Oklahoma State University Athletics
Cowboys Outlast Red Raiders at Home
April 07, 2008 | Cowboy Tennis
OSU (13-6) took a 1-0 advantage as its No. 1 and No. 2 doubles team picked up wins. At No. 1, Oleksandr Nedovyesov and Nathan Byrnes won 8-5 over the #4 doubles team in the country – Texas Tech's Christian Rojmar and Bojan Szumanski. At No. 2, Ivan Puchkarov and Dmytro Petrov defeated Tech's Michael Breler and Sinisa Markovic, 8-1. The Cowboys went up 3-1 when Byrnes defeated Ilya Babinciuc in three sets at No. 4 singles. OSU freshman Anton Bobytskyi then clinched the win for the Pokes with a tough-fought 7-6, 7-6, victory over Rojmar at No. 5. Sophomore Oleksandr Neovyesov, ranked #8 in the country, continued his recent tear in Big 12 play as he defeated #43 Szumanski, 6-3, 6-4, at No. 1. With the win, OSU now improves to 3-1 in conference play, including a three-match win streak since opening with a loss at The Cowboys will be back in action on Wednesday as they travel to #21 DeBois Tennis Complex Doubles 1. #20 Nedovyesov/Byrnes (OSU) def. #4 Rojmar/Szumanski (TT) 8-5 2. Puchkarov/Petrov (OSU) def. #28 Breler/Markovic (TT) 8-1 3. Babinciuc/Ramos (TT) def. Bobytskyi/Sobolta (OSU) 8-6 Singles 1. #8 Oleksandr Nedovyesov (OSU) def. #43 Bojan Szumanski (TT) 6-3, 6-4 2. Sinisa Markovic (TT) def. #54 Ivan Puchkarov (OSU) 6-1, 6-7, 7-5 3. Lenoir Ramos (TT) def. #110 Dmytro Petrov (OSU) 6-4, 3-6, 4-1 (forfeit) 4. Nathan Byrnes (OSU) def. Ilya Babinciuc (TT) 3-6, 6-3, 6-3 5. Anton Bobytskyi (OSU) def. Christian Rojmar (TT) 7-6, 7-6 6. Michael Breler (TT) def. Igor Sobolta (OSU) 6-3, 6-1
