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Cowboys Fall to No. 2 Baylor
April 12, 2015 | Cowboy Tennis
WACO, Texas -- No. 25 Oklahoma State men's tennis fell 4-0 to second-ranked Baylor in Waco, Texas on Sunday afternoon in a match that experienced two rain delays.
The match, which started at the Hurd Tennis Center, was decided in the Hawkins Indoor Tennis Center due to the rain.
The Cowboys (16-7, 0-4, Big 12) came out strong in the doubles portion as Nicolai Ferrigno and Lucas Gerch took down the 51st-ranked team of Tony Lupieri and Mate Zsiga in dominating fashion, 6-2.
The remaining two courts each went to a tiebreaker, but the Cowboy duos were outlasted, giving Baylor the one-point advantage entering singles play.
In singles, the Bears took wins on courts six, three and four respectively.
BU went up 2-0 as Felipe Rios defeated Cowboy freshman Jurence Mendoza, 6-1, 6-2, on court six.
No. 118 Arjun Kadhe, a sophomore for the Pokes, put up a close first set against 61st-ranked Max Tchoutakian but eventually fell, 7-5, 6-1.
Baylor clinched the match on court four, where Cowboy Lukas Finzelberg fell in two sets to Diego Galeano, 6-3, 6-4.
Play on courts one, two and five was unfinished.
The Cowboys finish up the regular season next weekend, taking on OU in Norman on Sunday at 1 p.m.
No. 2 Baylor 4, No. 25 Oklahoma State 0
April 12, 2015 :: Waco, Texas (Hurd Tennis Center and Hawkins Indoor Tennis Center)
Doubles | Order of finish: 2,3,1
1. #54 Diego Galeano/Julian Lenz (BU) def. #26 Jakob Sude/Arjun Kadhe (OKST) 7-6 (7-4)
2. Nicolai Ferrigno/Lucas Gerch (OKST) def. #51 Tony Lupieri/Mate Zsiga (BU) 6-2
3. Vince Schneider/Felipe Rios (BU) def. Lukas Finzelberg/Jurence Mendoza (OKST) 7-6 (7-2)Â
Singles | Order of finish: 6,3,4*
1. #39 Jakob Sude (OKST) vs. #1 Julian Lenz (BU) 5-7, 5-2
2. #98 Lucas Gerch (OKST) vs. #31 Tony Lupieri (BU) 6-4, 3-6, 0-2
3. #61 Max Tchoutakian (BU) def. #118 Arjun Kadhe (OKST) 7-5, 6-1
4. Diego Galeano (BU) def. Lukas Finzelberg (OKST) 6-3, 6-4
5. Nicolai Ferrigno (OKST) vs. #117 Mate Zsiga (BU) 5-7, 3-4
6. Felipe Rios (BU) def. Jurence Mendoza (OKST) 6-1, 6-2
