Oklahoma State University Athletics
Cowboy Netters Slip Past #37 San Diego
March 16, 2004 | Cowboy Tennis
SAN DIEGO, Calif.– Oklahoma State’s No. 33-ranked men’s tennis team dispatched a pesky San Diego squad 4-2 this afternoon on the University of San Diego campus and improved to 7-1 on the season.
The Toreros are now 6-5 on the season and currently ranked No. 37 in the latest ITA poll released this week.
OSU’s No. 55 Mark Van Elden defeated the No. 30-ranked player in Pierrick Ysern to remain undefeated. Tomas Bohunicky and Boris Kuharic are also 8-0 on the season after winning at the No. 3 and No.4 positions, respectively.
Daniel Byrnes won the decisive match at the No. 5 singles’ position defeating San Diego’s Mirza Koristovic in three sets.
The Cowboys will face the Utah Utes at 9:30 a.m. in San Diego before taking a couple of days off to prepare for #58 Purdue on Friday.
#33 Oklahoma State 4, #37 San Diego 2
Singles
1. #55 Mark Van Elden (OSU) def. #30 Pierrick Ysern (USD) 6-3, 6-1
2. Jason Pomgsrikul (USD) def. Yevgen Bondarchuk (OSU) 6-0, 6-4
3. Tomas Bohunicky (OSU) def. Robbie Blair (USD) 7-5, 6-3
4. Boris Kuharic (OSU) def. Nicolas Beuque (USD) 6-1, 6-2
5. Daniel Byrnes (OSU) def. Mirza Koristovic (USD) 6-7, 6-4, 6-0
6. Jeff Das (USD) def. Juan Felipe Diaz (OSU) 6-2, 6-2
