March 30, 2002

LUBBOCK, Texas - The Texas Tech men's tennis team improved to 10-7 on the season as it defeated the roadrunners of the University of Texas San Antonio, 4-0, this afternoon at the Lubbock Country Club, in Lubbock, Texas.

The Red Raiders drew first blood in the contest, winning two of three matches to earn the doubles point. The #2 duo of Royce Ramey (Richardson, Texas) and Devin Wakeford (Cape Town, South Africa) emerged victorious in the second doubles match, winning 8-5. Ramey defeated UTSA's Fred Darmont in strait sets to take the #1 singles match, 6-3, 6-0. The second seeded Ben Gudzelak (Halifax, England) won a 6-3, 6-1 decision over Rica Almeida of UTSA while Richard Crabtree (Habden Bridge, England) was also a strait set winner in the #3 seed match besting UTSA's Brett Veale, 6-4 6-1. The match was called after Tech won the four points necessary for a victory to accommodate UTSA's travel plans.

Tech will host the 10th ranked Texas A&M Aggies on Fri., April 5, at the McLeod Tennis Center. First serve is scheduled for 2 p.m. The team will then host the Nebraska Cornhuskers on Sun., April 7, at 1 p.m. at the McLeod Tennis Center. Fans attending next weekend's matches will receive free pizza and the first 50 fans in attendance will receive a free tee shirt.

RESULTS

Singles                                                 	Doubles
Royce Ramey, TTU def. Fred Darmont, UTSA, 6-3, 6-0	        Crabtree/Gudzelak, TTU def. Almeida / Andrade, UTSA, 8-4
Ben Gudzelak, TTU def. Rica Almeida, UTSA, 6-3, 6-1		Ramey/Wakeford, TTU def. Veale/ Dounaer, UTSA, 8-5
Richard Crabtree, TTU def. Brett Veale, UTSA, 6-4, 6-1 	Work/Darmont, UTSA def. Innerebner/Perez, TTU, 8-6
Devin Wakeford, TTU vs. Dennis Andrade, UTSA, DNF
Michael Innerebner, TTU vs. Max Dounaer, UTSA, DNF
David Knaszak, TTU vs. Justin Work, UTSA, DNF

Final Score
Texas Tech  4, Texas-San Antonio 0