Men’s Tennis Shocks NCAA Division II No. 19 Drury, 5-4

BOX SCORE

Creve Coeur, Mo., February 12, 2012 – The No. 3 ranked Washington University in St. Louis men’s tennis team defeated NCAA Division II No. 19 ranked Drury University 5-4 on Sunday afternoon at the Creve Coeur Racquet Club in Creve Coeur, Mo.

The victory over Drury was the Bears first in four tries under head coach Roger Follmer.

Match-by-Match Results:
Doubles
1. Adam Putterman/Ross Putterman (WASHU) def. Gonda, Roman/Kriem, Lukas (DUMEN) 8-5
2. #25 Blair, Andy/Manzanas, Sergio (DUMEN) def. Kareem Farah/Kevin Chu (WASHU) 8-6
3. Cameron Chiang/Max Franklin (WASHU) def. Volckaert, Nadal J./Reyes, Jandui (DUMEN) 8-3

Singles:
1. #31 Blair, Andy (DUMEN) def. #3 Adam Putterman (WASHU) 6-1, 6-4
2. Gonda, Roman (DUMEN) def. #25 Ross Putterman (WASHU) 6-2, 6-4
3. Gary Parizher (WASHU) def. Manzanas, Sergio (DUMEN) 4-6, 6-1, 6-3
4. Kriem, Lukas (DUMEN) def. Kareem Farah (WASHU) 7-6, 7-5
5. Bryan Haywood (WASHU) def. Volckaert, Nadal J. (DUMEN) 6-1, 6-4
6. Tim Noack (WASHU) def. Reyes, Jandui (DUMEN) 6-1, 6-2

Notes:
• Junior Gary Parizher clinched the victory for the Bears with a 6-3 victory in the third set at No. 3 singles.
• Junior Adam Putterman and freshman Ross Putterman improved to 9-1 in doubles this season.
• Sophomore Tim Noack improved his career singles record to 21-5, and is 7-2 in his career while playing No. 6 singles.
• The victory for head coach Roger Follmer was the 177th in his 11-year career at Washington U.
• The Bears are 2-0 this season against NCAA Division II institutions.

Up Next:
Washington University (2-0) returns on action on Friday, Feb. 24, against No. 11 ranked and conference-foe University of Chicago at the ITA National Team Indoor Championships in Saint Peter, Minn.