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SMU Defeated At Oklahoma State, 4-2

April 6, 2014

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STILLWATER, Okla. (SMU) - The SMU Mustangs recorded two wins in singles play, but No. 23 Oklahoma State took the dual match over SMU by a score of 4-2 in Stillwater, Okla., on Sunday afternoon.

Alex Sanders picked up his team-leading 11th win in singles play, winning at No. 2 singles over Sebastian Sachs; 6-3, 6-4. Sanders is now 11-7 in dual matches, and the senior is 6-2 in his last eight decisions.

Freshman Arkidjas Slobodkins also won for SMU (9-11), tallying SMU's first point of the match with a quick 6-1, 6-3, win at the No. 6 spot over Chris Haworth. Haworth entered the match 13-4 in singles play this spring. Slobodkins is now 9-8 on the season, and his point tied the match at 1-1 after the Cowboys collected the doubles point.

Oklahoma State (20-3) won at No. 1 and 3 doubles and then took singles matches at positions 1, 3 and 4. The fifth singles match between Nate Lammons and Brady Bohrnstedt went unfinished after each player had taken a set.

The match marked SMU's fourth straight against a team ranked in the ITA Top 75, with three of the four being in the top 25 nationally. Next up for the Mustangs is a home match versus UT Arlington on Wednesday at 3 p.m. SMU is 6-1 at home this season. The Mustangs will conclude their regular season with a match against Rice at the Lakes Tennis Academy in Frisco, Texas, on April 13 at 1 p.m.

Tennis Match Results
SMU vs Oklahoma State
Apr 06, 2014 at Stillwater, Okla.

#23 Oklahoma State 4, SMU 2

Singles competition
1. #61 Jakob Sude (OSU) def. Arturs Kazijevs (SMU) 6-2, 6-4
2. Alex Sanders (SMU) def. Sebastian Sachs (OSU) 6-3, 6-4
3. Arjun Kadhe (OSU) def. Mischa Nowicki (SMU) 6-4, 6-3
4. Lucas Gerch (OSU) def. Julio Olaya (SMU) 6-2, 6-4
5. Brady Bohrnstedt (OSU) vs. Nate Lammons (SMU) 3-6, 7-5, unfinished
6. Arkidjas Slobodkins (SMU) def. Chris Haworth (OSU) 6-1, 6-3

Doubles competition
1. Jakob Sude/Arjun Kadhe (OSU) def. Mischa Nowicki/Arkidjas Slobodkins (SMU) 8-5
2. Lucas Gerch/Sebastian Sachs (OSU) vs. Nate Lammons/Alex Sanders (SMU) 5-6, unfinished
3. Chris Haworth/Brady Bohrnstedt (OSU) def. Tony Russell/Arturs Kazijevs (SMU) 8-6

Match Notes:
SMU 9-11
Oklahoma State 20-3; National ranking #23
Order of finish: Doubles (1,3); Singles (6,3,1,2,4)
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Players Mentioned

Arturs Kazijevs

Arturs Kazijevs

6' 1"
SR
Nate Lammons

Nate Lammons

6' 1"
RS JR
Julio Olaya

Julio Olaya

6' 0"
SO
Tony Russell

Tony Russell

6' 1"
RS SO
Nate Lammons

Nate Lammons

6' 1"
RS FR
Mischa Nowicki

Mischa Nowicki

6' 0"
JR
Alex Sanders

Alex Sanders

6' 0"
RS JR

Players Mentioned

Arturs Kazijevs

Arturs Kazijevs

6' 1"
SR
Nate Lammons

Nate Lammons

6' 1"
RS JR
Julio Olaya

Julio Olaya

6' 0"
SO
Tony Russell

Tony Russell

6' 1"
RS SO
Nate Lammons

Nate Lammons

6' 1"
RS FR
Mischa Nowicki

Mischa Nowicki

6' 0"
JR
Alex Sanders

Alex Sanders

6' 0"
RS JR