Oklahoma State University Athletics
Cowboy Netters Defeat BYU 5-1
March 08, 2004 | Cowboy Tennis
Mark Van Elden set the tone for the Cowboys at the No. 1 position by defeating the No. 58-ranked player in the country, Erik Nyman, 6-0, 5-7, 6-0.
The Cowboys got straight set victories from Tomas Bohunicky, Daniel Byrnes and Juan Felipe Diaz. Boris Kuharic needed a third set to defeat Sominik Kaufhold.
Yevgen Bondarchuk suffered the only loss for OSU after he retired due to injury.
OSU will head west for a pair of matches in Las Vegas. The Cowboys will take on host UNLV this Friday and then face Southern Mississippi on Saturday.
Results
No. 1 Mark Van Elden (OS) def. (58) Erik Nyman (BY) 6-0, 5-7, 6-0
No. 2 Chip Hand (BY) def. Yevgen Bondarchuk (OS) ret.
No. 3 Tomas Bohunicky (OS) def. Ivan Kokurin (BY) 6-1, 6-2
No. 4 Boris Kuharic (OS) def. Dominik Kaufhold (BY) 6-2, 3-6, 6-3
No. 5 Daniel Byrnes (OS) def. Alonzo Medina (BY) 6-3, 7-6
No. 6 Juan Felipe Diaz (OS) def. Tim Bradshaw (BY) 6-4, 6-1
