Oklahoma State University Athletics
Cowboys Sweep Pair of Matches in Vegas
March 15, 2004 | Cowboy Tennis
LAS VEGAS, Nev.– Oklahoma State’s men’s tennis team swept a pair of matches from UNLV and Southern Miss over the weekend to improve to 6-1 on the season.
The Cowboys took out the Rebels 6-1 on Friday afternoon behind Mark Van Elden’s straight set victory over #57 Henner Nehles. It was Van Elden’s third straight victory over a ranked opponent.
The Cowboys got off to a fast start claiming the first two doubles matches, before finishing off the Rebels by winning five of the six singles’ matches.
The Cowboys followed that up with a 5-1 defeat of Southern Miss on Saturday. OSU won all of their matches in straight sets, while Yevgen Bondarchuk is still being hampered by a nagging leg injury and was forced to retire after one set.
The Pokes are in San Diego preparing for a trio of matches with the San Diego, Utah and #58 Purdue. The Cowboys will face the Toreros beginning tomorrow at 10:30 a.m.
#33 Oklahoma State 6, UNLV 1
Doubles
1. Bondarchuk/Kuharic (OSU) def. Nehles/Kielbowicz (UNLV) 8-4
2. Van Elden/Byrnes (OSU) def. Massaro/Salomon (UNLV) 8-4
3. DiMartino/Blagojevic (UNLV) def. Diaz/Bohunicky (OSU) 8-6
Singles
1. #55 Mark Van Elden (OSU) def. #57 (UNLV) 6-3, 6-4
2. (UNLV) def. Yevgen Bondarchuk (OSU) 1-2 retired
3. Tomas Bohunicky (OSU) def. (UNLV) 6-3, 4-6, 6-2
4. Boris Kuharic (OSU) def. (UNLV) 6-4, 5-7, 7-6
5. Daniel Byrnes (OSU) def. David DiMartino (UNLV) 6-1, 7-5
6. Felipe Diaz (OSU) def. (UNLV) 1-6, 6-1, 7-6
#33 Oklahoma State 5, Southern Miss 1
Singles
1. #55 Mark Van Elden (OS) def. David Canudas (SM) 7-6, 6-1
2. Juan Garzon (SM) def. Yevgen Bondarchuk (OS) 6-4 ret.
3. Tomas Bohunicky def. Chris Rea (SM) 6-4, 6-4
4. Boris Kuharic (OS) def. Reid Bourgeois (SM) 6-3, 6-2
5. Daniel Byrnes (OS) def. Thomas Funke (SM ) 6-0, 7-5
6. Juan Felipe Diaz (OS) def. Dylan Mezey (SM) 6-4, 6-0
