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Cowboys Fall to A&M in Conference Opener
March 31, 2012 | Cowboy Tennis
March 31, 2012
COLLEGE STATION, Texas – The Oklahoma State men's tennis team lost its Big 12 opener to Texas A&M, 5-2, on Friday night at the George P. Mitchell Tennis Center.
Senior Vlad Bondarenko scored the upset victory against No. 29 Alexis Klegou, 6-3, 6-3, at No. 1 singles for his second victory against a ranked opponent this season. Freshman Chris Haworth won his 11th match of the year after beating Colin Hoover, 6-4, 6-4, but those would be the only matches the Cowboys would win.
The Aggies opened the dual with a sweep of the doubles matches, and they won the first three singles matches to secure the victory. Sophomore Rifat Biktyakov played a close match against Junior Ore, but eventually fell 6-7, 6-1, 10-3.
The Cowboys fall to 7-8 on the year, while the Aggies improve to 11-8. OSU will return to action on Sunday when they take on the Longhorns at 1 p.m. in Austin.
No. 25 TEXAS A&M 5, No. 75 Oklahoma State 2
March 30, 2012 | College Station, Texas | George P. Mitchell Tennis Center
DOUBLES | Order of finish: 3, 2, 1
1. #30 Junior Ore/Jackson Withrow (TAMU) def. Rifat Biktyakov/Vlad Bondarenko (OSU), 8-7
2. Alexis Klegou/Colin Hoover (TAMU) def. Chris Haworth/Eric West (OSU), 8-4
3. Niall Angus/John Lewis (TAMU) def. Brandon Champagne/Trevor Horstmann, 8-2
SINGLES | Order of finish: 4, 6, 5*, 1 ,3 ,2
1. Vlad Bondarenko (OSU) def. #29 Alexis Klegou (TAMU), 6-3, 6-3
2. Junior Ore (TAMU) def. Rifat Biktyakov (OSU), 6-7, 6-1, 10-3
3. Chris Haworth (OSU) def. Colin Hoover (TAMU), 6-4, 6-4
4. #103 John Lewis (TAMU) def. Eric West (OSU), 6-1, 2-1, ret.
5. Jeremy Efferding (TAMU) def. Trevor Horstmann (OSU), 6-2, 6-3
6. Niall Angus (TAMU) def. Brandon Champagne (OSU), 6-0, 6-1
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