Oklahoma State University Athletics
Men's Tennis Set for Season Opener
January 20, 2005 | Cowboy Tennis
The Pokes open with No. 39 Louisville at noon Saturday. The Cardinals feature one ranked player, No. 124 Damar Johnson. They return seven players from a 2004 squad that finished 19-9 and advanced to the NCAA Tournament. This will be the first meeting between the two schools.
The second match of the weekend is against New Mexico State at 9 a.m. Sunday. The Aggies are coming off of a 2004 campaign that saw them finish 12-10. Oklahoma State leads the all-time series 4-0.
The 2005 Cowboys have three players and one doubles team in the preseason rankings. Senior Mark Van Elden leads the way with a No. 44 national ranking, while Tomas Bohunicky and Boris Kuharic are ranked 115th and 117th, respectively. The doubles team of Kuharic and Felipe Diaz used a successful fall to catapult themselves to the No. 40 spot in the national rankings.
