Mar. 22, 2003

Charleston, SC - East Tennessee State defeated The Citadel, 4-3, in Southern Conference tennis action Saturday afternoon at the Donald C. Bunch Courts.

The Bulldogs (7-11, 0-5) played hard throughout the double point matches against the visiting Bucs (6-5, 1-0). In doubles play, East Tennessee State's Marcos Pavlovich / Alejandro Salazar defeated Matt Stubbs / John Williams, 8-4. The number two seed, Diego Iglesias / Moises Serrano out matched The Citadel's David Lara / Warren Woolfolk, 8-5. In the final match of doubles play, the Bucs' Fernando Fiuri / Ferderico Ochoa out hit Nick Medica / Lawrence Tere, 8-6.

In singles play, the number one seed, Stubbs of The Citadel continued his tough play, however, was defeated by Pavlovich, 6-2, 7-6, 6-3. In the number two spot, Williams out played his opponent from East Tennessee State, Salazar, to gather a victory, 6-4, 6-2. The Bucs won the third seed by the play of Iglesias against Tere, 6-1, 6-2. The Citadel's Medica, played tough in the fourth seed, but could not overcome Fiuri's quickness, losing 5-7, 7-6, 6-4. In the fifth seed, Lara from The Citadel defeated Serrano, 6-4, 6-2. The Citadel's third win came with the help of Warren Woolfolk when he out matched Francisco Diaz, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4.

The Bulldogs next match will be tomorrow afternoon, March 23, at 12:30 pm against the Paladins from Furman University. As always, The Citadel tennis program will be serving free hot dogs for all spectators in attendance at The Citadel's Donald C. Bunch Courts at the Earle Tennis Center.

East Tennessee State will continue their road swing heading downtown to play the College of Charleston on March 23.

East Tennessee State 4 vs. The Citadel 3Singles:1. Marcos Pavlovich def. Matt Stubbs, 6-2, 7-6, 6-3;2. John Williams def. Alejandro Salazar, 6-4, 6-2;3. Diego Iglesias def. Nick Medica, 6-1, 6-2;4. Fernando Fiuri def. Lawrence Tere, 5-7, 7-6, 6-4;5. David Lara def. Moises Serrano, 6-4, 6-2;6. Warren Woolfolk def. Francisco Diaz, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 Doubles:1. Pavlovich/Salazar def. Stubbs/Williams, 8-4;2. Iglesias/Serrano def. Lara/Woolfolk, 8-5;3. Fiuri/Ferderico Ochoa def. Medica/Tere, 8-6