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Men's Tennis Falls to Vanderbilt
Jan 26, 2002 | Men's Tennis
Jan. 26, 2002
Nashville, Tenn. - Vanderbilt, ranked 30th in the nation, knocked off the 74th ranked Tigers of Memphis, 5-2, in men's tennis action on Saturday in Nashville. Vanderbilt is now 2-0 on the season while Memphis suffers its first defeat to fall to 1-1.
"It was a competitive, solid match," said Memphis head coach Phil Chamberlain, now in his third season at the helm of Tiger tennis. "It was much closer than the score indicates. I feel very good about the way we played. It's something we can build on."
Senior Michael Chamberlain and freshman Alex Bucewicz picked up the Tigers' two wins at number five and number six singles respectively.
SINGLES #1 Bobby Reynolds def. Richard Magney (UM), 3-6, 6-2, 6-2 #2 Chad Harris def. Joe Schmulian (UM), 6-3, 6-4 #3 Scott Brown def. Lee Taylor Walker (UM), 6-3, 6-3 #4 Jens Frederiksen def. Ben Stapp (UM), 4-6, 7-6, 7-5 #5 Michael Chamberlain (UM) def. Lewis Smith, 6-3, 6-4 #6 Alex Bucewicz (UM) def. Josh Tarkoff, 6-3, 6-4
DOUBLES #1 Brown/Reynolds def. Stapp/Walker (UM), 8-2 #2 Frederiksen/Tarkoff def. Bucewicz/Michael LaHaie (UM), 8-3 #3 Match suspended - Harris/Smith vs. Chamberlain/Schmulian (UM)
