March 2, 2002

Murfreesboro, Tenn. - The Memphis men's tennis team suffered a narrow loss to 21st ranked Middle Tennessee, 4-3, in Murfreesboro on Saturday. The Tigers fall to 4-4 on the season while MTSU remains unbeaten at 8-0. The Tigers, ranked 70th in this week's Omni Hotels Collegiate Tennis Rankings, have lost three matches to top 30 teams this season.

The Tigers won the doubles point as Ben Stapp and Lee Taylor Walker defeated the fifth-ranked doubles team in the nation, Oliver Foreman and Robert Gustaffson, 9-8 (3). Memphis also won two singles matches.

RESULTS (National rankings in parentheses)

SINGLES 1 - (15) Daniel Klemetz (MT) def. Richard Magney (UM) 6-2, 7-6 (2) 2 - (40) Robert Gustaffson (MT) def. Ben Stapp (UM) 4-6, 6-3, 6-1 3 - (97) Oliver Gustaffson (MT) def. Alex Bucewicz (UM) 6-3, 6-4 4 - Michael Staniak (MT) def. Lee Taylor Walker (UM) 6-3, 6-4 5 - Michael Chamberlain (UM) def. Kirk Jackson (MT) 3-6, 7-6 (5), 10-4 6 - Michael LaHaie (UM) def. Trevor Short (MT) 6-3, 6-4

DOUBLES 1 - Stapp/Walker (UM) def. (5) Foreman/Gustaffson (MT) 9-8 (3) 2 - (47) Klemetz/Jackson def. Magney/Chamberlain (UM) 8-4 3 - Bucewicz/LaHaie def. Short/Pollack (MT) 8-5

Records: Memphis 4-4, Middle Tennessee 8-0