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Cowboy Tennis Wraps Up At ITA All-American Championships
October 05, 2011 | Cowboy Tennis
Oct. 5, 2011
TULSA, Okla. – The Oklahoma State men's tennis players finished play at the ITA Men's All-American Championships tonight at the Case Tennis Center in Tulsa.
Two Cowboy doubles tandems competed the past two days in the doubles qualifying rounds. The No. 15 pairing of sophomore Maniel Bains and Eric West received a bye in the first round of qualifying. They defeated Conor Berg and Ben Dunbar of New Mexico, 9-8(6), in the second round on Tuesday.
The pair was defeated today by Devin McCarthy and Ille Van Engelen of Ohio State, 8-6.
The duo of sophomore Rifat Biktyakov and senior Vlad Bondarenko was defeated today in the third round of qualifying by Andrew Butz and Bob van Overbeek from Florida, 8-6.
The pair also received a first round bye and followed that by beating Philippe Oudshoorn and Steven Rooda of Virginia in the second round of qualifying yesterday, 8-3.
Bains also competed in qualifying singles earlier in the week. He lost during the first round to Ben Davis of Middle Tennessee in three sets. He took the first set, 6-4, but dropped the final two sets, 6-1, 6-3.
Qualifying Doubles – Third Round (Wednesday, Oct. 5)
Devin McCarthy/Ille Van Engelen (Ohio State) def. ManielBains/Eric West (Oklahoma State), 8-6.
Andrew Butz/Bob van Overbeek (Florida) def. Rifat Biktyakov/Vlad Bondarenko (Oklahoma State), 8-6.
Qualifying Doubles – Second Round (Tuesday, Oct. 4)
Maniel Bains/Eric West (New Mexico) def. Conor Berg/Ben Dunbar (New Mexico), 9-8(6).
Rifat Biktyakov/Vlad Bondarenko (Oklahoma State) def. Philippe Oudshoorn/Steven Rooda (Virginia), 8-3.
Qualifying Singles – First Round (Monday, Oct. 3)
Ben Davis (Middle Tennessee) def. Maniel Bains (Oklahoma State), 4-6, 6-1, 6-3.
