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Raul Munoz rallied back
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Men's Tennis Cruises to Fourth Straight Win
Demon Deacons drop Florida International, 6-1.
March 28, 1999
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - Wake Forest won its fourth consecutive match
with a 6-1 victory over Florida International, who beat 24th ranked NC
State on Thursday, at Leighton Stadium this afternoon. It was the Deacs
ninth win in nine matches at home this season.
The Deacons (10-8) only lost won set in five of their six singles
match victories. The nation's 50th ranked singles player, Wake Forest's
Myles Clouston, won in straight sets over Peter Hoffmann, 6-3, 6-3. It was
Clouston's 19th overall win this season and his ninth in 10th in dual match
play.
Wake's doubles team of Clouston and Raul Munoz moved into a fourth
place tie for most wins during a season in the WFU record book. The
defeated FIU's team of Jaime Fillol and Marcel Van Der Heide, 9-8 (2). The
win is their 21st on the season, tying them with Marco Lucioni and John
Vinson whom also won 21 matches in 1986. Clouston and Munoz hold the
record for wins in a season with 29. They achieved that feat last season.
Of the Deacons eight remaining matches, seven of them are ACC
matches. Wake Forest will return to action on Wednesday, March 31 when
they travel to Durham to take on No. 7 Duke.
Wake Forest 6, Florida International 1
Singles Results
1. Myles Clouston (WFU) d. Peter Hoffmann (FIU) 6-3, 6-3
2. Raul Munoz (WFU) d. Jaime Fillol (FIU) 2-6, 6-3, 7-6 (5)
3. Marcel Van Der Heide (FIU) d. Mike Berger (WFU) 7-6 (5), 4-1 ret.
4. Brett Mauro (WFU) d. Gustavo Oribe (FIU) 6-1, 6-1
5. Justin Kaufmann (WFU) d. Luis Rodriguez (FIU) 6-2, 6-4
6. Hayes Calvert (WFU) d. Diego Salcedo (FIU) 6-3, 6-1
Doubles Results
1. Clouston/Munoz (WFU) d. Fillol/Van Der Heide (FIU) 9-8 (2)
2. Berger/Kaufmann (WFU) d. Hoffmann/Oribe (FIU) 8-6
3. Mauro/Andres Guzman (WFU) d. Rodriguez/Salcedo (FIU) 8-3
