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No. 4 Vanderbilt Men’s Tennis Falls To No. 8 Duke, 4-1 2/7/2004
No. 4 Vanderbilt Men’s Tennis Falls To No. 8 Duke, 4-1 SEATTLE, Wash. — The fourth-ranked Vanderbilt men’s tennis team completed its first appearance at the USTA/ITA National Team Indoor Championships with a 4-1 loss to No. 8 Duke at the Nordstrom Tennis Center Saturday. The Commodores (5-2) have lost two consecutive matches for the first time since April of 2002. Vanderbilt dropped its first doubles point of the season despite a huge effort at first doubles. Seniors Chad Harris and Lewis Smith teamed up to defeat their second top ten opponent in as many matches, downing Duke’s second-ranked duo of Ludovic Walker and Jason Zimmerman, 8-4. On Friday, the Commodore duo defeated 10th-ranked K.C. Corkery and James Pade of Stanford. Duke took second and third doubles, however, by scores of 8-3 and 8-5, respectively, to take an early lead in the match. In singles action, the two squads split a pair of straight-set decisions at the fourth and sixth positions. Junior Scott Brown, ranked 46th by the ITA, claimed a team point for the Commodores by defeating Zimmerman, 6-2, 7-5, at the fourth spot. Brown was the only Dore to win all three of his matches in Seattle. Freshman Nathan Sachs dropped his match at sixth singles, giving Duke a 2-1 advantage. The Blue Devils would solidify the match on the top two courts. VU’s 55th-ranked Harris took the first set against Philip King, 6-3, but King battled back to win the second set by an identical score before winning the third at love. At second singles, Commodore junior Matt Lockin split sets with the seventh-ranked Walter before succumbing in the third and final set. The Commodores travel to Columbus, Ohio, next weekend to meet a pair of Big Ten foes. Vanderbilt will face No. 58 Michigan State on Saturday, Feb. 14, and No. 15 Ohio State, led by top-ranked Jeremy Wurtzman, on Sunday, Feb. 15. 2004 USTA/ITA National Team Indoors Doubles Singles No. 4 Vanderbilt Men’s Tennis Upended By No. 5 Stanford, 4-3 SEATTLE, Wash. — The fourth-ranked Vanderbilt men’s tennis team lost its first match of the season Friday, dropping a 4-3 decision to fifth-ranked Stanford in the quarterfinals of the USTA/ITA National Team Indoor Championships at the Nordstrom Tennis Center. The Commodores (5-1) will face either No. 1 Illinois or No. 8 Duke in Saturday’s consolation round. Vanderbilt claimed its sixth doubles point in as many matches when seniors Chad Harris and Lewis Smith knocked off Stanford’s 10th-ranked duo of K.C. Corkery and James Pade, 9-8 (5) at first doubles. The Commodores also got a doubles victory from the pairing of junior Scott Brown and freshman Nathan Sachs, who defeated Stanford’s Phil Sheng and Joe Kao at third doubles. The Commodores also got a boost from their top seed in singles play. The 55th-ranked Harris scored a straight-set victory over the Cardinal’s 43rd-ranked Corkery, 7-6, 7-5, at first singles. The win was Harris’ fourth over a top 50 opponent in the last month. Vanderbilt took another team point at fourth singles where the 46th-ranked Brown took out Stanford’s 89th-ranked Pate, 4-6, 6-3, 6-3. Straight-set losses at third and sixth singles meant that the Dores held a narrow 3-2 advantage with two matches remaining to be decided. At second singles, junior Matt Lockin fought back from losing the first set to even his match at a set apiece. Lockin was broken in the third set and could not overcome 71st-ranked Sam Warburg, who eventually won the tying team point, 6-4, 4-6, 6-3. At fifth singles, Smith won a first-set tiebreaker and held a 4-3 lead in the second set before giving up a break and the second set, 6-4. With the momentum shifted, the Cardinal’s Carter Morris was able to take the third set, 6-3, and clinch the match for Stanford. Playing in the National Team Indoors for the first time in school history, the Commodores defeated