Sept. 22, 2006

PETERSBURG, VA - The Winston-Salem State University men's tennis team kicked off their Division I debut in winning fashion this past weekend as they captured the Championship at the inaugural Dr. Robert Walter Johnson Memorial Tennis Invitational" hosted by Virginia State University in Petersburg, VA.

The Rams came away as tournament champions as #2 seed Troy Moore (7-5, 6-1), #3 seed Phi Tran (6-4, 6-1) and #6 seed Daren Milbourne (6-3, 6-2) each earned championships in their respective singles flights.

At the other three singles flights, the Rams earned runner-up finishes as Ryan Lindquist (6-2, 3-6, 5-7), Andrew Jones (2-6, 6-2, 4-6) and Patrick Jenkins (3-6, 6-4, 6-7) each earned silver-medal honors.

"With a few more favorable bounces of the ball, our men may well have swept the singles matches and the complete singles flight" head coach Charlie Schoderbek said.

In doubles action for the men, the #1 seeds of Ryan Lindquist and Phi Tran earned an 8-4 win at first doubles while Andrew Jones/Daren Milbourne cruised to a title with an 8-1 win.  Troy Moore and Patrick Jenkins rounded out the WSSU scoring with a 5-8 finish at third doubles as they earned a runner-up finish.

WSSU returns to action the weekend of September 30, 2006 as they travel to Atlanta, GA to participate in the HBCU Invitational.

For additional information on WSSU men's tennis, contact the WSSU Office of Sports Information at (336) 750-2143 or log on to the Official Website of WSSU Athletics at www.WSSURAMS.com

Scoring Results:

Team Scores

Men: Winston-Salem 32, Virginia State 29, Lincoln 18

SPORTSMANSHIP AWARDS

Men: Antwan Graham, Lincoln University

Singles Finals Results

Men's #1 Damian Woods (VSU) d. Ryan Linquist (WSSU), 2-6, 6-3, 7-5

Men's #2 Troy Moore (WSSU) d. Andrew Strong (VSU), 7-5, 6-1

Men's #3 Phil Tran (WSSU) d. Marquees Schell (LU), 6-4, 6-1

Men's #4 Yusef House (VSU) d. Andrew Jones (WSSU), 6-2, 2-6, 6-4

Men's #5 William Richardson (VSU) d. Patrick Jenkins (WSSU), 6-3, 4-6, 7-6 (5)

Men's #6 Daren Milborne (WSSU) d. Brandon Benjamin (VSU), 6-3, 6-2

Friday September 15, 2006

Semifinals

Singles

Men's #1           Ryan Linquist (WSSU) d. Antwan Graham (LU), 6-0, 6-1

                        Damian Woods (VSU) won by default

Men's #2           Troy Moore (WSSU) d. Clyde Ledbetter (LU), 6-1, 6-0

                        Andrew Strong (VSU) won by default

Men's #3           Marquees Schell (LU) and Phil Tran (WSSU) each won by default Men's #4 Andrew Jones (WSSU) d. William Long (LU), 6-0, 6-0

                        Yusef House (VSU) won by default

Men's #5           Patrick Jenkins (WSSU) d. Jonathan Ponder (LU), 6-1, 6-1

William Richardson (VSU) won by default Men's #6 Brandon Benjamin (VSU) d. Khaliff Johnson (LU), 6-3, 6-4

                        Daren Milborne (WSSU) won by default

Doubles Results

Finals

Men's #1           Ryan Lindquist and Phil Tran (WSSU) d. William Richardson and Damian

                        Woods (VSU), 8-4

Men's # 2          Yusef House and Andrew Strong (VSU) d. Patrick Jenkins and Troy Moore (WSSU), 8-5

Men's #3           Daren Milborne and Andrew Jones (WSSU) d. Khaliff Johnson and Jonathan Ponder, 8-1

Semifinals

Men's #1           Lindquist and Tran (WSSU) d. Graham and Ledbetter (LU), 8-1

Men's #2           Jenkins and Moore (WSSU) d. Long and Schell (LU), 8-4

Men's #3           Milborne and Jones (WSSU) & Johnson and Ponder each won by default