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Cowboy Tennis Sweeps Oral Roberts On Senior Day
April 19, 2013 | Cowboy Tennis
April 19, 2013
STILLWATER, Okla. -
Oklahoma State's men's tennis team completed its home schedule on Friday with a 7-0 victory over Oral Roberts at the DeBois Tennis Complex.
OSU (12-12) swept the Golden Eagles behind strong play from the Cowboys' only senior, Rifat Biktyakov, who recorded victories at No. 1 singles and No. 2 doubles. The team celebrated Biktyakov's final home match as a Cowboy, ending a successful career for the Uzbekistan-native.
Brady Bohrnstedt and Brandon Champagne helped the Cowboys jump out to an early lead with an 8-3 victory at No. 3 doubles, with the doubles point coming after Oleksiy Arovin and Biktyakov's doubles triumph.
All six Cowboys earned singles victories in straight sets, helping the squad to its 17th-consecutive victory over Oral Roberts. Denys Pume recorded his first victory of the year at No. 2 singles, while Brady Bohrnstedt and Oleksiy Arovin were each victorious at Nos. 4 and 5. Arovin's victory clinched the match for the Cowboys, while Biktyakov's second set tiebreaker victory sealed off the sweep.
The Cowboys will finish off the regular season on Sunday when they travel to Norman to take on No. 13 Oklahoma in a Bedlam battle. The squad will then return to Norman on April 26 to open play in the Big 12 tournament.
Complete Results
Oklahoma State 7, Oral Roberts 0
April 19, 2013 | Stillwater, Okla. | DeBois Tennis Complex
Doubles
- Denys Pume/Richard Del Nunzio (OSU) vs. Fabian Zierleyn/Jason Mechali (ORU) 5-4 uf.
- Oleksiy Arovin/Rifat Biktyakov (OSU) def. Parker Allen/Nate Avery (ORU) 8-2
- Brady Bohrnstedt/Brandon Champagne (OSU) def. Braxton Bates/Gabe Karvelopoulos (ORU) 8-3
Order of finish: 3, 2
Singles
- Rifat Biktyakov (OSU) def. Fabian Zierleyn (ORU) 7-5, 7-6(4)
- Denys Pume (OSU) def. Jason Mechali (ORU) 6-1, 6-2
- Richard Del Nunzio (OSU) def. Parker Allen (ORU) 6-3, 6-3
- Brady Bohrnstedt (OSU) def. Braxton Bates (ORU) 6-0, 6-2
- Oleksiy Arovin (OSU) def. Nate Avery (ORU) 6-0, 6-1
- Trevor Horstmann (OSU) def. Gabe Karvelopoulos (ORU) 6-2, 6-2
Order of finish: 2, 4, 5, 6, 3, 1
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