Biktyakov Falls in Championship Match

Sunday, October 16

Norman, Okla.

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Oklahoma State University

Sooners Invitational

October 16, 2011 | Cowboy Tennis

Oct. 16, 2011

NORMAN, Okla. – Oklahoma State's Rifat Biktyakov fell in the championship singles match at the OU Invitational Sunday to wrap up the men's tennis team's final day at the event.

Biktyakov, who ends the tournament with a 3-1 singles mark, fell in two hard-fought sets to Oklahoma's Tsvetan Mihov, 7-6, 7-5.

The sophomore from Tashkent, Uzbekistan, went deep into the doubles bracket as well, but he and teammate Vlad Bondarenko fell in the semifinal round, 8-3, to Nebraska's Chris Aumueller and Benedikt Lindheim.

Oklahoma State is scheduled to resume competition Oct. 20 at the ITA Regionals in Tulsa, Okla.

OU Invitational (Day 3)

Main Draw Singles
Final
Tsvetan Mihov (OU) def. Rifat Biktyakov (OSU), 7-6, 7-5

Main Draw Doubles
Semifinal
Chris Aumueller/Benedikt Lindheim (Neb.) def. Biktyakov/Bondarenko (OSU), 8-3