Top-seeded Hurricanes Earn NCAA Automatic Bid

April 27, 2003

CORAL GABLES, Fla.-The No. 1-seeded University of Miami men’s tennis team claimed the 2003 NCAA Automatic bid as play against No. 3-seeded Notre Dame was suspended due to bad weather at the Neil Schiff Tennis Center in Coral Gables, Fla. Sunday afternoon.

The No. 1 seed, University of Miami, earns the automatic qualifier to the NCAA Championship due to conference policy.

Miami advanced to the championship finals for the 11th consecutive season.

The Hurricanes beat No. 4-seed Rutgers 4-1 earlier in the day in the semifinals.

Miami advances to the NCAA Tournament for the seventh consecutive season beginning May 9-11.

Men’s Match No. 3 – No. 1 Miami def. No. 4 Rutgers – 4-1
Singles
No. 1 Todd Widom (UM) def. Greg Schweitzer (RU) 6-2, 6-1
No. 2 Andrew Golub (UM) def. Kevin Bielen (RU) 6-4, 6-4
No. 3 Luis Manrique (UM) def. Maarten Vissers (RU) 6-4, 6-4
No. 4 Colin Purcell (UM) def. Brook Deming (RU) 6-1, 6-1
No. 5 Gordie Milchutsky (RU) def. Zachary Hood (UM) 6-1, 6-1
No. 6 Fabrizio Rotati (UM) vs. Tyler Deming (RU) DNF