March 10, 2005

Coral Gables, Fla. - In its ACC opener, the 23rd-ranked Wake Forest men's tennis team knocked off 62nd-ranked Miami 4-3 on Thursday afternoon in Coral Gables, Fla.

The Deacons (9-1, 1-0 ACC) and Hurricanes (7-3, 0-2 ACC) were rained out on Wednesday, but the skies cleared on Thursday.

Wake Forest clinched the game-winning match at #5 singles where freshman Marius Adamski rallied from a set down to beat Miami senior Luis Manrique, 4-6, 6-2, 6-2.

The Deacons fell behind by dropping the doubles point, but captured points at the top of the singles lineup in straight sets. Playing #1 singles for the first time this spring, 84th-ranked Todd Paul defeated 87th-ranked Josh Cohen. Derrick Spice dropped to #2 singles and picked up one of his most impressive victory of the spring, defeating 64th-ranked Tim Krebs 6-4, 6-2.

Wake Forest also got a point at #4 singles where Brett Ross beat John Hoyes in three sets.

In doubles, the Deacons dropped two of the three matches, but Paul and Joe Bates earned a victory at number three.

The Deacons will be off until next Wednesday, March 16 when they face NC State in Raleigh.

#23 Wake Forest 4, #62 Miami 3
March 10, 2005
Coral Gables, Fla.
Singles
1. (84)Todd Paul (WF) def. (87) Josh Cohen (UM), 7-6 (5), 6-3
2. Derrick Spice (WF) def. (64)Tim Krebs (UM), 6-4, 6-2
3. Eric Hechtman (UM) def. (77) Andrew Hamar (WF), 6-3, 6-4
4. Brett Ross (WF) def. John Hoyes (UM), 6-2, 1-6, 6-1
5. Marius Adamski (WF) def. Luis Manrique (UM), 4-6, 6-2, 6-2
6. Vivek Subramanian (UM) def. Liron Strauss (WF), 7-6 (7), 6-3
Doubles
1. (52) Cohen/Hechtman (UM) def. Spice/Adamski (WF), 8-6
2. Krebs/Subramanian (UM) def. Hamar/Ross (WF), 8-3
3. Paul/Bates (WF) def. Hoyes/Manrique (UM), 8-3