Oklahoma State University Athletics
Men's Netters Defeat Colorado
April 12, 2002 | Cowboy Tennis
April 12, 2002
Oklahoma State's men's tennis team defeated Colorado ,6-1, on Friday at the DeBois Tennis Center in Stillwater, Okla. The Cowboys improve their record to 10-4 (2-1 Big 12) on the year.
The Cowboys grabbed an early 1-0 lead after winning two of three doubles matches.
Seniors Matt Prentice and Fran Krepelka defeated Justin Hunter and Bryan Knepper, 8-6, at the No. 1 doubles spot. Junior Jiri Jezek and freshman Angel Diankov defeated Maciej Dilaj and Bucky Mink, 9-7, at No. 2 doubles to clinch the doubles point.
Prentice clinched the match by winning at No. 1 singles. The New Zealand native defeated Dilaj in straight sets, 6-3, 7-5.
Krepelka outlasted Mirko Jovanovic at No. 2 singles, 6-3, 2-6, 6-1. Jezek had little trouble at No. 3 singles, defeating Hunter, 6-2, 6-0.
After dropping the second set, Diankov battled back to defeat Knepper at No. 4 singles, 7-6, 5-7, 6-4. Freshman Loren Collins defeated Zachery Hood in straight sets at No. 6 singles, 6-0, 6-4.
The Cowboys will return to action on Saturday when they host No. 7 ranked Baylor at 2 p.m. If bad weather should hit Stillwater, the match will be moved to the Greens Country Club at 4 p.m.
Singles
1) Matt Prentice (OSU) def. Maciej Dilaj (CU) 6-3,7-5
2) Fran Krepelka (OSU) def. Mirko Jovanovic (CU) 6-3,2-6,6-1
3) Jiri Jezek (OSU) def. Justin Hunter (CU) 6-2,6-0
4) Angel Diankov (OSU) def. Bryan Knepper (CU) 7-6,5-7,6-4
5) Bucky Mink (CU) def. Mike McCarty (OSU) 6-2,6-3
6) Loren Collins (OSU) def. Zachery Hood (CU) 6-0,6-4
Doubles
1) Prentice/Krepelka (OSU) def. Hunter/Knepper (CU) 8-6
2) Jezek/Diankov (OSU) def. Dilaj/Mink (CU) 9-7
3) Jovanovic/Hood (CU) def. McCarty/Collins (OSU) 8-4
