 FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Gary Holden, Sports Info. Director
(540) 365-4306
March 28, 2004
Men's Tennis Wins Twice Over Weekend- Panthers Improve to 14-2 With Wins Over
Maryville, E&H
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- Ferrum, Va. -- The Ferrum College men's
tennis team picked up two wins over the weekend, beating Maryville
College 6-1 March 27 in Maryville, Tennessee, and Emory & Henry College 7-0 March
28 in Abingdon, Virginia.
Ferrum
6, Maryville 1 (box
score)
Ferrum
7, Emory & Henry 0 (box
score)
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- Ferrum is currently on a 10-match winning streak,
dating back to a win over Cabrini College in March 3. The
Panthers improved to 14-2 with the wins and are one win shy of tying
last year's school record for single season wins (15).
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- Sophomore Gabe
Zakkak (Midland, Va./Liberty) and freshman Walter
Basten (Lynchburg, Va./New Vistas) won at #1-2 singles,
respectively, both days. The duo also won matches at #1
doubles against both Maryville and Emory & Henry.
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Sophomore Erich Trier
(Middleburg, Va./Loudoun Valley) and freshman
Wilson Paine
(Maryville, Va./Maryville) won both weekend matches at #2 doubles,
as well as #4 and #5 singles.
Sophomore Matt Brantley
(Norlina, N.C./Warren County) teamed with freshman Slavenko
Drincic (Alexandria, Va./Mount Vernon) for two wins at #3
doubles. Brantley won both his #3 singles matches over the
weekend, while Drincic went 1-1 at #6 singles. Brantley,
pictured above,
Ferrum returns to
action Friday, April 1, with a home non-conference match against
Hampden-Sydney College at 3 p.m. The Panthers then host the
2004 Bud Skeens Memorial Tournament on Saturday, April 2.
Bridgewater College, Ferrum, Maryville, and Hampden-Sydney are the
four participating teams. For more information, please contact the Ferrum College Sports
Information Office at (540) 365-4306.
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