Wake Forest Athletics
Wake Forest University
NCAA Singles Championship
Loewenthal Defeats No. 114 Coetzee In NCAA First Round
5/22/2002 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
May 22, 2002
COLLEGE STATION, TX - Wake Forest's number one men's tennis player, David Loewenthal, beat #114 Divan Coetzee from New Mexico 7-6 (5), 1-6, 6-2 in the first round of the NCAA Men's Tennis Singles Championship at Texas A&M University Wednesday afternoon. The 41st-ranked All-ACC sophomore singles player from Franklin Lakes, NJ advances to the second round, where he will face top-ranked and top-seeded Matias Boeker from Georgia on Thursday.
Loewenthal, now 31-13 this season in singles play, moves into sole possession of second place on the school's single-season victory list.
Wake Forest finished the season 17-6 overall and 6-2 in the ACC. The Demon Deacons were selected to the NCAA Tournament for the second straight year and lost in the first round to Final Four bound, fifth-ranked and second-seeded Tennessee, in Knoxville. Wake Forest head coach Jeff Zinn returns five of six starters next season.
For more information about the NCAA Men's Tennis Championships, including match times, full brackets, live scoring, results and ticket information go to ncaachampionships.com or aggieathletics.com.
