UW Men's Tennis Defeats Idaho to Tie Best Start in School History
Feb. 24, 2002
SEATTLE, Wa. - The 18th-ranked Washington men's tennis team (11-0, 0-0) defeated unranked Idaho, 7-0, Sunday afternoon in the Nordstrom Tennis Center to tie the best start in school history. The 1986 men's team also began the year 11-0, before suffering a 7-2 loss to San Diego.
Today's win also marks the seventh time this season that Washington has shut out their opponent.
The doubles lineup was shaken up a bit as juniors Matt Hanlin (Birmingham, England) and Dillon Ruby (Westlake Village, Calif.) occupied the No. 1 spot. The duo, who are currently tied for 57th in the ITA's doubles rankings, notched their tenth win on the year by defeating Eddie Brisbois and Brock Berry, 8-5.
Ari Strasberg (Ramat-Hasaron, Israel) and Peter Scharler (Salzburg, Austria) played No. 2 doubles and beat Vandal pair, Hector Mucharraz and Brad Lum-Tucker, 8-4. To clinch the doubles point, Scott Felsenthal (Memphis, Tenn.) and Nick Weiss (Santa Monica, Calif.) took care of Fredrick von Sydow and Stephen De Silva, 8-5.
The Huskies took five of the six singles matches in straight sets as No. 52 Hanlin clinched the match for UW by defeating Brisbois, 6-2, 6-0. Christoph Palmanshofer (St. Georgen, Austria) played in the second position and beat De Silva, 6-3, 6-2. Palmanshofer is now 6-1 since joining the team in January. Strasberg was victorious at No. 3 with a 6-3, 6-3, defeat of Idaho's Lum-Tucker.
Scharler continued his four-match win streak with a 6-3, 6-0 win over Mucharraz in the fourth position. Freshman Felsenthal earned his second dual win as a Husky, defeating Berry, 6-1, 6-2. With the win secured and all five singles matches concluded, Weiss rebounded from a loss in the first set to claim his match, 1-6, 6-2, 7-5. Weiss is now 12-2 on the year.
The Huskies next action will be Fri. and Sat., March 2 and 3, respectively when they take to the road to face Ball State and Purdue.
No. 18 Washington vs. IdahoNordstrom Tennis CenterSINGLES1. (52) Matt Hanlin (UW) d. Eddie Brisbois (UI) 6-2, 6-02. Christoph Palmanshofer (UW) d. Stephen De Silva (UI) 6-3, 6-23. Ari Strasberg (UW) d. Brad Lum-Tucker (UI) 6-3, 6-34. Peter Scharler (UW) d. Hector Mucharraz (UI) 6-3, 6-05. Nick Weiss (UW) d. Chris Faulman (UI) 1-6, 6-2, 7-56. Scott Felsenthal (UW) d. Brock Berry (UI) 6-1, 6-2
DOUBLES1. (t57) Hanlin/Dillon Ruby (UW) d. Brisbois/Berry (UI) 8-52. Scharler/Strasberg (UW) d. Mucharraz/Lum-Tucker (UI) 8-43. Felsenthal/Weiss (UW) d. von Sydow/De Silva (UI) 8-5
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