Oklahoma State University Athletics
Men's Netters Fall to No. 4 ranked Baylor
March 28, 2003 | Cowboy Tennis
OSU (5-1) fell behind 1-0 as they dropped two of three doubles matches. Sophomore Boris Kuharic and freshman Juan Felipe Diaz teamed up at the No. 2 doubles spot to defeat Benedikt Dorsch and Reiner Neurohr, 9-7. The win improves the duo's season record to 6-0 on the season.
The Cowboys were not able to bounce back as they lost all six singles matches. Sophomore Mark Van Elden was outlasted by No. 1 ranked Benedikt Dorsch at No. 1 singles, 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (6-2).
The Cowboys will return to action on Tuesday when they travel to New Orleans to take on the University of New Orleans at 2 p.m.
Doubles
Order of Finish: 1, 3, 2
1. Becker/Papp, BU def. Bondarchuk/Spousta, OSU, 8-3
2. Kuharic/Juan Felipe Diaz, OSU def. #40 Dorsch/Neurohr, BU, 9-7
3. #35 Lovrak/Marin, BU def. Van Elden/Jezek, OSU, 8-6
Singles
Order of Finish: 6, 2, 3, 5, 1, 4
1. #1 Benedikt Dorsch, BU def. Mark Van Elden, OSU, 3-6, 6-3, 7-6(6-2)
2. #89 Benjamin Becker, BU def. Yevgen Bondarchuk, OSU, 4-6, 6-1, 6-4
3. #36 Zoltan Papp, BU def. Boris Kuharic, OSU, 6-3, 6-4
4. #37 Matias Marin, BU def. Tomas Bohunicky, OSU, 6-2, 4-6, 6-3
5. #86 Reiner Neurohr, BU def. Jiri Jezek, OSU, 7-5, 6-4
6. #99 Ivor Lovrak, BU def. Jiri Spousta, OSU, 6-1, 6-0
