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No. 10 Cowboys Down TCU to Win Fourth Straight
March 13, 2007 | Cowboy Tennis
Oklahoma State's 10th-ranked men's tennis team downed No. 66 TCU (1-7), 4-1, at the Greens Country Club in Oklahoma City on Sunday to win its fourth straight this season.
Rain in Stillwater forced the Cowboys (8-1) to Oklahoma City so they could play indoors at the Greens Country Club.
OSU got on the board first by winning two of three doubles matches. Artie Burmistrau and Nathan Byrnes defeated Andrew Ulrich and Stuart Row, 8-4, at No. 2 doubles.
At No. 3 doubles, Ivan Puchkarov and Dymtro Petrov bounced back from a loss on Thursday to beat Christopher Birbo and Caleb Bulls, 8-5.
In singles play the Cowboys got wins at the No. 1, 2 and 4 positions to win the dual, 4-1.
Freshman Oleksandr Nedovyesov had another strong outing as he quickly defeated Cosmin Cotet, 6-0, 6-2, at No. 1 singles.
Puchkarov continues to look like he is rounding back into form as he downed Biro in straight sets, 6-3, 6-4, at No. 2 singles.
At No. 4 singles, Petrov was victorious over Ulrich, 6-2, 6-3, to clinch the Cowboy victory.
The Pokes will have a quick turnaround as, weather permitting, they will host Wichita State at the DeBois Tennis Center in Stillwater at 2 p.m. on Monday.
No. 10 OSU (8-1) 4, No. 66 TCU (1-7) 1
The Greens Country Club
Singles
No. 1- Nedovyesov (OSU) def. Cotet (TCU); 6-0, 6-2
No. 2- #17 Puchkarov (OSU) def. Biro TCU); 6-3, 6-4
No. 3- Brink (TCU) def. #105 D. Byrnes (OSU); 6-4, 4-6, 7-5
No. 4- Petrov (OSU) def. Ulrich (TCU); 6-2, 6-3
No. 5- Burmistrau (KU) vs. Row (TCU); 6-3, 2-0 DNF
No. 6- N. Byrnes (OSU) vs. Bulls (TCU); DNP
Doubles
No. 1- Brink/Cotet def. #54 D. Byrnes/Nedovyesov (OSU); 8-7
No. 2- Burmistrau/N. Byrnes (OSU) def. Ulrich/Row (TCU); 8-4
No. 3- Puchkarov/Petrov (OSU) def. Birbo/Bulls (TCU); 8-5
