University of Memphis Athletics
University of Memphis
UAB (C-USA Championships)
Memphis Men's Tennis Upsets UAB
Apr 21, 2001 | Men's Tennis
April 21, 2001
New Orleans, La.-- - The University of Memphis men's tennis team was upset being seeded behind UAB after the league conference call, Monday. But after the call, the Tigers just adopted their 'we'll show them' attitude about being ranked No. 7 despite being one of six C-USA teams to be nationally-ranked.
Well, ask the Tigers how revenge feels after Memphis downed UAB, 4-3, in a third-round victory at the Conference USA Championships, Saturday.
Memphis jumped out to a 1-0 lead after winning the No. 1 and 2 doubles matches by identical scores, 8-5.
Memphis sophomore Joe Schmulian stretched that lead to 2-0 with a 6-1, 6-4, win at No. 2 singles, but UAB battled back to tie it at 2-2 with wins at no. 3 and No. 4 singles.
That left No. 1, 5 and 6 up for grabs. Given that Michael Chamberlain has battled through some mammoth matches already this season, it was probably no surprise that he won his No. 5 singles match, 7-5, 6-3 to move the Tigers ahead 3-2.
But Andre va der Merwe's three-set win over Memphis' Richard Magney at No. 1, again knotted the match at three apiece, leaving junior Michael LaHaie's match at No. 6 the deciding match. LaHaie won the first set 7-5 before UAB's Rusty Walker battled back to win the second set, 6-2. The two opponents battled in the third before LaHaie put the set, match and dual away with a 7-5 win in the third.
Memphis will play for fifth-place, Sunday, at 11 a.m. The Tigers will face either Southern Miss or DePaul, whichever team loses their 4 p.m., Saturday, match.
Singles
No. 1 - Andre van der Merwe (UAB) def. Richard Magney (UM), 4-6, 6-4, 6-1
No. 2 - Joe Schmulian (UM) def. Tom Dalby (UAB), 6-1, 6-4
No. 3 - Alex Jung (UAB) def. Ben Stapp (UM), 6-3, 6-1
No. 4 - Sanzarus Zaman (UAB) def. Alistair Todd (UM), 6-4, 7-6
No. 5 - Michael Chamberlain (UM) def. Niklas Lindstrom (UAB), 7-5, 6-3
No. 6 - Michael LaHaie (UM) def. Rusty Walker (UAB), 7-5, 2-6, 7-5
Doubles
No. 1 - Todd/Stapp (UM) def. Jung/Dalby (UAB), 8-5
No. 2 - Schmulian/Chamberlain (UM) def. Walker/Ambrose (UAB), 8-5
No. 3 - Merwe/Zaman (UAB) def. Jack Hu/LaHaie (UM), 8-4
