April 19, 2008

Final Stats

ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, Fla. - After topping Virginia Tech 4-2 in the second round of the Atlantic Coast Conference Championships, the fourth-seeded Wake Forest men's tennis team fell 4-1 to No. 1 seed Virginia on Saturday, ending the Demon Deacons' tourney run in Florida.

Wake Forest will now await the NCAA Tournament draws with a 17-10 overall record, while the still unbeaten Cavaliers improved to 27-0 for 2008.

The Demon Deacons were the first to strike, taking the doubles point with a 2-1 decision. Ninth-ranked WFU duo of Cory Parr and Steve Forman defeated Somdev Devarrman/Treat Huey at No. 1 with an 8-5 win, but at loss at Wake's No. 2 slot evened the score. Freshman Jonathan Wolff and Jason Morgenstern then clinched the point at No. 3 with a 9-8 (5) victory over Ted Angelinos and Lee Singer.

Huey tied the match with a straight set win over Cory Parr at No. 2 and Houston Barrick edged the Cavaliers ahead with a 6-3, 6-1 victory over Andrew Brasseaux at No. 6. Mariusz Adamski fell to Sanam Singh at No. 3 to put UVA within one point of the win.

After tying Michael Shabaz in the first set, Morgenstren dropped a 7-2 tiebreaker and fell 6-4 in the final set to clinch the Virginia victory.

The Cavaliers will advance to the title match, set for 11 a.m. at Sanlando Park in Altamonte Springs.

#1 Virginia Cavaliers #4 Wake Forest Demon Deacons
Head Coach: Brian Boland Head Coach: Jeff Zinn

1. Somdev Devvarman (UVA) vs. Steve Forman (WF) ---- DNF
2. Treat Huey (UVA) d. Cory Parr(WF) 6-2, 6-1
3. Sanam Singh (UVA) d. Mariusz Adamski (WF) 6-2, 6-2
4. Michael Shabaz (UVA) d. 4. Jason Morganstern(WF) 7-6 (2), 6-4
5. Ted Angelinos (UVA) vs. Jon Wolff (WF) ---- DNF
6. Houston Barrick (UVA) d. Andrew Brasseaux (WF) 6-3, 6-1
Order of finish: 2, 6, 3, 4*

Doubles
1.. Forman / Parr (WF) d. Devvarman / Huey (UVA) 8-5
2. Inglot / Shabaz (UVA) d. Adamski / Salmon (WF) 8-5
3. Wolff / Morgenstern (WF) d. Angelinos / Singer (UVA) 9-8 (5)
Order of finish: 2, 1, 3*

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