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Men's Netters Fall to Texas
March 29, 2003 | Cowboy Tennis
March 29, 2003
Oklahoma State's men's tennis team fell to the 17th ranked Texas Longhorns, 5-2, on Saturday at the DeBois Tennis Center in Stillwater, Okla.
OSU (7-3 overall, 1-2 Big 12) fell behind 1-0 after dropping two of three doubles matches to Texas. The lone Cowboys doubles victory came at the No. 3 doubles spot where sophomore Mark Van Elden and senior Jiri Jezek defeated Alastair Jenkin and Ryan Haymond 8-5.
The Longhorns clinched the match by winning three of the first four singles matches. Jezek recorded a win at the No. 5 singles spot by defeating Roger Gubser, 6-2, 6-1.
The final two matches came down to tiebreakers after each player had each won one set. Van Elden was outlasted at the No. 1 singles position by Jean Simon, 3-6, 7-5 (10-4). Junior Yevgen Bondarchuk bounced back from a slow start to defeat Jose Zarhi at the No. 2 singles spot, 0-6, 6-4 (10-6).
The Cowboys will return to action on Sunday when they host 10th ranked Texas A&M at 1p.m.
1) Jean Simon/Jose Zarhi (UT) def. Yevgen Bondarchuk/Jiri Spousta (OSU), 8-3
2) Jimmy Haney/Pete Stroer (UT) def. Boris Kuharic/ Juan Felipe Diaz (OSU), 8-4
3) Jiri Jezek/Mark Van Elden (OSU) def. Alastair Jenkin/Ryan Haymond (UT), 8-5
1) Jean Simon (UT) def. Mark Van Elden (OSU), 3-6, 7-5 (10-4)
2) Yevgen Bondarchuk (OSU) def. Josh Zarhi (UT), 0-6, 6-4 (10-6)
3) Jimmy Haney (UT) def. Boris Kuharic (OSU), 6-4, 6-0
4) Antonio Ruiz (UT) def. Toman Bohunicky (OSU), 6-2, 6-3
5) Jiri Jezek (OSU) def. Rober Gubser (UT), 6-2, 6-1
6) Pete Stroer (UT) def. Jiri Spousta (OSU), 6-4, 6-0
Final Score: Texas 5 OSU 2
