz 8-3
No. 3 Chase/Ruxton (IPFW) lost to Annan/Weaver 8-4
IPFW MEN’S TENNIS
TEAM DROPS MAC SEASON OPENER TO BALL STATE SATURDAY IN MUNCIE
(02/08/03) Muncie, Ind.
-The IPFW men’s tennis team lost to Ball State University 7-0 Saturday afternoon.
The win improves the Cardinal’s record to 3-2 (1-0 MAC), while the Mastodons
are 0-1 (0-1 MAC).
Ball State won all three
doubles matches to earn the doubles point. The Cardinals then swept the Mastodons
in all six singles matches.
Singles
No. 1 Chris Varga def. Ian Leonhardt (IPFW) 6-0, 6-1
No. 2 Matt Baccarani def. Michael Parker (IPFW) 6-2, 6-1
No. 3 Matt Laramore def. Billy Ruxton (IPFW) 6-3, 6-0
No. 4 Paul Newman def. Shaun Fisher (IPFW) 6-0, 6-0
No. 5 Bryon Weinberg def. Michael Chase (IPFW) 6-0, 6-0
No. 6 Andy Rector def. Daniel Jackson (IPFW) 6-0, 6-4
Doubles
No. 1D Kevin Burnett/Klint Knable def. Parker/Jackson (IPFW) 8-3
No. 2D Patrick Thompson/Newman def. Leonhardt/Fisher (IPFW) 8-4
No. 3D Weinberg/Rector def. Ruxton/Chase (IPFW) 8-1
IPFW returns to action when they travel to Butler University on Sunday, February 9th. The match is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. (EST).
IPFW Men's Tennis - Fall 2002 Summary
Starting with wins over
Tri-State and Bethel, the men then suffered a tough home loss against Indiana
Wesleyan, a top 20 NAIA program. The men fell by the score of 5-2 in a very
close match.
Next, the men traveled
to the Eastern Illinois Invitational. Freshman Michael Chase Jr. had a good
showing, as he finished 1st in the consolation bracket in C flight singles.
Freshman Justin Clark and Freshman Matt Muns advanced to the D flight consolation
final with Clark winning the final. Junior Michael Parker and Freshman Daniel
Jackson reached the semifinals of the A flight doubles and lost to the eventual
champions from Bradley in a close 8-6 match.
The men traveled to Franklin
College the next week and picked up an easy 7-0 victory against the Grizzlies,
before traveling to the Ball State Invitational. There were many strong teams
at this Invitational, including all of the Mid-American Conference teams except
Buffalo. While no one was able to pick up a victory on the weekend, there
were several good performances, including sophomore IanLeonhardt
against Butler's Brandon Gill. Gill prevailed in a tight two-setter, 7-5,
6-3. The men traveled to another tough tournament at the University of Louisville
the following weekend. This tournament included several nationally ranked
programs including the University of Kentucky, a top 10 program. While the
men didn't pick up a victory in this tournament, there were more good performances.
Michael Parker played a close two-setter with the University of Kentucky's
Matt Emery. Emery was a top 15 junior player in the U.S. and had competed
in junior tournaments at the French Open and Wimbledon. Emery won 6-3, 7-5
in a close match. Michael Chase Jr. also lost a close match against IUPUI
9-8.
The men returned home
for dual matches against Xaiver and Cleveland State. While Xaiver defeated
the Dons 7-0, Michael Parker and Daniel Jackson were able to pick up a win
at #1 doubles. On Sunday, the men hosted Cleveland State. The Dons jumped
out to a 1-0 lead by securing the doubles point, as Justin Clark and Michael
Chase Jr. won a close match at #3 doubles. In singles, the men lost two three
set match and a close two-setter at #1, #2 and #3 singles and trailed 3-1.
But the lower part of the singles line-up came through. Michael Chase Jr.
won his match at #5 singles and Daniel Jackson won at #6. With the match at
3-3, senior Shaun Fisher fought through a tough three set match, securing
a 4-3 win for the Mastodons.
