Buffs Lose Big 12 Match to the Aggies

March 14, 2003

COLLEGE STATION, Texas - The No. 70 nationally ranked Colorado men's tennis team lost its third straight Big 12 Conference match at No. 11-ranked Texas A&M, 6-1, Thursday evening at the A&M Tennis Center.

Colorado falls to 2-9 overall and to 0-3 in the Big 12, while the Aggies improve to 12-5 overall and to 1-0 in Big 12 play. The win marked the sixth straight for A&M.

"I give Colorado a lot of credit," A&M coach Tim Cass said. "They played loose and free. They played well mentally and they really, really challenged us. All in all, I'm proud about being able to beat them 6-1 because they played well and showed great effort."

The lone highlight for the Buffs was Maciej Dilaj's (at No. 1) upset victory over Texas A&M's senior All-American, Ryan Newport. Dilaj beat Newport 7-6, 2-6, 6-2.

The next test for the Buffs comes at 3 p.m. Saturday, March 15 where they will face the Texas Longhorns in Austin.

No. 11 Texas A&M 6, Colorado 1

SINGLES

1. Maciej Dilaj, CU def. (#21) Ryan Newport, A&M 7-6 (4), 2-6, 6-2

2. (#26) Lester Cook, A&M def. Justin Hunter, CU 3-6, 6-3, 6-2

3. (#80) Ante Matijevic, A&M def. Bucky Mink, CU 6-2, 6-4

4. (#121) Matt Loucks, A&M def. Marko Bundalo, CU 6-4, 4-6, 6-3

5. Khaled El Dorry, A&M def. Jon Magnes, CU 6-3, 7-5

6. John Nallon, A&M def. Chad Tsuda, CU 4-6, 6-3, 6-3

DOUBLES (A&M wins the point)

1. (#18) Cook/Newport, A&M def. Hunter/Tsuda, CU 8-1

2. Dilaj/Bundalo, CU def. Loucks/Nallon, A&M 8-6