February 28, 2002

DALLAS, Texas-- The No. 28 SMU men's tennis team defeated No. 67 Furman, 5-2, Thursday afternoon at Haggar Tennis Stadium.

The Mustangs got out to an early 1-0 lead after winning all three doubles matches. The No. 10 doubles team of Johan Brunstrom and Eric Cohn led the way with an 8-4 victory at No. 1 doubles.

In singles play, senior Krystian Pfeiffer, continued to shine as the reigning WAC Player of the Week won in straight sets at No. 1 singles. Other singles winners included Alexis Rudzinski at No. 3, Lukasz Senczyszyn at No. 4, and Gwinyai Chingoka at No. 5.

Furman earned victories at No. 2 singles as James Cameron defeated Johan Brunstrom 6-3, 7-6 and at No. 6 singles as Ryan McCarthy defeated Eric Cohn 2-6, 7-6, 7-6.

With the win SMU improves to 5-5 on the year, and travels to Richmond, Va. Friday for weekend matches against No. 53 Virginia Tech on Saturday at 9:00 a.m. and No. 38 Virginia Commonwealth Sunday morning at the same time.

Furman plays Texas Christian on Friday, March 1.

No. 28 SMU 5, No. 67 Furman 2
February 28, 2002
Singles
1. Krystian Pfeiffer (SMU) def. John Chesworth (FU), 6-3, 7-6
2. James Cameron (FU) def. Johan Brunstrom (SMU), 6-3, 7-6
3. Alexis Rudzinski (SMU) def. Andrew Rogers (FU), 6-2, 6-1
4. Lukasz Senczyszyn (SMU) def. Chris Henderson (FU), 6-3, 3-6, 6-1
5. Gwinyai Chingoka (SMU) def. Patrick Gaughan (FU), 6-3, 6-2
6. Ryan McCarthy (FU) def. Eric Cohn (SMU), 2-6, 7-6, 7-6
Doubles
1. Brunstrom/Cohn (SMU) def. Chesworth/Cameron (FU), 8-4
2. Pfeiffer/Mauck (SMU) def. Netzler/Rogers (FU), 8-6
3. Senczyszyn/Chingoka (SMU) def. Henderson/Simmons (FU), 8-6