Waco, Texas ? The fifth-seeded Kansas University men’s tennis team was edged by No. 4 Oklahoma State, 4-3, in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Tournament here Friday.
The loss eliminated Kansas (15-11) from the tournament. OSU (12-7) advanced to today’s semifinals against Texas A&M, which defeated Texas Tech, 5-0.
KU’s Quentin Blakeney won at No. 1 singles against Matt Prentice, 6-2, 7-5; and Rodrigo Echagaray won at No. 3 singles against Eru Lyndon, 6-2, 1-6, 6-3. KU also won the doubles point. Blakeney and Pete Stroer won at No. 1 doubles, and Eleazar Magallan and Andrew Metzler won at No. 3 doubles.
With the score tied at 3-3, the match was decided at the No. 6 singles spot where Anthony Zafiris beat Metzler, 6-2, 2-6, 6-1, clinching the victory for OSU.
KU also tumbled to Oklahoma State in the women’s tournament, 4-0.
Quentin Blakeney, KU, def. Matt Prentics, 6-2, 7-5.
Chris Bates, OSU, def. Eleazar Magallan, 6-3, 6-1.
Rodrigo Echagaray, KU, def. Eru Lyndon, 6-2, 1-6, 6-3.
Fran Krepelka, OSU, def. Alex Barragan, 7-5, 6-3.
Jiri Jezek, OSU, def. Andrew Metzler, 6-4, 6-2.
Anthony Zafiris, OSU, def. David Stauffer, 6-2, 2-6, 6-1.
Blakeney-Pete Stroer, KU, def. Bates-Krepelka, 8-2.
Prentice-Lyndon, OSU, def. Echagaray-Barragan, 8-5.
Magallan-Metzler, KU, def. Jezek-Zafris, 9-7.
No. 1 Suspended
No. 2 Suspended
No. 3 Linda Faltynkova, OSU, def. Courtney Steinbock, 6-1, 6-2.
No. 4 Katia Kolodynska, OSU, def. Lisa Mallaiah, 6-1, 7-6.
No. 5 Katia Vasylyeva, OSU, def. Emily Haylock, 6-2, 6-1.
No. 6 Suspended
No. 1 Ashleigh Dolman-Maria Phillips, OSU, def. C. Steinbock-Kristen Steinbock, 8-4.
No. 2 Suspended.
No. 3 Vasylyeva-Dominika Olszewska, OSU, def. Cheryl Mallaiah-L. Mallaiah, 8-2.
