April 8, 2005

Winston-Salem, N.C. - The Deacons captured wins in all three doubles matches, as well as five out of the six singles matches over ACC rival North Carolina, 6-1. Wake Forest is the first team all year to defeat UNC in all three of the doubles matches. No. 28 Wake Forest improves their record to 13-5 (5-3 ACC), while the Tar Heels drops to 14-6 (4-3 ACC).

Wake Forest began the match with a clean sweep in doubles. Brett Ross and Derrick Spice defeated the top ranked, No. 41 doubles team in the nation, Geoff Boyd and Brad Pomeroy, 8-6. After trailing the Tar Heels, 1-5, Todd Paul and Joe Bates made a huge comeback to clinch the match against Raian Luchici and Jonathan Janda, 9-7. Wake's doubles duo of Marius Adamski and Andrew Hamar solidly defeated David Stone and Ali Mandour, 8-2.

In singles play, No. 80 Spice defeated top-ranked, No. 72 Luchici in straight sets, 6-4, 7-6(5). Paul, who was recently ranked No. 56 in this week's ITA poll, took out the Tarheel's Pomeroy, 6-0, 6-7(3), 6-1. Wake Forest's No. 114 Hamar clinched a win over Boyd, 6-4, 7-6(4).

The last three singles match-ups of the day ended in close, three-setters. Ross defeated Derek Porter of UNC, 6-1, 3-6, 7-5. Meanwhile, at the number six singles position, Adamski took out Sebastian Guejman, 7-6(3), 6-7(9), 1-0(12-10 TB). Wake's Liron Strauss fell to Janda, 7-6(2), 5-7, 1-0(12-10 TB).

Wake Forest's next match will be against No. 45 Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Va. on Wednesday, April 13. The match is set to begin at 3:00pm.

Wake Forest 6, North Carolina 1

Singles:

1. No. 80 Derrick Spice (WF) d. No. 72 Raian Luchici (UNC) 6-4, 7-6(5)

2. No. 56 Todd Paul (WF) d. Brad Pomeroy (UNC) 6-0, 6-7(3), 6-1

3. No. 114 Andrew Hamar (WF) d. Geoff Boyd (UNC) 6-4, 7-6(4)

4. Brett Ross (WF) d. Derek Porter (UNC) 6-1, 3-6, 7-5

5. Jonathan Janda (UNC) d. Liron Strauss (WF) 7-6(2), 5-7, 1-0 (12-10 TB)

6. Marius Adamski (WF) d. Sebastian Guejman (UNC) 7-6(3), 6-7(9), 1-0 (12-10 TB)

Doubles:

1. Spice/Ross (WF) d. Pomeroy/Body (UNC) 8-6

2. Bates/Paul (WF) d. Luchici/Janda (UNC) 9-7

3. Adamski/Hamar (WF) d. Stone/Mandour (UNC) 8-2