April 14, 2006

Coral Gables, FL - The 26th-ranked Wake Forest men's tennis team sent three singles matches into a third set, but fell 5-2 at 10th-ranked Miami on Friday afternoon in Coral Gables, Fla.

Wake Forest (14-8, 6-4 ACC) got off on the right foot by capturing the doubles point. At number three, Mariusz Adamski and Cory Parr rolled past Josh Cohen and Eric Hechtman, 8-5. At number two, Brett Ross and Charles Sartor clinched the doubles point with an 8-6 win.

The momentum carried over into singles where Liron Strauss, Adamski and Ross all won their first sets. But only Strauss was able to hold on, winning at number six, 7-5, 6-4, over John Hoyes.

At number four, Tim Krebs rallied to beat Ross, 5-7, 6-2, 7-6 (5). At number five, Hechtman came back to beat Adamski, 4-6, 6-4, 6-4.

Cory Parr also forced a third set at number three singles, but eventually losing to 72nd-ranked Josh Cohen, 6-1, 1-6, 7-5.

At number one and number two, Todd Paul and Andrew Hamar fell in straight sets. Paul's defeat came at the hands of fifth-ranked Luigi D'Agord, 6-4, 6-3.

The Deacons complete their regular season schedule on Sunday at Florida State at 1:00 p.m. Next week, Wake Forest travels to the ACC Tournament in Cary, N.C.

#10 Miami 5, #26 Wake Forest 2
Singles
1. #5 Luigi D'Agord (UM) def. #13 Todd Paul (WF) 6-4, 6-3
2. Daniel Vallverdu (UM) def. #94 Andrew Hamar (WF) 7-6 (9-7), 6-3
3. #72 Josh Cohen (UM) def. Cory Parr (WF) 6-1, 1-6, 7-5
4. Tim Krebs (UM) def. Brett Ross (WF) 5-7, 6-2, 7-6 (7-5)
5. Eric Hechtman (UM) def. Mariusz Adamski (WF) 4-6, 6-4, 6-4
6. Liron Strauss (WF) def. John Hoyes (UM) 7-5, 6-4
Doubles:
1. #30 Daniel Vallverdu/Luigi D'Agord (UM) def. #42 Todd Paul/Andrew Hamar (WF) 9-8 (7-3)
2. Charles Sartor/Brett Ross (WF) def. Vivek Subramanian/Tim Krebs (UM) 8-6
3. Cory Parr/Mariusz Adamski (WF) def. Josh Cohen/Eric Hechtman (UM) 8-5
Match Notes:
Wake Forest 14-8, 6-4 ACC; National ranking #26
Miami 16-3, 8-2 ACC; National ranking #10
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2,1); Singles (1,2,3,6,4,5)