Feb. 18, 2004

Results

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C.-- The 42nd ranked Wake Forest men's tennis team opened up its home schedule with a decisive 5-2 victory over #75 Old Dominion Wednesday afternoon at the Indoor Tennis Center in Winston-Salem. The Demon Deacons improve to 3-3 on the season while handing the Monarchs (4-1) their first defeat.

Wake Forest wasted no time jumping out to a 1-0 lead after winning all three doubles matches. Derrick Spice and Brett Ross continued their hot play, defeating Izak van der Merwe and Niklas Oskarsson at No. 1, 8-6. Andrew Hamar and Todd Paul paired for an 8-4 win at No. 2 while Andrew Simpson and David Loewenthal finished off the Monarchs with an 8-6 win at No. 3.

In singles play, the Deacs got a strong win at No. 1 from Derrick Spice who knocked off ODU's van der Merwe, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4. Van der Merwe entered the match ranked 13th in the nation, but the unranked Spice came back for a strong victory after dropping the first set. Todd Paul, Andrew Simpson and Joe Bates came through with straight-set victories for Wake Forest while Andrew Hamar and Brett Ross each dropped hard-fought three set matches.

The Demon Deacons return to action Friday when they host East Tennessee State at the Indoor Tennis Center.

#42 Wake Forest 5, #75 Old Dominion 2

Doubles

No. 1-- Spice/Ross (WFU) def. van der Merwe/Oskarsson (ODU), 8-6
No. 2-- Hamar/Paul (WFU) def. Csanadi/Mello (ODU), 8-4
No. 3-- Simpson/Loewenthal (WFU) def. Milos/Grover, 8-6

Singles

No. 1-- Derrick Spice (WFU) def. #13 Izak van der Merwe (ODU), 3-6, 6-3, 6-4
No. 2-- Zoltan Csanadi (ODU) def. #77 Andrew Hamar (WFU), 6-4, 6-7(6), 10-6
No. 3-- Todd Paul (WFU) def. Calin Milos (ODU), 6-4, 6-4
No. 4-- Niklas Oskarsson (ODU) def. Brett Ross (WFU), 7-5, 4-6, 3-3(12)
No. 5-- Andrew Simpson (WFU) def. Henrique Cancado (ODU), 6-4, 6-4
No. 6-- Joe Bates (WFU) def. Adriano Mello (ODU), 7-6(6), 6-1