No. 39 Men's Tennis Edges No. 59 Georgia State, 4-3
March 24, 2002
CORAL GABLES, Fla.-Senior Tarik El Bassiouni won in straight sets to clinch the 4-3 win for the No. 38-ranked Miami men’s tennis team over No. 59 Georgia State Sunday afternoon at the Neil Schiff Tennis Center.
El Bassiouni beat Nicolas Lupica, 6-4, 7-6, at No. 6 singles giving the Hurricanes (6-5) the advantage over the Panthers (10-5).
Miami won the doubles point with wins at No. 1 and No. 3 doubles. Joel Berman and Jose Lieberman teamed up to beat Albano Franco and Lupica, 8-4, at the No. 3 spot, while Tomas Smid and Andrew McDade knocked off Pablo Perez Gras and Luka Bernard, 8-6, at No. 1 doubles.
No. 12 Todd Widom put Miami up 2-0 in the match, beating Perez Gras, 6-1, 6-3, at No. 1 singles.
The Hurricanes then fell 3-2 as GSU rallied winning No. 2, No. 3 and No. 4 singles.
Lieberman tied the match three-all with a, 6-4, 6-4, win over Miha Lisac at No. 5 singles.
El Bassiouni clinched the match for the Hurricanes at the No. 6 spot.
The Hurricanes are back in action Monday at 6 p.m. hosting No. 29 Middle Tennessee State.
No. 38 Miami 4, No. 59 Georgia State 3
Singles
1. No. 12 Todd Widom (UM) def. Pablo Perez Gras (GSU) 6-1, 6-3
2. Matias Ormaza (GSU) def. Tomas Smid (UM) 6-4, 6-2
3. No. 136 Luka Bernard (GSU) def. Andrew Golub (UM) 6-1, 6-2
4. Albano Franco (GSU) def. Joel Berman (UM) 6-2, 7-6
5. Jose Lieberman (UM) def. Miha Lisac (GSU) 6-4, 6-4
6. Tarik El Bassiouni (UM) def. Nicolas Lupica (GSU) 6-4, 7-6
Doubles
1. Smid/Andrew McDade (UM) def. Perez Gras/Bernard (GSU) 8-6
2. Ormanza/Lisac (GSU) def. Golub/Widom (UM) 9-8
3. Berman/Lieberman (UM) def. Franco/Lupica (GSU) 8-4
