March 7, 2000

GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- The Wake Forest men's tennis team was defeated by the fourth-ranked Florida Gators 5-2 on Tuesday at Florida's Linder Stadium.

The Deacons won one doubles match, but fell in the other two. Raul Munoz and Michael Murray won at No. 2 doubles, defeating Marcos Asse and Justin O'Neal 9-7. The Deacs won two of the six singles matches to make the final 5-2. Munoz won his singles match at No. 3, defeating Nathan Overholser 6-4, 2-6, 6-4. Justin Kaufmann defeated Troy Hahn at No. 6 singles 6-4, 7-5.

With the loss, the Deacons fall to 6-4 on the season, while the Gators improve to 9-2 with the win. Wake will be back in action on Thursday afternoon when they travel to Tampa, Fla. to take on South Florida.

Florida 5 Wake Forest 2

Singles

No. 1	Jeff Morrison (UF) d. Johan Hansen (WF) 6-2, 6-2
No. 2	Justin O'Neal (UF) d. Michael Berger (WF) 6-0, 6-1
No. 3	Raul Munoz (WF) d. Nathan Overholser (UF) 6-4, 2-6, 6-4
No. 4	Olivier Levant (UF) d. Michael Murray (WF) 6-7 (6), 6-4, 6-3
No. 5	Matt Behrmann (UF) d. Brett Mauro (WF) 6-4, 6-2
No. 6	Justin Kaufmann (WF) d. Troy Hahn (UF) 6-4, 7-5

Doubles

No. 1	Morrison/Overholser (UF) d. Hansen/Mauro (WF) 8-5
No. 2	Munoz/Murray (WF) d. Asse/O'Neal (UF) 9-7
No. 3	Behrmann/Hahn (UF) d. Berger/Kaufmann (WF) 8-5