March 6, 2005

Stats

Charelston, W.Va. - The Wayne State men's tennis team improved to 6-6 on the season by recording its third straight victory by blanking West Virginia Wesleyan 9-0 on Saturday, March 5 at the Charleston YMCA.

WSU got a big lift when doubles tandem Philip Tharakan (Ottawa, Ont./St. Patrick's) and Glauber Santos won a hard fought 9-8 match at No.2 doubles.

The Warriors dominated singles play by posting six straight set wins, including a 6-0, 6-0 shutout victory for junior Sebastien Foka (Choisy-le-Roi, France/Lycee G. Apollinaire) at No. 1 singles. Warrior sophomore Miguel Cobbs (Boca Raton, Fla./Spanish River) won in convincing fashion at No. 2 singles posting a 6-0, 6-1 win.

Junior Adam Williams cruised to a 6-2, 6-0 win at No. 4 singles, while sophomore Mike Frolov (Troy, Mich./Troy) helped preserve the shutout with a 6-0, 6-4 win at No. 5 singles.

The Warriors will conclude the weekend road trip with match against West Liberty State.

Wayne State 9, West Virginia Weslyan 0

Doubles:

#1. Miguel Cobbs / Sebastien Foka (WSU) def. Paul Nelson / Josh Olcott (WVW) 8-5

#2. Glauber Santos / Philip Tharakan (WSU) def. Mike Higgins / Neal Saluja (WVW) 9-8 (4)

#3. Mike Frolov / Adam Williams (WSU) def. Joseph Jiblets / Dominick Mack (WVW) 8-2

Singles:

#1. Sebastien Foka (WSU) def. Paul Nelson (WVW) 6-0, 6-0

#2. Miguel Cobbs (WSU) def. Josh Olcott (WVW) 6-0, 6-1

#3. Glauber Santos (WSU) def. Dominick Mack (WVW) 6-2, 6-4

#4. Adam Williams (WSU) def. Neal Saluja (WVW) 6-2, 6-0

#5. Mike Frolov (WSU) def. Kyle Hoffman (WVW) 6-0, 6-4

#6. Philip Tharakan (WSU) def. Mike Higgins (WVW) 6-4, 6-3