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University of Memphis
Charlotte
Men's Tennis Defeats Fourth Straight Ranked Team
Mar 14, 2002 | Men's Tennis
March 14, 2002
Charlotte, N.C. - The men's tennis team defeated Charlotte on Thursday, 5-2, to remain undefeated in Conference USA play. The Tigers have now five straight matches to improve to 9-4 on the season, 4-0 in C-USA action. Charlotte is ranked 75th in this week's Omni Hotels Collegiate Tennis Rankings. Memphis, ranked 59th, has now defeated ranked teams in its last four matches.
The Tigers won at 2 and 3 doubles to capture the doubles point, then won in singles at numbers 3,4,5 and 6. Memphis concludes this six match road trip with a visit to Davidson on Friday.
"We're tired and we're hurt right now," said head coach Phil Chamberlain, "but we're battling and playing very good tennis."
Results
Singles 1 - Ola Jonsson (C) def. Ben Stapp (UM), 6-2, 7-5 2 - Jacob Nordwall (C) def. Joe Schmulian (UM), 6-4, 6-1 3 - Richard Magney (UM) def. Joakim Peterson (C), 2-6, 6-2, 6-4 4 - Lee Taylor Walker (UM) def. David Bolin (C), 6-4, 6-0 5 - Alex Bucewicz (UM) def. Jonathan McGoven (C), 6-2, 6-1 6 - Michael Chamberlain (UM) def. Marlo Santoso (C), 6-3, 6-3
Doubles 1 - Jonsson/Peterson (C) def. Stapp/Walker (UM), 8-3 2 - Chamberlain/Schmulian (UM) def. McGoven/Santoso (C), 8-5 3 - Bucewicz/Michael LaHaie (UM) def. Nordwall/Jonathan Clark (C), 8-5
