March 12, 2004

Charleston, SC - Bulldog freshman Robert Haynie fought back from a two game deficit in the second set and broke service twice in the third set to win his No. 3 singles match over junior Chris Magnone, 4-6, 7-5, 6-2 and score the deciding point in The Citadel's 4-3 win over Southern Conference foe UNC-Greensboro. The Spartans (2-6, 1-1 SoCon) took two of the three doubles matches from The Citadel (8-5, 4-0 SoCon) to win the doubles point, but four Bulldogs, including Haynie, won their singles matches to give the Cadets the victory.

In No. 1 doubles, Greensboro seniors Pieter Visser and Julio Moran defeated sophomores David Lara and Warren Woolfolk, 8-6, while Spartan sophomores Greg Levy and Marc Ladouceur downed senior Matt Stubbs and freshman Carl Hocker, 8-2 in the No. 2 match. Bulldog senior John Williams and freshman Robert Haynie secured the Cadets' lone doubles win by beating junior Chris Magnone and freshman Ian Conchar, 8-4 in the No. 3 contest. In singles action, senior Cadet Matt Stubbs outmatched sophomore Greg Levy in straight sets, 6-1, 6-1 on court one, and Stubbs' classmate John Williams beat UNCG sophomore Marc Ladouceur, 7-5, 6-3 in the No. 2 match. Sophomore David Lara tallied The Citadel's third point when he downed freshman Ian Conchar, 6-1, 6-2 in No. 5 singles. In the No. 3 singles match, Greensboro senior Julio Moran beat freshman Carl Hocker, 6-3, 6-1, and senior Pieter Visser outlasted a second set rally by Bulldog sophomore Warren Woolfolk to win the fourth match, 6-4, 7-5.

"The team responded well after losing a tough doubles point," said Citadel Assistant Coach Adam Carey. "The seniors stepped up for us again, and we had amazing performances by David Lara and Robert Haynie.

Greensboro will stay in town to play the College of Charleston (7-4, 3-0 SoCon) tomorrow at noon at Patriot's Point, while The Citadel will host 28th ranked Tennessee (6-3, 1-1 SEC) tomorrow at noon at the Earle Tennis Center.

The Citadel 4

Greensboro 3

Doubles:

1. Visser/Moran (UNCG) d. Lara/Woolfolk, 8-6

2. Levy/Ladouceur (UNCG) d. Stubbs/Hocker, 8-2

3. Williams/Haynie (CIT) d. Magone/Conchar, 8-4

Singles:

1. Stubbs (CIT) d. Levy, 6-1, 6-1

2. Williams (CIT) d. Ladouceur, 7-5, 6-3

3. Moran (UNCG) d. Hocker, 6-3, 6-1

4. Visser (UNCG) d. Woolfolk, 6-4, 7-5

5. Lara (CIT) d. Conchar, 6-1, 6-2

6. Haynie (CIT) d. Magnone, 4-6, 7-5, 6-2