Feb. 25, 2005
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – The 66th-ranked New Mexico men’s tennis team shut out New Mexico State for the first time since 1996 with its 7-0 win tonight. The Lobos moved to 83-9 all-time against the Aggies and seniors Ryan Stotland and David Kowalski end their careers unbeated in team play against NMSU.
The First State Bank/Comcast Invitational got under way with three tight doubles matches. Senior Derek Boland and junior Eric Conklin broke first, going on to the 8-5 win over Luis Avila and Jeff Pfeifer at No. 3. Stotland and Kowalski, ranked ninth nationally, finished shortly after with an 8-5 win at No. 1 over Danilo Zivanovic and Ben Archer-Clowes. The freshmen tandem of Max Jones and Kamil Pajkowski completed the doubles sweep coming from behind to win 9-8(5) over Jorge Williams and Stjepan Beg.
Stotland quickly netted the Lobos second point with Archer-Clowes retiring after Stotland claimed the first set, 6-4 at No. 1. Kowalski got his first dual match win of the season after easily handling Williams at No. 3, winning 6-1, 6-1. Jones sealed the Lobos win with his 6-2, 6-2 rout of Zivanovic at No. 2 to stay undefeated this spring season.
With the match already won, Boland picked up his first singles win as a Lobo, downing Pfeifer 6-3, 6-1 at No. 6. Conklin followed with his first singles win in dual matches, battling Avila for the 6-4, 6-3 win at No. 5. Pajkowski completed the shutout with his come-from-behind victory over Beg. Pajkowski won at No. 4, 4-6, 6-2, 11-9.
New Mexico (2-2) returns to the court on Sunday, hosting Sacramento State for the first time in the program’s history at 12 p.m.
No. 66 New Mexico 7 – New Mexico State
Doubles
1. No. 9 Stotland/Kowalski d. Zivanovic/Archer-Clowes 8-5
2. Jones/Pajkowski d. Williams/Beg 9-8 (5)
3. Conklin/Boland d. Avila/Pfeifer 8-5
Order of Finish: 3,1,2
Singles
1. Ryan Stotland d. Ben Archer-Clowes 6-4, ret.
2. Max Jones d. Danilo Zivanovic 6-2, 6-2
3. David Kowalski d. Jorge Williams 6-1, 6-1
4. Kamil Pajkowski d. Stjepan Beg 4-6, 6-2, 11-9
5. Eric Conklin d. Luis Avila 6-4, 6-3
6. Derek Boland d. Jeff Pfeifer 6-3, 6-1
Order of Finish: 1,3,2,6,5,4