Tiger men's tennis team opens season at WSU
February 4, 2013
Opening the spring tennis season against Wichita State University Saturday at the Genesis Health Club tennis courts in Wichita, the Cowley College men's tennis team battled hard against the NCAA Division I Shockers.
Cowley was unable to break into the win column but had some impressive showings, especially from the top of its singles and doubles lineup.
Jack Busby and Joshua Coleman nearly picked up a win at No. 1 doubles before losing 8-6 to Wichita State's Ilija Cuic and Tomislav Gregurovic. The Tigers' Edgardo Tapia and Ryan Hoverson also played well in an 8-4 defeat in No. 2 doubles.
Busby, Tapia and Hoverson also gave a good effort in singles play.
"I was really proud of how the guys competed against a very good WSU team," Cowley head coach Josh Cobble said. "The quality of each match was not reflected by the score."
The Shockers are coached by former Tiger tennis coach Brad Louderback. Cobble felt opening the season against a strong WSU squad was a good experience for his young team.
"This really gave us a good feel of where we are against a top quality team and will help to direct some of the things we will be working on over the next couple of weeks," Cobble said.
The Tiger tennis team will not return to action until Wednesday, Feb. 13 when they face Cameron University at 1 p.m. at the Oklahoma City Tennis Center.
Results:
DOUBLES
Cowley was unable to break into the win column but had some impressive showings, especially from the top of its singles and doubles lineup.
Jack Busby and Joshua Coleman nearly picked up a win at No. 1 doubles before losing 8-6 to Wichita State's Ilija Cuic and Tomislav Gregurovic. The Tigers' Edgardo Tapia and Ryan Hoverson also played well in an 8-4 defeat in No. 2 doubles.
Busby, Tapia and Hoverson also gave a good effort in singles play.
"I was really proud of how the guys competed against a very good WSU team," Cowley head coach Josh Cobble said. "The quality of each match was not reflected by the score."
The Shockers are coached by former Tiger tennis coach Brad Louderback. Cobble felt opening the season against a strong WSU squad was a good experience for his young team.
"This really gave us a good feel of where we are against a top quality team and will help to direct some of the things we will be working on over the next couple of weeks," Cobble said.
The Tiger tennis team will not return to action until Wednesday, Feb. 13 when they face Cameron University at 1 p.m. at the Oklahoma City Tennis Center.
Results:
DOUBLES
- No. 1 - Jack Busby/Joshua Coleman (CC) lost to Ilija Cuic/Tomislav Gregurovic (WSU) 6-8.
- No. 2 - Edgardo Tapia/Ryan Hoverson (CC) lost to Tin Ostojic/Matheus Pereira (WSU) 4-8.
- No. 3 - Evan Keller/Mike Moon (CC) lost to Alvara Gutierrez/Guillermo Nicol (WSU) 0-8.
- No. 1 - Busby (CC) lost to Pereira (WSU) 2-6, 1-6.
- No. 2 - Tapia (CC) lost to Cuic (WSU) 1-6, 3-6.
- No. 3 - Coleman (CC) lost to Gregurovic (WSU) 0-6, 1-6.
- No. 4 - Keller (CC) lost to Erick Reyes (WSU) 0-6, 0-6.
- No. 5 - Hoverson (CC) lost to Ostojic (WSU) 3-6, 2-6.
- No. 6 - Moon (CC) lost to Gutierrez (WSU) 0-6, 0-6.