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Tulsa Men's Tennis Loses Heartbreaker to #26 Arizona
1/29/2005 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
Jan. 29, 2005
Tulsa, Okla. - The #60-ranked University of Tulsa men's tennis team dropped a close duel match to the #26-ranked Arizona Wildcats, 4-3, at the Michael D. Case Tennis Center. Tulsa lost its first match of the season, to move to 7-1, while Arizona improved to 3-1.
In a battle of ranked doubles teams in the No. 1 ladder position, #18 Roger Matalonga and Colin O'Grady defeated #41 Achim Roth and Aleksander Charpantidis, 8-5. Diego Camacho and Andy Connelly won in the tiebreaker over Bruno Alcala and Daniel Andrus, 9-7. In the No. 3 ladder position, Paul Warkentin and Christen Claudio narrowly edged Lucques Maasdorp and Will Gray, 8-6. Arizona took a 1-0 lead in the duel.
The singles competition was just as close as the doubles. Freshman Will Gray tied up the duel as he defeated Christen Claudio 6-2, 7-6 (4). Arizona's #58-ranked Roger Matalonga gave the Wildcats the edge by dropping Achim Roth, 6-3, 6-4.
After a tough first set, Ricardo Soriano posted a 7-6(4), 6-3 win over Bruno Alcala, to give tie the duel match at 2-2. Arizona took the lead again as Colin O'Grady beat Aleksander Charpantidis in straight sets, 6-4, 6-4. Federico Soriano kept the Golden Hurricane in the duel as his three-set victory, 6-3, 3-6, 6-1, over Paul Warkentin tied the match at 3.
The duel came down to the final match, played in the No. 5 ladder position. Diego Camacho took an early 5-2 lead in the first set, but ended up dropping the first set and losing the second, 7-5, 6-3, to Bruno Labrosse. Arizona wins the duel, 4-3.
"We made a few mistakes in the doubles," said head coach Vince Westbrook. "We were counting on the No. 5 match with Diego but didn't come through. This is a young team and we will keep learning and keep getting better as the season continues."
The Golden Hurricane men's tennis team returns to action Saturday, February 5, at 1 p.m. against Memphis at the Michael D. Case Tennis Center.
Doubles Roger Matalonga and Colin O'Grady def. Achim Roth and Aleksander Charpantidis, 8-5 Diego Camacho and Andy Connelly def. Bruno Alcala and Daniel Andrus, 9-7 Paul Warkentin and Christen Claudio def. Lucques Maasdorp and Will Gray, 8-6 Arizona wins doubles point: 1-0 ArizonaSingles Roger Matalonga def. Achim Roth, 6-3, 6-4 Colin O'Grady def. Aleksander Charpantidis, 6-4, 6-4 Ricardo Soriano def. Bruno Alcala, 7-6 (4), 6-3 Federico Soriano def. Paul Warkentin, 6-3, 3-6, 6-1 Jason Labrosse def. Diego Camacho, 7-5, 6-3 Will Gray def. Christen Claudio, 6-2, 7-6 (4)
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