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Cowboy Tennis Nabs Another Win Over San Diego
March 10, 2009 | Cowboy Tennis
Because of the threat of inclement weather, the No. 21 Cowboys and Toreros played the singles matches first in OSU's home-opener.
For the first time this season, the Cowboys picked up the two needed wins in doubles to win the match-clinching point. No. 31 Oleksandr Nedovyesov and Nathan Byrnes defeated USD's Chris Coetzee and Charl Wolmarans 8-4 at No. 1 doubles.
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“We had lost the doubles in every match this season,” OSU coach James Wadley said. “I'm happy for No. 3 doubles.”
OSU (5-1) split the singles matches with
Nedovyesov once again was featured in the match of the day for OSU. He gamely battled to a 6-4, 5-7, 6-2 win over No. 81 Dean Jackson. Nedovyesov broke
The Toreros, which fell to 4-10, picked up wins at No. 2 singles, No. 3 singles and No. 4 singles.
“I was disappointed at 2, 3 and 4,” Wadley said. “For a couple of those guys, it was their first outdoor match in these conditions.”
The Cowboys will be back in action Wednesday against
Match Results
SINGLES
No. 1 -- No. 5 Oleksandr Nedovyesov (OSU) def. Dean Jackson 6-4, 5-7, 6-2
No. 2 -- Charl Wolmarans (USD) def. Mikhail Trukshanin 7-6, 6-1
No. 3 -- Chris Coetzee (USD) def. Nathan Byrnes 7-6, 4-6, 6-2
No. 4 -- Nicola Bubnic (USD) def. Aleksey Bessonov 6-3, 6-4
No. 5 -- Anton Bobytskyi (OSU) def. Tom Wolff 6-4, 6-3
No. 6 -- Igor Sobolta (OSU) def. Nils Schive 6-3, 6-4
Order of finish: 4, 2, 6, 5, 3, 1
DOUBLES
No. 1 Â Oleksandr Nedovyesov/ Nathan Byrnes (OSU) def. Chris Coetzee/ Charl Wolmarans 8-4
No. 2 Â Dean Jackson/Nils Schive (USD) def. Igor Sobolta/Mikhail Trukshanin 8-4
No. 3 Â Anton Bobytskyi/Aleksey Bessonov (OSU) def. Tom Wolff/Juan Devillier 8-4
Order of finish: 1, 2, 3