Jan. 28, 2005

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The University of Memphis men's tennis team (1-1) dropped a 6-1 decision at No. 20 Vanderbilt to open the 2005 spring dual season road schedule, Friday afternoon. Junior Alex Jago posted Memphis' lone singles victory, winning 7-6, 7-5 over Ryan Preston at No. 4 singles. Jago and doubles teammate Mark Finnegan also came close to picking up a win in doubles, taking the No. 3 team of Matt Lockin and Jordan Magarik to a 9-8 (7-4) decision.

James Spence fell 6-4, 6-2 to Scott Brown at No. 1 singles, while Alex Bucewicz fell 6-2, 7-6 to Lockin. Freshman Bryan Bankester had just split sets when the match was essentially decided, so he and Magarik played a super tiebreaker to wrap up the last singles match. Magarik prevailed in the super tiebreak, 1-0, to claim the 6-3, 6-7, 1-0 victory.

Memphis will play at No. 25 Tennessee, Saturday.

No. 20 Vanderbilt 6, Memphis 1
Singles
No. 1 - Scott Brown def. James Spence (UM), 6-4, 6-2
No. 2 - Matt Lockin def. Alex Bucewicz (UM), 6-2, 7-6
No. 3 --Jason Pinsky def. Mark Finnegan (UM), 6-2, 6-2
No. 4 - Alex Jago (UM) def. Ryan Presotn, 7-6, 7-5
No. 5 - Andy Mack def. Scott Felsenthal (UM), 6-3, 7-5
No. 6 - Jordan Magarik def. Bryan Bankester (UM), 6-3, 6-7, 1-0
Doubles
No. 1 - Brown/Pinsky def. Spence/Felsenthal (UM), 8-5
No. 2 - Mack/Preston def. Garrison Pilant/Bucewicz (UM), 8-4
No. 3 - Lockin/Magarik def. Jago/Finnegan (UM), 9-8 (7-4)