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...thousand years ago in the piney fastness of the Teutoburg Forest, near where the city of Bielefeldr is today, an army of German tribesmen lay in wait for three Roman legions advancing from the Rhine. Led by the chieftain Arminius, the Germans ambushed the veteran legionaries and massacred them. Rome never again tried to extend its empire far beyond the Rhine. The Roman historian Tacitus called Arminius' ferocious style of warfare the furor Teutonicus: given to drinking and fighting, the Germans, he wrote, were tough, hardened warriors "fanatically loyal to their leaders." Concluded Tacitus: "Rest is unwelcome to the race...
...Wake Forest's Tournant defeated DeLone in three sets in second singles to provide the final margin of victory...
...Wake Forest] came in with some pretty tough players. We gave them a good match. The level of play was where we want it to be," senior Christina Dragomirescu said. "From the unity point of view, we're all there, eager and ready to play and win. For a first match, we were very ready...
...Wake Forest never looked back. Although Pamintuan defaulted in third singles to Henikoff because of an ankle injury, Pamintuan's team-mates picked up the slack...
Then, Dallwitz downed the double-fault plagued Minkus, 6-3, 6-2 to seal the Wake Forest...