Jan. 12, 2003

After mixed success yesterday in the opening round of the Kona (Hawaii) Invitational, the Fighting Illini men's tennis team asserted its dominance against a capable Wake Forest squad today. Coach Craig Tiley's squad swept all nine singles matches, dropping just one set in the process, and won three of its four doubles contests.

"We played much better, today, especially in doubles," said Tiley. "It was a good performance against a good Wake Forest team that had won most of its matches yesterday against Texas A&M. I'm very please with the way we played today."

Here are the results from today's match (no team scores):

Singles
Amer Delic (ILL) def. David Lowenthal (WF), 6-3, 6-4
Brian Wilson (ILL) def. Mike Murray (WF), 6-3, 6-3
Phil Stolt (ILL) def. David Bere (WF), 6-4, 1-6, 6-2
Michael Calkins (ILL) def. Trent Brendon (WF), 6-3, 6-2
Ryler DeHeart (ILL) def. D.J. Spice (WF), 6-2, 6-4
Chris Martin (ILL)def. Brett Ross, 6-2, 6-2 (WF)
Pramod Dabir (ILL) def. Andrew Simpson (WF), 7-5, 6-3
Evan Zeder (ILL) def. Brian Murphy (WF) 6-4, ret.
Alex Hobson (ILL) def. Mirko Ivanda (WF), 7-6 (9), 6-0

Doubles
Michael Calkins/Amer Delic (ILL) def. David Lowenthal/Trent Brandon   8-6
Phil Stolt/Brian Wilson (ILL) def. Mike Murray/Andrew Simpson (WF)   8-4
D.J. Spice/Brett Ross (WF) def. Chris Martin/Ryler DeHeart (ILL)  8-3
Pramod Dabir/Conner Murnighan (ILL) def. Brian Murphy/David Bere (WF)   8-3

Illinois will tangle with Texas A&M to wrap up the tournament tomorrow. After training through mid-week, the Illini will enter as amateurs in the Challenger professional event next weekend, still in Kona, Hawaii.