Kuich Wins No. 1, but Cavs Fall to DI Bucs

February 3, 2007

Johnson City, TN -- Henning Kuich started off his 2007 mens tennis season with a hard-fought three set victory but the Highland Cavaliers fell to the NCAA DI Bucs, 6-1, on Saturday in the Mini-Dome.
 
Kuich claimed the squads lone victory at number one singles.  He defeated Ricardo Rojas by a score of 6-4, 6-7 (6), 6-3.  The junior helped take two of the UVA-Wise (0-1) four other games when he teamed with Derick Wood at the top doubles but fell 8-2 to duo of Serrano/Olivares, 8-2, from East Tennessee State (6-1).
 
UVA-Wise will return to mens tennis action next Saturday at Mars Hill College for a 12:00 p.m. start.
 
ETSU 6, UVA-Wise 1
Singles
No. 1- Henning Kuich (UVAW) def. Ricardo Rojas (ETSU) 6-3, 6-7, 6-3
No. 2- Daniel Isaza (ETSU) def. Derick Wood (UVAW) 6-2, 6-0
No. 3- Enrique Olivares (ETSU) def. Chris Kostic (UVAW) 6-0, 6-0
No. 4- Travis Sandlant (ETSU) def. Robert Bareford (UVAW) 6-0, 6-1
No. 5- Predrag Burmazovic (ETSU) def. Daniel Robinson (UVAW) 6-0, 6-0
No. 6- Alex Ahlgren (ETSU) def. Wes Sturgill (UVAW) 6-0, 6-0
 
Doubles
No. 1- Olivares/Serrano (ETSU) def. Kuich/Wood (UVAW) 8-2
No. 2- Burmazovic/Rojas (ETSU) def. Kostic/Bareford (UVAW) 8-0
No. 3- Ahlgren/Isaza (ETSU) def. Robinson/Sturgill (UVAW) 8-1