Feb. 23, 2007

ORLANDO, Fla. - The University of Memphis men's tennis team (3-4, 1-1 C-USA) evened their league record with a 4-3 thriller over East Carolina, Friday. Memphis won two of the three doubles matches and then used wins at No. 2, 3 and 4 singles to pick up their third overall win of the season and their first in league play.

Junior Amrit Narasimhan won the opening set 6-0 at No. 2 singles, then fell in a second set tiebreak to force a deciding third set. Narasimhan won 6t-3 to power Memphis to the win.

Memphis will remain on the road, facing No. 4 Ole Miss in Oxford, Wednesday. Memphis is 0-4 so far this season against ranked opponents.

Memphis 4, East Carolina 3
Singles
No. 1 - Aleksey Kochetov def. Jimmy Khougassian (UM), 6-1, 6-3
No. 2 - Amrit Narasimhan (UM) def. Henrique Viana, 6-0, 6-7 (3), 6-3
No. 3 - Benedikt Fischer (UM) def. Matt Peeler, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (3)
No. 4 - Charlie Ramsay (UM) def. Sam McSpadden, 6-0, 6-0
No. 5 - Bryan Oakley def. Tezar Putra (UM), 6-4, 6-3
No. 6 - Stephen Whitwell def. Spencer Heflin (UM), 6-2, 6-3
Doubles
No. 1 - Fischer/Narasimhan (UM) def. Kochetov/Viana, 8-5
No. 2 - Khougassian/Ramsay (UM) def. Oakley/Whitwell, 8-3
No. 3 - Peeler/Brian Walters def. Heflin/Garrison Pilant (UM), 8-6

Team Records
Memphis: 3-4, 1-1 C-USA
East Carolina: 4-6, 0-1 C-USA