Oklahoma State University Athletics
#44 Cowboys Sweep #57 Purdue
March 19, 2004 | Cowboy Tennis
Mark Van Elden, Tomas Bohunicky and Boris Kuharic all won in straight sets to extend their individual winning streaks to 10 consecutive matches.
Yevgen Bondarchuk, the lone Cowboy senior, snapped a six game losing streak by defeating Purdue's Troy Havens 3-6, 6-4, 1-0 (10-5).
Daniel Byrnes and and Juan Felipe Diaz won at the No. 5 and No. 6 positions, respectively to give the Cowboys the last two singles' points.
In doubles, Bondarchuk and Kuharic needed a tiebreaker to beat Havens and David Robinson at the No. 1 slot. Van Elden and Byrnes secured the doubles' point by beating Sounak Chatterjee and Filip Koziell 8-4.
Colin Foster and Paul Rose won the only match for the Boilermakers beating Diaz and Bohunicky 8-4 at the No. 3 position.
The Cowboys will open up conference play against No. 28-ranked Texas at 1 p.m. in Austin, Texas on. Mar. 27.
#44 Oklahoma State 7, #57 Purdue 0
Singles 1. #55 Mark Van Elden (OSU) def. Paul Rose (PU) 6-0, 6-3 2. Yevgen Bondarchuk (OSU) def. Troy Havens (PU) 3-6, 6-4, 1-0 (10-5) 3. Tomas Bohunicky (OSU) def. Sounak Chatterjee (PU) 6-2, 6-2 4. Boris Kuharic (OSU) def. David Robinson (PU) 6-3, 6-4 5. Daniel Byrnes (OSU) def. Eric Hodgman (PU) 6-2, 7-6 (7-2) 6. Juan Felipe Diaz (OSU) def. Filip Koziell (PU) 6-4, 6-0
Doubles 1. Bondarchuk/Kuharic (OSU) def. Havens/Robinson (PU) 9-8 (7-1) 2. Van Elden/Byrnes (OSU) def. Chatterjee/Koziell (PU) 8-4 3. Foster/Rose (PU) def. Diaz/Bohunicky (OSU) 8-4
