UM Men's Tennis Falls to No. 1 Illinois

March 2, 2003

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (www.hurricanesports.com)- – The University of Miami men’s tennis team fell 7-0 to No.1-ranked Illinois Sunday in Champaign, Ill.

Depsite the loss, the Hurricanes received extraordinary play from doubles pairing Andrew Golub and Colin Purcell which defeated the No. 2-ranked doubles team Amer Delic and Michael Calkins 9-8 (4).

The loss was the second straight for the No. 32-ranked Hurricanes. Saturday, UM fell 4-3 to Indiana.

With the defeat, UM fell to 5-3 on the season.

In singles play, Colin Pucell (Louisville, Ky.) put up the toughest fight for the Hurricanes, pushing No. 60 Ryler DeHeart to three sets (6-4, 1-6, 6-3).

Miami vs. Illinois

Singles

1. No. 22 Rajeev Ram (UI) def. No. 18 Todd Widom 6-2, 6-3

2. No. 2 Phil Stolt (UI) def. Andrew Golub (UM) 6-3, 6-1

3. No. 56 Michael Calkins (UI) def. Luis Manrique (UM) 6-3, 6-2

4. Chris Martin (UI) def. Eric Hechtman (UM) 6-2, 6-2

5. No. 60 Ryler DeHeart (UI) def. Colin Purcell (UM) 6-4, 1-6, 6-3

6. Pramod Dabir (UI) def. No. 86 Shauny Hoyes 6-3, 6-3

Doubles

1. Golub/Purcell (UM) def. Delic/Calkins 9-8 (4)

2. Ram/Martin (UI) def. Manrique/Hoyes 8-2

3. Stolt/DeHeart (UI) def. Widom/Hechtman 8-3