March 26, 2002

WINSTON-SALEM, NC - The Wake Forest men's tennis team defeated No. 55 Brown 7-0 Tuesday afternoon at the Wake Forest Indoor Tennis Center. The 22nd-ranked Demon Deacons won two of three doubles matches to capture the team point and jump out to an early 1-0 lead. The Bears put up a good fight in singles, taking the first three matches to three sets, but Brown could not avoid getting swept by Wake Forest.

Derrick Spice won the No. 3 singles match 6-3, 4-6, 6-3, giving the freshman from Olmsted, OH 31 singles victories on the season, a new Wake Forest record. He and teammate Mike Murray picked up a 9-8 (3) win in the No. 2 doubles match also. David Loewenthal and Trent Brendon, the 43rd-ranked doubles team, made quick work of Brown's No. 1 doubles team, winning 8-1.

Murray, Brendon and Justin Kaufmann all won their singles matches in straight sets, sealing the victory for the Demon Deacons. Loewenthal came back from behind to win the No. 1 singles match 3-6, 6-3, 6-1 and David Bere fought back to take the No. 2 match 2-6, 7-6 (7), 6-4.

Wake Forest improves to 13-1 with the win and Brown falls to 7-8 with the loss. The Demon Deacons return to action tomorrow, March 27 at 5:00 p.m., when they host No. 14 Duke on the outdoor courts of Leighton Stadium.

(22) Wake Forest 7, (55) Brown 0
Singles
1. #46 David Loewenthal (WF) def. Nick Malone (BU) 3-6, 6-3, 6-1
2. David Bere (WF) def. Justin Natale (BU) 2-6, 7-6 (7), 6-4
3. Derrick Spice (WF) def. Jamie Cerretani (BU) 6-3, 4-6, 6-3
4. Mike Murray (WF) def. Chris Drake (BU) 6-4, 7-5
5. Trent Brendon (WF) def. Adil Shamasdin (BU) 6-1, 6-1
6. Justin Kaufmann (WF) def. Nick Goldberg (BU) 6-4, 6-1
Doubles
1. #43 Loewenthal/Brendon (WF) def. Shamasdin/Malone (BU) 8-1
2. Murray/Spice (WF) def. Natale/Drake (BU) 9-8 (3)
3. Cerretani/Goldberg (BU) def. Bere/Kaufmann (WF) 8-4