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Wake Forest Cruises Past Northwestern
1/28/2007 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
Jan. 28, 2007
Evanston, Ill. - The 24th-ranked Wake Forest men's tennis team eased past 56th-ranked Northwestern, 7-0, on Sunday in Evanston, Ill. The Deacons improved their season record to 2-0.
Wake Forest won all three doubles matches, including an upset at number one. Todd Paul and Mariusz Adamski knocked off 27th-ranked Matt Christian and Willy Lock, 8-5.
Cory Parr and Steven Forman won at number two, 8-6. At number three, Charles Sartor and Andrew Brasseaux posted an 8-2 victory.
In singles, the lineup was the same as Saturday's season opener except Parr and Hamar traded positions. Hamar dropped his first set at the number three position, but rallied to win 1-6, 6-4, 7-6 (3). Paul, Parr, Adamski, Forman and Jason Morgenstern all won in straight sets.
Wake Forest returns to Winston-Salem for three home matches next weekend. The Deacons will host William & Mary at 9:00 a.m. and Elon at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday. Old Dominion comes to town on Sunday. All matches will be played at the Wake Forest Indoor Tennis Center.
#24 Wake Forest 7, #56 Northwestern 01/28/2007 at Evanston, Ill.
Singles competition1. #4 Todd Paul (WF) def. Christian Tempke (NU) 6-1, 6-22. Cory Parr (WF) def. Willy Lock (NU) 7-5, 6-13. Andrew Hamar (WF) def. Matt Christian (NU) 1-6, 6-4, 7-6 (7-3)4. Mariusz Adamski (WF) def. Juan Gomez (NU) 6-1, 6-25. Steven Forman (WF) def. Marc Dwyer (NU) 6-3, 6-46. Jason Morgenstern (WF) def. Alex Sanborn (NU) 6-2, 6-4
Doubles competition1. Todd Paul/Mariusz Adamski (WF) def. #27 Matt Christian/Willy Lock (NU) 8-52. Cory Parr/Steven Forman (WF) def. Christian Tempke/Juan Gomez (NU) 8-63. Charles Sartor/Andrew Brasseaux (WF) def. Alex Sanborn/Alexey Evstratenkov (NU) 8-2
Match NotesWake Forest 2-0; National ranking #24Northwestern 3-3; National ranking #56Order of finish: Doubles (3,1,2); Singles (1,5,4,2,6,3)
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