Phillip Arndt posted wins in singles and doubles, but Minnesota fell to 22nd-ranked Washington 6-1 in a non-conference match on Sunday at the Baseline Tennis Center.
Arndt won his No. 5 singles match over Tobi Obenhaus in match tiebreaker by a score of 4-6, 7-5, (10-6). He also teamed with Sebastian Gallego for an 8-3 victory at No. 1 doubles over the nation's 50th-ranked pair of Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan and Kyle McMorrow.
Washington bounced back to win the other two doubles point to take a 1-0 lead and then got wins from its top three singles players to clinch the team victory. Nedunchezhiyan, ranked 56th in the country, defeated 77th-ranked Gallego 6-3, 7-6 at No. 1 singles. Washington's McMorrow downed Tobias Wernet 6-3, 6-3 at No. 2 and Derek Drabble beat Dino Bilankov 7-5, 6-0 at No. 3.
Brad Bator gave the Huskies a 5-0 lead with a win at No. 6 over Brendan Ruddock 6-4, 5-7, 6-3. Arndt won his match before Washington finished off the match with a victory from Martin Kildahl at No. 4 singles. Kildahl rallied past Rok Bonin 3-6, 7-6, (10-6).
Minnesota, ranked 46th in the country, fell to 5-5 overall, while Washington is now 13-1. The Gophers are off next weekend and return to action on March 17 with a match at Pepperdine.
#22 Washington 6, #46 Minnesota 1
Singles
1. #56 Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan (WASH) def. #77 Sebastian Gallego (MINN) 6-3, 7-6
2. Kyle McMorrow (WASH) def. #111 Tobias Wernet (MINN) 6-3, 6-3
3. Derek Drabble (WASH) def. Dino Bilankov (MINN) 7-5, 6-0
4. Martin Kildahl (WASH) def. Rok Bonin (MINN) 3-6, 7-6, 1-0 (10-6)
5. Phillip Arndt (MINN) def. Tobi Obenhaus (WASH) 4-6, 7-5, 1-0 (10-6)
6. Brad Bator (WASH) def. Brendan Ruddock (MINN) 6-4, 5-7, 6-3
Doubles
1. Phillip Arndt/Sebastian Gallego (MINN) def. #50 Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan/Kyle McMorrow (WASH) 8-3
2. Derek Drabble/Martin Kildahl (WASH) def. Rok Bonin/Tobias Wernet (MINN) 8-3
3. #58 Tobi Obenhaus/Alex Rosinski (WASH) def. Julian Dehn/Derek Peterson (MINN) 8-3
Match Notes:
Washington 13-1; National ranking #22
Minnesota 5-5; National ranking #46
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2,3); Singles (3,2,1,4,5,6)
