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Cowboy Netters Topple Aggies
January 24, 2005 | Cowboy Tennis
The Cowboys easily won the doubles point. At the No. 1 spot, Mark Van Elden and Daniel Byrnes cruised to an 8-1 victory over Jorge Williams and Luis Avila. The 40th-ranked pair of Boris Kuharic and Felipe Diaz beat Danilo Zivanovic and Ben Archer-Clowes by an identical score at the No. 2 position.
In singles play, 44th-ranked Van Elden captured a straight set win over Zivanovic 7-5, 6-2. No. 115 Tomas Bohunicky also won in straight sets, defeating Archer-Clowes 6-3, 7-6 at the No. 2 spot. At No. 3 singles, 117th-ranked Boris Kuharic swept Jorge Williams 7-5, 6-4.
The Pokes got another straight set win at No. 4 singles, with newcomer Artsem Burmistrau beating Luis Avila 6-0, 6-2. At No. 5 singles, Felipe Diaz prevailed in a three set thriller over Christian Halligan 6-1, 6-7, 10-7.
Oklahoma State will be back in action on Jan. 28 with a 6 p.m. match against No. 26 Arizona in Tulsa.
Doubles No. 1 - Van Elden/Byrnes (OSU) def. Williams/Avila (NMSU); 8-1
No. 2 - No. 40 Kuharic/Diaz (OSU) def. Zivanovic/Archer-Clowes(NMSU); 8-1
No. 3 - Burmistrau/Bohunicky (OSU vs. Beg/Halligan (NMSU); 5-3 (susp.)
Singles
No. 1 - No. 44 Van Elden (OSU) def. Zivanovic (NMSU); 7-5, 6-2
No. 2 - No. 115 Tomas Bohunicky (OSU) def. Ben Archer-Clowes (NMSU); 6-3, 7-6
No. 3 - No. 117 Boris Kuharic (OSU) def. Jorge Williams (NMSU); 7-5, 6-4
No. 4 - Artsem Burmistrau (OSU) def. Luis Avila (NMSU); 6-0, 6-2
No. 5 - Felipe Diaz (OSU) def. Christian Halligan (NMSU); 6-1, 6-7, 10-7
No. 6 - Stjpan Beg (NMSU) def. Daniel Byrnes (OSU); 6-3, 3-3 (inj. def.)
