Wake Forest University
Virginia
Men's Tennis Falls to #38 Virginia, 4-3
3/22/2003 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
March 22, 2003
Winston-Salem, NC - The Wake Forest men's tennis team suffered a home lost to No. 38 Virginia on Saturday at Leighton Stadium. The Cavaliers won two of three doubles matches and then split six singles matches to upset the Demon Deacons, 4-3.
David Bere, Trent Brendon and Brett Ross won singles matches for Wake Forest. Bere fought past UVA's Mike Duquette 6-7 (4), 6-0, 6-3 at No. 3 singles, Brendon took out Stephan Nolen at No. 5 singles, 6-4, 7-6 (1) and at No. 6 singles, Ross defeated Darrin Cohen, 7-6 (4), 7-6 (3).
Wake Forest's doubles team of Ross and Loewenthal grabbed the lone doubles win, 9-7, over the Cavaliers. WFU's top duo, Mike Murray and Brendon, and the No. 3 doubles, D.J. Spice and Bere, both fell to Virginia, 9-7.
The Demon Deacons fall to 7-5 overall, 0-2 in the ACC, while the Cavaliers improve to 15-2, 2-0. Wake Forest returns to action on Monday, Mar. 24, facing Maryland at 3:00 pm in Leighton Stadium.
#28 Wake Forest vs. #38 Virginia
Singles
1. #52 Doug Stewart (UVA) def. #73 David Loewenthal (WFU) 7-5, 1-6, 6-3
2. Rylan Rizza (UVA) def. D.J. Spice (WFU) 6-4, 7-5
3. David Bere (WFU) def. Mike Duquette (UVA) 6-7 (4), 6-0, 6-3
4. Chris Gonyer (UVA) def. Mike Murray (WFU) 6-4, 3-6, 7-5
5. Trent Brendon (WFU) def. Stephan Nolen (UVA) 6-4, 7-6 (1)
6. Brett Ross (WFU) def. Darrin Cohen (UVA) 7-6 (4), 7-6 (3)
Doubles
1. Duquette/Stewart (UVA) def. #25 Murry/Brendon (WFU) 9-7
2. Loewenthal/Ross (WFU) def. Gonyer/Nolen (UVA) 9-7
3. Rizza/Nick Meythaler (UVA) def. Spice/Bere (WFU) 9-7
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