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Tulsa
Oral Roberts
Golden Hurricane Dominates Cross-Town Rival ORU, 6-1
1/18/2004 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
Jan. 18, 2004
Tulsa, Okla. - The Tulsa men's tennis team earned their third victory this weekend as they dominated cross-town rival Oral Roberts, 6-1, on Sunday evening at the Michael D. Case Tennis Center on The University of Tulsa campus.
Seniors Dustin Taylor and Alejandro Tejerina recorded a win for the Golden Hurricane with an 8-3 mark over Adam Ehrlich and Tyrone Hill in the top doubles position, while senior Tom Murray and freshman Federico Soriano overtook ORU's Wessel Kemp and Umair Qayyum, 8-2, in the No. 2 slot. The match at the No. 3 position was not played.
Ricardo Rojas notched a Tulsa win in the No. 4 singles position, overpowering Golden Eagle Umair Qayyum, 6-2, 6-0, while teammate Olof Sjolund posted a victory in the No. 3 slot, a 6-2, 6-1 mark over Ehrlich. TU's Soriano, however, dropped a 4-6, 2-0 injury default decision to Hill in the top singles position.
The Golden Hurricane's Eduardo Gutierrez recorded a win, a 3-6, 6-3, 10-7 decision in the No. 5 slot, while Murray also went into a 10-point tie-breaker third set, finishing 6-0, 6-7, 10-7, in the No. 2 position. The No. 6 match was not played.
The Golden Hurricane continues its season as it hosts fifth-ranked Stanford next Saturday beginning at 6:00 p.m.
RESULTS Singles - Tyrone Hill (ORU) def. Federico Soriano (Tulsa), 4-6, 2-0, inj. def. Tom Murray (Tulsa) vs. Wessel Kemp (ORU), 6-0, 6-7, 10-7 Olof Sjolund (Tulsa) vs. Adam Ehrlich (ORU), 6-2, 6-1 Ricardo Rojas (Tulsa) vs. Umair Qayyum (ORU), 6-2, 6-0 Eduardo Gutierrez (Tulsa) vs. Patrick Guilliod (ORU), 3-6, 6-3, 10-7 #57 Alejandro Tejerina (Tulsa), default Doubles - Taylor/Tejerina (Tulsa) def. Ehrlich/Hill (ORU), 8-3 Murray/Soriano (Tulsa) def. Kemp/Qayyum (ORU), 8-2 Rojas/Sjolund (Tulsa), default
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