March 12, 2003

TEMPE, Ariz. - The Wake Forest men's tennis team lost 4-3 to No. 47 Arizona State Wednesday afternoon at ASU's Whiteman Tennis Center. The 31st-ranked Demon Deacons won two of three doubles matches to take a 1-0 lead, but the Sun Devils stormed back to capture four of six singles matches and send Wake Forest home with a 4-3 loss. Trent Brendon and Brett Ross led the Deacs with wins at singles and doubles.

Brendon and Mike Murray joined forces to earn an 8-4 victory at No. 1 doubles over Arizona State's Stewart and Pim Van Mele, while Ross teamed up with David Loewenthal to defeat ASU's Ryan Eveloff and Ryan McBride 8-4 at No. 3 doubles.

Ross took out Eveloff 7-6, 2-6, 6-4 at No. 6 singles and Brendon beat McBride 6-3, 6-3 at No. 5 singles. Loewenthal and David Bere took their singles opponents to three sets before falling.

Wake Forest falls to 6-4 with the loss and Arizona State improves to 5-6 with the win. The Demon Deacons return to action next Wednesday, March 19, when they return home to host No. 63 Furman at 3:00 p.m. in Leighton Stadium.

#47 Arizona State 4, #31 Wake Forest 3

Singles
1. Pim Van Mele (ASU) def. #73 David Loewenthal (WFU) 4-6, 6-0, 6-0
2. Clinton Letcher (ASU) def. Derrick Spice (WFU) 7-6, 6-0
3. Chris Stewart (ASU) def. David Bere (WFU) 1-6, 6-1, 7-6 (3)
4. Chris Letcher (ASU) def. Mike Murray (WFU) 6-4, 6-4
5. Trent Brendon (WFU) def. Ryan McBride (ASU) 6-3, 6-3
6. Brett Ross (WFU) def. Ryan Eveloff (ASU) 7-6, 2-6, 6-4

Doubles
1. Brendon/Murray (WFU) def. Stewart/Van Mele (ASU) 8-4
2. Letcher/Letcher (ASU) def. Bere/Spice (WFU) 8-4
3. Loewenthal/Ross (WFU) def. Eveloff/McBride (ASU) 8-4