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Cowboy Tennis Drops Contest to Liberty
February 28, 2012 | Cowboy Tennis
Feb. 28, 2012
TULSA, Okla. - The Oklahoma State men's tennis team fell to Liberty, 4-3, on Tuesday at the Case Tennis Center in Tulsa.
The match was originally scheduled to be played in Stillwater, but had to be moved to Tulsa because of weather conditions.
The Cowboys (3-3) were without senior Vlad Bondarenko, who had to sit with an injury.
Liberty (5-3) opened the contest by taking two of three doubles matches to secure the doubles point. The Cowboys' lone win came from Rifat Biktyakov and Adolfo Aires in the No. 3 spot, as they beat Wayne Harrell and Matt Slamecka, 8-6.
The Cowboys were able to take the lead in the dual with three straight wins to begin singles play. Senior Eric West improved to 5-0 on the season, competing in Bondarenko's spot at No. 1 singles. He defeated Siim Tuus, 6-3, 6-4.
Biktyakov, ranked No. 112, defeated Shea Thomas, 6-1, 6-3, while No. 115 Chris Haworth beat Giancarlo Lemmi, 7-6, 6-2. Liberty was able to respond, taking the final three singles matches to win the dual.
The Cowboys will return to action this weekend when they travel to Corpus Christi, Texas, to compete in the HEB Invitational.
Liberty 4, Oklahoma State 3
Feb. 28, 2012 | Tulsa, Okla. | Case Tennis Center
DOUBLES | Order of finish: 2, 1, 3
No. 1 Giancarlo Lemmi/Siim Tuus (LIB) def. Chris Haworth/Eric West (OSU), 8-3
No. 2 Tristan Stayt/Shea Thomas (LIB) def. Brandon Champagne/Trevor Horstmann (OSU), 8-2
No. 3 Adolfo Aires/Rifat Biktyakov (OSU) def. Wayne Harrell/Matt Slamecka (LIB), 8-6
SINGLES | Order of finish: 2, 1, 3, 4, 6, 5*
No. 1 Eric West (OSU) def. Siim Tuus (LIB), 6-3, 6-4
No. 2 Rifat Biktyakov (OSU) def. Shea Thomas (LIB), 6-1, 6-3
No. 3 Chris Haworth (OSU) def. Giancarlo Lemmi (LIB), 7-6, 6-2
No. 4 Tristan Stayt (LIB) def. Trevor Horstmann (OSU), 7-6, 6-0
No. 5 Dillon Segur (LIB) def. Adolfo Aires (OSU), 4-6, 6-4, 6-4
No. 6 Wayne Harrell (LIB) def. Brandon Champagne (OSU), 6-3, 6-2
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