The ETSU men’s tennis team fell to No. 15 Wake Forest, 7-0 in their third match of the season. The Bucs are now 3-2 on the year while Wake Forest improves to 2-0 with the win.
Action began with Wake Forest claiming the doubles point with wins in all three positions. At the No. 1 doubles position, junior Oscar Posada and sophomore Juan Crosa were defeated after a hard fought set by Andrew Hamar and Todd Paul 8-7 (9). In No. 2 doubles, senior Felix Insaurralde and junior Lisandro Picardo fell to Mariusz Adamski and Brett Ross, 8-3, while in No. 3 doubles, freshman Enrique Olivares and junior Sebastian Serrano were defeated by Joe Bates and Cory Parr, 8-4.
The Demon Deacons again dominated in singles action, winning five of the six matches in straight sets. Freshman Enrique Olivares was the only Buccaneer to win a set, but was eventually defeated by Mariusz Adamski, 6-4, 4-6, 6-3.
The Buccanneers next match is scheduled for tomorrow, Jan. 29, against East Carolina University in Winston-Salem, N.C., at 9 a.m.
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