Men's Tennis Defeats Lamar 6-0

Feb. 3, 2003

HOUSTON, Texas - The Texas Tech men's tennis team improved its record to 1-1 on the year after defeating Lamar, 6-0, in Houston today. The Red Raiders rebounded after falling to No. 32 Rice, 4-3, yesterday in Houston.

The Red Raiders swept all six singles matches to claim the victory. Freshman Diederik de Groot won his first match of the year by defeating Naeem Kath, 6-3, 6-0, at No. 1 singles. At the No. 2 spot, senior Alfonso Perez beat Nebjosa Murisic, 6-1, 6-0, while sophomore Esat Tanik beat Juan Pablo Alatorre, 6-3, 6-4, at No. 3 singles. Senior Devin Wakeford was victorious over John Guerrero at the No. 4 position, 6-3, 6-2. Sophomore Michael Innerebner won No. 5 singles by defeating Christian Oliver, 6-3, 6-2. And senior John Walker triumphed over Thatcher Cribbs, 6-1, 6-2.

Next up for Tech will be Abilene Christian, Feb. 11 at 1 p.m. in Lubbock at the McLeod Tennis Center.

Texas Tech Men's Tennis ResultsFeb. 3, 2003Houston, TexasTexas Tech 6    Lamar 0
SinglesNo. 1 - Diederik de Groot (TT) def. Naeem Kath (Lamar), 6-3, 6-0
No. 2 - Alfonso Perez (TT) def. Nebjosa Murisic (Lamar), 6-1, 6-0
No. 3 - Esat Tanik (TT) def. Juan Pablo Alatorre (Lamar), 6-3, 6-4
No. 4 - Devin Wakeford (TT) def. John Guerrero (Lamar), 6-3, 6-2
No. 5 - Michael Innerebner (TT) def. Christian Oliver (Lamar), 6-3, 6-2
No. 6 - John Walker (TT) def. Thatcher Cribbs (Lamar), 6-1, 6-2

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