Feb. 27, 2005
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – The 66th-ranked New Mexico men’s tennis team came from behind to win its third consecutive match and improve to 3-2 on the season. The Lobos, after losing the doubles point, swept the singles matches for a 6-1 win over Sacramento State in Albuquerque this afternoon.
Doubles action started out with Warwick Foy and Ramon Perez besting senior Derek Boland and Eric Conklin, 8-5 at No. 3. Ninth-ranked seniors David Kowalski and Ryan Stotland evened the score with an 8-4 win at No. 1 over Joakim Rydberg and Juniad Hossein to stay unbeated in doubles action this spring.
Clinching the doubles point laid on the shoulders of freshmen Max Jones and Kamil Pajkowski. The tandem started off well, taking a 4-3 advantage but Peter Farkas and Matt Jones refused to lose, winning the next three games to take a 6-4 lead. Jones and Pajkowski battled back to even the score a 7-7 but couldn’t take advantage, falling 9-8 (5).
Jones quickly erased the Lobo deficit, handing Hossein a 6-3, 6-4 loss at No. 2 singles. Kowalski pushed the Lobos to a 2-1 advantage with his 6-2, 6-4 win over Rydberg. Conklin set the Lobos up for the win with a 6-3, 7-5 victory over Foy at No. 5. Stotland finished off the Hornets, downing Jones at No. 1, 7-5, 7-5.
With the match already won, the Lobos looked to sweep the singles for the second straight match. Boland took care of Farkas at No. 6, winning 7-5, 6-3. Again, the pressure was on Pajkowski, who didn’t let the fans down, beating Perez 6-4, 6-4.
Stotland will lead the Lobos back to his hometown, where they will take on Boise State and Pennsylvania. New Mexico takes on Penn March 4 at 9 a.m. before squaring off with regional rival, No. 44 Boise State, on March 5 at 5 p.m.
No. 66 New Mexico 6 – Sacramento State 1
Doubles
1. No. 9 Stotland/Kowalski (UNM) d. Rydberg/Hossein (SS) 8-4
2. Farkas/Jones (SS) d. Jones/Pajkowski (UNM) 9-8 (5)
3. Foy/Perez (SS) d. Boland/Conklin (UNM) 8-5
Order of Finish: 3,1,2
Singles
1. Ryan Stotland (UNM) d. Matt Jones (SS) 7-5, 7-5
2. Max Jones (UNM) d. Juniad Hossein (SS) 6-3, 6-4
3. David Kowalski (UNM) d. Joakim Rydberg (SS) 6-2, 6-4
4. Kamil Pajkowski (UNM) d. Ramon Perez (SS) 6-4, 6-4
5. Eric Conklin (UNM) d. Warwick Foy (SS) 6-3, 7-5
6. Derek Boland (UNM) d. Peter Farkas (SS) 7-5, 6-3
Order of Finish: 2,3,5,1,6,4