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Sooners Drop 6-1 Loss to No. 18 Ohio State

Sooners Drop 6-1 Loss to No. 18 Ohio State

January 27, 2006 | Men's Tennis

COLUMBUS, Ohio - The University of Oklahoma men's tennis team dropped a 6-1 decision to No. 18 Ohio State at the Jesse Owens West Recreation Center in Columbus, Ohio, on Friday.

No. 20 Alexei Ivanov and Marek Velicka lost a close doubles match to No. 2 Scott Green and Ross Wilson, 8-6. The Buckeyes picked up the doubles point after the duo of Drew Eberly and Bryan Koniecko downed the Sooner tandem of Federico Chavarria and Tommy Garrison, 8-5.

In singles play, Ohio State won five of the six matches. Senior Alexei Ivanov was the only Sooner to win his match with a 7-6, 6-2, victory over Steven Moneke.

With the loss, Oklahoma falls to 2-2 on the season, while Ohio State improves to 3-0.

The Sooners return to action Feb. 5 against Memphis in Tulsa.


Singles
1. Devin Mullings def. Marek Velicka, 6-3, 6-7, 6-3
2. Bryan Koniecko def. Tommy Garrison, 7-6, 6-1
3. Alexei Ivanov def. Steven Moneke, 7-6, 6-2
4. Chris Klingemann def. Lee Gregg, 6-2, 7-6
5. Ross Wilson def. Sergey Avdeyev, 6-2, 6-0
6. Dennis Mertens def. Matt Long, 6-0, 6-3

Doubles
1. Scott Green/Ross Wilson def. Alexei Ivanov/Marek Velicka, 8-6
2. Drew Eberly/Bryan Koniecko def. Federico Chavarria/Tommy Garrison, 8-5
3. Chris Klingemann/Devin Mullings def. Lee Gregg/Matt Long, 8-2

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MTEN Highlights: OU 4, TCU 3
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MTEN Highlights: OU 7, Texas Tech 0
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