The men's team (4-2) will be back in action on February 8, 2003, in its first ever Mid-American Conference match at Ball State. The match will be at the Muncie YMCA, starting at 11:00 am.
Sunday, Oct. 20, 2002
Men's Tennis
IPFW 4, Cleveland St. 3
Singles
1. Eric Winn (CSU) def. Ian Leonhardt (IPFW) 6-4, 6-2
2. Jay Tee (CSU) def. Michael Parker (IPFW) 1-6, 6-1, 6-3
3. Paul Haley (CSU) def. Lucas Boyer (IPFW) 1-6, 6-4, 6-1
4. Shaun Fisher (IPFW) def. Jordan Reynolds (CSU) 7-5, 4-6, 6-4
5. Michael Chase Jr. (IPFW) def. Tim Ferko 6-4, 6-1
6. Daniel Jackson (IPFW) def. Adam Mercurio 6-0, 6-3
Doubles
1. Eric Winn/ Paul Haley (CSU) def. Michael Parker/Daniel Jackson (IPFW) 8-4
2. Ian Leonhardt/Shaun Fisher (IPFW) def. Jay Tee/ Jordan Reynolds (CSU) 8-5
3. Michael Chase Jr./Justin Clark (IPFW) def. Tim Ferko/Adam Mercurio (CSU)
8-6
Exhibition Scott Beasley
(IPFW) def. Chris Albrecht (CSU) 6-3, 6-1
Saturday, Oct. 19, 2002
Men's Tennis
Xaiver 7, IPFW 0
Singles
1. Brent Lehning (XU) def. Ian Leonhardt (IPFW) 6-1, 6-1
2. Ryan Potts (XU) def. Michael Parker (IPFW) 6-1, 6-3
3. Rob Simpson (XU) def. Lucas Boyer (IPFW) 6-2, 6-0
4. Kevin Gaughan (XU) def. Shaun Fisher (IPFW) 6-2, 6-1
5. Scott Triplett (XU) def. Michael Chase Jr. (IPFW) 6-2, 6-0
6. Rustin Reyes (XU) def. Daniel Jackson (IPFW) 6-1, 6-2
Doubles
1. Michael Parker/Daniel Jackson (IPFW) def. Brent Lehning/Scott Triplett
(XU) 8-6
2. Rob Simpson/Christian Lovelace (XU) def. Ian Leonhardt/Shaun Fisher (IPFW)
8-5
3. Cameron Bell/Rustin Reyes (XU) def. Michael Chase Jr./Lucas Boyer (IPFW)
8-3
2002 Ball State Fall
Invitational
September 27, 28, and 29, 2002
Flight A
Michael Parker (IPFW) lost to Chris Varga (Ball State) 6-3, 6-0
Ian Leonhardt (IPFW) lost to Raymond Van Wesbeck (WIU) 6-0, 6-3
Consolation
Michael Parker (IPFW) lost to Peter Bong (Southern Illinois) 7-6, 6-2
Ian Leonhardt (IPFW) lost to Brandon Gill (Butler) 6-3, 7-5
Flight B
Michael Chase Jr. (IPFW) lost to Tom Delarzac (St. Louis) 6-0, 6-0
Shaun Fisher (IPFW) lost to Mike Weaver (Butler) 6-2, 6-1
Lucas Boyer (IPFW) lost to Jakob Gustafsson (Louisville) 6-0, 6-2
Consolation
Michael Chase Jr. (IPFW) lost to Julian Angel Bolero (Southern Illinois) 6-1,
6-1
Shaun Fisher (IPFW) lost to Stephen Guntley (Northern Illinois) 6-1, 6-2
Lucas Boyer (IPFW) lost to Matt McClure (Drake) 6-3, 7-6
Flight C
Justin Clark (IPFW) lost to Mike Heule (Ball State) 6-0, 6-0
Daniel Jackson (IPFW) lost to Mike Findling (Western Michigan) 6-0, 6-2
Scott Brasley (IPFW) lost to Yi Hsich (St. Louis) 6-2, 6-1
Consolation
Justin Clark (IPFW) lost to Josh Surowski (Louisville) 6-1, 6-0
Daniel Jackson (IPFW) lost to Mike Menghini (Valparaiso) 6-2, 6-3
Scott Brasley (IPFW) lost to Zach Barden (Toledo) 6-2, 6-1
Flight A Doubles
