The shutout was Michigan's second straight to start the 1999 dual match season. Michigan improved to 2-0 on the season.
"This gives us a real good indication of how good a team we have," Michigan co-captain Jake Raiton said.
"I don't think we've shut out two teams in a row since the (former Michigan star and current assistant coach Dan) Goldberg era."
Michigan started the match by winning the doubles point by way of victories from its No. 2 and 3 spots.
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| FILE PHOTO Yesterday, the Michigan men's tennis team blanked DePaul 7-0 for its second straight dual meet shutout. |
Raiton and freshman Henry Beam also won 8-5 in the No. 3 spot over the duo of Robert Kurek and Dan Bennett.
The Wolverines then slammed the door shut on DePaul by sweeping all six singles matches. Among the six matches, Michigan only dropped two total sets.
No. 1 singles player Matt Wright dropped a set for the Wolverines, in addition to No. 6 player Ben Cox.
Michigan coach Brian Eisner and Goldberg "have given us just the right amount of preparation and detail so that we can perform at our highest level," Raiton said.
Solid start: The Michigan women's tennis team started off its season with a bang yesterday, defeating Western Michigan at the Varsity Tennis Center.
The Wolverines captured the doubles point with wins from No. 1 team Brooke Hart and Danielle Lund, as well as No. 3 team Alison Sinclair and Maya Canfield.
On the singles side, Lund wasn't able to repeat her success in doubles, dropping her match to Western Michigan's Larissa Chinwah in the No. 1 slot.
Michigan's only other loss came at the No. 6 position, where Western Michigan's Hillary Schaffer defeated Marya Farah, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2.
- Compiled from staff reports.
01-25-99
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