Men's Tennis Falls to Memphis 4-2

Saturday, March 9

Corpus Christi, Texas

12:00 PM CT

University of Louisville

Memphis<BR>(HEB National Championships)

March 09, 2002 | Men's Tennis

March 9, 2002

Corpus Christi, Texas - The University of Louisville men's tennis team fell to Memphis 4-2, in the semi-finals of the H.E.B. Collegiate Team Championships on Saturday.

The Cardinals won the doubles point as Cody Conley and Octavian Nicodim edged Ben Stapp and Lee Taylor Walker 9-8 at No. 1 and Matt Mayer and Brent McCombe defeated Alex Bucewica 8-6 at No. 3.

Paulo Carvalho recorded the Cardinals' only singles point with his 6-4, 6-1 win over Joe Schmulian at the two spot. For Memphis, Stapp defeated Conley 7-5, 6-3 at the top seed, Richard Magney beat Nicodim 6-2, 6-3 at No. 3, Alex Bucewicz defeated Alex Sivertsen in three sets 6-1, 4-6, 6-2 at No. 5 and Michael Chamberlain topped McCombe 6-3, 7-6 at the six seed.

ResultsMEMPHIS 4, LOUISVILLE 2Singles1 - Ben Stapp (UM) def. Cody Conley (UL), 7-5, 6-32 - Paulo Carvalho (UL) def. Joe Schmulian (UM), 6-4, 6-13 - Richard Magney (UM) def. Octavian Nicodim (UL), 6-2, 6-34 - Lee Taylor Walker (UM) vs. Matt Mayer (UL), DNF5 - Alex Bucewicz (UM) def. Alex Siversten (UL), 6-1, 4-6, 6-26 - Michael Chamberlain (UM) def. Brent McCombe (UL), 6-3, 7-6Doubles1 - Conley/Nocodim (UL) def. Stapp/Walker (UM), 9-8 2 - Chamberlain/Schmulian (UM) def. Carvalho/Kirts (UL), 8-13 - Mayer/McCombe (UL) def. Bucewicz/Michael LaHaie (UM), 8-6