Michael Parker/Daniel Jackson (IPFW) lost to Aaron Forsberg/Raymond Van Wesbeck
(Northern Illinois) 8-2
Consolation
Michael Parker/Daniel Jackson (IPFW) lost to Ryan Maarschalk/Ravi Pathanjali
(Western Michigan) 8-0
Flight B Doubles
Shaun Fisher/Ian Leonhardt (IPFW) lost to Felipe Montenegro/Kirk Schuler (Drake)
8-1
Consolation
Shaun Fisher/Ian Leonhardt (IPFW) lost to Peter Bong/Alan Savidor (Southern
Illinois) 8-4
Flight C Doubles
Lucas Boyer/Michael Chase Jr.(IPFW) lost to Justin Kates/Erik Lindroos (Western
Michigan) 8-2
Justin Clark/Matt Mun (IPFW) lost to Ziatko Letica/Matt McClure (Drake) 8-0
Consolation
Lucas Boyer/Michael Chase Jr.(IPFW) lost to Andy Bartish (Butler) 8-2
Justin Clark/Matt Mun (IPFW) lost to Zach Barden/Mirsad Begic (Toledo) 8-0
IPFW 7, Franklin College
0
Wednesday, September 25, 2002
Men's Results
Singles
1. Ian Leonhardt (IPFW) def. Bobby Harwood (FC) 6-2, 6-2
2. Michael Parker (IPFW) def. Robbie Hughes (FC) 6-0, 6-1
3. Lucas Boyer (IPFW) def. Derek Doddridge (FC) 6-1, 6-3
4. Michael Chase Jr. (IPFW) def. Nick Alspach (FC) 6-1, 6-0
5. Daniel Jackson (IPFW) def. Danny Williams (FC) Default
6. Scott Beasley (IPFW) def. Steve McCoy (FC) 6-2, 6-3
Doubles
1. Parker/Jackson (IPFW) def. Harwood/Hughes (FC) 8-5
2. Leonhardt/ Chase Jr. (IPFW) def. Alspach/Doddridge (FC) Default
3. Justin Clark/ Boyer (IPFW) def. Wiliams/McCoy (FC) Default
Exhibition
Singles
Matt Muns (IPFW) def. Steve McCoy (FC) 8-5
Doubles
Kaki Janek/ Justin Clark def. Harwood/Alspach (FC) 9-8 (7-2)
Eastern
Illinois Sorensen Invitational
Saturday, September 21, 2002 Results
Singles
Flight C consolation final
Michael Chase Jr. (IPFW) def. Jeff Rhodes (EIU) 7-5, 3-6, 1-0(10-7)
Flight D consolation final
Justin Clark (IPFW) def. Matt Muns (IPFW) 6-2, 6-3
Doubles
Flight A first round
Michael Parker/Daniel Jackson (IPFW) def. Butt/Teufel (Wright St.) 9-8 (5)
Jones/Savino (Wright St.) def. Michael Chase Jr./Ian Leonhardt (IPFW) 8-3
Flight A semifinal
Marevic/Guzik (Bradley) def. Michael Parker/Daniel Jackson (IPFW) 8-6
Flight A consolation
Michael Chase Jr./Ian Leonhardt (IPFW) def. Auramovic/Ali (Chicago St.) 8-2
Flight A consolation
final
Sadler/Pluta (EIU) def. Michael Chase Jr./Ian Leonhardt (IPFW) 8-6
Flight B first round
Roller/Wilcox (Valpo) def. Lucas Boyer/Justin Clark (IPFW) 8-6
Meyer/Rhodes (EIU) def. Matt Muns/Scott Beasley (IPFW) 8-4
Flight B consolation
Muskievicc/Schmidgal (Bradley) def. Boyer/Clark (IPFW) 8-3
Mas/Hayden (Wright St.) def. Muns/Beasley (IPFW) 8-4
Friday,
September 20, 2002
At Eastern Illinois Invitational
Flight A Singles
1st Round
C.J. Weber (EIU) def. Ian Leonhardt (IPFW) 6-3, 6-4
Veabel (Valpo) def. Michael Parker (IPFW) 6-3, 5-7, 1-0
Consolation
Marevich (Bradley) def. Leonhardt (IPFW) 8-3
