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Wake Forest Splits Matches With Purdue And UNC Greensboro
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Men's tennis defeats Spartans 6-1, improves record to 3-1.

Feb. 12, 2000

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. -- The Wake Forest men's tennis team split its two matches Saturday, falling to the Purdue Boilermakers 3-4 in the first match and defeating the UNC Greensboro Spartans 6-1 in the second.

In the first match, the Deacons won at the two, three and four positions. Freshman Michael Murray played at No. 2, defeating Derek Miller of Purdue 7-6 (5), 2-6, 6-4. Michael Berger defeated Laith Al-Agba 6-3, 6-3 at No. 3 and Johan Hansen defeated Scott Mayer 6-4, 6-4 at No. 4.

Against UNC Greensboro, Wake won the doubles point and five of the six singles matches. Raul Munoz played at No. 1, defeating John Clark 6-1, 6-1. Berger played at No. 3, defeating Diego Goya 4-6, 6-3, 6-3. Johan Hansen, playing at No. 4, defeated Nigel Mitten 3-6, 6-2, 6-4.

With the win, Wake improves to 3-1 on the season. The Deacs will be back in action on Feb. 19 when they travel to Williamsburg, Va. to take on the William & Mary Tribe. The match is set to start at 9 a.m. Purdue 4 Wake Forest 3

Singles

No. 1Jason Marshall (PU) d. Raul Munoz (WFU) 6-4, 6-4
No. 2Michael Murray (WFU) d. Derek Miller (PU) 7-6 (5), 2-6, 6-4
No. 3Michael Berger (WFU) d. Laith Al-Agba (PU) 6-3, 6-3
No. 4Johan Hansen (WFU) d. Scott Mayer (PU) 6-4, 6-4
No. 5Andrew Wakefield (PU) d. Justin Kaufmann (WFU) 7-5, 7-5
No. 6Carl McCafferty (PU) d. Brett Mauro (WFU) 6-1, 6-3

Doubles

No. 1Marshall/Wakefield (PU) d. Munoz/Murray (WFU) 9-8 (4)
No. 2Al-Agba/Mayer (PU) d. Hansen/Mauro (WFU) 8-2
No. 3McCafferty/Miller (PU) d. Berger/Kaufmann (WFU) 8-5

Wake Forest 6 UNC Greensboro 1

Singles

No. 1Raul Munoz (WFU) d. John Clark (UNCG) 6-1, 6-1
No. 2Tony Mule (UNCG) d. Michael Murray (WFU) 2-6, 7-5, 6-4
No. 3Michael Berger (WFU) d. Diego Goya (UNCG) 4-6, 6-3, 6-3
No. 4Johan Hansen (WFU) d. Nigel Mitten (UNCG) 3-6, 6-2, 6-4
No. 5David Bere (WFU) d. Paul Goode (UNCG) 7-5, 7-6 (5)
No. 6Trent Brendon (WFU) d. Marcio Torres (UNCG) 6-2, 7-6 (5)

Doubles

No. 1Munoz/Murray (WFU) d. Mule/Torres (UNCG) 8-6
No. 2Hansen/Mauro (WFU) d. Mitten/Goode (UNCG) 8-5
No. 3Kaufmann/Berger (WFU) d. McWhorter/Hadden (UNCG) 8-3