Oklahoma State University Athletics
Men's Tennis Upset by UNLV, 4-3
March 14, 2005 | Cowboy Tennis
The Cowboys (9-3) lost the doubles point for only the second time this season, picking up their only win at the No. 1 position, where Boris Kuharic and Felipe Diaz defeated Henner Nehles and Sean Hubbard, 8-5.
At No. 3 doubles, Tomas Bohunicky and Artie Burmistrau suffered their first defeat of the year, losing 8-1 to Jonathan Hooper and Martin Redelinghuys.
Senior Mark Van Elden continued his steady play at the top singles position, cruising past Nehles in straight sets, 6-2, 6-1, to improve his record to 9-3 on the year.
At No. 3 singles, Kuharic won his fifth straight match and improved to 9-1 on the year with a 3-6, 6-2, 7-5 comeback win over Romain Massaro.
Daniel Byrnes extended his personal winning streak to seven matches with a 6-2, 6-3 victory of Redelinghuys. Byrnes is now 7-3 on the year and has not lost a singles match since January 28.
The Rebels won at Nos. 2, 4 and 5 singles to add to their doubles victory.
Oklahoma State returns home for the conference opener against Nebraska at 2 p.m. Thursday.
Doubles
No. 1 - Kuharic/Diaz (OSU) def. Nehles/Hubbard (UNLV); 8-5
No. 2 - Kielbowicz/Campbell (UNLV) def. Van Elden/Byrnes (OSU); 8-5
No. 3 - Hooper/Redelinghuys (UNLV) def. Bohunicky/Burmistrau (OSU); 8-1
Singles
No. 1 - No. 50 Mark Van Elden (OSU) def. Henner Nehles (UNLV); 6-2, 6-1
No. 2 - No. 91 Joel Kielbowicz (UNLV) def. Tomas Bohunicky (OSU); 6-4, 4-6, 6-1
No. 3 - Boris Kuharic (OSU) def. Romain Massaro (UNLV); 3-6, 6-2, 7-5
No. 4 - Jonathan Hooper (UNLV) def. Felipe Diaz (OSU); 3-6, 6-2, 6-4
No. 5 - David Campbell (UNLV) def. Artie Burmistrau (OSU); 6-4, 4-6, 6-4
No. 6 - Daniel Byrnes (OSU) def. Martin Redelinghuys (UNLV); 6-2, 6-3
