Hurricanes Topple Wolfpack
Feb. 8, 2003
CORAL GABLES, Fla. (www.hurricanesports.com) – – The No. 42-ranked University of Miami men’s tennis team defeated North Carolina State 6-1 Friday night at the Neil Schiff Tennis Complex.
With the win, the Hurricanes improved their dual match record to 2-0 on the season.Shauny Hoyes (Miami, Fla.) clinched the match for UM when he defeated Jirou Nakajima 7-6, 6-4 playing at six singles.
Building on the momentum of winning the doubles point, UM’s No. 9 ranked player Todd Widom (Coral Springs, Fla.) took the first win of the night when he defeated RJ Murray 6-1, 6-0 in straight sets.Eric Hechtman (Miami, Fla.) followed with a swift 6-1, 6-0 win over Rehman Esmail.UM lost its first singles match of the night when freshman Colin Purcell (Louisville, Ky.), a newcomer to the No. 3 spot, fell to Val Banada 6-4, 6-2.
After Hoyes’ match-clinching win, UM rolled as Luis Manrique (Key Biscayne, Fla.) defeated Jon Davis 7-6, (0) 6-4 and Andrew Golub (Miami, Fla.) beat Will Shaw 7-6, 6-4.
Coming into the match, the Wolfpack had lost two in a row. UM coach Bryan Getz was concerned as to whether or not the Hurricanes’ intensity would match NC State’s desperation.
“We knew they would come out fighting like dogs,” Getz said. “We matched their intensity and exceeded it.”
In doubles play, Golub and Purcell defeated Davis and Ismail 8-3 and Widom and Hechtman upended Shaw and Nakajima 8-4. UM conceded just one doubles match when Manrique and Hoyes fell to Murray and Banada 8-6.
The No. 42 Hurricanes’ will play the nation’s No. 12 ranked team, Texas A&M, Saturday at the Neil Schiff Tennis Center.
Miami 6, North Carolina State 1
Singles
1. Todd Widom (UM) def. RJ Murray (NCS) 6-1, 6-0
2. Andrew Golub (UM) def. Will Shaw (NCS) 7-6, 6-4
3. Val Banada (NCS) def. Colin Purcell (UM) 6-4, 6-2
4. Luis Manrique (UM) def. Jon Davis (NCS) 7-6, (0) 6-4
5. Eric Hechtman (UM) def. Rehman Esmail (NCS) 6-1, 6-0
6. Shauny Hoyes (UM) def. Jirou Nakajima (NCS) 6-3, 7-5
Doubles
1. Murray/Banada (NCS) def. Manrique/Hoyes (UM) 8-6
2. Purcell/Golub (UM) def. Davis/Esmail (NCS) 8-3
3. Widom/Hechtman (UM) def. Shaw/Nakajima (NCS) 8-4
