No. 38 Men's Tennis Wins At NC State, 5-2
March 30, 2002
CORAL GABLES, Fla.-The No. 38-ranked Miami men’s tennis team beat North Carolina State, 5-2, Saturday afternoon in Raleigh, NC.
The Hurricanes improve to 8-6 overall, while NC State falls to 4-14 on the season.
Miami won the doubles point after winning at No. 2 and No. 3 doubles.
Tomas Smid and Todd Widom paired up to defeat Ryan Boward and Bryce McGrory, 8-4, while Jose Lieberman and Joel Berman beat Shane Sealy and John Davis, 8-4.
No. 12-ranked Todd Widom continues on the winning path improving to 22-3 overall with a, 6-4, 6-0, win over Matt Lucas at No. 1 singles.
Tomas Smid downed Boward in straight sets, winning, 6-3, 6-3, at the No. 2 spot.
Jose Lieberman and Tarik El Bassiouni won at No. 5 and No. 6 singles to clinch the win over NC State.
Lieberman beat Davis, 6-3, 6-2, while El Bassiouni downed Sealy, 6-1, 6-2.
The Hurricanes will continue the road trip, playing No. 16 Duke Sunday at 1 p.m. in Durham, NC.
No. 38 Miami 5, NC State 2
Singles
1. No. 12 Todd Widom (UM) def. Matt Lucas (NC) 6-4, 6-0
2. Tomas Smid (UM) def. Ryan Boward (NC) 6-3, 6-3
3. Bryce McGrory (NC) def. Andrew Golub (UM) 6-4, 6-3
4. R.J. Murray (NC) def. Joel Berman (UM) 6-1, 6-2
5. Jose Lieberman (UM) def. John Davis (NC) 6-3, 6-2
6. Tarik El Bassiouni (UM) def. Shane Sealy (NC) 6-1, 6-2
Doubles
1. Lucas/Murray (NC) def. Golub/El Bassiouni (UM) 8-4
2. Smid/Widom (UM) def. Boward/McGrory (NC) 8-4
3. Lieberman/Berman (UM) def. Sealy/Davis (NC) 8-4
