Deacons Beat Coastal Carolina To Take Fifth Place

Nov. 13, 2005

HOWIE-IN-THE-HILLS, FL - Wake Forest won four of five matches to beat Coastal Carolina for fifth place in the 16-team Collegiate Match Play Championship here Sunday.

The 11^th-ranked Demon Deacons finish the tournament, which included a field of many of the nation's top teams, with a 3-1 record with wins over Augusta State, Tennessee and Coastal Carolina. The only blemish during the weekend was a second-round loss to Arizona.

Senior Kyle Reifers won his match today 4 and 2 over Joachim Fourquet. Senior Doug Manchester continued his solid play in the fall season with a 3 and 2 victory over Cameron Hooper. Sophomore Chris McCartin ended the fall season on a positive note by beating Justin Smith 2-up. Junior Sean Moore won the 19^th hole to beat Moises Cobo. Sophomore Webb Simpson was the only Deacon to fall short today, falling 4 and 2 to Zack Byrd.

For the tournament, Reifers produced a record of 3-0-1 and Manchester went 3-1.

Georgia, the defending NCAA champion and the nation's top-ranked team, beat Georgia Tech in the finals. Stanford topped Arizona for third place.

The fall season is over for Wake Forest, with the exception of Reifers, who will participate in the All-America Classic Nov. 20-22.

Round 4 -- Wake Forest 4, Coastal Carolina 1

Jonathan Mount, UT def. Webb Simpson, WF, 20 holes

Sean Moore, WF def. Ben Spickard, UT, 6 and 5

Kyle Reifers, WF def. Philip Pettitt, UT, 3 and 1

Charles Ford, UT def. Chad Wilcox, WF, 1-up

Doug Manchester, WF def. Chris Paisley, UT, 4 and 3

Round 3 -- Wake Forest 3, Tennessee 2

Jonathan Mount, UT def. Webb Simpson, WF, 20 holes

Sean Moore, WF def. Ben Spickard, UT, 6 and 5

Kyle Reifers, WF def. Philip Pettitt, UT, 3 and 1

Charles Ford, UT def. Chad Wilcox, WF, 1-up

Doug Manchester, WF def. Chris Paisley, UT, 4 and 3

Round 2 - Arizona 3, Wake Forest 1 (1 tie)

Henry Liaw, AU def. Sean Moore, WF, 3 and 2

Trey Denton, AU def. Doug Manchester, WF, 3 and 1

Kyle Reifers, WF halved with Josh Esler, AU

Webb Simpson, WF def. Travis Esway, AU, 5 and 4

Nathan Tyler, AU def. Chris McCartin, WF, 3 and 2

Round 1 - Wake Forest 2, Augusta State 1 (2 ties)

Major Manning, ASU def. Sean Moore, WF, 3 and 1

Doug Manchester, WF def. Keith Guest, ASU, 5 and 4

Kyle Reifers, WF def. Jamie Miller, ASU, 2 and 1

Webb Simpson, WF halved Stephen Swanepoel, ASU

Chad Wilcox, WF halved Wallace Booth, ASU

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Players Mentioned

Doug Manchester

Chris McCartin

Sean Moore

Kyle Reifers

Webb Simpson

Chad Wilcox

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