Men's Tennis Edged by Michigan State

Sunday, February 10

East Lansing, Mich.

12:00 PM ET

University of Louisville

Michigan State

February 10, 2002 | Men's Tennis

Feb. 10, 2002

East Lansing, Mich. - The University of Louisville men's tennis team was defeated by the Michigan State Spartans 4-3 Sunday at East Lansing, Michigan.

The Cardinals won the doubles point as the tandem of Cody Conley and Octavian Nicodim began the match with an 8-4 victory over Michigan State's Eric Simonton and Jimmy McGuire at the top seed. The Spartans responded with Chris Mitchell and Andy Formanczyk topping Alex Sivertsen and Adam Maskill 8-6. Louisville's Matt Mayer and Brent McCombe helped clinch the doubles point by edging Michigan State's Adam Hourani and Goran Topalo 9-7 at the three spot.

In single's action, Conley defeated MSU's Mitchell 6-1, 6-2. The Spartans answered when Formanczyk topped Paulo Carvalho 6-2, 7-5, and Topalo led Michigan State to their second single's point by defeating Sivertsen 6-3, 6-4 at the three spot.

Nicodim answered the Spartans at No.4 by handing Simonton a loss with scores of 6-2, 6-4. At No.5, Mayer lost to McGuire 7-5, 6-0 while McCombe was defeated 6-3, 6-2 by Cameron Marshall at No. 6.

Louisville (3-5) will travel to Seattle, Washington to play the University of Washington on Saturday, February 16.

Louisville men's tennis results 2/10/02

Michigan State - 4 Louisville - 3

SINGLES1 - Cody Conley (UL) d. Chris Mitchell (MSU) 6-1, 6-22 - Andy Formanczyk (MSU) d. Paulo Carvalho (UL) 6-2, 7-53 - Goran Topalo (MSU) d. Alex Sivertsen (UL) 6-3, 6-44 - Octavian Nicodim (UL) d. Eric Simonton (MSU) 6-2, 6-45 - Jimmy McGuire (MSU) d. Matt Mayer (UL) 7-5, 6-06 - Cameron Marshall (MSU) d. Brent McCombe (UL) 6-3, 6-2
DOUBLES1 - Conley/Nicodim (UL) d. Simonton/McGuire (MSU) 8-42 - Mitchell/Formanczyk (MSU) d. Sivertsen/Maskill (UL) 8-63 - Mayer/McCombe (UL) d. Adam Hourani/Topalo (MSU) 9-7