MSU Tennis ends season in NCAA II Quarterfinals

MSU ended the season at 18-5, while

The match was decided at number one singles, where LU's Lorenzo Cava, the ninth ranked singles player in Division II, defeated MSU's Brett Emerson in a grueling three-set match.

Cava beat the MSU junior 6-3 in the first set. Then Emerson, ranked 26th in singles, answered with a 6-4 win in the second

The battle continued into the third set, with both players on serve at 4-4. Cava broke Emerson to take a 5-4 lead when the Mustang was called on a foot fault to double fault game point. Cava held serve the next game to take the third set 6-4 and end the match.

It was just the third time in the dual season that Emerson had fallen.

MSU took an early 2-1 lead over Lynn after the doubles competition as Emerson and Zac Dillard defeated the top ranked doubles team in the country of Cava and Jan Macko 8-2. The Mustangs also got a win in doubles from senior Jared King and freshman Stefan McKinney at number three who beat Regnier Azevedo and Raphael Koehle 8-6.

King won at number six singles by downing Tom Whittaker 6-3, 6-2. Dillard was up on Azevedo 6-2, 4-6, 4-2 when his match was called.

The loss ended MSU's deepest run ever in the NCAA Tournament for coach Larry Wiggins.

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NCAA Division II Men's Tennis Championships Quarterfinals

May 11, 2006

#5

Singles competition

1. Lorenzo Cava (LUM) def. Brett Emerson (MSU) 6-3, 4-6, 6-4

2. Julien Carsuzaa (LUM) def. Stefan McKinney (MSU) 6-4, 6-3

3. Dennis Riegraf (LUM) def. Charles Van Swelm (MSU) 7-5, 6-2

4. Jan Macko (LUM) def. Gene Ligeon (MSU) 6-1, 6-1

5. Zac Dillard (MSU) vs. Regnier Azevedo (LUM) 6-2, 4-6, 4-2, unfinished

6. Jared King (MSU) def. Tom Whittaker (LUM) 6-3, 6-2

Doubles competition

1. Brett Emerson/Zachary Dillard (MSU) def. Jan Macko/Lorenzo Cava (LUM) 8-2

2. Dennis Riegraf/Julien Carsuzaa (LUM) def. Charles Van Swelm/Gene Ligeon (MSU) 8-6

3. Jared King/Stefan

Match notes

Lynn 23-1; National ranking #5