April 3, 2005

Atlanta, Ga. - After winning two out of their three doubles matches, No. 30 Wake Forest dropped four singles matches in a close contest with No. 37 Georgia Tech. The Yellow Jackets got the 4-3 win over the Deacs. Wake Forest falls to 12-5 (4-3 ACC), while Georgia Tech improves their record to 10-7 (2-4 ACC).

The match began with the Deacs dominating Georgia Tech in doubles action. The top-seeded doubles team of Derrick Spice and Brett Ross defeated David North and Marko Rajevac, 8-2. Meanwhile, Marius Adamski and Andrew Hamar took out Noah Tyler and Scott Blackmon, 8-2. The doubles duo of Joe Bates and Todd Paul fell to Jose Luis Muguruza and Sukhwa Young, 8-6.

In last Tuesday's match against Clemson, No. 82 Paul pulled an upset singles victory over No. 18 Nathan Thompson. Paul clinched another huge win today over Georgia Tech's No. 21 Muguruza, 6-2, 6-7, 6-3. The other singles win for the Deacs was claimed by Ross over Rajevac, 6-3, 7-5.

As Wake Forest's second-seeded player, Spice fell to North in three sets, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3. No. 79 Hamar was defeated by the Yellow Jacket's Zachary Rath, 6-1, 6-4. Adamski, the Deacs' fifth-seeded player, lost to Jordan Delass, 6-4, 1-6, 6-3. In the final singles match of the day, Charles Sartor was defeated by George Gvelesiani in straight sets, 6-1, 6-4.

Wake Forest's next match will be at home on Friday, April 8, against North Carolina. The match will begin at 3:00pm at the Leighton Tennis Center.

Georgia Tech 4, Wake Forest 3

Singles:

1. No. 82 Todd Paul (WF) d. No. 21 Jose Luis Muguruza (GT) 6-2, 6-7, 6-3

2. David North (GT) d. Derrick Spice (WF) 4-6, 6-4, 6-3

3. Brett Ross (WF) d. Marko Rajevac (GT) 6-3, 7-5

4. Zachary Rath (GT) d. No. 79 Andrew Hamar (WF) 6-1, 6-4

5. Jordan Delass (GT) d. Marius Adamski (WF) 6-4, 1-6, 6-3

6. George Gvelesiani (GT) d. Charles Sartor (WF) 6-1, 6-4

Doubles:

1. Spice/Ross (WF) d. North/Rajevac (GT) 8-2

2. Muguruza/Young(GT) d. Bates/Paul (WF) 8-6

3. Adamski/Hamar (WF) d. Tyler/Blackmon (GT) 8-2