Feb. 3, 2008

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - - The University of Memphis (2-2) men's tennis team dropped its road opener at No. 33 Vanderbilt, 6-1, Sunday. Freshman Leon Nasemann posted the Tigers' one point with a 6-3, 6-4 win at No. 3 singles, but that was all Memphis could manage as Vanderbilt won the doubles point, then used singles wins at No. 2, 1 and 5 to close out the victory.

The Tigers will have one full week before their next match, as the Tigers will host Rhodes College, Sunday, Feb. 10th, at 1 p.m. in a double-header with the Lady Tiger tennis team.

No. 33 Vanderbilt 6, Memphis 1
Doubles
No. 1 - Evan Dufaux/Nick Cromydas def. Amrit Narasimhan/Charlie Ramsay (UM), 8-4
No. 2 - Ryan Preston/Bryant Salcedo def. Spencer Heflin/Leon Nasemann (UM), 8-6
No. 3 - Vijay Paul/Adam Baker def. Jordan Smith/Benedikt Fischer (UM), 8-4
Singles
No. 1 - Ryan Preston (UM) def. Amrit Narasimhan (UM), 6-3, 6-4
No. 2 - No. 79 Vijay Paul def. Michael Gaerthoeffner (UM), 6-1, 6-2
No. 3 - Leon Nasemann (UM) def. Nick Cromydas, 6-3, 6-4
No. 4 - Bryant Salcedo def. Jordan Smith (UM), 6-3, 4-6, 6-3
No. 5 - Evan Dufaux def. Charlie Ramsay (UM), 6-2, 7-5
No. 6 - Alex Zotov def. Benedikt Fischer (UM), 6-4, 7-6 (2)