Texas Tech Athletics
Oklahoma
Men's Tennis Wins Big 12 Match
March 30, 2005 | Men's Tennis
March 30, 2005
LUBBOCK, Texas - The No. 10 Texas Tech men's tennis team defeated No. 59 Oklahoma, 5-2. The Red Raiders are now 19-1 for the spring season and 1-1 in conference play. Tech is ranked at No. 10, which is the highest ranking in the history of men's tennis at Texas Tech.
The Red Raiders swept the Sooners in doubles matches. At number one, Radek Nijaki and Bojan Szumanski beat Tommy Garrison and Ondrej Fukala, 8-3. Esat Tanik and Adrian Prpic teamed up at position two to defeat Marek Velicka and Silviu Tanasoui, 8-6. In the third slot, Alexei Ivanov and Ryan Thomas fell to Michael Innerebner and Jakob Paulsen, 8-4.
In singles, Tech came out with four wins. At number one, Nijaki defeated Velicka, 7-6, 6-1. Szumanski won at position two against Ivanov, 6-4, 3-6, 6-4. In the fourth slot, Tanik came out on top against Tanasoui, 6-1, 6-3. At number six, Prpic defeated Lee Gregg, 7-5, 6-1. Paulsen fell to Fukala at number three, 6-7, 6-2, 6-1. At position five, Innerebner lost against Garrison, 4-6, 6-4, 6-1.
"This was an incredibily hard-fought, difficult match," said head coach Tim Siegel. "We knew going in to the match it was going to be a tough one. OU is a very good team that is a lot better than their ranking. We were fortunate to get this win. And Radek has been a rock to our team at No. 1 singles, winning his last six matches."
The Red Raiders will not be back in action until April 8, when they will travel to Austin, Texas, to face No. 27 Texas at 1 p.m. On April 9, Tech will travel to College Station, Texas, to compete against No. 15 Texas A&M at 6 p.m. The match at Texas A&M will be televised by Cox Sports Television (CST) on a tape delayed status and will air on Wed., April 20, at 4 p.m.
Match Results
Lubbock, Texas
McLeod Tennis Center
No. 10 Texas Tech Red Raiders - 5 No. 59 Oklahoma Sooners - 2
Doubles:
1. Nijaki/Szumanski (TTU) def. Garrison/Fukala (OU), 8-3
2. Tanik/Prpic (TTU) def. Velicka/Tanasoui (OU), 8-6
3. Innerebner/Paulsen (TTU) def. Ivanov/Ryan Thomas (OU), 8-4
Singles:
1. Radek Nijaki (TTU) def. Marek Velicka (OU), 7-6, 6-1
2. Bojan Szumanski (TTU) def. Alexei Ivanov (OU), 6-4, 3-6, 6-4
3. Ondrej Fukala (OU) def. Jakob Paulsen (TTU), 6-7, 6-2, 6-1
4. Esat Tanik (TTU) def. Silviu Tanasoui (OU), 6-1, 6-3
5. Tommy Garrison (TTU) def. Michael Innerebner (TTU), 4-6, 6-4, 6-1
6. Adrian Prpic (TTU) def. Lee Gregg (OU), 7-5, 6-1
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