LOS ANGELES, Calif. (March 19) -- Denver lost for the first time in eight matches and fell to 12-3 on the season in dual-meet action losing 2-5 to the host Loyola Marymount Lions Sunday, March 19. Denver's lone two points came at No. 1 and No. 4 singles, and despite a victory at No. 2 doubles, the Pioneers failed to earn the lone point dropping the matches at Nos. 1 and 3 doubles.

"Hopefully this will get us ready for the Cal-Irvine tournament (next week)," said Denver coach Rob Oertel. "We need good opponents outdoors on the road and this was a good match for us to play (Sunday). We play No. 42-ranked San Diego State (Monday) and that will be a tough one for us. SDSU is a big one for us and we need that challenge to keep getting better."

Denver's Tomasz Wawrzyniak defeated LMU's Carsten Eisendarth 6-3, 1-6, 6-2 at No. 1 singles and improved to 12-2 on the season while Jay Patel was victorious for the Pioneers at No. 4 defeating LMU's Erik Nelson-Kortland 6-3, 6-1. Patel improved to 11-3 on the season in dual-match play.

The Pioneers return to action Tuesday when they face San Diego State at 1:30 p.m. in San Diego, Calif. Match-by-match results are listed below.

Denver Pioneers vs. Loyola Marymount University
March 19, 2000
at Los Angeles, California

Singles Denver Player               Opponent               Winner               Score 1. Tomasz Wawrzyniak    vs. Carsten Eisendarth     Wawrzyniak (Denver)  6-3, 1-6, 6-2 2. Magnus Ramfelt       vs. Leo Graeubig           Graeubig (LMU)       7-5, 4-6, 4-6 3. Boris Turkic         vs. Carsten Ditschkus      Ditschkus (LMU)      0-6, 4-6 4. Jay Patel            vs. Erik Nelson-Kortland   Patel (Denver)       6-3, 6-1 5. Trevor Young         vs. Mahmoud Karim          Karim (LMU)          2-6, 2-6 6. Lachlan Menzies      vs. Thad O'Grady           O'Grady (LMU)        5-7, 6-4, 0-1 (8-10) Doubles Denver Players              Opponents                    Winner   Score 1. Wawzyniak/Turkic     vs. Graeubig/Ditschkus           LMU      7-9 2. Ramfelt/Patel        vs. Eisendarth/Nelson-Kortland   Denver   9-7 3. Young/Menzies        vs. O'Grady/Karim                LMU      3-8 Final Score: Denver Loses: 2-5 University of Denver Season Won-Lost Record: 12-3 

Denver Pioneers vs. Azusa Pacific University March 18, 2000 at San Diego, California

Singles Denver Player               Opponent              Winner           Score 1. Tomasz Wawrzyniak    vs. Stephane Matheu       Matheu (APU)     3-6, 4-6 2. Boris Turkic         vs. Johannes Asusa        Asusa (APU)      6-4, 6-2 3. Magnus Ramfelt       vs. Ben Medina            Ramfelt (Denver) 6-0, 6-1 (toy) 4. Jay Patel            vs. Kavan Hahn            Patel (Denver)   6-4, 6-3 5. Trevor Young         vs. Hulgar Rudl           Young (Denver)   6-2, 6-3 6. Lachlan Menzies      vs. Steve Dubransky       Menzies (Denver) 6-0, 6-1 Doubles Denver Players              Opponents             Winner    Score 1. Wawzyniak/Turkic         Matheu/Hahn Azusa     Pacific   5-8 2. Ramfelt/Patel            Medina/Asusa          Denver    8-4 3. Young/Menzies            Rudl/Vlade Molenda    Denver    8-1 Final Score: Denver Wins 5-2 University of Denver Season Won-Lost Record: 12-2 

Match Notes:
Denver coach Rob Oertel Quotes: "Azusa Pacific will be a top-10 finisher in the NAIA rankings. They have a huge difference in their levels. Their No. 1 was a great player while their No. 6 player was not very good. Magnus Ramfelt just toyed with their guy at No. 3."