Jan. 28, 2005
SEATTLE, Wash. – The New Mexico men’s tennis team, ranked 65th nationally, jumped out to an early lead but couldn’t hold on as they fell to 21st-ranked Washington in Seattle, Wash.
The doubles competition started out with UNM at No. 3 as Andy Kuharszky and Mike Ricks got the best of senior Derek Boland and junior Eric Conklin with an 8-2 win. The freshmen tandem of Max Jones and Kamil Pajkowski got the Lobos back in it with an 8-4 win over Daniel Chu and Peter Scharler at No. 2. With the point resting on the shoulders of third-ranked seniors David Kowalski and Ryan Stotland, the dynamic duo netted a 9-8 win over Christoph Palmanshofer and Alex Vlaski.
Washington went on a run, netting two straight singles points to take the lead. Jones tied things up at 2-2 with his 6-1, 6-3 win over Chu but that was the only singles points the Lobos would grab.
New Mexico, 0-2, takes on 55th-ranked Michigan State tomorrow at 2 p.m.
No. 21 Washington 5, No. 65 New Mexico 2
Doubles
1. No. 3 Stotland/Kowalski (NM) def. Palmanshofer/Vlaski (UW), 9-8 (5)
2. Jones/Pajkowski (NM) def. Chu/Scharler (UW), 8-4
3. Kuharszky/Ricks (UW) def. Boland/Conklin (NM), 8-2
Order of finish: 3, 2, 1
Singles
1. No. 9 Alex Vlaski (UW) def. No. 122 Ryan Stotland (NM), 6-4, 6-3
2. No. 79 Christoph Palmanshofer (UW) def. David Kowalski (NM), 6-3, 4-1 ret.
3. Max Jones (NM) def. Daniel Chu (UW), 6-1, 6-3
4. Andy Kuharszky (UW) def. Kamil Pajkowski (NM), 6-0, 6-1
5. Peter Scharler (UW) def. Eric Conklin (NM), 6-1, 6-1
6. Chris Floyd (UW) def. Derek Boland (NM), 6-0, 6-0
Order of finish: 5, 6, 3, 4, 1, 2