OU Men's Tennis Falls at Nebraska

April 19, 2001

LINCOLN, Neb. - The University of Oklahoma men's tennis team dropped a 6-1 decision to Nebraska Thursday at the Cather-Pounds Tennis Center in Lincoln, Neb. OU slipped to 2-10 for the season and 0-8 in Big 12 Conference action. The Huskers improved to 9-12 overall and 3-4 in league play.

Sophomore Matt Ogle scored the Sooners' only point of the match by way of a 6-3, 6-4, triumph over NU's Lance Mills at the No. 2 singles spot. Ogle and fellow sophomore Chris Mitchell nearly pulled out the win at No. 1 doubles before succumbing 9-8 (4) in the tiebreaker.

Nebraska won the five remaining singles positions and all three doubles slots to take the win.

Oklahoma continues its two-match road trip on Saturday at Colorado. Both the Sooner men's and women's team will meet the Buffs at 10 a.m. for their final regular season duals.

Nebraska 6,  Oklahoma 1 

Singles 

# 1 Jorge Abos Sanchez (NU) def. Julio Martinez (OU), 6-2, 6-7 (4), 7-6 (2)

# 2 Matt Ogle (OU) def. Lance Mills (NU), 6-3, 6-4

# 3 Adnan Hadzialic (NU) def. Chris Mitchell (OU), 6-3, 6-3

# 4 Kai Rieke (NU) def. Evan Davis (OU), 6-1, 6-1

# 5 Ryan Haith (NU) def. Blake Mason (OU), 6-2, 6-2

# 6 Patrick Kennedy (NU) over Mat Price (OU), default



Doubles 

# 1 Tongoona/Rieke (NU) def. Ogle/Mitchell (OU), 9-8 (4)

# 2 Abos Sanchez/Hadzialic (NU) def. Martinez/Davis (OU), 8-2

# 3 Mills/Haith (NU) def. Mason/Price (OU), 8-2

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