March 30, 2003
ATLANTA — Despite getting singles wins from Roger Anderson, Scott Schnugg and West Nott, the 14th-ranked Georgia Tech men’s tennis dropped a 4-3 decision to Wake Forest in a match that took nearly six hours to complete on Sunday afternoon at the Bill Moore Tennis Center.
The difference in the match was the decided early on, as the Yellow Jackets (11-5, 3-3 ACC) dropped the doubles point for the second-straight time against the Demon Deacons (9-6, 2-3 ACC). Tech’s lone doubles win came at the No. 3 spot, as the team of Trevor McLeod and West Nott were 8-5 winners over Brian Murphy and David Bere.
The Jackets started singles play in strong fashion, as both Anderson and Schnugg were winners at Nos. 1 and 2 respectively. Schnugg was Tech’s first singles winner of the day as he rallied to defeat David Bere in three sets. Schnugg lost the first set by a 6-0 score, but then took the next two by matching scores of 6-2 and 6-2. After Wake’s Trent Brendon picked up a 6-4, 6-3 win over the Jackets’ Joao Menano at No. 3 singles, Anderson evened the match at 2-2 with his win over Derrick Spice at No. 1 singles. Anderson dropped the first set by a 6-3 count, but then won a pair of tight sets and the match by scores of 7-5 and 7-6 (3).
The Deacs clinched the match when Brian Murphy downed Tech’s Trevor McLeod at No. 6 singles in straight sets by scores of 6-4 and 6-2.
West Nott was the Jackets’ final singles winner of the day, defeating Mike Murray at No. 4 singles in a marathon three-set affair. Nott won the first set by a 7-5 score before dropping the second frame by the same 7-5 count. He won the match in a third-set tiebreaker by a 7-3 score.
Georgia Tech will continue its homestand on Wednesday, April 2, when it hosts 18th-ranked South Carolina at 1 p.m. at the Bill Moore Tennis Center.
#32 WAKE FOREST 4, #14 GEORGIA TECH 3DOUBLES1. Spice/Ross (WF) d. #19 Anderson/Schnugg (GT), 9-8 (4)2. Murray/Brendon (WF) d. Menano/Rajevac (GT), 8-53. McLeod/Nott (GT) d. Murphy/Bere (WF), 8-6
SINGLES 1. #26 Roger Anderson (GT) d. Derrick Spice (WF), 3-6, 7-5, 7-6 (3) 2. #79 Scott Schnugg (GT) d. David Bere (WF), 0-6, 6-2, 6-2 3. Trent Brendon (WF) d. Joao Menano (GT), 6-4, 6-3 4. West Nott (GT) d. Mike Murray (WF), 7-5, 5-7, 7-6 (3) 5. Brett Ross (WF) d. Marko Rajevac (GT), 6-2, 7-5 6. Brian Murphy (WF) d. Trevor McLeod (GT), 6-4, 6-2
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