March 9, 1999

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - Wake Forest won the bottom three singles' flights and the doubles' point to knock off No. 17 Florida, 4-3 at the Indoor Tennis Center on Tuesday afternoon. The Gators number 17 ranking make them the highest ranked opponent ever defeated by the Demon Deacons.

"This win over a quality team like Florida legitimizes our team this year and our program," said head coach Jeff Zinn. "We had a lot of injuries earlier this season, but I knew how good we could be once we got healthy."

The Deacons improve their record to 4-5 on the year, while Florida dropped its second straight match to an ACC team. Florida lost at Duke on Monday. Prior to that loss, the Gators defeated No. 7 Texas last week and were expected to move into the top 10. Florida now stands at 8-2 overall.

The Deacons led the match 3-2 when Johan Hansen defeated Amr El Sawaf in the No. 4 singles' flight, 6-1, 3-6 and 6-3 to clinch the win.

Wake Forest returns to action on Friday, March 12 in Myrtle Beach, SC. The Deacons will take on Coastal Carolina in the morning, followed by a match against UNC Charlotte that afternoon.

Wake Forest 4, #17 Florida 3

Singles Results

1. Justin O'Neal (UF) d. Myles Clouston (WFU)    7-6 (4), 7-5
2. Nathan Overholser (UF) d. Raul Munoz (WFU)    6-4, 7-6 (5)
3. Jeff Morrison (UF) d. Michael Berger (WFU)        6-2, 6-2
4. Johan Hansen (WFU) d. Amr El Sawaf (UF)      6-1, 3-6, 6-3
5. Brett Mauro (WFU) d. Trey Adcock (UF)             6-4, 6-4
6. Justin Kaufmann (WFU) d. Alex Hur (UF)            6-4, 6-4

Doubles Results

1. Clouston/Munoz (WFU) d. Overholser/Morrison (UF)      8-5
2. Hansen/Kaufmann (WFU) d. El Sawaf/Dylan Mann (UF)     9-8 (4)
3. Hur/O'Neal (UF) d. Berger/Mauro (WFU)                 8-3