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Haug and Zharinov Rally to Beat the Jensen Brothers at the X

Go Gophers!
Go Gophers!

Go Gophers!
Thomas Haug and Aleksey Zharinov rallied from a 5-2 deficit to defeat Luke and Murphy Jensen, 8-7, in an exhibition match at the Xcel Energy Center. The match was held in front of nearly 10,000 people and preceded an exhibition match between Anna Kournikova and Monica Seles.

The Jensen Brothers, former French Open Champions, entered the arena in Minnesota Wild jerseys and took control of the match early. Up 1- 0, the Jensens broke Thomas Haug and charged to a 3-0 lead.

Trailing 7-5, the Golden Gophers captured their first break of the evening as Murphy Jensen's lob went long and the match was back on serve.

After Minnesota knotted the match at seven on Haug's serve, the Golden Gophers opened the nine-point tiebreaker with a pair of breaks. The Jensens rebounded to knot it at three. Haug then served Minnesota to victory. Zharinov was at the net to put away both of the Jensens' returns as the Golden Gophers prevailed 5-3.


 

 

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