Hankel (Wis.-Green Bay) def. Parker (IPFW) 8-6
Flight B Singles
1st Round
Widmeyer (Valpo) def. Shaun Fisher (IPFW) 6-1, 6-1
Radek Guzik (Bradley) def. Lucas Boyer (IPFW) 7-5, 6-2
Consolation
Hayden (Wright State) def. Boyer (IPFW) 8-5
Flight C Singles
Panzic (Bradley) def. Daniel Jackson (IPFW) 6-4, 6-4
Roebuck (Bradley) def. Michael Chase Jr. (IPFW) 7-6, 6-0
Consolation
Rhodes (EIU) def. Jackson (IPFW) 8-6
Chase Jr. (IPFW) def. Meyer (EIU) 8-1
Chase Jr. (IPFW) def. Adewunmi (Chicago State) 8-0
Flight D Singles
1st Round
Schmidgall (Bradley) def. Justin Clark (IPFW) 6-4, 7-?
Gordan (Valpo) def. Scott Beasley (IPFW) 6-1, 6-1
Forcher (Wright State) def. Matt Muns (IPFW) 6-4, 6-1
Consolation
Clack (IPFW) def. Steurtz (EIU) 8-4
Muns (IPFW) def. Beasley (IPFW) 8-4
September
18, 2002 at Fort Wayne, Ind.
IPFW 2, Indiana Wesleyan 5
Singles
#1. Ian Leonhardt (IPFW) lost to Jakub Peterson (IWU) 0-6, 2-6
#2. Michael Parker (IPFW) lost to Michael Stanozyl (IWU) 2-6, 5-7
#3. Lucas Boyer (IPFW) lost to Joel Helm (IWU) 4-6, 1-6
#4. Billy Ruston (IPFW) def. Gabe Tudor (IWU) 6-4, 4-6, 6-2
# 5. Shaun Fisher.
(IPFW) def J. D. Emmet (IWU) 6-2, 7-6
#6. Michael Chase Jr.(IPFW) lost to Phil Jackson (IWU) 3-6, 1-6
Doubles
#1. M. Parker/D. Jackson (IPFW) lost to Peterson/Stanozyl (IWU) 5-8
#2. I. Leonhardt/S. Fisher (IPFW) lost to Helm/Tudor (IWU) 7-9
#3. B. Ruxton/M. Chase (IPFW) def Jackson/Hernandez (IWU) 8-5
September
17, 2002 at Mishawaka, Ind
IPFW 7, Bethel College 2
Singles
#1. Ian Leonhardt (IPFW) def. P.J. Perri (Bethel) 6-3, 6-0
#2. Michael Parker (IPFW) def. Josh Grubbs (Bethel) 6-2, 6-3
#3. Josh Polkow (Bethel) def Lucas Boyer (IPFW) 7-6, (7-5), 6-1
#4. Randy Styles (Bethel) def Shaun Fisher (IPFW) 6-7, (7-7) 6-0, 1-6
# 5. Michael Chase
Jr. (IPFW) def John Saboui (Bethel) 6-1, 6-1
#6. Daniel Jackson (IPFW) def Brandon Shawhau (Bethel) 6-1, 6-0
Doubles
#1. M. Parker/D. Jackson (IPFW) def Perri/Polkow (Bethel) 8-5
#2. I. Leonhardt/S. Fisher (IPFW) def Grubbs/Shawhau (Bethel) 8-5
#3. J. Clark/L.Boyer (IPFW) def Rohde/Martin (Bethel) 8-5
IPFW
vs. Tri-State University (9-11-02)
IPFW - 6, Tri-State University- 3
Singles:
# 1: Ian Leonhardt (IPFW) lost to Kevin Whitten (TSU) 7-6 (7-5), 6-0
# 2: Michael Parker (IPFW) def. Pat Hoelscher (TSUI) 6-2, 7-6 (7-4)
# 3: Billy Ruxton (IPFW) def. Andrew Steiner (TSU) 6-2, 6-1
# 4: Lucas Boyer (IPFW) def. John Carmichael (TSU) 7-5, 7-6 (10-8)
# 5: Shaun Fisher (IPFW) def. Ryan Garling (TSU) 6-3, 7-5
# 6: Michael Chase Jr. (IPFW) def. Dan Carmichael (TSU) 3-6, 6-1, 1-0 (10-3)
Doubles:
# 1: Michael Parker & Daniel Jackson (IPFW) lost to Kevin Whitton &
Pat Hoelscher (TSU) 9-8
# 2: Ian Leonhardt & Shaun Fisher (IPFW) lost to John Carmichael &
Andrew Steiner (TSU) 8-2
