Memphis, UNC Charlotte Advance to Quarterfinals

HATTIESBURG, Miss. - Eight-seeded Memphis bounced back after losing the doubles' point to take a 4-2 victory over no. 9 seeded Marquette in the first match of the day at the 2000 BellSouth Mobility Conference USA Tennis Championship. Memphis advances to the quarterfinals to play top seeded UAB Friday at noon at the Racquet Club. Memphis' Jack Hu clinched the match for the Tigers with a 7-5, 7-5 win at no. 5 singles over Marquette's Bill Verban.

In the 3 p.m. match, no. 7 seeded UNC Charlotte made it a clean sweep of no. 10 seeded Saintl Louis, 5-0, to advance to the quarterfinals against no. 2 seed Tulane Friday at 3 p.m. at Tatum Park. The 49ers won both doubles to win the point and won at no. 1, no 4, no. 5 and no. 6 singles. UNCC's Jonsson Ola won at no. 1 singles to clinch the match with a 6-2, 6-0 victory over SLU's Bill Tanurchis.

Marquette and Saint Louis will play Friday morning at 9 a.m. at Tatum Park to determine the ninth place team. No. 4 seeded South Florida will play no. 5 seeded DePaul at noon at Tatum Park while no. 6 seeded Southern Miss will take on no. 3 seeded Louisville at 3 p.m. at the Racquet Club.

MEMPHIS 4, MARQUETTE 2
1. Richard Magney (MEM) vs. Peter Mojzis (MAR), DNF
2. Christoph Van Der Gucht (MAR) def. Daniel Demacek (MEM) 6-4, 6-1
3. Alistair Todd (MEM) def. Bart Cordemeijer (MAR) 6-2, 6-3
4. Ben Stapp (MEM) def. Carlo Rossi (MAR) 6-3, 6-0
5. Jack Hu (MEM) def. Brian Verban (MAR) 7-5, 7-5
6. Chris Buckley (MEM) def. Justin Holsen (MAR) 6-4, 6-3

Doubles
1. Stapp/Todd (MEM) def. Mojzis/Van Der Gucht (MAR) 8-3
2. Holsen/Cordemeyer (MAR) def. Buckley/Magney (MEM) 8-6
3. Verban/Rossi (MAR) def. Hu/Michael Lahaie (MEM) 8-3

UNCC 5, SAINT LOUIS 0
1. Jonsson Ola (UNCC) def. Bill Tanurchis (SLU) 6-2, 6-0
2. G. T. Cozad (SLU) vs. Jacob Nordwall (UNCC) DNF
3. Mike Liese (SLU) vs. Jeff Kuchma (UNCC) DNF
4. Thomas Oggesen (UNCC) def. Michael Hoosien (SLU) 6-2, 6-0
5. Sasha Parc (UNCC) def. Chad Andrews (SLU) 6-1, 6-1
6. Gian-Carl Zeoli (UNCC) def. Eric Sasser (SLU) 6-1, 6-1

Doubles
1. Tanurchis/Cozad (SLU) vs. Kuchma/Jonsson (UNCC) DNF
2. Parc/Zeoli (UNCC) def. Liese/Hossien (SLU) 8-1
3. Jonathan McGovern/Oggesen (UNCC) def. Andrews/Sasser (SLU) 8-0