April 20, 2001

Orlando, Fla. - The No. 4 Wake Forest Demon Deacons defeated the No. 5 Florida State Seminoles 4-2 in the first quarterfinal match at 2001 Atlantic Coast Conference Men's Tennis Championship at the Lake Cane Tennis Center in Orlando, Fla.

The Deacons won four singles matches to defeat the Seminoles after dropping the doubles point. Wake Forest was victorous at No. 1, No. 3, No. 5 and No. 6 singles. The match was clinched by Deacon Justin Kaufmann who defeated Jarrod Owen 5-7, 6-3, 6-3 at No. 6 singles.

The Seminoles were led by Romain Jurd who defeated Trent Brendon 6-3, 6-3 at No. 4 singles. Florida State also won the doubles points with wins at No. 1 and No. 3.

Wake Forest improves its record to 14-9 and will advance to the semifinals where they will face the No. 1 seeded Duke Blue Devils on Saturday, April 21 at 10:00 a.m. With the loss, Florida State falls to 10-13 on the year.

Wake Forest 4, Florida State 2

No. 1 - Raul Munoz (WF) d. Xavier Luscan 6-4, 6-4
No. 2 - Gustav Bucht (FSU) vs. Mike Murray DNF
No. 3 - David Loewenthal (WF) d. Rodrigo Laub 6-2, 6-1
No. 4 - Romain Jurd (FSU) d. Trent Brendon 6-3, 6-3
No. 5 - David Bere (WF) d. Alex Herrera 6-1, 6-4
No. 6 - Justin Kaufmann (WF) d. Jarrod Owen 5-7, 6-3, 6-3

Doubles

No. 1 - Luscan/Koldej (FSU) d. Munoz/Murray 8-3
No. 2 - Brendon/Loewenthal (WF) d. Herrera/Owen 8-5
No. 3 - Bucht/Laub (FSU) d. Andrew Simpson/Bere 9-7