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February 1, 1999
KNOXVILLE, TN --- Indiana defeated No. 58 Wake Forest, 4-1, in the consolation round of the O'Charley's/Vol Tennis Classic on Sunday at the Goodfriend Tennis Center. Indiana got off to a slow start in doubles. However, the Hoosiers took four straight singles matches to clinch the victory.
Wake Forest dominated doubles play. At. No. 1 doubles, Wake Forest's Andres Guzman and Rick Phillipp beat Gabriel Montilla and Rahman Smiley, 8-4. In No. 2 doubles play, Justin Kaufmann and Hayes Calvert defeated UT's Milan Rakvica and Paul Jacobson, 8-4. Raul Munoz and Brett Mauro completed the Wake Forest sweep by beating Ricardo Jordan and Ian Arons, 8-6. Wake Forest led 1-0 heading into singles play. However, the tables soon turned as Indiana swept four doubles matches to take the win. Arons was the first to finish as he rolled to a 6-1, 6-2 win over Mauro in No. 1 singles. Rakvica then downed Calvert 6-1, 6-1 in No. 4 singles to give the Hoosiers a 2-1 lead. In No. 3 singles, Montilla defeated Kaufmann 6-2, 5-7 and 6-4. At No. 5 singles, Jacobson beat Phillipp 6-4, 6-3 to give the Hoosiers their fourth point and the win. SINGLES No. 1 Ian Arons (IU) d. Brett Mauro (WFU) 6-1, 6-2 No. 2 Gabriel Montilla (IU) d. Justin Kaufmann (WFU) 6-2, 5-7, 6-4 No. 3 George McGill (IU) vs. Andres Guzman (WFU) suspended No. 4 Milan Rakvica (IU) d. Hayes Calvert (WFU) 6-1, 6-1 No. 5 Paul Jacobson (IU) d. Rick Philipp (WFU) 6-4, 6-3 No. 6 Rahman Smiley (IU) vs. Raul Munoz (WFU) suspended
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