Jan. 27, 2007

MADISON, Wisc. - The Northern Illinois's men's tennis team had a rough start to their season Saturday, losing to the University of Wisconsin 6-1.

Brian Livingston was the only Huskie to come away with a victory, defeating Wisconsin's Nolan Polley 6-3, 2-6, 6-4 at the No. 1 Singles spot.

"We played ok," head coach Pontus Hiort said. "We had some guys that played well, some guys that didn't. We just need to even out the line-up for tomorrow."

Three of NIU's singles matches were decided in straight sets. Alex Friesen fell to Moritz Baumann 6-2, 6-2. NIU's Jimmy Chu lost to Wisconsin's Felipe Bellido 6-0, 6-0. And Huskie Alfonso Monroy fell to Gian Hodgson 6-0, 6-1.

NIU's doubles teams didn't produce any wins, with the combination of Alex Friesen / Jimmy Chu falling to Wisconsin 8-5; Adam Ford / Brian Livingston falling 8-4; and Alfonso Monroy / Diego Zegarra-Ballon losing 8-2.

The Huskies travel to Iowa City Sunday where they face the Iowa Hawkeyes at 1:30 p.m.

NIU vs. Wisconsin Complete Results

DOUBLES

No. 1: Nolan Polley/Moritz Baumann (UW) def. Adam Ford/Brian Livingston (NIU), 8-4

No. 2: Michael Dierberger/Michael Muskievicz (UW) def. Alex Friesen/Jimmy Chu (NIU), 8-5

No. 3: Lachezar Kasarov/Felipe Bellido (UW) def. Alfonso Monroy/Diego Zegarra-Ballon (NIU), 8-2

SINGLES

No. 1: Brian Livingston (NIU) def. Nolan Polley (UW), 6-3, 2-6, 6-4

No. 2: Moritz Baumann (UW) def. Alex Friesen (NIU), 6-2, 6-2

No. 3: Lance Kasarov (UW) def. Adam Ford (NIU), 6-4, 6-7 (2-7), 10-3

No. 4: Felipe Bellido (UW) def. Jimmy Chu (NIU), 6-0, 6-0

No. 5: Michael Muskievicz (UW) def. Diego Zegarra-Ballon (NIU), 6-3, 1-6, 6-1

No. 6: Gian Hodgson (UW) def. Alfonso Monroy (NIU), 6-0, 6-1

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