Feb. 28, 2003

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - The 25th-ranked Wake Forest men's tennis team defeated No. 49 Virginia Tech 4-3 Friday night at the Wake Forest Indoor Tennis Center. The Hokies won two of three doubles matches to go up 1-0 early in the match, but the Demon Deacons took four of six singles matches to capture the 4-3 victory.

Derrick Spice led Wake Forest with wins at both singles and doubles, teaming up with Mike Murray to defeat Virginia Tech's Grant Reynolds and Saber Kadiri 8-6 at No. 2 doubles and then upset No. 83 Andreas Laulund in straight sets, winning No. 2 singles 6-3, 6-1. David Bere, the Wake Forest men's tennis all-time winningest singles player, sealed the victory for the Demon Deacons with a come from behind upset win over 74th-ranked Kadiri 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 at No. 3 singles.

Trent Brendon moved into a tie for second place on the school's career singles victories list with a 6-3, 7-6 (2) upset win over #115 Michael Kurz at No. 5 singles, giving the Brendon 89 career singles victories. David Loewenthal moved into a tie for fourth place on WFU's career singles wins list with a 7-6 (2) ret. inj., victory over #112 Francis Hout at No. 1 singles, giving Loewenthal, a junior for the Deacs, 87 career singles wins.

Wake Forest improves to 6-2 with the win and Virginia Tech falls to 5-2 with the loss. The Demon Deacons return to action next weekend when they begin both conference and outdoor play by hosting No. 44 Florida State Saturday, March 8 at 1:00 p.m. in Leighton Stadium.

#25 Wake Forest 4, #49 Virginia Tech 3

Singles
1. #66 David Loewenthal (WFU) def. Francis Huot (VT) 7-6 (2) ret. inj.
2. Derrick Spice (WFU) def. #83 Andres Laulund (VT) 6-3, 6-1
3. David Bere (WFU) def. #74 Saber Kadiri (VT) 4-6, 6-2, 6-3*
4. Stephane Rod (VT) def. #124 Mike Murray (WFU) 4-6, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (4)
5. Trent Brendon (WFU) def. #115 Michael Kurz (VT) 6-3, 7-6 (2)
6. Angel Diankov (VT) def. Brett Ross (WFU) 6-2, 6-1

Doubles
1. Laulund/Rod (VT) def. #23 Loewenthal/Brendon (WFU) 8-6
2. Murray/Spice (WFU) def. Grant Reynolds/Kadiri (VT) 8-6
3. Hout/Kurz (VT) def. Ross/Bere (WFU) 9-8 (8)