Live Video & Stats vs. NWDETROIT (3/11/16) – The University of Detroit Mercy men's tennis team returns to the court for a pair of matches this weekend against Northwestern and Chicago State on Saturday and Sunday.
The Titans will square off with the Wildcats, who are ranked 11
th nationally, Saturday at 6:30 p.m. from Evanston, Ill., before returning home to the Franklin Athletic Club to take on the Cougars Sunday at 6 p.m.
LIVE COVERAGEThe Northwestern athletic communication staff will provide live statistics and video for Saturday's contest against Detroit. All coverage can be accessed via
this link, as well as the link atop this page.
RECORDSDetroit 2-8
Northwestern 12-1
Chicago State 2-10
SCOUTING THE TITANSDetroit is 2-8 on the season while facing some top-level opponents. In singles, the Titans are 22-38 and are a led by a pair of freshmen in
Adam Zychowicz and
Nicholas Solarewicz, who have tallied five and four wins, respectively. Zychowicz is 2-0 from the fourth position and 3-2 from the sixth, while Solarewicz is 2-1 from the fifth spot.
Patryk Koscielski has a pair of wins from the top line, followed by
Nathan Ponton with three wins from the first and second spot.
In doubles, the Titans are 11-17 overall, with the duo of
Chance Conley and
Griffin Mertz leading the way at 6-4.
LAST TIME OUTDetroit fell 5-2 to Northwestern (Ohio) in its most recent action, Feb. 27. The Titans were led by
Ismail Kadyrov and Zychowicz, who won 6-2, 7-6 and 7-5, 6-3, respectively.
SCOUTING THE WILDCATSThe Wildcats are on a roll with nine consecutive victories this spring, catapulting themselves up to No. 11 in the national rankings. Northwestern's lone loss came at the hands of No. 7 Illinois on Jan. 23.
The Wildcats are 2-1 against nationally ranked opponents and are 47-13 in singles, led by Konrad Zieba at 7-2 from the top line. Strong Kirchheimer is a perfect 10-0 from the third position.
The Wildcats have dominated doubles with a 24-6 mark. Fedor Baev and Kirchheimer are 6-3 from the first position, while Sam Shropshire and Zeiba are 8-1 and Alp Horoz and Mihir Kumar are 8-2.
SCOUTING THE COUGARSChicago State is 2-10 on the season with wins over Cardinal Stritch and Prairie State. In singles, the Cougars are 13-50 overall. Christian Gonzalez and Gonzalo Martinez lead the way with four wins apiece from the fourth and fifth positions, respectively.
The Cougars are 6-23 overall in doubles, with Gonzalez and Gabriel Niculescu pacing CSU at 3-4 from the first and second positions. The tandem of Felix Savard and Rohan Wattley is 2-2 from the second spot.
ON TAPFollowing this weekend's action, the Titans return to the court on Mar. 19 at Purdue. The match is set to begin at 6 p.m. from West Lafayette, Ind.
