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No. 17 Netters Blank Nebraska, Win Eighth Straight
April 01, 2007 | Cowboy Tennis
Oklahoma State's 17th-ranked men's tennis team opened Big 12 play in stellar fashion Sunday as they shut out Nebraska, 7-0, at the DeBois Tennis Center to win their eighth-straight dual.
The Cowboys took the early, 1-0, lead after winning three highly-competitive doubles matches Huskers, who were coming off a big upset over No. 23 Oklahoma on Friday. O-State has been playing well in doubles lately as they have taken the crucial point in the last six matches. At No. 1 doubles, Oleksandr Nedovyesov and Daniel Byrnes have won four-straight matches while Artie Burmistrau and Nathan Byrnes have won five straight at No. 2 doubles. At No. 3 doubles, Ivan Puchkarov and Dymtro Petrov have won five of their last six matches.
Once singles action started, Burmistrau was the first off the court as the senior bounced Marton Zsiga, 6-1, 6-2, at the five position. The Minsk, Belarus native has been outstanding of late as he was won six-straight matches.
Nathan pushed the Cowboy lead to 3-0 with a win at No. 6 singles. The sophomore cruised to a, 6-3, 6-2, win over Renato Melo. Byrnes is now 4-1 at the No. 6 position in 2007.
The match was clinched by Nedovyesov at No. 1 singles. Nedovyesov, ranked No. 57, beat Adrian Szatmary, 6-3, 6-4, to win his seventh-straight match, all coming in straight sets. The Ukrainian is now tied for the team lead in wins this spring with 10.
Daniel reached a career milestone with his, 4-6, 6-3, 10-2, win over Hendrik Stahmer at No. 3 singles. The win was the senior's 70th of his career. It was just Stahmer's fourth loss this spring.
Puchkarov, ranked No. 21, lost the first set to the talented David Bendheim, 6-7 (5). The junior hit his stride in the second set as he rolled, 6-1, then took the third-set tiebreaker, 10-3.
OSU's other freshman, Petrov, completed the Cowboy shut out as he beat James Clow, 6-1, 4-6, 6-1, at No. 4 singles. Petrov is tied with fellow freshman Nedovyesov for the team lead in dual wins with 10. He has a 10-1 mark this season.
The Cowboys will look for their ninth-straight win when they face Arkansas at the DeBois Tennis Center in Stillwater Wednesday at 2 p.m.
No. 17 Oklahoma State 7, No. 75 Nebraska 0
OSU (12-1, 1-0) NU (7-9, 1-3)
April 1, 2007 • Stillwater, Okla • DeBois Tennis Center
Singles
No. 1- #57 Nedovyesov (OSU) def. Szatmary (NU); 6-3, 6-4
No. 2- #21 Puchkarov (OSU) def. Bendheim (NU); 6-7 (5), 6-1, 10-3
No. 3- D. Byrnes (OSU) def. Stahmer (NU); 4-6, 6-3, 10-2
No. 4- Petrov (OSU) def. Clow (NU); 6-1, 4-6, 6-1
No. 5- Burmistrau (OSU) def. Zsiga (NU); 6-1, 6-2
No. 6- N. Byrnes (OSU) def. Melo (NU); 6-3, 6-2
Doubles
No. 1- #83 D. Byrnes/Nedovyesov (OSU) def. Clow/Szatmary (NU); 8-6
No. 2- Burmistrau/N. Byrnes (OSU) def. Bendheim/Tate (NU); 9-7
No. 3- Puchkarov/Petrov (OSU) def. Van Impe/Zsiga (NU); 8-6
The Cowboys took the early, 1-0, lead after winning three highly-competitive doubles matches Huskers, who were coming off a big upset over No. 23 Oklahoma on Friday. O-State has been playing well in doubles lately as they have taken the crucial point in the last six matches. At No. 1 doubles, Oleksandr Nedovyesov and Daniel Byrnes have won four-straight matches while Artie Burmistrau and Nathan Byrnes have won five straight at No. 2 doubles. At No. 3 doubles, Ivan Puchkarov and Dymtro Petrov have won five of their last six matches.
Once singles action started, Burmistrau was the first off the court as the senior bounced Marton Zsiga, 6-1, 6-2, at the five position. The Minsk, Belarus native has been outstanding of late as he was won six-straight matches.
Nathan pushed the Cowboy lead to 3-0 with a win at No. 6 singles. The sophomore cruised to a, 6-3, 6-2, win over Renato Melo. Byrnes is now 4-1 at the No. 6 position in 2007.
The match was clinched by Nedovyesov at No. 1 singles. Nedovyesov, ranked No. 57, beat Adrian Szatmary, 6-3, 6-4, to win his seventh-straight match, all coming in straight sets. The Ukrainian is now tied for the team lead in wins this spring with 10.
Daniel reached a career milestone with his, 4-6, 6-3, 10-2, win over Hendrik Stahmer at No. 3 singles. The win was the senior's 70th of his career. It was just Stahmer's fourth loss this spring.
Puchkarov, ranked No. 21, lost the first set to the talented David Bendheim, 6-7 (5). The junior hit his stride in the second set as he rolled, 6-1, then took the third-set tiebreaker, 10-3.
OSU's other freshman, Petrov, completed the Cowboy shut out as he beat James Clow, 6-1, 4-6, 6-1, at No. 4 singles. Petrov is tied with fellow freshman Nedovyesov for the team lead in dual wins with 10. He has a 10-1 mark this season.
The Cowboys will look for their ninth-straight win when they face Arkansas at the DeBois Tennis Center in Stillwater Wednesday at 2 p.m.
No. 17 Oklahoma State 7, No. 75 Nebraska 0
OSU (12-1, 1-0) NU (7-9, 1-3)
April 1, 2007 • Stillwater, Okla • DeBois Tennis Center
Singles
No. 1- #57 Nedovyesov (OSU) def. Szatmary (NU); 6-3, 6-4
No. 2- #21 Puchkarov (OSU) def. Bendheim (NU); 6-7 (5), 6-1, 10-3
No. 3- D. Byrnes (OSU) def. Stahmer (NU); 4-6, 6-3, 10-2
No. 4- Petrov (OSU) def. Clow (NU); 6-1, 4-6, 6-1
No. 5- Burmistrau (OSU) def. Zsiga (NU); 6-1, 6-2
No. 6- N. Byrnes (OSU) def. Melo (NU); 6-3, 6-2
Doubles
No. 1- #83 D. Byrnes/Nedovyesov (OSU) def. Clow/Szatmary (NU); 8-6
No. 2- Burmistrau/N. Byrnes (OSU) def. Bendheim/Tate (NU); 9-7
No. 3- Puchkarov/Petrov (OSU) def. Van Impe/Zsiga (NU); 8-6
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