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Cowboy Netters Drop Home Finale To Baylor, 5-2
April 22, 2000 | Cowboy Tennis
April 22, 2000
STILLWATER, Okla. -- The 51st-ranked Oklahoma State men's tennis team suffered its first home loss of the season on Saturday, a 5-2 setback at the hands of conference foe Baylor.
The Cowboys, 11-7 overall and 4-4 in Big 12 play, were 4-0 at the DuBois Tennis Center entering Saturday's showdown with the fourth-ranked Bears. With the win, Baylor rose to 19-4 and 8-0 and captured its first Big 12 title.
Freshman Eru Lyndon and Jiri Jezek led the charge for the Cowboys, picking up wins at the Nos. 3 and 5 positions. It marked the second time this week the tandem was responsible for the Pokes' scoring against a top-10 team. The duo also posted wins against No. 7 Texas A&M on Wednesday.
However, Lyndon and Jezek won their matches in contrasting styles. Lyndon zipped to an easy straight-set victory over BU's Pawel Gajdzik, 6-0, 6-1. The win moved the New Zealand native to 9-8 on the year.
Jezek battled back after losing the first set 6-0 to even the score with a 7-6 decision in the second. He then took control in the third set, cruising to a 6-1 win to improve his record to 13-5 on the year.
The Cowboys will be back in action next week when they travel to Kansas City for the Big 12 Tournament.
BU-5
OSU-2
Singles
1) Johann Jooste (BU) def. Matt Prentice (OSU), 7-6 (4), 7-5
2) David Hodge (BU) def. Chris Bates (OSU), 6-3, 6-1
3) Eru Lyndon (OSU) def. Pawel Gadjzik (BU), 6-0, 6-1
4) Zoltan Papp (BU) def. Fran Krepelka (OSU), 6-3, 6-1
5) Jiri Jezek (OSU) def. Johannes Michalsky (BU), 0-6, 7-6, 6-1
6) Mark Williams (BU) def. Jeremy Ewert (OSU), 6-3, 7-6 (4)
Doubles
1) Williams/Hodge def. Lyndon/Prentice, 8-5
2) Jooste/Gajdzik def. Bates/Krepelka, 8-3
3) Papp/Michalsky def. Ewert/Jezek, 9-7
