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No. 4 Men's Tennis falls to Oklahoma, 4-3
03.25.2011 | Men's Tennis
March 25, 2011
NORMAN, Okla. - No. 4 Texas (13-5, 0-1 Big 12) picked up singles wins from Kellen Damico, Jean Andersen and Ed Corrie, but No. 30 Oklahoma (10-3, 1-0 Big 12) rallied for a 4-3 win over the Longhorns Friday evening in a match spanning over five hours at OU's Headington Family Tennis Center.
Texas picked up a victory at first doubles from the fifth-ranked tandem of Corrie and
Andersen, as the duo dealt OU's Ionut Beleleu and Tsvetan Mihov an 8-4 defeat. But, the Sooners claimed the other two doubles positions, as Texas surrendered the doubles point for just the second time this season.
Damico put the Horns on the board at second singles, where he posted a commanding 6-1, 6-2 win over OK's 65th-ranked Costin Paval. Texas assumed the lead at third singles, where Andersen dealt Laurentiu Gavrila a 6-4, 6-3 defeat. The Sooners evened the match at two, as Lawrence Formentera outlasted UT sophomore Daniel Whitehead by a 7-5, 6-4 count at fifth singles.
Texas' Corrie staked the Horns to a 3-2 lead, as he defeated the Sooners' 34th-ranked Beleleu, 7-6 (2), 6-2 at the first slot. However, Oklahoma stayed in the match at sixth singles, where Mihov defeated UT freshman Sudanwa Sitaram, 6-7 (4), 6-2, 7-6 (4). UT's Vasko Mladenov took the first set off of Peerakit Siributwong at fourth singles, 6-4, but Siributwong rallied to take the next two sets, 7-6 (7), 7-5 to seal the victory for the Sooners
Texas resumes Big 12 Conference play on Sunday when it visits Oklahoma State.
#4 Texas 4, #30 Oklahoma 3
Doubles - Order of Finish: 3, 1, 2
1. #5 Corrie/Andersen (UT) def. Beleleu/Mihov (OU), 8-4
2. Paval/Siributwong (OU) def. #28 Damico/Holiner (UT), 8-6
3. Gavrila/Formentera (OU) def. Mladenov/Whitehead (UT), 8-1
Singles - Order of Finish: 2, 3, 5, 1, 6, 4
1. #33 Ed Corrie (UT) def. #34 Ionut Beleleu (OU), 7-6(2), 6-2
2. #90 Kellen Damico (UT) def. #65 Costin Paval (OU), 6-1, 6-2
3. #80 Jean Andersen (UT) def. Laurentiu Gavrila (OU), 6-4, 6-3
4. #113 Peerakit Siributwong (OU) def. Vasko Mladenov (UT) - 4-6, 7-6 (7), 7-5
5. Lawrence Formentera (OU) def. Daniel Whitehead (UT), 7-5, 6-4
6. Tsvetan Mihov (OU) def. Sudanwa Sitaram (UT), 6-7(4), 6-2, 7-6(4)
