Tulsa
Oral Roberts
Hurricane Dominates Cross-Town Rival ORU, 7-0
3/26/2003 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
March 26, 2003
Tulsa, Okla. - The 51st-ranked Tulsa men's tennis team (10-8) dominated cross-town rival Oral Roberts, 7-0, on Wednesday afternoon at the Michael D. Case Tennis Center on The University of Tulsa campus.
Tulsa's Tom Murray and Shunsuke Shimizu netted a victory for the Golden Hurricane in the No. 2 doubles position, as they overcame ORU's Chris Moore and Wessel Kemp, 8-5. Kevin Garlington and Eddie Paez, however, knotted the doubles point back up as they defeated TU's Ricardo Rojas and John Matthews, 8-5, in the No. 3 slot. Ryan Livesay and Dustin Taylor came through for the Golden Hurricane as they posted an 8-4 victory over Jared Welch and Matt Munson in the No. 1 position to win the doubles point.
TU's Livesay netted a 6-4, 6-2 victory over Moore in the No. 1 singles position, as teammate Aleksander Charpantidis finished with a 4-6, 6-1, 6-4 comeback win over Welch in the No. 2 slot. To round out the top-half of the lineup Murray posted a 6-2, 6-2 score over ORU's Paez in the No. 3 position.
In the bottom half of the lineup, Shimizu netted a 6-0, 6-3 win over Garlington in the No. 4 position, while Olof Sjolund finished with a 7-6, 6-0, win over Munson. Matthews also netted a point for Tulsa as he posted a 6-1, 6-7, 10-5 win over Kemp.
The Golden Hurricane will be in action this weekend in Texas as they face 38th-ranked TCU and 54th-ranked SMU on Saturday and Sunday, respectively.
#51 Tulsa vs. Oral Roberts - March 26, 2003 - Home - W, 7-0 Singles - Ryan Livesay (TU) def. Chris Moore (ORU), 6-4, 6-2 Aleksander Charpantidis (TU) def. Jared Welch (ORU), 4-6, 6-1, 6-4 Tom Murray (TU) def. Eddie Paez (ORU), 6-2, 6-2 Shunsuke Shimizu (TU) def. Kevin Garlington (ORU), 6-0, 6-3 Olof Sjolund (TU) def. Matt Munson (ORU), 7-6, 6-0 John Matthews (TU) def. Wessel Kemp (ORU), 6-1, 6-7, 10-5 Doubles - Livesay/Taylor (TU) def. Welch/Munson (ORU), 8-4 Murray/Shimizu (TU) def. Moore/Kemp (ORU), 8-5 Garlington/Paez (ORU) def. Ricardo Rojas/Matthews (TU), 8-5
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