No. 30 Hurricanes take to the Road to Face No. 48 Wake Forest, No. 6 Duke

April 2, 2004

CORAL GABLES, Fla. – The 30th-ranked University of Miami men’s tennis team will head to the state of North Carolina this weekend to take on future ACC rivals No. 48 Wake Forest Saturday at 1 p.m. and No. 6 Duke Sunday at noon.

The Hurricanes take to the Tar Heel State with an overall record of 11-3, blanking Georgia Southern, 7-0 in their last outing on March 21 in Coral Gables.

Led by the sophomore Eric Hechtman (Miami, Fla.) who is ranked No. 93 in the nation in singles play, Miami has turned out an overall record of 4-3 against ranked opponents this season.

The Demon Deacons are 9-8 on the year after falling to No. 18 North Carolina, 6-1 this past Wednesday in Chapel Hill.

Head Coach Bryan Getz returns to his alma mater Sunday to face the Blue Devils who are currently 14-5 on the season, shutting out N.C. State, 7-0 their last time out and will take on TCU April 2 prior to hosting the Hurricanes.

Miami is undefeated all-time against WFU at 6-0 and holds an edge in the all-time series with Duke at 22-11.