DENVER (Mar. 4) -- The University of Denver men's tennis team won for the fourth straight time against Gustavus Adolphus Saturday by a 5-3 margin and improved to 9-2 on the season. The Pioneers won four of the six singles matches and swept the doubles play for the win.
"We are really playing well right now and are doing even better than I expected," said coach Rob Oertel. "We didn't play Boris Turkic at No. 1 singles because he had a sore shoulder. It almost cost us today without him in the lineup but we fought well."
For match-by-match results see below.
University of Denver Men's Tennis
Dual-Match ScoresSuper-Tiebreaker Format Denver Pioneers vs. Gustavus Adolphus
March 4, 2000
at Denver, Colorado
Singles
Denver Player Opponent Winner Score1. Tomasz Wawrzyniak vs. Matt Lundmark Wawrzyniak (Denver) 6-2, 6-42. Magnus Ramfelt vs. Jay Bemis Ramfelt (Denver) 6-3, 6-13. Jay Patel vs. Mike Hom Patel (Denver) 6-2, 6-44. Trevor Young vs. Nick Crossley Crossley (GA) 3-6, 4-65. Mike Ceilley vs. Daryn Collins Collins (GA) 3-6, 6-2, 0-1 (6-10)6. Lachlan Menzies vs. Kevin Whipple Whipple (GA) 5-7, 6-1, 0-1 (4-10)
DoublesDenver Player Opponent Winner Score1. Turkic/Wawzyniak vs. Lundmark/Hom Denver 8-32. Ramfelt/Patel vs. Jones/Bemis Denver 8-63. Young/Menzies vs. Collins/ Denver 8-4
Final Score: Denver Wins 5-3
University of Denver Season Won-Lost Record: 9-2
University of Denver Men's Tennis
Dual-Match ScoresDenver Pioneers vs. Drake University
March 3, 2000
at Denver, Colorado
Singles Denver Player Opponent Winner Score 1. Boris Turkic vs. Stephen Killian Turkic (Denver) 6-1, 6-2 2. Tomasz Wawrzyniak vs. Oggie Kolev Wawrzyniak (Denver) 6-2, 7-5 3. Magnus Ramfelt vs. Tim Miller Ramfelt (Denver) 6-3, 5-7, 6-2 4. Jay Patel vs. Bryan Endress-Fox Endress-Fox (Drake) 2-6, 4-6 5. Trevor Young vs. Aaron Endress-Fox Endress-Fox (Drake) 4-6, 3-6 6. Lachlan Menzies vs. Kirk Schuler Menzies (Denver) 6-4, 6-3 Doubles Denver Players Opponents Winner Score 1. Turkic/Wawzyniak vs. Killian/Miller Drake 4-8 2. Ramfelt/Mike Ceilley vs. Kolev/Schuler Drake 6-8 3. Young/Menzies vs. Endress-Fox/ Drake 3-8 Endress-Fox Final Score: Denver Wins 4-3
University of Denver Season Won-Lost Record: 8-2
Match Notes:
Denver coach Rob Oertel Quotes: "The clinching match was the win by Magnus Ramfelt at No. 3. We are rolling and I am really happy with where we are as a team. There is not one guy on our team who I'd rather have on the court in such a situation, with the whole match on the line, than Magnus Ramfelt. Boris Turkic had a great day too, but Magnus is really playing well."
University of Denver Men's Tennis
Dual-Match ScoresSuper-Tiebreaker FormatDenver Pioneers vs. University of Montana
March 3, 2000
at Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colorado
SinglesDenver Player Opponent Winner Score1. Boris Turkic vs. David Froschauer Turkic (Denver) 6-4, 4-6, 1-0 (10-8)2. Tomasz Wawrzyniak vs. Eric Goldstein Wawrzyniak (Denver) 6-2, 6-03. Magnus Ramfelt vs. Tomislav Sokolic Ramfelt (Denver) 6-3, 6-14. Jay Patel vs. Justin Lindbloom Patel (Denver) 6-1, 6-15. Trevor Young vs. Jonah Sandford Houghton (N. Iowa) 6-4, 6-36. Lachlan Menzies vs. Ryan Dauey Menzies (Denver) 6-0, 6-1DoublesDenver Players Opponents Winner Score1. Turkic/Wawzyniak vs. Froschauer/Sokolic Denver 8-62. Ramfelt/Patel vs. Goldstein/Lindbloom Denver 8-53. Young/Menzies vs. Sanford/Zac Anderson Denver 8-3
Final Score: Denver Wins 8-0
University of Denver Season Won-Lost Record: 7-2