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Cowboy Tennis Drops Regular Season Finale
April 19, 2011 | Cowboy Tennis
April 19, 2011
STILLWATER, Okla. – The Oklahoma State men's tennis team wrapped up the 2011 regular season at the DeBois Tennis Complex Tuesday afternoon, falling, 4-0, to in-state rival No. 36 Tulsa.
“They're just a little bit better team than us,” coach James Wadley said. “We knew they were a solid team and we'd have to have a great, great day to be able to upset them.”
The Golden Hurricane picked up the first point of the day after winning 8-4 and 8-3 at Nos. 3 and 1, respectively.
Tulsa continued its winning streak in singles play as TU picked up three straight-set wins at Nos. 4, 3 and 1 to go up 4-0 and end the dual.
“We agreed to end the match early because they have their conference tournament this weekend,” Wadley said. “It would be silly if they had someone get hurt after the match was already decided.”
The Cowboys wrap up the regular season with a 5-13 record and a 0-6 mark in conference play.
Oklahoma State resumes competition April 29 for the Big 12 Championships in Waco, Texas.
No. 36 Tulsa 4, Oklahoma State 0
April 19, 2011 | Stillwater, Okla. | DeBois Tennis Complex
DOUBLES | Order of finish: 3,1
No. 1 – #26 Clifford Marsland/Ashley Watling (TU) def. #24 Aleksey Bessonov/Rifat Biktyakov (OSU) 8-3
No. 2 – #77 Maniel Bains/Eric West (OSU) vs. Marcelo Arevalo/Japie De Klerk (TU) 6-7, DNF
No. 3 – Grant Ive/Tristan Jackson (TU) def. Vlad Bondarenko/Tomas Patiño (OSU) 8-4
SINGLES | Order of finish: 4,3,1*
No. 1 – #29 Marcelo Arevalo (TU) def. #112 Maniel Bains (OSU) 6-1, 6-3
No. 2 – Rifat Biktyakov (OSU) vs. #71 Japie De Klerk (TU) 6-2, 6-6, DNF
No. 3 – #79 Ashley Watling (TU) def. Vlad Bondarenko (OSU) 6-1, 6-2
No. 4 – #114 Clifford Marsland (TU) def. Aleksey Bessonov (OSU) 6-1, 6-3
No. 5 – Ilija Martinoski (OSU) vs. Grant Ive (TU) 6-3, 1-5, DNF
No. 6 – Eric West (OSU) vs. Tristan Jackson (TU) 4-6, 4-5, DNF
Match Notes:
Tulsa 16-7
Oklahoma State 5-13
Match Time - 2:50
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