Oklahoma State University Athletics
Netters Fall to Top-Seeded California
June 21, 1999 | Cowboy Tennis
May 17, 1998
TULSA, Okla. -- Oklahoma States Cowboy tennis team lost to 13th-ranked California in the finals of the NCAA Region V Championships today at the Harwell Tennis Courts.
Oklahoma State (17-6) jumped out to an early lead by claiming the doubles point. The Cowboys posted victories at the No. 1 and No. 3 positions. Second-ranked Pavel Kudrnac and Martin Dvoracek defeated junior Bobby Mahal and senior Minh Le in the tie-breaker 9-8 (7-2). Oklahoma State won at the No. 3 spot 8-1 and led 1-0 heading into singles play.
Oklahoma States only win came at No. 1 singles as 4th-ranked Kudrnac defeated Mahal 6-2, 6-4. Cals Le defeated Dvoracek to tie the match at 1-1. Daniel Russo lost to Cals David Sutton to give Cal a 2-1 advantage. The Bears took the lead for good by winning at the No. 5 position and sealed the victory as Cal freshman Adrian Barnes defeated Chris Bates 7-6 (7-4), 6-2.
Final:
California 4, Oklahoma State 2
Singles
No. 1-Pavel Kudrnac (OSU) def. Bobby Mahal, 6-2, 6-4
No. 2-abandoned
No. 3-Minh Le (Cal) def. Martin Dvoracek, 6-0, 6-2
No. 4-Adrian Barnes (Cal) def. Chris Bates, 7-6 (7-4), 6-2
No. 5-Kian Raiszadeh (Cal) def. Rob Howarth, 6-3, 6-1
No. 6-David Sutton (Cal) def. Daniel Russo, 6-2, 6-2
Doubles
No. 1-Kudrnac/Dvoracek (OSU) def. Mahal/Le, 9-8 (7-2)
No. 2-abandoned
No. 3-Howarth/Russo (OSU) def. Sutton/Kintz, 8-1