No. 12 California on Thursday to advance to the elite tournament’s quarterfinal round.USTA/ITA National Team Indoor Championships Second Round – Feb. 6, 2004 No. 5 Stanford def. No. 4 Vanderbilt, 4-3 Doubles 1. Harris/Smith (VU) def. No. 10 Corkery/Pade (Stan), 9-8 (5) 2. Warburg/Morris (Stan) def. Dailey/Lockin (VU), 8-4 3. Brown/Sachs (VU) def. Sheng/Kao (Stan), 8-5 Singles 1. No. 55 Chad Harris (VU) def. No. 43 K.C. Corkery (Stan), 7-6, 7-5 2. No. 71 Sam Warburg (Stan) def. No. 27 Matthew Lockin (VU), 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 3. Phil Sheng (Stan) def. No. 45 Zach Dailey (VU), 7-5, 6-3 4. No. 46 Scott Brown (VU) def. No. 89 James Pade (Stan), 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 5. Carter Morris (Stan) def. Lewis Smith (VU), 6-7, 6-4, 6-3* 6. James Wan (Stan) def. Greg Sossaman (VU), 6-3, 6-1 Complete tournament results are available at uwhuskies.com or itatennis.com — VU —
No. 4 Vanderbilt Men’s Tennis Advances Through First Round of National Team Indoors SEATTLE, Wash. — The fourth-ranked Vanderbilt men’s tennis team won its first round match at the USTA/ITA National Team Indoor Championships, defeating the 12th-ranked Golden Bears of California, 4-2, at the Nordstrom Tennis Center. The Commodores will face No. 5 Stanford, a 4-3 winner over No. 13 Texas in today’s first round, tomorrow (Friday, Feb. 6) at 10 a.m. CT. Vanderbilt got started on the right foot by winning the doubles’ point. The Commodores earned victories at the two and three positions to secure the dual-match’s first point. Senior Zach Dailey and junior Matt Lockin teamed up at second doubles to defeat Cal’s Tyler Browne and Daniel Sebescen, 8-5, while junior Scott Brown and freshman Nathan Sachs won third doubles over Cal’s Andreas Petersen and John Pettit, 8-2. Seniors Chad Harris and Lew Smith, playing first doubles, did not finish their match against Patrick Briaud and Balazs Veress once the Commodores had secured the doubles’ point. The Commodores secured the victory with a trio of wins in singles competition. At third singles, No. 45 Dailey took a straight-set decision from Sebescen, 6-3, 6-4. VU sophomore Greg Sossaman also made short work of his opponent, winning a team point for the Dores at sixth singles, 6-4, 6-4. The clinching point came from No. 46 Brown, who outlasted Briaud in a three-set marathon, 6-3, 4-6, 7-5, to ensure Vanderbilt’s path to the second round. The marquee match of the day, VU’s No. 55 Harris against Cal’s No. 93 Veress, was called when the match had been decided. The only two points that Vanderbilt lost came at second and fifth singles. At second singles, No. 27 Lockin took the first set convincingly, 6-1, but lost the next two sets, 6-4, 7-5, to Wayne Wong. At the fifth position, Smith dropped a straight-set decision to Cal’s Tyler Browne, 7-5, 6-3. Vanderbilt (5-0) made its debut at the USTA/ITA National Team Indoor Championships today. The Commodores received their first invitation to the prestigious tournament, which has run since 1973, following the record-breaking 2003 campaign which saw Vanderbilt win the Southeastern Conference Tournament Championship and advance to the finals of the NCAA Tournament. USTA/ITA National Team Indoor Championships First Round – Feb. 5, 2004 No. 4 Vanderbilt def. No. 12 California, 4-2 Doubles 1. Harris/Smith (VU) vs. Briaud/Veress (Cal), DNF 2. Dailey/Lockin (VU) def. Browne/Sebescen (Cal), 8-5 3. Brown/Sachs (VU) def. Petersen/Pettit (Cal), 8-2 Singles 1. No. 55 Chad Harris (VU) vs. No. 93 Balazs Veress (Cal), DNF 2. Wayne Wong (Cal) def. No. 27 Matt Lockin (VU), 1-6, 6-4, 7-5 3. No. 45 Zach Dailey (VU) def. Daniel Sebescen (Cal), 6-3, 6-4 4. No. 46 Scott Brown (VU) def. Patrick Briaud (Cal), 6-3, 4-6, 7-5* 5. Tyler Browne (Cal) def. Lewis Smith (VU), 7-5, 6-3 6. Greg Sossaman (VU) def. Jake Leivent (Cal), 6-4, 6-4 *clinched match Complete tournament results are available at uwhuskies.com or itatennis.com — VU — |
