Men's Tennis Picks Up Win At Michigan State
July 24, 2000 | Men's Tennis
February 19, 2000
EAST LANSING, Mich. - The University of Louisville men's tennis team went on the road to East Lansing, Mich., and defeated Michigan State 5-2 on Saturday.
The Spartans picked up the doubles point by winning two of the three matches. Louisville's Tvrtko Kujundzic won at the top seed by defeating Ken Kigongo in three sets 6-2, 3-6, 6-3. Alex Sivertsen, Paulo Carvalho, Oliver Cantrell and Brent McCombe also picked up point for the Cards at Nos. 3-6, respectively. The Spartans' other point was won by Ivica Primorac, as he outlasted Joachim Lien 7-5, 6-3, 7-5 at the two spot.
Louisville, No. 52 according to Intercollegiate Tennis Association rankings, improves its record to 7-2. The Cardinals will play host to No. 6 SMU on Tuesday at the Bass-Rudd Tennis Center at 5:00 p.m.
Louisville 5, Michigan State 2
Singles No. 1 - Tvrtko Kujundzic (UL) def. Ken Kigongo (MSU) 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 No. 2 - Ivica Primorac (MSU) def. Joachim Lien (UL) 7-5, 3-6, 7-5 No. 3 - Alex Sivertsen (UL) def. Robert Topalo (MSU) 7-5, 6-4 No. 4 - Paulo Carvalho (UL) def. Goran Topalo (MSU) 6-7 (7), 6-1, 5-2 (Ret) No. 5 - Oliver Cantrell (UL) def. Mark Findling (MSU) 6-3, 6-4 No. 6 - Brent McCombe (UL) def. Jimmy McGuire (MSU) 6-7, 6-3, 6-2
Doubles No. 1 - Findling/Kigongo (MSU) def. Carvalho/Hazuan Hizan (UL) 8-4 No. 2 - McGuire/Primorac (MSU) def. Lien/Kujundzic (UL) 8-6 No. 3 - McCombe/Sivertsen (UL) def. G. Topalo/R. Topalo (MSU) 8-5
