Cowboys Handle Utah 6-1

SAN DIEGO, Calif. − Oklahoma State's men's tennis team improved to 8-1 on the season after taking care of Utah 6-1 at a neutral site on the University of San Diego campus.

The Cowboys, who fell to No. 44 in the latest ITA poll released today, won the doubles' point and then went on to win five of the six singles' matches to take care of the Utes.

Mark Van Elden remained undefeated after defeating Roeland Brateanu 6-2, 6-1. Tomas Bohunicky played the No. 2 position for the first time this season and beat Miron Mann 6-3, 6-4. Boris Kuharic also won at the No. 4 position to keep his perfect record intact.

Daniel Byrnes needed a third set tiebreaker to beat Nick Coutts and Juan Felipe Diaz picked up the final point beating Ryan Scott in straight sets.

Yevgen Bondarchuk tried to play through an injury and dropped a tough three set tiebreaker to Utah's Tomasz Grzyb.

The Pokes will conclude their west coast trip with No. 57 Purdue at the University of San Diego Tennis Complex.

No. 44 Oklahoma State 6, Utah 1

Singles

1. #55 Mark Van Elden (OSU) def. Roeland Brateanu (Utah) 6-2, 6-1

2. Tomas Bohunicky (OSU) def. Miron Mann (Utah) 6-3, 6-4

3. Tomasz Grzyb (Utah) def. Yevgen Bondarchuk (OSU) 3-6, 7-5, 1-0 (14-12)

4. Boris Kuharic (OSU) def. Dantley Young (Utah) 6-3, 6-2

5. Daniel Byrnes (OSU) def. Nick Coutts (Utah) 6-7, 6-3, 1-0 (10-4)

6. Juan Felipe Diaz (OSU) def. Ryan Scott (Utah) 6-2, 6-2

Doubles

1. Brateanu/Mann (Utah) def. Bondarchuk/Kuharic (OSU) 8-6

2. Van Elden/Byrnes (OSU) def. Grzyb/Coutts (Utah) 8-6

3. Bohunicky/Diaz (OSU) def. Bullard/Young (Utah) 8-0

−OSU−

Oklahoma State University Athletics

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