University of Minnesota Athletics
Wernet Wins Twice in Setback to Sooners
2/27/2010 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
Tobias Wernet won in both singles and doubles, but Minnesota fell to 26th-ranked Oklahoma 5-1 on Friday in Norman, Okla.
Wernet knocked off 84th-ranked Ionut Beleleu at No. 2 singles 7-6, 6-4 for the Gophers' lone point of the match. He also teamed with Rok Bonin for an 8-7 win at No. 2 doubles, but the Sooners won the other two doubles matches to take the doubles point. Oklahoma also captured two three-set singles matches, making the match much tighter than the score indicated.
Minnesota had won its past two matches and now falls to 3-4 overall. Oklahoma has won four straight and is now 6-1 for the season.
After the Sooners took the doubles point, they won the next two singles matches to take a 3-0 lead. George Chanturia defeated Julian Dehn 6-3, 6-2 at No. 6 and 80th-ranked Costin Paval edged Bonin 6-4, 7-5 at No. 3.
Wernet pulled the Gophers to within 3-1 with his victory, but Oklahoma clinched the match when David Pultr held off Dino Bilankov 7-6, 3-6, 6-2.
In the night's premier matchup, 11th-ranked Andrei Daescu of Oklahoma rallied to beat 37th-ranked Sebastian Gallego 4-6, 6-0, 7-6. Daescu won the tiebreaker by a 7-3 score. The No. 5 singles match was not finished.
Minnesota plays Sunday at Southern Methodist in Dallas.
#26 Oklahoma 5, #43 Minnesota 1
Singles
1. #11 Andrei Daescu (OU) def. #37 Sebastian Gallego (MINN), 4-6, 6-0, 7-6(3)
2. #118 Tobias Wernet (MINN) def. #84 Ionut Beleleu (OU), 7-6(7), 6-4
3. #80 Costin Paval (OU) def. Rok Bonin (MINN), 6-4, 7-5
4. David Pultr (OU) def. Dino Bilankov (MINN), 7-6(5), 3-6, 6-2
5. Lawrence Formentera (OU) vs. Phillip Arndt (MINN), DNF
6. George Chanturia (OU) def. Julian Dehn (MINN), 6-3, 6-2
Order of Finish: 6, 3, 2, 4*, 1
Doubles
1. Daescu/Paval (OU) def. Gallego/Arndt (MINN), 8-3
2. Wernet/Bonin (MINN) def Beleleu/Pultr (OU), 8-7(6)
3. Formentera/Blake Boswell (OU) def. Bilankov/Dehn (MINN), 8-1
Order of Finish: 3, 1, 2
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