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Cowboy Tennis Tops UNLV, 4-3
February 18, 2011 | Cowboy Tennis
Feb. 18, 2011
LAS VEGAS, Nev. – The No. 57 Oklahoma State men's tennis team won its second-consecutive match Friday, topping UNLV, 4-3, at the Fertitta Tennis Complex.
The Cowboys, now 2-3 on the year, earned the first team point of the day after taking the Nos. 1 and 3 doubles matches.
OSU's fourth-ranked tandem of Aleksey Bessonov and Rifat Biktyakov stayed a perfect 3-0 on the season with an 8-4 win over Mehdi Bouras and Bernard Schoeman on the No. 1 court, while Eric West and Ilija Martinoski then sealed the doubles point as they knocked off Alex Bull and Rene Ruegamer at No. 3, 8-5.
The teams then split the six singles matches, as Bessonov, West and Martinoski, who is now 3-0 in dual play, earned wins at Nos. 4, 5 and 6, respectively, to seal the victory and end a four-match winning streak for the Rebels.
Oklahoma State is scheduled to resume action in Las Vegas Saturday as they take on 52nd-ranked UC Irvine at the Fertitta Tennis Complex.
#57 Oklahoma State 4, UNLV 3
Feb 18, 2011 | Las Vegas | Fertitta Tennis Complex
DOUBLES
No. 1 - #4 Aleksey Bessonov/Rifat Biktyakov (OSU) def. Mehdi Bouras/Bernard Schoeman (UNLV), 8-4
No. 2 - Tamas Batyi/Kasper Konyves (UNLV) def. Maniel Bains/Vlad Bondarenko (OSU), 8-7(7-3)
No. 3 - Eric West/Ilija Martinoski (OSU) def. Alex Bull/Rene Ruegamer (UNLV), 8-5
SINGLES
No. 1 - #76 Mehdi Bouras (UNLV) def. Maniel Bains (OSU), 2-6, 6-2, 6-2
No. 2 - Tamas Batyi (UNLV) def. #115 Vlad Bondarenko (OSU), 6-3, 6-1
No. 3 - Rene Ruegamer (UNLV) def. Rifat Biktyakov (OSU), 6-4, 2-6, 6-3
No. 4 - Aleksey Bessonov (OSU) def. Bernard Schoeman (UNLV), 6-4, 6-4
No. 5 - Eric West (OSU) def. Alex Bull (UNLV), 4-6, 6-1, 6-2
No. 6 - Ilija Martinoski (OSU) def. Kasper Konyves (UNLV), 7-6, 6-0
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