Colorado University Athletics
Men's Tennis Falls to Oklahoma State
KANSAS CITY - The Colorado men's tennis season came to an end at the Big 12 Tournament in the first round, falling to No. 3 Oklahoma State, 4-0, Friday night.
The Buffaloes (6-16), seeded sixth ended the season with four straight losses. Oklahoma State, ranked No. 33 by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association advances to the conference semifinals where they will play No. 2 Texas.
The competition did not start well for CU from the beginning dropping the doubles points at the No. 2 and No. 3 slots. In singles, the Cowboys, who defeated CU at the Kittredge Tennis Courts, 4-3 last Sunday, had little trouble with the Buffs in their second match up a week later.
In singles, the Cowboys took straight-set wins at the top three singles slots to clinch the match.
Singles: 1) #80 Mark Van Elden (OSU) def. Maciej Dilaj (CU) 6-2, 6-3; 2) Yevgen Bondarchuk (OSU) def. Justin Hunter(CU) 6-0, 6-4; 3) Boris Kuharic (OSU) def. Marko Bundalo (CU) 6-2, 7-5; 4) Jiri Jezek (OSU) vs. Buck Mink (CU) DNF; 5) Tomas Bohunicky (OSU) vs. Chad Tsuda(CU) DNF; 6) Jiri Spousta (OSU) vs. Jon Magnes (CU) DNF.
Doubles: 1) Van Elden/Jezek (OSU) vs. Hunter/Tsuda (CU) DNF; 2) Bondarchuk/Spousta (OSU) def. Mink/Dilaj (CU) 8-3; 3) Kuharic/Felipe Diaz (OSU) def. Magnes/Bundalo (CU) 8-2.