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March 23, 2003
RALEIGH, NC – The No. 38 Virginia men’s tennis team defeated NC State 7-0 on Sunday. The win improves the Cavaliers to 16-2 on the season, and 3-0 in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
Virginia opened the match by sweeping the doubles matches. No. 33 ranked Doug Stewart (Malibu, Calif.) and Michael Duquette (Virginia Beach, Va.) won at No. 1 doubles, while Chris Gonyer (Louisville, Ky.) and Stephen Nolen (Aurora, Colo.) won at No. 2 and Rylan Rizza (Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif.) and Nick Meythaler (Owensboro, Ky.) won at No. 3.
In singles, the Cavaliers swept all six matches to secure the 7-0 win. Stewart, Rizza, Gonyer, Nolen, Stephen Rozek (Chadron, Ohio) and Meythaler all won for UVa.
“Today was a good performance for our team,” stated Virginia head coach Brian Boland. “After a big win yesterday, we came out today focused and played well. To be 3-0 in the ACC is a great tribute to the effort of this team.”
Virginia continues their road trip next weekend in Tallahassee to play Florida State, Jacksonville, and Stetson.
No. 38 Virginia 7, NC State 0
Singles:1. No. 52 Doug Stewart (UVa) def. R.J. Murray (NCSU) 6-3, 6-32. Rylan Rizza (UVa) def. Val Benada (NCSU) 4-6, 6-1, 6-23. Chris Gonyer (UVa) def. Will Shaw (NCSU) 6-3, 7-54. Stephen Nolen (UVa) def. Jon Davis (NCSU) 6-2, 6-45. Stephen Rozek (UVa) def. Rehman Esmail (NCSU) 6-1, 6-26. Nick Meythaler (UVa) def. Chris Mills (NCSU) 6-1, 6-1
Doubles:1. No. 33 Stewart/Duquette (UVa) def. Benada/Murray (NCSU) 8-22. Gonyer/Nolen (UVa) def. Davis/Esmail (NCSU) 8-43. Rizza/Meythaler (UVa) def. Mills/Shaw (NCSU) 8-2