Jan. 22, 2000
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. - The University of Memphis men's tennis team fell to 0-3
for the season with a 4-0 loss to host Middle Tennessee State and a 5-0
loss to Troy State, Saturday.
MTSU won the doubles point with two wins to start the day. Tigers
Alistair Todd and Ben Stapp fell in a close-fought duel, 9-8 (5) at No.
1 doubles, while Jamie Adams and Michael La Haie fell to the No. 3
doubles team of Michael Chamberlain and Robert Gustaffson, 8-6.
Only three singles matches were needed for MTSU to sweep the Tigers.
Freshman Ben Stapp fought Gustaffson at No. 3, losing the first set 6-3
before rallying back to win the second set 6-1. The third set was a
battle which Stapp ended up losing, 10-7.
The Blue Raiders posted two-set wins at No. 4 and No. 6 singles as
Michael Lancefield defeated Jack Hu, 6-0, 6-3, while Mark Pellerin
defeated Jamie Adams, 6-1, 6-2.
The Tigers then tried to regroup and face Troy State, which had been
shutout by MTSU, 4-0, Friday. Again, the opposition took the doubles
point with two wins. The No. 33-ranked doubles team of Willy Campos and
Shannon Nettle defeated the Tigers' No. 1 team of Todd-Stapp, 8-4. The
team of Kane-Nikolic defeated the U of M's Adams-LaHaie, 8-5.
The Tigers were unable to post any points in singles, as three of the
four Tiger matches were two-set losses. Campos beat U of M sophomore
Richard Magney 7-5, 6-4, at No. 1 singles while his doubles partner,
Nettle, defeated Todd, 6-3, 6-0. Stapp was unable to put together
another rally as he did against MTSU, falling 6-1, 6-1 to Dejan Nikolic.
The final chance for a Tigers' point fell when Hu lost 7-5, 2-6, 5-10.
The road for the Tigers does not get easier as the U of M travels to Ole
Miss to play the No. 6 ranked team, Thursday, at 3 p.m.
Middle Tennessee State 4, Memphis 0
Doubles
Foreman-Nystrom (MTSU) d. Todd-Stapp (UM), 9-8 (5)
DNF No. 2 doubles
Chamberlain-Gustaffson (MTSU) d. Adams-La Haie (UM), 8-6
Singles
DNP 1, 2 singles
Gustaffson (MTSU) d. Stapp (UM), 6-3, 1-6, (10-7)
Lancefield (MTSU) d. Hu (UM), 6-0, 6-3
DNF No. 5
Pellerin (MTSU) d. Adams (UM), 6-1, 6-2
Troy State 5, Memphis 0
Doubles
No. 38 Campos-Nettle (TSU) d. Stapp-Todd (UM), 8-4
Kane-Nikolic d. Adams-LaHaie (UM), 8-5
Singles
Campos d. Magney (UM), 7-5, 6-4
Nettle d. Todd (UM), 6-3, 6-0
Nikolic d. Stapp (UM), 6-1, 6-1
Gill d. Hu (UM), 5-7, 6-2, (10-5)
