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Cowboys Fall Just Short Against No. 28 Baylor
April 15, 2012 | Cowboy Tennis
April 15, 2012
STILLWATER, Okla. - The Oklahoma State men's tennis team fell just short in an upset bid of No. 28 Baylor on Sunday afternoon, as the Bears escaped with a 4-3 victory.
The Bears (14-10, 2-2) swept doubles to pick up the first point of the dual. They took a 2-0 lead after a quick victory at No. 6 singles, but Cowboy sophomore Rifat Biktyakov put the Pokes on the board with a 6-4, 6-2 win at the No. 2 spot.
The Cowboys (7-12, 0-4) took the other four matches into a third set, needing to win three of the matches to win the dual, but were only able to split with the Bears, giving Baylor the advantage.
After senior and 100th-ranked Vlad Bondarenko fell to No. 23 Mate Zsiga, 6-0, 3-6, 6-1, senior Eric West gave the team a boost with a 6-4, 1-6, 6-3 victory at the No. 4 spot.
Baylor sealed the victory when No. 95 Roberto Maytin defeated freshman Chris Haworth, 6-7 (6), 6-4, 6-1 at No. 3. Junior Trevor Horstmann picked up the Cowboys third point after defeating Lars Behlen, 5-7, 7-5, 6-4, at the No. 5 spot.
The Cowboys will close out the regular season on Thursday when they host Bedlam at the DeBois Tennis Complex at 2 p.m.
No. 28 Baylor 4, Oklahoma State 3
April 15, 2012 | Stillwater, Okla. | DeBois Tennis Complex
DOUBLES | Order of finish: 3, 2, 1
1. #67 Diego Galeano/Mate Zsiga (BU) def. Rifat Biktyakov/Vlad Bondarenko (OSU), 8-4
2. Roberto Maytin/Kike Grangeiro (BU) def. Chris Haworth/Eric West (OSU), 8-1
3. Julian Bley/Robert Verzaal (BU) def. Brandon Champagne/Trevor Horstmann (OSU), 8-1
SINLGES | Order of finish: 6, 2, 1, 4, 3*, 5
1. #23 Mate Zsiga (BU) def. #100 Vlad Bondarenko (OSU), 6-0, 3-6, 6-1
2. Rifat Biktyakov (OSU) def. Marko Krickovic (BU), 6-4, 6-2
3. #95 Roberto Maytin (BU) def. Chris Haworth (OSU), 6-7 (6), 6-4, 6-1
4. Eric West (OSU) def. Diego Galeano (BU), 6-4, 1-6, 6-3
5. Trevor Horstmann (OSU) def. Lars Behlen (BU), 5-7, 7-5, 6-4
6. Julian Bley (BU) def. Brandon Champagne (OSU), 6-1, 6-1
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