Feb. 9, 2007
Box Score
Tulsa, Okla. - The University of Tulsa men's tennis team (4-2) picked up the doubles point, but were unable to hold off No. 19 Texas, falling by the score of 4-3 on Friday evening at the Michael D. Case Tennis Center.
The Golden Hurricane's Ricardo Soriano battled to a 1-1 split in the first two sets, but fell short in the final set, losing to the Longhorn's Luis Diaz-Barriga, 7-5, 4-6, 6-4.
Tulsa took the early 1-0 lead when the duo of Ross Cunningham and Diego Camacho notched an 8-5 win, while Andy Connelly and Lucques Maasdorp grabbed an 8-3 win.
Texas evened the score when Josh Zavala handed TU's Cunningham a 6-3, 6-4 loss, and moved ahead, 2-1, when Dimitar Kutrovsky took a 3-6, 6-4, 6-3 decision from Federico Soriano.
The Golden Hurricane tied the score at 2-2 when No. 6 ranked nationally Arnau Brugues defeated Miguel Reyes Varela 6-2, 6-7 (4), 7-6 (4).
UT regained a 3-2 lead when Milan Mihailovic handed Will Gray a 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 loss, but TU responded when Diego Camacho was victorious over Jon Weigand, 6-4, 4-6, 6-3.
Tulsa will be back in action on February 11 when it hosts No. 25 California at 3 p.m. at the Michael D. Case Tennis Center.
Tennis Match Results
Texas vs Tulsa
2/9/2007 at Tulsa, Okla.
#19 Texas 4, #29 Tulsa 3
Singles competition
1. #6 Arnau Brugues (TLS) def. Miguel Reyes Varela (UT) 6-2, 6-7 (4-7), 7-6 (7-4)
2. #96 Milan Mihailovic (UT) def. #34 Will Gray (TLS) 4-6, 6-4, 6-2
3. Dimitar Kutrovsky (UT) def. Federico Soriano (TLS) 3-6, 6-4, 6-3
4. Luis Diaz-Barriga (UT) def. #90 Ricardo Soriano (TLS) 7-5, 2-6, 6-4
5. Josh Zavala (UT) def. Ross Cunningham (TLS) 6-3, 6-4
6. Diego Camacho (TLS) def. Jon Wiegand (UT) 6-4, 4-6, 6-3
Doubles competition
1. Miguel Reyes Varela/Jon Wiegand (UT) def.
#12 Arnau Brugues/Federico Soriano (TLS) 8-6
2. Ross Cunningham/Diego Camacho (TLS) def.
Dimitar Kutrovsky/Josh Zavala (UT) 8-5
3. Andy Connelly/Lucques Maasdorp (TLS) def.
Milan Mihailovic/Luis Diaz-Barriga (UT) 8-3
Match Notes:
Texas 2-1; National ranking #19
Tulsa 4-2; National ranking #29
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2,1); Singles (5,3,1,2,6,4)
T-3:55 A-200
In eight years as a member of Conference USA, Tulsa athletic teams have won a league-best 48 conference championships.
Follow Tulsa Athletics all season by downloading the full TU athletics schedule to your Outlook or iCal calendars.
Purchase your season football tickets today online or by calling 918.631.GoTU. Family of four can see all six home games for under $200.
Since the opening of the Donald W. Reynolds Center in 1998, Tulsa’s athletic facilities have undergone a major facelift. New facilities include the Michael D. Case Tennis Center, the Collins Family Softball Complex, the Hurricane Soccer and Track Stadium, the J. Bird Sr. Shell Nest, the Jack Zink Indoor Rowing Center, the Case Athletic Complex and major renovation to H.A. Chapman Stadium.
TU is 75th among national doctoral universities in U. S. News & World Report's 2012 edition of America's Best Colleges. TU's 2011 freshman class had a mean cumulative grade point average of 3.8, and 74 percent graduated in the top 10 percent of their high school classes. Their average ACT was 28.
The Golden Hurricane Club, as the primary fundraising arm of TU Athletics, works to provide every TU student-athlete with the opportunity to realize a world-class athletic and academic experience.
Get an inside look at all Tulsa Athletics on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. Fans can Tweet with first-year Head Coach Danny Manning @CoachDManning.
