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Longhorns Defeat Raiders in Tough Battle
April 03, 2004 | Men's Tennis
April 3, 2004
LUBBOCK, Texas - The Texas Tech men's tennis team has had some close matches this season and Friday night was no different. No. 33 Texas outlasted the No. 61 Red Raiders, 4-3, at the Falls Country Club.
In doubles action, the Longhorns swept the Red Raiders to claim the victory in a match that lasted more than five hours.
In singles action, the Horns and Red Raiders split the six matches. Tech's Jakob Paulsen beat Antonio Ruiz 6-4, 7-5, at the No.1 spot, while freshman Dinko Halachev defeated Ryan Haymond 6-4, 6-3, at the No. 5 slot. At the No. 6 position, freshman Dimitrio Martinez outplayed Will Clinton 5-7, 6-4, 6-4.
Although it was a great team effort, Texas Tech Coach Tim Siegel knows this is a match that got away.
"This is the toughest lost that I have ever experienced," Siegel said. "We had a great team effort, but when you have match points on two courts, and you can't finish it, then it is very tough to swallow. We had a great college atmosphere and fan support, but we just couldn't get the win."
With the loss, Tech drops to 9-8 overall and 0-2 in the Big 12.
Men's Tennis Texas Tech vs. Texas April 2, 2004 Falls Country Club
Tech 3 Texas 4
Singles
No. 1 Jakob Paulsen (TT) def. Antonio Ruiz (UT), 6-4, 7-5
No. 2 Jose Zhari (UT) def. Bojan Szumanski (TT), 6-1, 3-6, 7-6
No. 3 Peter Stoer (UT) def. Esat Tanik (TT), 1-6, 7-5, 7-6
No. 4 Jimmy Haney (UT) def. Michael Innerebner (TT), 6-1, 7-6
No. 5 Dinko Halachev (TT) def. Ryan Haymond (UT), 6-4, 6-3
No. 6 Dimitrio Martinez (TT) def. Will Clinton (UT), 5-7, 6-4, 6-4
Doubles
No . 1 Ruiz/Zhari (UT) def. Tanik/Halachev (TT), 8-5
No. 2 Stoer/Haney (UT) def. Paulsen/Szumanski (TT), 8-1
No. 3 Clinton/Haymond (UT) def. Innerebner/ Teddy DiBlasi (TT), 8-3
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