March 7, 1999

WINSTON-SALEM, NC - The Wake Forest men's tennis team split the singles competition with Florida State but captured two of the three doubles matches to claim a 4-3 victory in its Atlantic Coast Conference opener.

Myles Clouston led the Demon Deacons (3-5, 1-0 ACC) as he defeated the Seminoles' Yvo Nites at first singles by a score of 6-1, 6-1 and then teamed with Raul Munoz at first doubles to defeat Davidson Kozlowski and Ty Braswell 9-8.

Munoz was also victorious at second singles as he defeated Braswell in straight sets by a count of 7-6, 6-2. Justin Kaufman had the final singles win for the Deacons as he beat Noah Schnell at number six singles by a score of 7-6, 7-6. Kaufman later teamed with Johan Hanson at third singles and defeated FSU's Chad Mooney and Schnell by a score of 8-4. Wake Forest will return to action on Tuesday when it hosts Florida.

Wake Forest 4, Florida State 3
Singles
1. Myles Clouston (WFU) d. Yvo Nites (FSU), 6-1, 6-1
2. Raul Munoz (WFU) d. Ty Braswell (FSU), 7-6(11), 6-2
3. Mike Ingham (FSU) d. Mike Berger (WFU), 6-4, 6-4
4. Davidson Kozlowski (FSU) d. Johan Hanson (WFU), 6-4, 6-2
5. Chad Mooney (FSU) d. Brett Mauro (WFU), 6-4, 4-6, 6-4
6. Justin Kaufman (WFU) d. Noah Schnell (FSU), 7-6(7), 7-5(5)

Doubles
1. Clouston/Munoz (WFU) d. Kozlowski/Braswell (FSU), 9-8
2. Nites/Ingham (FSU) d. Berger/Mauro (WFU), 8-6
3. Hanson/Kaufman (WFU) d. Mooney/Schnell (FSU), 8-4