No. 21 Wake Forest Downs VCU 4-2
Feb. 14, 2009
Final Stats
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. -
The No. 21 Wake Forest men's tennis team defeated Virginia Commonwealth 4-2 on Saturday afternoon at the Wake Forest Indoor Tennis Center. The Demon Deacons are now 5-2 with the win and the Rams are 8-3.
Wake Forest changed up the doubles lineup, splitting up sixth-ranked duo Cory Parr and Steve Forman. Forman and Jon Wolff had the only doubles win of the day, defeating Bobo Delmark and Jordan Dyke 8-5. David Hopkins and Andrew Brasseaux played at No. 1 where the tandem stayed just one game behind but was broken by Benjamin Bouhana/Emil Lindgren at the end of the pro-set to fall 8-6. Cory Parr and Jason Morgenstern dropped a close 9-8 match at No. 2.
In singles, Jon Wolff knotted the match score at 1-1 with a 6-1, 6-2 win over Bobo Delemark at No. 5. Cory Parr followed with his fourth win of the season at No. 1 singles, taking a 6-4, 6-2 win over Martin Schulhauser. Steven Forman pushed the Deacons up 3-2 with a 7-6, 6-1, 6-3 win over Benjamin Bouhana at No. 2 and David Hopkins clinched the Deacon victory at No. 4.
Wake Forest will now prepare for a 14-match road stretch when they travel to Minnesota on February 20.
Tennis Match Results
Virginia Commonwealth vs Wake Forest
Feb 14, 2009 at Winston-Salem, N.C.
(Wake Forest University)
#21 Wake Forest 4, #33 Virginia Commonwealth 2
Singles competition
1. #34 Cory Parr (WF) def. Martin Schulhauser (VCU) 6-4, 6-1
2. Steve Forman (WF) def. Benjamin Bouhana (VCU) 6-7 (3-7), 6-1, 6-3
3. #107 Nicolas Vinel (VCU) def. Andrew Brasseaux (WF) 6-3, 6-3
4. David Hopkins (WF) def. #98 Emil Lindgren (VCU) 6-4, 6-4
5. Jonathan Wolff (WF) def. Bobo Delemark (VCU) 6-1, 6-2
6. Jason Morgenstern (WF) vs. Filip Svensson (VCU) 6-7 (9-11), 2-0, unfinished
Doubles competition
1. Benjamin Bouhana/Emil Lindgren (VCU) def. Andrew Brasseaux/David Hopkins (WF) 8-6
2. Nicolas Vinel/Martin Schulhauser (VCU) def. Cory Parr/Jason Morgenstern (WF) 9-8
(7-4)
3. Jonathan Wolff/Steve Forman (WF) def. Bobo Delemark/Jordan Dyke (VCU) 8-5
Match Notes:
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1,2); Singles (5,1,3,2,4)
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