Sun., April 25, 1999
Varsity Tennis Center (Ann Arbor, Mich.)
Michigan 6, Northwestern 1
The Michigan Wolverines swept all six singles matches to earn a 6-1 victory over Northwestern in the final regular season dual match for both teams. NU swept all three doubles positions for the doubles point. The win upped Michigan's record to 16-3 on the season and 9-1 in the Big Ten. Northwestern fell to 9-11 overall and 4-6 in the conference.
Senior captain Doug Bohaboy (Palo Alto, Calif.) had his seven-match singles winning streak snapped. He lost to Matt Wright at No. 1 singles (6-1, 3-6, 6-1). However, Bohaboy and sophomore Brad Erickson (Eugene, Ore.) were victorious at No. 1 doubles, downing Wright and Danny McCain, 8-2.
Northwestern returns to Ann Arbor on Thursday, April 29 for the Big Ten Championships at the Varsity Tennis Center.
Singles
1. Matt Wright (M) def. Doug Bohaboy (NU) 6-1, 3-6, 6-1
2. William Farah (M) def. Derrick Nguyen (NU) 6-2, 6-0
3. John Long (M) def. Martin Bengtsson (NU) 6-4, 6-2
4. Henry Beam (M) def. Joost Hol (NU) 6-4, 6-4
5. Ben Cox (M) def. Brad Erickson (NU) 6-1, 6-2
6. Ron Nano (M) def. Jamie Sahara (NU) 3-6, 6-0, 6-4
Doubles
1. Bohaboy/Erickson (NU) def. Wright/Danny McCain (M) 8-2
2. Hol/Sahara (NU) def. Farah/Brad McFarlane (M) 9-7
3. Bengtsson/Nguyen (NU) def. Long/Jake Raiton (M) 8-6