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Racer Tennis Falls To Indiana State In Season Opener
2/10/2006 6:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
Murray State University's men's tennis team opened its 2006 season with a 7-0 loss to Indiana State tonight in Terre Haute, Ind. The Sycamores opened play by sweeping the three doubles matches to earn the doubles point and then finished off the sweep by winning six singles matches. ISU improves to 4-2 on the season while the Racers drop to 0-1.
A pair of 8-6 doubles victories gave Indiana State the early momentum. In number one doubles, Anton Tsymbalov and Christopher Eldon downed Fadi Zamjaoui (Casablanca, Morocco) and newcomer Dmytro Hryhorash (Lviv, Ukraine). In number two doubles, Hunter Gerlach (Louisville, Ky.) and Jeff Lester (Harrodsburg, Ky.) of MSU fell to the tandem of Simon Thornewill and James Preston.
The Sycamores claimed six straight set victories in singles play. Tsymbalov took care of Zamjaoui, 6-0 and 6-2, at number one singles. Hryhorash fell in his Racer debut, 6-3 and 6-4, to Thornewill at number two singles.
The Racers will be back in action on Saturday when they continue their swing through Indiana. Murray State will face the University of Southern Indiana in Evansville at 5 p.m.
Murray State University vs Indiana State University
Feb. 10, 2006 at Terre Haute, Ind.
Indiana State 7, Murray State 0
Singles competition:
1. Anton Tsymbalov (ISU) def. Fadi Zamjaoui (MUR) 6-0, 6-2
2. Simon Thornewill (ISU) def. Dmytro Hryhorash (MUR) 6-3, 6-4
3. Rishi Behl (ISU) def. Nicholas Ksiezopolski (MUR) 6-4, 6-1
4. Christopher Eldon (ISU) def. Hunter Gerlach (MUR) 6-0, 6-3
5. James Preston (ISU) def. Yuri Pompeu (MUR) 6-2, 6-3
6. Will Moseley (ISU) def. Jeff Lester (MUR) 6-2, 6-3
Doubles competition:
1. Anton Tsymbalov/Christopher Eldon (ISU) def. Fadi Zamjaoui/Dmytro Hryhorash (MUR) 8-6
2. Simon Thornewill/James Preston (ISU) def. Hunter Gerlach/Jeff Lester (MUR) 8-6
3. Rishi Behl/Will Moseley (ISU) def. Nicholas Ksiezopolski/Yuri Pompeu (MUR) 8-3
Match Notes:
Indiana State 4-2
Murray State 0-1
