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Men's Tennis Drops Conference Opener To Texas
March 26, 2000 | Cowboy Tennis
March 26, 2000
AUSTIN, Texas. -- The Oklahoma State men's tennis team lost its conference opener 6-1 at the hands of the ninth-ranked Texas Longhorns on Sunday afternoon.
The Cowboys fell to 5-4 on the season. The Longhorns improved to 14-2 and extended their conference winning streak to 26 matches.
OSU's only win in singles came at the No. 6 position. Freshman Jiri Jezek posted a straight-set win over Jorge Haro, 6-4, 7-6. The win was Jezek's seventh consecutive and improved his record to 8-1 on the season.
Sophomore Fran Krepelka suffered his first loss of the season, a 6-4, 6-0 decision to Craig Edmondson at No. 5 singles.
In doubles action, the Cowboys picked up an 8-5 win courtesy of Matt Prentice and Eru Lyndon at the No. 1 slot.
The Pokes will travel to Lawrence, Kansas for a conference showdown with the
Kansas Jayhawks on April 2.
Brandon Hawk (UT) def. Matt Prentice (OSU), 6-2, 6-4
Nick Crowell (UT) def. Eru Lyndon (OSU), 6-2, 6-3
Michael Blue (UT) def. Jeremy Ewert (OSU), 6-3, 6-0
Jean Simon (UT) def. Chris Bates (OSU), 1-6, 7-6, 6-4
Craig Edmondson (UT) def. Fran Krepelka (OSU), 6-4, 6-0
Jiri Jezek (OSU) def. Jorge Haro (UT), 6-4, 7-6
Prentice/Lyndon def. Crowell/Blue, 8-5
Hawk/Haro def. Krepelka/Bates, 8-5
Kloppert/ Patak def. Jezek/Ewert, 8-2
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