March 8, 2007

TUCSON, Ariz. - The University of Memphis men's tennis team (3-7) got another win at No. 1 singles from junior Amrit Narasimhan, but fell 6-1 at No. 75 Arizona, Thursday.

With the loss, Memphis has now faced seven nationally-ranked opponents. The Tigers will wrap up the spring break trip with a match against No. 43 Denver, Saturday, beginning at noon. That match will be played at the University of Arizona.

The Tigers will return home for a St. Patrick's Day match against Indiana State, which begins at 10 a.m.

No. 75 Arizona 6, Memphis 1
Doubles
No. 1 - Claudio Christen/Ravid Hezi def. Amrit Narasimhan/Benedikt Fischer (UM), 9-7
No. 2 - Jimmy Khougassian/Charlie Ramsay (UM) def. Peter Zimmer/Jason Labrosse, 8-2
No. 3 - Bruno Alcala/Milos Romis def. Spencer Heflin/Garrison Pilant (UM), 8-5
Singles
No. 1 - Amrit Narasimhan (UM) def. Claudio Christen, 6-4, 6-4
No. 2 - Bruno Alcala def. Benedikt Fischer (UM), 7-5, 6-3
No. 3 - Ravid Hezi def. Jimmy Khougassian (UM), 6-4, 6-2
No. 4 - Peter Zimmer def. Charlie Ramsay (UM), 6-4, 3-6, 10-7
No. 5 - Jason Labrosse def. Tezar Putra (UM), 6-4, 6-0
No. 6 - Alex Labrosse def. Cody Loup (UM), 6-3, 6-2