North Carolina State University Athletics
Men's Tennis Falls to No. 38 Miami, 5-2
3/30/2002 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
March 30, 2002
Raleigh, NC--The NC State men's tennis squad fell at the hands of No. 38 Miami, 5-2 Saturday afternoon. The loss dropped the Wolfpack to 4-14 on the season.
Freshman R.J. Murray teamed up with Matt Lucus to defeat the combination of Andrew Golub and Tarik El Bassioni, 8-4 for NC State's only victory in doubles competition. Meanwhile, in singles action, Murray notched his second victory of the day, 6-1, 6-2, over Joel Berman. Bryce McGrory defeated Golub, 6-4, 6-3.
The Wolfpack's next match is April 3rd at home against Duke at 2:30 p.m.
No. 38 Miami 5, NC State 2
Singles
No. 1 No. 12 Todd Widom (UM) def. Matt Lucas (NCSU) 6-4, 6-0
No. 2 Tomas Smid (UM) def. Ryan Boward (NCSU) 6-3, 6-3
No. 3 Bryce McGrory (NCSU) def. Andrew Golub (UM) 6-4, 6-3
No. 4 R.J. Murray (NCSU) def. Joel Berman (UM) 6-1, 6-2
No. 5 Jose Lieberman (UM) def. John Davis (NCSU), 6-3, 6-2
No. 6 Tarik El Bassiouni (UM) def. Shane Sealy (NCSU) 6-1, 6-2
Doubles
No. 1 Lucas/Murray (NCSU) def. Golub/El Bassiouni (UM) 8-4
No. 2 Smid/Widom (UM) def. Boward/McGrory (NCSU) 8-4
No. 3 Lieberman/Berman (UM) def. Sealy/Davis (NCSU) 8-4
