TCU
UNLV
Men's tennis falls in semifinals to UNLV, 4-0
4/27/2007 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
April 27, 2007
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - The No. 68 TCU men's tennis team fell 4-0 in the semifinals of the Mountain West Conference Championship on Friday to UNLV at the AFA Outdoor Tennis Facility. The loss dropped the Horned Frogs to 10-12 overall and 6-2 in the MWC, while improving the Rebels to 12-13 overall and 5-3 in conference play.
"Losing the doubles point really hurt us today," said TCU head coach Dave Borelli. "Overall, it was a great year for us."
After a TCU loss at the No. 2 doubles position, the No. 43 duo of Kriegler Brink and Cosmin Cotet ousted Elliot Wronski and Brett Hunter, 8-5, to move to 16-4 overall at the No. 1 spot this season.
With the doubles point on the line, the TCU duo of Caleb Bulls and Andrew Ulrich fell just short to UNLV's Slavko Bijelica and David Campbell, 9-8(2).
In singles play, Ulrich fell to Campbell at the No. 5 position, 6-3, 6-3, while Stuart Row fell short against Luca Barlocchi 6-4, 6-2, to put the Rebels up 3-0.
Wesley Burrows would clinch the match for UNLV with a 7-6(5), 6-3 victory over Radu Barbu at the No. 3 slot.
UNLV (12-13, 5-3) def. No. 68 TCU (10-12, 6-2), 4-0
SINGLES
1. No. 71 Elliot Wronski (UNLV) vs. No. 103 Cosmin Cotet (TCU) 6-3, 1-6, 4-3, DNF
2. Christopher Biro (TCU) def. Slavko Bijelica (UNLV) 1-6, 7-6(4), DNF
3. Wesley Burrows (UNLV) def. Radu Barbu (TCU) 7-6(5), 6-3
4. Brett Hunter (UNLV) vs. Kriegler Brink (TCU) 7-6, (3), 2-4, DNF
5. David Campbell (UNLV) def. Andrew Ulrich (TCU) 6-3, 6-3
6. Luca Barlocchi (UNLV) def. Stuart Row (TCU) 6-4, 6-2
Order of Finish: 5, 6, 3*
DOUBLES
1. No. 43 Brink/Cotet (TCU) def. Hunter/Wronski (UNLV) 8-5
2. Hooper/Burrows (UNLV) def. Barbu/Biro (TCU) 8-4
3. Bijelica/Campbell (UNLV) def. Bulls/Ulrich (TCU) 9-8(2)
Order of Finish: 2, 1, 3*
*Clinching point
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