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Raul Munoz along with
teammate Myles Clouston won
at No. 1 doubles, 9-8.
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No. 7 Duke Picks Up ACC Win Over Wake Forest, 6-1
Deacons suffer first confernce loss of the year.
March 31, 1999
Durham, NC --- The seventh-ranked Duke men's tennis team captured
an ACC victory over the Wake Forest Demon Deacons, 6-1, Wednesday at Duke
Tennis Stadium. The loss drops Wake Forest to 10-9 overall and 2-1 in the
Atlantic Coast Conference.
The Blue Devils recorded wins in five of six singles matches and
took two of three doubles matches to win the doubles point. At No.1
singles, Duke's Pedro Escudero, ranked 100th nationally, upset 50th-ranked
Myles Clouston in three sets, 5-7, 6-3, 6-4. Duke recorded straight-set
wins at No. 2, 3, 4 and 6 singles, as No. 2 Doug Root won 7-6, 6-2 over
Raul Munoz, Dmitry Muzkya topped Michael Berger at No. 3, No. 4 Ramsey
Smith had the most lopsided victory with a 6-1, 6-0 win over Johan Hansen,
and Marko Cerenko took two sets over Justin Kaufman at No.6 singles. Wake
Forest's lone singles victory came at the No.5 slot, where Brett Mauro
defeated Porter Jones in three sets, 3-6, 6-3, 6-3.
The Deacon duo of Clouston and Munoz, ranked 12th nationally in
doubles, defeated 36th-ranked Escudero/Root at No.1 doubles, 9-8. Duke won
the doubles point, however, as Muzyka and Jordan Wile won at No.2, 8-3 and
Andres Pedroso and Smith recorded a 9-8 victory at the No.3 doubles.
The Deacons will return to action on Saturday, April 3 as they
travel to Atlanta to take on Georgia Tech.
No.7 Duke 6, No.43 Wake Forest 1
Singles
1. #100 Pedro Escudero (D) d. #50 Myles Clouston (WF) 5-7, 6-3, 6-4
2. #27 Doug Root (D) d. Raul Munoz (WF) 7-6, 6-2
3. #81 Dmitry Muzkya (D) d. Michael Berger (WF) 6-2, 7-6
4. #39 Ramsey Smith (D) d. Johan Hansen (WF) 6-1, 6-0
5. Brett Mauro (WF) d. Porter Jones (D) 3-6, 6-3, 6-3
6. Marko Cerenko (D) d. Justin Kaufman (WF) 6-3, 6-1
Doubles
1. #12 Clouston/Munoz (WF) d. #36 Escudero/Root (D) 9-8
2. #32 Muzyka/Wile (D) d. Berger/Kaufman (WF) 8-3
3. Pedroso/Smith (D) d. Hansen/Andres Guzman (WF) 9-8
