EAST LANSING, Mich. - The Toledo men's tennis team fell to Michigan State 4-3 in East Lansing, Mich. on Saturday.
 
"When you have three freshmen starters you're dancing with the devil and  you never know for sure who's going to show up," said head coach Al Wermer. "But we actually felt pretty decent about our first outing. Danilo Vukotic and Filip Zupancic were awesome." 
 
The Rockets kicked things off with doubles, where senior Danilo Vukotic and junior Filip Zupancic defeated MSU's John Carlin/Anthony Pero 6-2 on the No. 1 court. On the No. 2 court, sophomore Cole Shoults and freshman Krzysztof Wetoszka pushed Jarreau Campbell/Drew Keene to a 6-6 tie, but fell short at 7-6(4). 
 
Going into singles play Michigan State led early after claiming the first singles point on the No. 6 court. Vukotic earned the Rockets' first point in singles, sweeping Carlin 6-3, 6-3. Michigan State pushed for two more points, sealing its victory early. Zupancic posted the Rockets' second point from the No. 4 court, defeating Drew Keene 7-6(2), 7-6(6). Freshman Luis Kleinschnitz secured Toledo's final point after a three-set battle with Jarreau Campbell (4-6, 7-5, 6-3) on the No. 5 court. 
 
Up Next 
The Rockets hit the courts again on Thursday, Jan. 16 when they face SEC opponent Kentucky at 4:00 p.m. in Lexington, Ky.
 
Toledo vs. Michigan State
Michigan State 4, Toledo 3

Doubles
1. Danilo Vukotic/Filip Zupancic (TOL) def. John Carlin/Anthony Pero (MSU) 6-2
2. Jarreau Campbell/Drew Keene (MSU) def. Cole Shoults/Krzysztof Wetoszka (TOL) 7-6 (7-4)
3. Kazuki Matsuno/Josh Mukherjee (MSU) def. Nikola Arsic/Max Skaer (TOL) 6-1
 
Singles
1. Danilo Vukotic (TOL) def. John Carlin (MSU) 6-3, 6-3
2. Anthony Pero (MSU) def. Cole Shoults (TOL) 6-3, 6-0
3. Carson Gates (MSU) def. Krzysztof Wetoszka (TOL) 7-6 (7-1), 6-3
4. Filip Zupancic (TOL) def. Drew Keene (MSU) 7-6 (7-2), 7-6 (8-6)
5. Luis Kleinschnitz (TOL) def. Jarreau Campbell (MSU) 4-6, 7-5, 6-3
6. Josh Mukherjee (MSU) def. Max Skaer (TOL) 6-2, 6-4