MARCH 9, 2012

ROCHESTER, Minn. - The 39th-rated Drake men's tennis team saw its season-best 12-match winning streak snapped on Friday (March 9) as 48th-ranked Minnesota recorded a 5-2 triumph at the Rochester Athletic Club.

The Bulldogs were in search of their third win of the season over a team from the Big Ten Conference, but destiny wasn't meant to be for Drake as the Golden Gophers swept the doubles competition to assume a lead they didn't surrender.

Minnesota extended its margin to 3-0 in singles play on the strength of victories at the Nos. 3 and 6 positions.

Sophomore Robin Goodman (Cambridge, England) provided Drake its initial point in the affair pushing his singles winning streak to 17, including a 12-0 mark on the dual campaign, with a 6-3, 7-5 triumph over Jack Hamburg at No. 4.

Junior James McKie (Edinburgh, Scotland) gave the Bulldogs their second tally of the evening downing Phillip Arndt, 6-1, 7-6 (0), at the No. 2 position.

Minnesota added two wins at the Nos. 1 and 5 slots, both in three sets, to round out a 5-2 victory.

The Bulldogs now have 10 days off before traveling to battle Texas at Arlington on March 19

NO. 48 MINNESOTA (6-3) DEF. NO. 39 DRAKE (13-2), 5-2

MARCH 9, 2012 • ROCHESTER, MINN.

SINGLES:

No. 1 Rok Bonin (MINN) def. No. 82 Anis Ghorbel (DU), 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (5)

No. 2 James McKie (DU) def. Phillip Arndt (MINN), 6-1, 7-6 (0)


No. 3 No. 112 Leandro Toledo (MINN) def. Jean Erasmus (DU), 7-6 (2), 6-3

No. 4 Robin Goodman (DU) def. Jack Hamburg (MINN), 6-3, 7-5

No. 5 Julian Dehn (MINN) def. Alen Salibasic (DU), 1-6, 6-4, 6-4

No. 6 Mathieu Froment (MINN) def. Ben Mullis (DU), 6-2, 6-4


Order of finish: (3,6,4,2,5,1)

DOUBLES:

No. 1 No. 50 Bonin/Dehn (MINN) def. Ghorbel/McKie (DU), 8-4

No. 2 Arndt/Hamburg (MINN) def. No. 31 Cesar Bracho /Salibasic (DU), 8-3

No. 3 Eric Frueh/Toledo (MINN) def. Erasmus/Goodman (DU), 8-5

Order of finish: (2,3,1)