Mustangs Roar Past Columbia

March 19, 2009

DALLAS (SMU)-SMU men's tennis (10-7) earned their third consecutive win at Turpin Tennis Stadium on Wednesday, March 18 after defeating (6-1) the Columbia Lions (9-4), in which sophomore Artem Baradach dropped (7-6, 2-6, 6-4) his first ranked opponent of the season in singles against No. 107 Mihai Nichifor.

To start off the match, No. 38 sophomore Mustang duo Darren Walsh and Adham el-Effendi secured a victory (8-5) over Nichifor and partner Bogdan Borta at the number one spot to extend their win streak to eleven. On court three, freshmen pair David Costa and Gaston Cuadranti gave SMU the doubles point when they defeated (8-4) Lion tandem Dan Urban and Rajeev Deb-Sen.

Costa went on to play at the number on spot in singles with a strong performance for the win (6-2, 6-3) over Jon Wong. Junior Chris Hooshyar prevailed in three set win (6-3, 2-6, 6-1) against Bogdan Borta, while Walsh overcame a first set tiebreaker loss to Ekin Sezgen for a hard-fought victory (6-7, 7-6, 6-2). Sophomore Bryan Griffin's win (6-4, 6-0) over Sho Matsumoto capped off singles for the Mustangs.

SMU hits the road to take on the California Golden Bears in Pebble Beach, Calif. at 10:00 am on Saturday, followed by a match-up against Saint Mary's on Sunday, also at 10:00 a.m.

Columbia vs SMU3/18/2009 at Dallas, Texas
SMU 6, Columbia 1
 Singles competition1. David Costa (SMU) def. Jon Wong (COLUMBIA) 6-2, 6-32. Chris Hooshyar (SMU) def. Bogdan Borta (COLUMBIA) 6-3, 2-6, 6-13. Artem Baradach (SMU) def. Mihai Nichifor (COLUMBIA) 7-6, 2-6, 6-44. Darren Walsh (SMU) def. Ekin Sezgen (COLUMBIA) 6-7, 7-6, 6-25. Haig Schneiderman (COLUMBIA) def. Adham el-Effendi (SMU) 5-7, 6-4, 6-46. Bryan Griffin (SMU) def. Sho Matsumoto (COLUMBIA) 6-4, 6-0
 Doubles competition1. Darren Walsh/Adham el-Effendi (SMU) def. Bogdan Borta/Mihai Nichifor (COLUMBIA) 8-52. Jon Wong/Haig Schneiderman (COLUMBIA) def. Chris Hooshyar/Artem Baradach (SMU) 8-73. David Costa/Gaston Cuadranti (SMU) def. Dan Urban/Rajeev Deb-Sen (COLUMBIA) 8-4
Match Notes:Columbia 9-4SMU 10-7

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Players Mentioned

Artem Baradach: 5' 11"; RS

Adham el-Effendi: 6' 0"; RS

Bryan Griffin: 6' 3"; RS

Chris Hooshyar: 5' 11"; RS

Darren Walsh: 6' 7"; RS

Bryan Griffin: 6' 3"; RS FR

Adham el-Effendi: 6' 0"; FR

Chris Hooshyar: 5' 11"; FR

Darren Walsh: 66' 5"; FR

Players Mentioned

Artem Baradach
: 5' 11"; RS

Adham el-Effendi
: 6' 0"; RS

Bryan Griffin
: 6' 3"; RS

Chris Hooshyar
: 5' 11"; RS

Darren Walsh
: 6' 7"; RS

Bryan Griffin
: 6' 3"; RS FR

Adham el-Effendi
: 6' 0"; FR

Chris Hooshyar
: 5' 11"; FR

Darren Walsh
: 66' 5"; FR