Sept. 30, 2000

LAFAYETTE, La. - Justin Kaufmann and Trent Brendon of the Wake Forest men's tennis team picked up victories in singles and doubles play Friday night at the 2000 BellSouth Mobility Collegiate Tennis Classic at the Cajun Courts in Lafayette, La. The tournament, hosted by the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, will conclude Sunday, Oct. 1.

Kaufmann, a junior from Mission Hills, Kan., defeated David Corrie from Texas Arlington, 6-3, 6-3 in the first round of the singles main draw, flight A. He then battled past Jakub Illowski from Louisiana Lafayette, 5-7, 6-3, 6-3 in the second round. On Saturday afternoon, Kaufmann topped Aleksey Bubis of Arkansas, 6-3, 6-1 in the third round to advance to the semifinals.

Brendon, a sophomore from Victorville, Calif., torched Thatcher Cribbs ,from Lamar, 6-0, 6-0 in the second round of the singles main draw, flight B after receiving a bye in the first round. On Saturday afternoon, Brendon defeated Uwe Gneiting of USM, 6-1, 6-7, 6-1 to advance to the semifinals of the singles flight B.

In doubles play Brendon and Kaufmann rolled over Viktor Loven and Peter Szczepanski of New Orleans, 8-2 in the first round of doubles draw, flight A. The Demon Deacon duo will take on Eddie Pancheco and Aleksey Bubis from Arkansas Saturday afternoon.