April 4, 2009

DALLAS (SMU)-SMU men's tennis (13-9) dropped a 6-1 decision to No. 30 Oklahoma State (9-5) on Friday, April 3 at Turpin Tennis Stadium.

The Mustangs avoided a doubles sweep as sophomore tandem No. 33 Darren Walsh and Adham el-Effendi remained undefeated (11-0) at the number two spot to record a win (8-2) over Cowboy pair Trukshanin/Bobytski.

SMU was unsuccessful in singles competition with freshman David Costa playing an exceptional match against Trukshanin at number two to post the only Mustang win (6-2, 6-1). No. 60 junior Robin Fahgen attempted a second set comeback against No. 1 Oleksandr Nedovyesov, forcing a tiebreak. Nedovyesov ultimately pulled out the win, 6-2, 7-6.

The Mustangs will play in their final home games of the season on Tuesday in a doubleheader with UT-Arlington at 2:00 p.m. and Grambling State at 6:00 p.m. in Turpin Tennis Stadium.

Tennis Match ResultsOklahoma State vs SMU4/3/2009 at Dallas, Texas
#30 Oklahoma State 6, #75 SMU 1

 Singles competition1. Oleksandr Nedovyesov (OKST) def. Robin Fahgen (SMU) 6-2, 7-62. David Costa (SMU) def. Mikhail Trukshanin (OKST) 6-2, 6-13. Nathan Byrnes (OKST) def. Artem Baradach (SMU) 6-3, 5-7, 10-64. Aleksey Bessonov (OKST) def. Chris Hooshyar (SMU) 6-1, 6-25. Anton Bobytski (OKST) def. Darren Walsh (SMU) 3-6, 6-3, 7-66. Igor Sobolta (OKST) def. Adham el-Effendi (SMU) 6-2, 7-5
 Doubles competition1. Oleksandr Nedovyesov/Nathan Byrnes (OKST) def. Robin Fahgen/David Costa (SMU) 8-52. Darren Walsh/Adham el-Effendi (SMU) def. Mikhail Trukshanin/Anton Bobytski (OKST) 8-23. Aleksey Bessonov/Igor Sobolta (OKST) def. Artem Baradach/Chris Hooshyar (SMU) 8-5
Match Notes:Oklahoma State 9-5; National ranking #30SMU 13-9; National ranking #75