April 5, 2005

Princeton, N.J. - The Wake Forest men's tennis team, ranked 28th as a team, has three individuals in this week's singles poll, conducted by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA), the organization announced on Tuesday.

Heading the list for the Deacons is sophomore Todd Paul. The native of Stamford, Conn., leaped 26 places in the rankings to move to 56th. Senior Derrick Spice re-entered the list at No. 80. Both Spice and Paul have knocked off top-20 players in the last two weeks.

Sophomore Andrew Hamar rounds out the list of Deacons in the rankings. He checks in this week at 114th overall.

Wake Forest (12-5, 4-3 ACC) is one of nine ACC teams ranked in the top 50. The Deacons are joined by Virginia (3), Duke (5), Florida State (21), Clemson (24), Georgia Tech (34), North Carolina (40), Virginia Tech (45) and NC State (46).

Wake Forest host its final home match of the season on Friday afternoon against North Carolina (14-5, 4-2 ACC). The match is scheduled to begin at 3:00 p.m. at Leighton Tennis Stadium.

After the home finale, the Deacons will close the regular season with road trips to Virginia Tech and Duke before the ACC Tournament begins in Cary, N.C. on April 22.