Wake Forest Athletics
William & Mary Upsets Men's Tennis Team
6/21/1999 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
January 30, 1999
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - Unranked William & Mary shocked No. 58 Wake Forest, 4-1, in the first round of the O'Charley's/Vol Tennis Classic at the Goodfriend Tennis Center in Knoxville, Tenn., on Saturday.
In doubles action, William & Mary swept all three matches for the doubles point. At No. 1 doubles, Trevor Spracklin and Lee Harang of William & Mary defeated Andres Guzman and Rick Phillipp of Wake Forest, 8-4. In No. 2 doubles, Patrick Brown and Brian Lubin of William & Mary bested Justin Kaufmann and Hayes Calvert, 8-5. At No. 3 doubles, the Tribe's Tim Csontos and David Kenas beat Raul Munoz and Brett Mauro, 8-3.
The No. 4 singles match was the first to finish as William & Mary's Brown defeated Calvert, 6-4 and 6-2. No. 81 Spracklin beat Mauro in No. 1 singles play: 6-4, 3-6 and 6-3 to give William & Mary another win. In No. 2 singles, the Deacons got their only win of the day as Kaufmann beat Harang, 7-5 and 6-4. The No. 3 singles match was the clincher for the Tribe as Mehdy Karbid defeated Guzman: 4-6, 6-1 and 6-2. Following the clinching match, the matches at No. 5 and 6 singles were suspended. Kenas was playing WFU's Michael Berger at No. 5 and Lubin was playing Phillipp at No. 6.
The Deacons will meet the loser of the Indiana/Tennessee match in the consolation round, Sunday at 9 a.m.
