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Cowboys Cruise Past Nebraska
April 17, 2000 | Cowboy Tennis
April 16, 2000
STILLWATER, Okla. -- The 50th-ranked Oklahoma State men's tennis team zipped to its fifth consecutive victory on Sunday, defeating Nebraska 6-1 at the DuBois Tennis Center.
The Cowboys, 11-4 overall and 4-1 in Big 12 play, jumped on the Huskers early and took control of the match, sweeping all three of the contest's doubles matches.
The nationally-ranked doubles tandem of Matt Prentice and Eru Lyndon paced the Cowboys with their fourth consecutive win at the No. 1 position to improve to 12-3 on the year.
In singles action, the Pokes won five of six matches to close out the scoring. Prentice outlasted Jorge Abos Sanchez in three sets, 6-1, 4-6, 7-6, to rise to 11-4 at the No. 1 position.
Fran Krepelka continued his dominance at the No. 4 slot, winning 6-2, 6-1. With the win, the sophomore moved to 14-1 on the season and has won four of his last five matches in straight sets. OSU also picked up straight-set decisions from Chris Bates, Jeremy Ewert and Jiri Jezek.
The Cowboys will return to action on Wednesday when they travel to College Station to take on Texas A&M.
OSU-6, NU-1
1) Matt Prentice (OSU) def. Jorge Abos Sanchez (NU), 6-1, 4-6, 7-6
2) Chris Bates (OSU) def. Kai Reike (NU), 6-3, 7-6
3) Adnan Hadzialic (NU) def. Eru Lyndon (OSU), 6-4, 2-6, 6-3
4) Fran Krepelka (OSU) def. Fungai Tongoona (NU), 6-2, 6-1
5) Jeremy Ewert (OSU) def. Andrew Wiese (NU), 6-4, 6-1
6) Jiri Jezek (OSU) def. Ryan Haith (NU), 6-1, 6-1
1) Prentice/Lyndon def. Weise/Reike, 8-4
2) Bates/Krepelka def. Abos Sanchez/Tongoona, 8-2
3) Jezek/Ewert def. Haith/Hadzialic, 8-5
