Wake Forest Splits Matches With Purdue And UNC Greensboro
Men's tennis defeats Spartans 6-1, improves record to 3-1.
Feb. 12, 2000
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. -- The Wake Forest men's tennis team split its two
matches Saturday, falling to the Purdue Boilermakers 3-4 in the first match
and defeating the UNC Greensboro Spartans 6-1 in the second.
In the first match, the Deacons won at the two, three and four
positions. Freshman Michael Murray played at No. 2, defeating Derek Miller
of Purdue 7-6 (5), 2-6, 6-4. Michael Berger defeated Laith Al-Agba 6-3, 6-3
at No. 3 and Johan Hansen defeated Scott Mayer 6-4, 6-4 at No. 4.
Against UNC Greensboro, Wake won the doubles point and five of the
six singles matches. Raul Munoz played at No. 1, defeating John Clark 6-1,
6-1. Berger played at No. 3, defeating Diego Goya 4-6, 6-3, 6-3. Johan
Hansen, playing at No. 4, defeated Nigel Mitten 3-6, 6-2, 6-4.
With the win, Wake improves to 3-1 on the season. The Deacs will be
back in action on Feb. 19 when they travel to Williamsburg, Va. to take on
the William & Mary Tribe. The match is set to start at 9 a.m.
Purdue 4 Wake Forest 3
Singles
| No. 1 | Jason Marshall (PU) d. Raul Munoz (WFU) 6-4, 6-4 |
| No. 2 | Michael Murray (WFU) d. Derek Miller (PU) 7-6 (5), 2-6, 6-4 |
| No. 3 | Michael Berger (WFU) d. Laith Al-Agba (PU) 6-3, 6-3 |
| No. 4 | Johan Hansen (WFU) d. Scott Mayer (PU) 6-4, 6-4 |
| No. 5 | Andrew Wakefield (PU) d. Justin Kaufmann (WFU) 7-5, 7-5 |
| No. 6 | Carl McCafferty (PU) d. Brett Mauro (WFU) 6-1, 6-3 |
Doubles
| No. 1 | Marshall/Wakefield (PU) d. Munoz/Murray (WFU) 9-8 (4) |
| No. 2 | Al-Agba/Mayer (PU) d. Hansen/Mauro (WFU) 8-2 |
| No. 3 | McCafferty/Miller (PU) d. Berger/Kaufmann (WFU) 8-5 |
Wake Forest 6 UNC Greensboro 1
Singles
| No. 1 | Raul Munoz (WFU) d. John Clark (UNCG) 6-1, 6-1 |
| No. 2 | Tony Mule (UNCG) d. Michael Murray (WFU) 2-6, 7-5, 6-4 |
| No. 3 | Michael Berger (WFU) d. Diego Goya (UNCG) 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 |
| No. 4 | Johan Hansen (WFU) d. Nigel Mitten (UNCG) 3-6, 6-2, 6-4 |
| No. 5 | David Bere (WFU) d. Paul Goode (UNCG) 7-5, 7-6 (5) |
| No. 6 | Trent Brendon (WFU) d. Marcio Torres (UNCG) 6-2, 7-6 (5) |
Doubles
| No. 1 | Munoz/Murray (WFU) d. Mule/Torres (UNCG) 8-6 |
| No. 2 | Hansen/Mauro (WFU) d. Mitten/Goode (UNCG) 8-5 |
| No. 3 | Kaufmann/Berger (WFU) d. McWhorter/Hadden (UNCG) 8-3 |