Jan. 28, 2007

Evanston, Ill. - The 24th-ranked Wake Forest men's tennis team eased past 56th-ranked Northwestern, 7-0, on Sunday in Evanston, Ill. The Deacons improved their season record to 2-0.

Wake Forest won all three doubles matches, including an upset at number one. Todd Paul and Mariusz Adamski knocked off 27th-ranked Matt Christian and Willy Lock, 8-5.

Cory Parr and Steven Forman won at number two, 8-6. At number three, Charles Sartor and Andrew Brasseaux posted an 8-2 victory.

In singles, the lineup was the same as Saturday's season opener except Parr and Hamar traded positions. Hamar dropped his first set at the number three position, but rallied to win 1-6, 6-4, 7-6 (3). Paul, Parr, Adamski, Forman and Jason Morgenstern all won in straight sets.

Wake Forest returns to Winston-Salem for three home matches next weekend. The Deacons will host William & Mary at 9:00 a.m. and Elon at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday.  Old Dominion comes to town on Sunday. All matches will be played at the Wake Forest Indoor Tennis Center.

#24 Wake Forest 7, #56 Northwestern 0
1/28/2007 at Evanston, Ill.
Singles competition
1. #4 Todd Paul (WF) def. Christian Tempke (NU) 6-1, 6-2
2. Cory Parr (WF) def. Willy Lock (NU) 7-5, 6-1
3. Andrew Hamar (WF) def. Matt Christian (NU) 1-6, 6-4, 7-6 (7-3)
4. Mariusz Adamski (WF) def. Juan Gomez (NU) 6-1, 6-2
5. Steven Forman (WF) def. Marc Dwyer (NU) 6-3, 6-4
6. Jason Morgenstern (WF) def. Alex Sanborn (NU) 6-2, 6-4
Doubles competition
1. Todd Paul/Mariusz Adamski (WF) def. #27 Matt Christian/Willy Lock (NU) 8-5
2. Cory Parr/Steven Forman (WF) def. Christian Tempke/Juan Gomez (NU) 8-6
3. Charles Sartor/Andrew Brasseaux (WF) def. Alex Sanborn/Alexey Evstratenkov (NU) 8-2
Match Notes
Wake Forest 2-0; National ranking #24
Northwestern 3-3; National ranking #56
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1,2); Singles (1,5,4,2,6,3)