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Cowboy Tennis Drops Match at Texas
March 26, 2010 | Cowboy Tennis
March 26, 2010
AUSTIN, Texas - The No. 44 Oklahoma State men's tennis team opened Big 12 Conference play Friday, falling to No. 4 Texas, 6-1, at the Penick-Allison Tennis Center.
The Cowboys, now 6-7 (0-1) on the year, started the match by losing the doubles point with losses at No. 2 and 3. At the No. 1 spot, however, No. 12 Oleksandr Nedovyesov and Aleksey Bessonov upset the No. 4-ranked doubles team in the country, Texas' Dimitar Kutrovosky and Josh Zavala, 8-6.
In singles play, No. 19 Nedovyesov improved his record to 11-2 on the year, upsetting Kutrovosky, ranked No. 7, in straight sets, 6-3, 6-3.
After Nedovyesov's win, however, the Longhorns made a run to decide the match, winning at No. 5, 4, 3 and 6 singles, respectively, putting Texas on top, 5-1.
With only the No. 2 singles match remaining, Anton Bobytskyi, the No. 75 singles player, fell short in his upset try against No. 12 Ed Corrie of Texas, falling in three sets, 5-7, 6-4, 6-2.
Oklahoma State returns to action Sunday, facing Texas A&M in College Station, Texas.
No. 4 Texas 6, No. 44 Oklahoma State 1
DOUBLES
No. 1 - #12 Aleksey Bessonov/Oleksandr Nedovyesov (OSU) def. #4 Kutrovosky/Zavala (Texas), 8-6
No. 2 - #13 Corrie/Damico (Texas) def. Eric West/Anton Bobytskyi (OSU), 8-1
No. 3 - #59 Andersen/Whitehead (Texas) def. Maxi Kuhn/Ilija Martinoski (OSU), 8-5
Order of finish: 2, 1, 3
SINGLES
No. 1 - #19 Oleksandr Nedovyesov (OSU) def. #7 Dimitar Kutrovsky (Texas), 6-3, 6-3
No. 2 - #12 Ed Corrie (Texas) def. #75 Anton Bobytskyi (OSU), 5-7, 6-4, 6-2
No. 3 - #69 Kellen Damico (Texas) def. Aleksey Bessonov (OSU), 6-3, 6-7, 6-4
No. 4 - Jean Andersen (Texas) def. Ilija Martinoski (OSU), 7-6, 7-6
No. 5 - #78 Josh Zavala (Texas) def. Eric West (OSU), 6-2, 6-4
No. 6 - Vasco Mladenov (Texas) def. Maxi Kuhn (OSU) 6-4, 7-6
Order of finish: 1, 5, 4, 3*, 6, 2
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