Oklahoma State University Athletics
Cowboy Tennis Beats Harvard, 4-2
February 19, 2005 | Cowboy Tennis
The Cowboys won the doubles point for the third time in the tournament. Junior Tomas Bohunicky and sophomore Artie Burmistrau improved to 7-0 on the year with an 8-5 win over Jordan Bohnen and Brandon Chiu at the No. 3 position.
The 40th-ranked pair of senior Boris Kuharic and junior Felipe Diaz then pulled a huge upset over No. 5 Jason Beren and Martin Wetzel, 8-4, to give the Pokes a 1-0 advantage in the match.
In singles play, the Crimson quickly took a 2-1 lead after wins at the Nos. 1 and 2 positions, but would win no more matches on the day.
At No. 3 singles, Kuharic defeated Ashwin Kumar in straight sets, 7-6, 6-2. Burmistrau followed with his first singles win of tournament, a 6-4, 6-3 win over Shantanu Dhaka.
Sophomore Daniel Byrnes clinched the match for the Pokes at No. 6 singles. The Melbourne, Australia native dropped his first set, 6-1, before fighting back to win the last two and claim the match, 1-6, 7-6, 6-3.
“This could be the best weekend OSU tennis has ever had,” head coach James Wadley said. “It's great because not only did everyone play well, but all the guys had a chance to contribute.”
The win over Harvard gave the Cowboys a ninth-place finish in the tournament.
Oklahoma State returns to action on Feb. 27 for the home opener against Wake Forest at noon.
Doubles
No. 1 - No. 31 Chu/Kumar (Harvard) def. Van Elden/Byrnes (OSU); 8-4
No. 2 - No. 40 Kuharic/Diaz (OSU) def. No. 5 Beren/Wetzel (Harvard); 8-4
No. 3 - Bohunicky/Burmistrau (OSU) def. Chiu/Bohnen (Harvard); 8-5
Singles
No. 1 - No. 20 Martin Wetzel (Harvard) def. No. 44 Mark Van Elden (OSU); 7-5, 6-3
No. 2 - No. 24 Jonathan Chu (Harvard) def. No. 115 Tomas Bohunicky (OSU); 6-1, 7-5
No. 3 - No. 117 Boris Kuharic (OSU) def. Ashwin Kumar (Harvard); 7-6 (5), 6-2
No. 4 - Artie Burmistrau (OSU) def. Shantanu Dhaka (Harvard); 6-4, 6-3
No. 5 - Felipe Diaz (OSU) led Jason Beren (Harvard); 6-4, 5-5, DNF
No. 6 - Daniel Byrnes (OSU) def. Scott Denenberg (Harvard); 1-6, 7-6 (5), 6-3
