March 4, 2005
BOISE, Idaho – The 69th-ranked New Mexico men’s tennis team surrendered its first win of the series to Pennsylvania, falling 5-2 at the Appleton Tennis Center in Boise, Idaho today. The Lobos, having played and lost two matches in Boise this year, even out their record at 3-3 this season while Penn improves to 7-2 overall. The series still favors New Mexico, 2-1.
The Lobos could not overcome the injury to senior David Kowalski that kept him out of the singles lineup and forced him to pair with freshman Kamil Pajkowski at No. 3 doubles instead of with senior Ryan Stotland at No. 1.
Stotland and freshman Max Jones won the only doubles match for New Mexico, downing the Quakers’ Tas Tobias and Joseph Lok, 8-0 at No. 1. Senior Derek Boland and junior Eric Conklin stepped up to compete at No. 2 but couldn’t pull off the win, falling 8-4 to David Lynn and Mikhail Bekker. Kowalski and Pajkowksi came extremely close to winning their match but fell to Brandon O’Gara and Todd Lecher, 9-8.
Stotland and Jones continued their winning ways, netting the two UNM points in singles play. Stotland, at No. 1, netted his fourth consecutive victory over Bekker in three sets, 6-4, 6-7, 10-5. Jones kept his dual-match unbeaten streak alive, downing Lynn, 6-0, 7-6 at No. 2.
The Lobos will look to get their first win since 2002 against Boise State. They will take on the 47th-ranked Broncos tomorrow at 5 p.m.
Penn 5, No. 69 New Mexico 2
Doubles:
1. Stotland/Jones, UNM, def. Tobias/Lok, Penn, 8-0
2. Lynn/Bekker, Penn, def. Conklin/Boland, UNM, 8-4
3. O’Gara/Lecher, Penn, def. Pajkowski/Kowalski, UNM, 9-8
Singles:
1. Ryan Stotland, UNM, def. Mikhail Bekker, Penn, 6-4 6-7 10-5
2. Max Jones, UNM, def. David Lynn, UNM, 6-0 7-6
3. Justin Lavner, Penn, def. Kamil Pajkowski, UNM, 6-2 6-2
4. Tas Tobias, Penn, def. Eric Conklin, UNM, 3-6 6-4 10-7
5. Todd Lecmer, Penn, def. Derek Boland, UNM, 6-3 6-3
6. Jimmy Fairbanks, Penn, def. Derek Lynch, UNM, 6-0 6-3