March 19, 2005
BOULDER, Colo. – No. 63 Colorado pulled off a 5-2 upset of No. 54 New Mexico in Boulder, Colo. this afternoon. The Buffaloes’ win was the second over the Lobos this season, after they knocked the Lobos out of the ITA Mountain Regional Championships in January.
Freshman Max Jones took over the No. 1 singles spot and won, 7-5, 6-4 against Marko Bundalo to stay undefeated in singles in dual matches. Senior Ryan Stotland, who slid down to No. 2, netted the other Lobo point, easily beating Jan Zelezny, 6-3, 6-2.
In doubles, fourth-ranked Stotland and senior David Kowalski cruised to an 8-2 win over Marcos Digliodo and Chad Tsuda at No. 1 doubles.
Freshman Kamil Pajkowski just missed his 10th singles win of the year, falling in three sets (6-2, 4-6, 6-2) to Marek Dvorak at No. 4.
The loss evens out UNM’s record at 4-4 and brings Colorado up to 6-6.
New Mexico returns home for its final three-match homestand of the season. The Lobos take on Brown, March 29 at 1 p.m. and Denver, April 1 at 1 p.m. Kowalski and Stotland will give their final performances in the UNM Tennis Complex on April 3 against Santa Clara, starting at noon.
No. 63 Colorado 5, No. 54 New Mexico 2
CU (6-6), New Mexico (4-4)
CU-Boulder South Campus Tennis Courts
Doubles
1. No. 4 Stotland/ Kowalski (UNM) def. Digliodo/Tsuda 8-2
2. Bundalo/Bjork (CU) def. Jones/Pajkowski 8-6
3. Dvorak/Zelezny (CU) def. Conklin/Boland 8-3
Singles
1. Max Jones (UNM) def. Marko Bundalo 7-5, 6-4
2. Ryan Stotland (UNM) def. Jan Zelezny 6-3, 6-2
3. Peter Bjork (CU) def. David Kowalski 7-6(4), 6-2
4. Marek Dvorak (CU) def. Kamil Pajkowski 6-2, 4-6, 6-2
5. Marcos Digliodo (CU) def. Eric Conklin 6-2, 6-3
6. Chad Tsuda (CU) def. Derek Boland 6-1, 6-1