Griz face Montana State, Lewis-Clark State
3/25/2004 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
MISSOULA, Mont. - The University of Montana men's tennis team (4-4, 0-1 Big Sky), competing in home tennis duals for the second straight week and riding a two-match winning streak, will host Montana State (9-3, 4-0 Big Sky) and Lewis-Clark State (8-8). The Grizzlies will compete Saturday, March 27 at 11 a.m. against the Bobcats and Sunday, March 28 at 11 a.m. in a meeting with the Warriors. All matches will be played at the Robert O. Lindsay Tennis Center on UM's campus.
Nevolovich Named Player of the Week: The Big Sky Conference announced on Tuesday that University of Montana junior Stan Nevolovich has been named Player of the Week for his undefeated singles and doubles performance in last week's dual wins over Nevada and Gonzaga.
About Montana State: The Bobcats are led by sophomore Federico Ueltschi who is the 75th ranked singles player by the ITA. Montana State is coming off a 7-0 loss to New Mexico, a team that also swept Montana earlier this season. Prior to falling to the Lobos, Montana State had won nine of their last 10 matches. The previous Griz-Cat match up was the season opening dual match for UM, who lost 7-0 to MSU at the Bobcat-Anderson Tennis Center (indoor) in Bozeman. Montana was without the services of top singles and doubles player junior Jan Steenekamp who sat out with an injury.
About Lewis-Clark State: The Warriors are led by freshman Dimitri Verabyou of Vitebsk, Belarus, who maintains a 4-2 mark at the No. 1 slot in both singles and doubles (w/Borja Molas). LCSC, the only Frontier Conference member school with a tennis program, has lost seven of their last eight matches dating back to their 4-3 loss to the Grizzlies on February 21. In their previous meeting, the Grizzlies won four-of-six singles matches en route to the victory, despite being without Steenekamp that weekend.
Montana 6, Gonzaga 1: The University of Montana men's tennis team swept the doubles point and won five-of-six singles matches on their way to a 6-1 win over the Gonzaga Bulldogs last Saturday at the Lindsay Tennis Center in Missoula, Mont.
Junior Stan Nevolovich earned a win at the No. 2, a 6-1, 6-3 victory over Gonzaga's Drew Ernst. Montana captured wins at the No. 3 with senior Ryan O'Neill's 6-1, 1-6, 6-3 conquest over Brett Womack and at the No. 4 with sophomore Varun Giri winning 6-2, 6-2 over Rob Penny.
Senior Nick Tyree led the Griz with a win at the No. 5 slot, topping Jesse Goldsmith 7-6, 6-0. Junior Gus Treyz dropped just two points in dominating his match with the Gonzaga's Jeff Hedrick, 6-0, 6-0 at the No. 6 singles slot.
The Griz, winning the doubles point for the first time this spring, were led at the No. 1 doubles position by Nevolovich/Steenekamp who won 9-7 over Cooper/Ernst. O'Neill/Giri beat Womack/Arthur 8-4 at the No. 2, and Treyz/Stewart clipped Penny/Goldsmith 9-7 at the No. 3.
Montana 4, Nevada 3: The University of Montana men's tennis team won four-of-six singles matches en route to a 4-3 win over the Nevada Wolf Pack last Friday afternoon at the Lindsay Tennis Center in Missoula, Mont.
The Griz won all four singles matches in straight sets, with two duals going to a tie-breaker in the second set. Junior Jan Steenekamp's 7-6, 7-6 win over Nevada's Adam Jooste at the No. 1 singles slot was the difference for Montana.
Junior Stan Nevolovich earned a win at the No. 2, a 6-2, 6-3 victory over Rudi Leuschner of the Wolf Pack. Senior Ryan O'Neill won his first singles match of the spring season with a 6-2, 6-3 conquest over UNR's Milos Popovic. Senior Gus Treyz also captured his first win of the season with a 6-3, 6-2 win over Rafael Stupka of Nevada.
UM's Steenekamp/Nevolovich tandem captured a win in No. 1 doubles action, an 8-2 pounding of Jooste/Ericsson.
Nevolovich Named Player of the Week: The Big Sky Conference announced on Tuesday that University of Montana junior Stan Nevolovich has been named Player of the Week for his undefeated singles and doubles performance in last week's dual wins over Nevada and Gonzaga.
About Montana State: The Bobcats are led by sophomore Federico Ueltschi who is the 75th ranked singles player by the ITA. Montana State is coming off a 7-0 loss to New Mexico, a team that also swept Montana earlier this season. Prior to falling to the Lobos, Montana State had won nine of their last 10 matches. The previous Griz-Cat match up was the season opening dual match for UM, who lost 7-0 to MSU at the Bobcat-Anderson Tennis Center (indoor) in Bozeman. Montana was without the services of top singles and doubles player junior Jan Steenekamp who sat out with an injury.
About Lewis-Clark State: The Warriors are led by freshman Dimitri Verabyou of Vitebsk, Belarus, who maintains a 4-2 mark at the No. 1 slot in both singles and doubles (w/Borja Molas). LCSC, the only Frontier Conference member school with a tennis program, has lost seven of their last eight matches dating back to their 4-3 loss to the Grizzlies on February 21. In their previous meeting, the Grizzlies won four-of-six singles matches en route to the victory, despite being without Steenekamp that weekend.
Montana 6, Gonzaga 1: The University of Montana men's tennis team swept the doubles point and won five-of-six singles matches on their way to a 6-1 win over the Gonzaga Bulldogs last Saturday at the Lindsay Tennis Center in Missoula, Mont.
Junior Stan Nevolovich earned a win at the No. 2, a 6-1, 6-3 victory over Gonzaga's Drew Ernst. Montana captured wins at the No. 3 with senior Ryan O'Neill's 6-1, 1-6, 6-3 conquest over Brett Womack and at the No. 4 with sophomore Varun Giri winning 6-2, 6-2 over Rob Penny.
Senior Nick Tyree led the Griz with a win at the No. 5 slot, topping Jesse Goldsmith 7-6, 6-0. Junior Gus Treyz dropped just two points in dominating his match with the Gonzaga's Jeff Hedrick, 6-0, 6-0 at the No. 6 singles slot.
The Griz, winning the doubles point for the first time this spring, were led at the No. 1 doubles position by Nevolovich/Steenekamp who won 9-7 over Cooper/Ernst. O'Neill/Giri beat Womack/Arthur 8-4 at the No. 2, and Treyz/Stewart clipped Penny/Goldsmith 9-7 at the No. 3.
Montana 4, Nevada 3: The University of Montana men's tennis team won four-of-six singles matches en route to a 4-3 win over the Nevada Wolf Pack last Friday afternoon at the Lindsay Tennis Center in Missoula, Mont.
The Griz won all four singles matches in straight sets, with two duals going to a tie-breaker in the second set. Junior Jan Steenekamp's 7-6, 7-6 win over Nevada's Adam Jooste at the No. 1 singles slot was the difference for Montana.
Junior Stan Nevolovich earned a win at the No. 2, a 6-2, 6-3 victory over Rudi Leuschner of the Wolf Pack. Senior Ryan O'Neill won his first singles match of the spring season with a 6-2, 6-3 conquest over UNR's Milos Popovic. Senior Gus Treyz also captured his first win of the season with a 6-3, 6-2 win over Rafael Stupka of Nevada.
UM's Steenekamp/Nevolovich tandem captured a win in No. 1 doubles action, an 8-2 pounding of Jooste/Ericsson.
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