Senior doubles tandem leads 'M' tennis By Jeff Phillips Daily Sports Writer The Michigan men's tennis team traveled to Marquette University for the Milwaukee Tennis Classic this past Tuesday. Making their first appearance together as a doubles team, seniors Brad McFarlane and John Long led the Wolverines in the individual meet. McFarlane and Long advanced to the round of 16, after defeating some stiff competition. In their first match, the team handily beat Massachusetts' Todd Champeau and Parsa Samii, 6-2, 6-0. In the second round, They battled to a three set victory over South Alabama's Julian Raynal and Kosta Zinchanka. "For John and I to come together and play like this is pretty encouraging," McFarlane said. The most impressive match for the Wolverines came in their loss to West Viginia's Mike Dektas and James Kent. McFarlane and Long forced two tiebreakers and came to within one point of upsetting the No. 3-seeded and 22nd-ranked Dektas and Kent. "It was kind of tough for us to miss the first week classes, but it was definitely worthwhile to come," McFarlane said. "It was good to knock off some No. 1 teams along the way." When the Big Ten season begins, the pair will be playing at the No. 2 position, behind senior Matt Wright and sophomore Danny McCain. McFarlane and Long also participated in singles portion of the tournament, where each won their first match but lost their second. In addition to the two seniors, Michigan brought four freshmen to the tournament. Chris Rolf, Jeremy Edelson, Zach Held, and Chris Shaya, competed in the singles for Michigan. Of the four, only Rolf won a match at the tournament. He defeated Marquette's Kent Davies in his first match of the consolation round. For Rolf and Edelson, the tournament was their first competition for the Wolverines. Held and Shaya first competed in the Tom Fallon Invitational in September. The tournament gave the freshmen some experience before beginning the Big Ten season. Up next for Michigan is the Big Ten Singles Championships, Jan. 15-17 in East Lansing. The Wolverines will be sending eight players to the competition. Originally on page 6B in the 1-10-2000 issue of the Daily.