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Men's Tennis Completes Perfect Homestand
April 18, 2001 | Men's Tennis
April 18, 2001
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio - The Bowling Green State University men's tennis team completed an undefeated homestand with a 7-0 victory over Wright State University Wednesday afternoon (April 18). The non-conference dual match was held at BGSU's Keefe Courts.
With the win, the Falcons (18-8) completed their six-match homestand with a 6-0 record, having won all six matches by 7-0 scores. WSU drops to 16-6 on the year.
For the sixth consecutive match, the Falcons swept the six singles flights. Junior Vitek Wild was a straight-sets winner at the top flight, downing Quincy Jones and moving his career total to 141 combined wins.
Wild is now tied with Dave Anderton (1995-98) for second place on the BGSU career list for combined wins. His next victory, singles or doubles, will tie him with the school's all-time leader, Radu Bartan (142 wins from 1996-99).
Sophomore Geoff Hiscox was a winner over Chad Derry at the second flight, while classmate Nicolas Lopez-Acevedo downed Chad Camper at the third level. Derry had entered play with a 22-10 singles record this year, while Camper was 26-6 prior to Wednesday's loss.
At the fourth and fifth flights, respectively, senior Brandon Gabel and junior Mike Kossoff rallied to win after losing the first set. Sophomore Micael Lopez-Acevedo lost just one game in his sixth-flight win, improving his singles win total to a team-high 24 this year.
In doubles, the team of Wild and junior Ed Kuresman suffered a narrow loss at the top flight, but BG's other two teams posted wins. Nicolas Lopez-Acevedo teamed with freshman Nick Moxley for a flight-two victory, while Gabel and sophomore Peter Gardonyi were victorious at the third doubles flight.
The Falcons have won the most dual matches in 22 years, or since the 1978-79 team went 20-5. BGSU, 3-1 in MAC play this year, now turns its attention toward an important Friday (April 20) match. The Falcons will end the regular-season schedule by heading to Muncie, Ind., to face Ball State University (4-0 in MAC action).
With a win at BSU, the Falcons of head coach Jay Harris would clinch a tie for the MAC's regular-season title for the second consecutive season.
Following that match, the Falcons will ready for the MAC Tournament, which begins April 26 in Kalamazoo, Mich.
BGSU 7, Wright State 0 (April 18)
Keefe Courts - Bowling Green, Ohio
Singles
1 - Vitek Wild (BGSU) def. Quincy Jones 6-2, 6-1 2 - Geoff Hiscox (BGSU) def. Chad Derry 6-2, 7-5 3 - Nicolas Lopez-Acevedo (BGSU) def. Chad Camper 6-2, 6-2 4 - Brandon Gabel (BGSU) def. Mike Brush 5-7, 6-2, 6-3 5 - Mike Kossoff (BGSU) def. Warren Gavin 1-6, 6-2, 6-2 6 - Micael Lopez-Acevedo (BGSU) def. Jim Grombacher 6-0, 6-1
Doubles
1 - Derry/Jones (WSU) def. Wild/Ed Kuresman 9-7 2 - N. Lopez-Acevedo/Nick Moxley (BGSU) def. Brush/Gavin 8-5 3 - Gabel/Peter Gardonyi (BGSU) def. Camper/Grombacher 8-2
