Dartmouth Beats Big Ten's Minnesota, 4-3

Friday, February 7

Hanover, N.H.

5:30 PM

Dartmouth College

Minnesota

Charlie Broom men's tennis NCAA versus Michigan

Senior Charlie Broom

Photo by: James Ellis

2/7/2020 9:53:00 PM | Men's Tennis

Box Score

By: Charlotte Brackett

HANOVER, N.H. – The Dartmouth men's tennis team defeated Minnesota by a score of 4-3 at the Boss Tennis Center on Friday evening.

The Gophers, who were runner-up at the Big Ten Tournament last year and made it to the Sweet 16 the season before, dipped to 4-2 while the Big Green improved to 7-0.

"Full credit to Minnesota," head coach Xander Centenari said. "They pushed us to our limit today. Every single guy was tested. This was a roller coaster match, with momentum swinging back and forth countless times. Toughness for us is the ability to focus on the next most important thing. A lot of toughness was shown today.

"This was a pivotal match for us because we were tested so fully, and some things were revealed and exposed that we can work through this season," Centenari continued. "Matches like these reveal a lot, and we are excited to continue to improve and build on the momentum."

All three doubles matches were kept close, but 6-4 wins by Casey Ross and Peter Conklin on court two, and Pierce Widdecombe and Anders Gibbons at the No. 3 position gave the home team a 1-0 advantage.

That lead did not last, as Minnesota picked up the first singles victory on court five. Conklin put Dartmouth ahead with his win at the No. 4 position, only to have the Gophers win on courts six and three to take a 3-2 lead.

At the No. 2 position, Dan Martin won his first set against Vlad Lobak, 6-4, before dropping the next one, 6-1. The junior rebounded to win the third by a score of 6-1 to tie things up at 3-3 and leave it all day to play at the top spot. Charlie Broom had a 6-4 first-set win over Stefan Milicevic before the Gopher came back to win the next, 7-5. Broom clinched the match with his 7-6(7) win in the third set.

The Green will host St. John's on Saturday to close the weekend. The match is now scheduled to start at 6:00 p.m.

1) No. 28 Broom/Horneffer (Dartmouth) vs. Troost/Lobak (Minnesota), DNF
2) Ross/Conklin (Dartmouth) def. Allen/Ogilvy (Minnesota), 6-4
3) Widdecombe/Gibbons (Dartmouth) def. Milicevic/Vile (Minnesota), 6-4
Order of finish: 2,3

1) Broom (Dartmouth) def. Milicevic (Minnesota), 6-4, 5-7, 7-6(7)
2) Martin (Dartmouth) def. Lobak (Minnesota), 6-4, 1-6, 6-1
3) Troost (Minnesota) def. Horneffer (Dartmouth), 3-6, 6-4, 6-1
4) Conklin (Dartmouth) def. Allen (Minnesota), 6-4, 6-3
5) Ogilvy (Minnesota) def. Quiles (Dartmouth), 6-1, 6-3
6) Vile (Minnesota) def. Gibbons (Dartmouth), 7-6, 6-4
Order of finish: 5,4,6,3,2,1