March 24, 2001

WINSTON-SALEM, NC -- The 42nd ranked Wake Forest men's tennis team lost 4-3 to No. 45 Virginia Saturday afternoon at Leighton Stadium. The Demon Deacons split the singles matches 3-3 with the Cavaliers, but lost the doubles point.

Wake Forest lost the number one doubles match 8-6 when Mike Murray and David Bere fell to the third ranked doubles team in the nation, Huntley Montgomery and Brian Vahaly. Raul Munoz and David Loewenthal dropped the number two doubles match 8-6 to Wahoo's Tommy Croker and Mike Duquette. Virginia's Jonathan Chou and Brian Hunter battled past WFU's Justin Kaufmann and Andrew Simpson 9-8 (5) in the number three doubles match.

Virginia won the first three singles matches and Wake Forest took four through six. Loewenthal and Kaufmann won in straight sets, while Trent Brendon extended his winning streak to 13 straight with a 6-7, 6-2, 6-3 (9) victory over UVA's Brian Hunter in the number five singles match. Munoz fell 6-0, 6-3 to the 12th ranked Brian Vahaly of Virginia in the number one singles match.

The Cavaliers improve to 6-2 on the season and 1-1 in the ACC. Wake Forest falls to 9-5 on the year and 2-1 in the ACC. The Demon Deacons will return to action Wednesday, March 28 when they travel to Durham, NC, to take on No. 3 Duke at 2:00 p.m.

Singles
Wake Forest (42) Virginia (45) Winner Score
1. Raul Munoz/ Brian Vahaly (12) UVA 6-0, 6-3
2. Mike Murray/ Huntley Montgomery UVA 3-6, 7-6, 6-4
3. David Bere/ Tommy Croker UVA 6-4, 6-1
4. David Loewenthal Mike Duquette WFU 6-1, 6-1
5. Trent Brendon Brian Hunter WFU 6-7, 6-2, 6-3 (9)
6. Justin Kaufmann Jason Romesburg WFU 6-4, 6-2


Doubles
1. Murray/Bere Montgomery/Vahaly (3) UVA 8-6
2. Munoz/Loewenthal Croker/Duquette UVA 8-6
3. Kaufmann/Andrew Simpson Jonathan Chow/Hunter UVA 9-8 (5)