Duke Men's Tennis Loses To Georgia, 4-3
Cerenko, Pedroso and Ramsey pick up singles victories in defeat for Blue Devils.
The Blue Devils had their winning streak of 16 matches halted with Monday's loss.

The Blue Devils had their winning streak of 16 matches halted with Monday's loss.

May 21, 2001

ATHENS, GA. -- Georgia's Travis Parrott defeated Duke's Joel Spicher 6-7, 7-6, 6-2 at number five singles to lift third-seeded Georgia to a 4-3 win over sixth-seeded Duke in the quarterfinals of the NCAA Men's Tennis Tournament held on Monday in Athens, Ga.

Georgia improves to 26-1 on the season while Duke ends the season at 24-4. The Bulldogs have now won 23 straight matches while the Blue Devils had their winning streak of 16 matches haulted.

The Bulldogs jumped out to a 3-0 advantage after taking the doubles point and earning singles wins at the numbers one and six slots. At number one, fifth-ranked Matias Boeker downed ninth-ranked Phillip King, 6-1, 6-3, while Brandon Wagner upended Alex Bose, 6-1, 6-2 at number six.

Duke rallied as three seniors, Marko Cerenko, Andres Pedroso and Ramsey Smith, picked up singles wins. Smith, ranked 20th, came from a one-set deficit to defeat eighth-ranked Bo Hodge, 3-6, 6-4, 6-0 at number two. At number three, 27th-ranked Cerenko downed 28th-ranked Lesley Joseph in three sets, 6-3, 2-6, 6-3, while at number four, 49th-ranked Pedroso posted a 4-6, 6-2, 6-4 win over 47th-ranked Chad Carlson.

After Spicher and Parrott traded sets in tiebreaker fashion, Parrott broke Spicher's serve in the sixth game to take a 4-2 lead in the final set. The loss for Spicher snapped his 15-match winning streak and ended his streak of consecutive sets won at 26.

Georgia advances to the Final Four to meet SMU on Tuesday at 4:00 p.m. 

DUKE 4, GEORGIA 3
SINGLES
1.	#5 Matias Boeker (Georgia) def. #9 Phillip King, 6-1, 6-3
2.	#20 Ramsey Smith (Duke) def. #8 Bo Hodge, 3-6, 6-4, 6-0
3.	#27 Marko Cerenko (Duke) def. #28 Lesley Joseph, 6-3, 2-6, 6-3
4.	#49 Andres Pedroso (Duke) def. #47 Chad Carlson, 4-6, 6-2, 6-4
5.	#50 Travis Parrot (Georgia) def. Joel Spicher, 6-7, 7-6, 6-2
6.	#60 Brandon Wagner (Georgia) def. Alex Bose, 6-1, 6-2


DOUBLES
1.	#4 Boeker/Parrott (Georgia) def. #22 King/Smith, 8-2
2.	Cerenko/Michael Yani (Duke) vs. Hodge/Wagner, dnf
3.	Boeker/Carlson (Georgia) def. Bose/Pedroso, 8-4