Kuich and Wood Play Tough but Cavs Fall to Defending AAC Champs VI

April 3, 2007

Wise, VA – Henning Kuich and Derick Wood played tough for the UVA-Wise men’s tennis team but was not enough as the defending Appalachian Athletic Conference champions Virginia Intermont won 7-2.

The Highland Cavaliers’ duo of Kuich and Wood claimed a tight 8-6 win in the top doubles match. Kuich was solid in singles action with a 6-1, 6-1 victory in the top individual bout over the Cobras’ Milan Kosicky.

Wood took Jonathan Berhane the distance in the second singles match. He won the first set, 6-2, before losing the second set, 6-7 (0-4). Berhane was able to prevail in the deciding third set, 10-5, for the win.   The Cobras (5-3/3-0 AAC) won the remaining single matches in straight sets over the UVA-Wise (1-6/0-3 AAC) lineup.  

UVA-Wise will stay at home and host Pikeville College in a 5:00 p.m. affair on Thursday evening.

Tennis Match Results
Virginia Intermont vs UVA-WISE
Apr 03, 2007 at Wise,VA  
Virginia Intermont 7, UVA-WISE 2
Singles competition:
1. Henning Kuich (WISE) def. Milan Kosicky (VIMEN) 6-1, 6-1
2. Jonathan Berhane (VIMEN) def. Derick Wood (WISE) 2-6, 7-6 (4-0), 1-0 (10-5)
3. Andrew Conley (VIMEN) def. Chris Kostic (WISE) 6-1, 6-1
4. Arslan Mermut (VIMEN) def. Robert Bareford (WISE) 6-1, 6-2
5. Edwin Ramierz (VIMEN) def. Daniel Robinson (WISE) 6-1, 6-1
6. Adrian Wyllie (VIMEN) def. Wes Sturgill (WISE) 6-2, 6-0  
Doubles competition:
1. Henning Kuich/Derick Wood (WISE) def. Milan Kosicky/Jonathan Berhane (VIMEN) 8-6
2. Andrew Conley/Arslan Mermut (VIMEN) def. Robert Bareford/Chris Kostic (WISE) 8-3
3. Edwin Ramierz/Adrian Wyllie (VIMEN) def. Daniel Robinson/Wes Sturgill (WISE) 8-1