Monday, March 27, 2017

Last Week's Action

Last Week, March 20-26
(Top-50 national rankings from ITA, 3/28)

#30 Wisconsin is tied for the Big Ten lead (3/26) with a 3-0 record. They defeated Nebraska 7-0 at home last week.

#2 Ohio State jumped into a tie for the Big Ten lead with a record of 3-0. They defeated Michigan State at home 7-0 on Friday and Michigan on the road 4-1 on Sunday. The UM rivalry match was a close, raucous battle.

#33 Minnesota is now 2-1 in the Big Ten. They had two wins last week, defeating Nebraska 7-0 at home and Iowa 5-2 at home.

#19 Northwestern is also 2-1 in the Big Ten. They also won twice, defeating Purdue 4-0 at home and Indiana 4-2 on the road last week.

#18 Michigan is now 2-1 in the Big Ten. They defeated Penn State 4-3 on the road Friday. The match came down to the match at #1 singles. Jathan Malik of UM defeated C. De La Bassetiere of PSU, 7-6, 3-6, 6-4. UM lost to rival Ohio State 1-4 at home Sunday last week.

#28 Illinois remains 2-1 in the Big Ten. They did not play a conference match. They lost to #19 TCU 2-5 and lost to #11 California 3-4 last week.

Iowa is 1-2 in conference. They lost to Minnesota 2-5 last week.

#44 Indiana is 1-2 in the Big Ten. They lost to Northwestern 2-4 in conference and defeated Detroit 4-1 Sunday.

Penn State is 1-2 in conference play and was dropped from ITA's top 50. They lost to Michigan 3-4 at home and defeated Penn at home last week.

Purdue is 1-2 in conference. They lost to Northwestern 0-4 on the road last week.

Nebraska is 0-3 in conference. They lost to Minnesota 0-7 at home and to Wisconsin 0-7 on the road last week.

Michigan State is 0-3 in the conference. They lost on the road to Ohio State 0-7 last week.

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