Men’s Tennis Wraps Up Spartan Invite

EAST LANSING, Mich. – Michigan State men’s tennis wrapped up the three-day Spartan Invitational Sunday afternoon, recording a pair of doubles wins and three singles wins at the MSU Outdoor Tennis Center. 

The Spartan doubles pairings of Kazuki Matsuno/David Saye and Josh Portnoy/Luke Baylis continued their winning ways after notching doubles wins on Day Two, as Matsuno and Saye defeated Northwestern’s Goli and Bengsston, 7-6 (2). Portnoy and Baylis topped Toledo’s Kleinschnitz and Meluta, 6-3. 

Baylis, Portnoy and junior Reed Crocker recorded wins in the fourth round of singles in straight sets. Baylis defeated Kleinshnitz, 7-6 (4), 6-2, Portnoy defeated Metula, 6-1, 6-0, and Crocker defeated Indiana’s Mac Rogers, 6-2, 6-3.  

Up next, the Spartans head to Champaign, Ill. for the ITA Midwest Regionals, running from Oct. 20 to Oct. 24. 

Saturday Results 

Doubles, Round 4 

Matsuno/Saye (MSU) def. Goli/Bengsston (NW), 7-6 (2) 

Portnoy/Baylis (MSU) def. Kleinschnitz/Meluta (Toldeo), 6-3 

Saylor/Rogers (IU) def. Pero/Crocker (MSU), 6-3 

Singles, Round 4 

Saye (MSU) def. Goli (NW), Walkover 

Bengsston (NW) def. Matsuno (MSU), 6-2, 7-6 (3) 

Baylis (MSU) def. Kleinschnitz (Toledo), 7-6 (4), 6-2 

Portnoy (MSU) def. Meluta (Toledo), 6-0, 6-1 

Saylor (IU) def. Pero (MSU), 6-4, 6-3 

Crocker (MSU) def. Rogers (IU), 6-2, 6-3