# 3: Billy Ruxton & Michael Chase Jr. (IPFW) def. Ryan Garling & Matt
Taylor (TSU) 8-3
IPFW MEN'S TENNIS PROGRAM BUILDS UP FOR 2002-2003 SEASON
WITH FIVE SIGNEES
(05/23/02) Fort Wayne, Ind. - IPFW men's tennis team has signed four high school players and one junior college player to a National Letters of Intent. The Mastodons signed Billy Ruxton (Delta H.S. - Muncie, Indiana), Daniel Jackson (Delta H.S. - Muncie, Indiana), Justin Clark (Winchester H.S. - Winchester, Indiana), Michael Chase Jr. (St. Thomas Aquinas H.S. - Lenexa, Kansas), and Michael Parker (Tyler Junior College - Austin Texas). Michael Chase Jr. and Michael Parker will also receive the Chancellor's Merit Scholarship this fall for their academic performances.
Billy Ruxton (Delta H.S. - Muncie, Indiana) was 2nd team All-State in singles for two years and honorable mention All-State singles for one year. During his four years, he helped guide his team to four sectionals and four regional titles. Ruxton was selected as a member of the Indiana Boy’s High School All-Star team, which will face an All-Star Team from Kentucky this summer. Majoring in Business.
Daniel Jackson (Delta H.S. - Muncie, Indiana) was First Team All-State in doubles for three years. He finished runner-up in doubles in the 2001 Indiana State Championships. During his four years his team won four sectionals and four regional titles. Jackson was selected as a member of the Indiana Boy’s High School All-Star Team. Majoring in Biology.
Justin Clark (Winchester H.S. -Winchester, Indiana) was honorable mention All-State in doubles in 2001. He advanced to the final round at the regional tournament and finished the season with a 19-2 record. Clark was selected as an alternate for the Indiana Boy’s High School All-Star Team. Majoring in Education.
Michael Chase Jr. (St. Thomas Aquinas H.S. - Lenexa, Kansas) was a state championship qualifier as a freshman in singles and a state qualifier in doubles his sophomore year. He served as team captain for two years. Attained a United States Tennis Association (USTA) Missouri Valley Section singles ranking him 21st in 2001. He currently holds a 4.0 GPA at St. Thomas Aquinas High School. Chase Jr. will receive the Chancellor's Merit Scholarship this fall while majoring in business.
Michael Parker (Tyler Junior College - Austin, Texas) just graduated from Tyler Junior College with a 3.3 GPA and will receive a Chancellor’s Merit Scholarship this fall. His team just won the NJCAA Division II National Championship. Parker was runner-up in flight C doubles at the national tournament. He is currently ranked No. 46 in singles and No. 24 in doubles in the NJCAA Division II. Parker will be majoring in business while attending IPFW.