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Max Relic and Jacob Huppin Lead MSU Men's Tennis in Loss to Oral Roberts
1/20/2023 2:33:00 PM | Men's Tennis
Short-handed Bobcats drop first contest of three-match trip
Montana State earned a pair of singles wins but the short-handed Bobcats eventually fell to Oral Roberts 5-2 in Tulsa late on Thursday in men's tennis.
Freshman Max Relic earned a 6-4, 6-3 win at No. 1 singles, while junior Jacob Huppin logged a 6-3, 6-3 win at the fourth ladder spot. Senior Nejc Sitar dropped a 4-6, 6-3, 9-10 decision at No. 2 singles, with Adrian Daniel and Aidan Binau each dropping straight-set decisions. The Cats played short-handed on Thursday, with Brad Buckland and Jamieson Nathan injured and Matej Panik battling travel issues.
The Bobcats play at Tulsa on Friday at 5 pm MT, and at Oklahoma on Sunday at 2 pm MT.
Oral Roberts 5, Montana State 2
1/19/23 at Tulsa, OK
Singles competition
1. RELIC, Max (MSU) def. PINHO, Gustavo (ORU) 6-4, 6-3
2. VINAS, Ignacio (ORU) def. SITAR, Nejc (MSU) 4-6, 6-3, 10-9
3. MONFERRER, Ezequiel (ORU) def. DANIEL, Adrian (MSU) 6-2, 6-2
4. HUPPIN, Jacob (MSU) def. EVANS, Jonathan (ORU) 6-3, 6-3
5. BREWER, Eli (ORU) def. BINAU, Aidan (MSU) 6-1, 6-1
6. FILHO, Ricardo (ORU) def. No player (MSU), by default
Doubles competition
1. MONFERRER, Ezequiel/VINAS, Ignacio (ORU) def. RELIC, Max/HUPPIN, Jacob (MSU) 6-4
2. PINHO, Gustavo/BREWER, Eli (ORU) def. SITAR, Nejc/DANIEL, Adrian (MSU) 6-2
Records: Montana State 0-2, Oral Roberts 2-0
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1); Singles (5,3,4,1,2)
Freshman Max Relic earned a 6-4, 6-3 win at No. 1 singles, while junior Jacob Huppin logged a 6-3, 6-3 win at the fourth ladder spot. Senior Nejc Sitar dropped a 4-6, 6-3, 9-10 decision at No. 2 singles, with Adrian Daniel and Aidan Binau each dropping straight-set decisions. The Cats played short-handed on Thursday, with Brad Buckland and Jamieson Nathan injured and Matej Panik battling travel issues.
The Bobcats play at Tulsa on Friday at 5 pm MT, and at Oklahoma on Sunday at 2 pm MT.
Oral Roberts 5, Montana State 2
1/19/23 at Tulsa, OK
Singles competition
1. RELIC, Max (MSU) def. PINHO, Gustavo (ORU) 6-4, 6-3
2. VINAS, Ignacio (ORU) def. SITAR, Nejc (MSU) 4-6, 6-3, 10-9
3. MONFERRER, Ezequiel (ORU) def. DANIEL, Adrian (MSU) 6-2, 6-2
4. HUPPIN, Jacob (MSU) def. EVANS, Jonathan (ORU) 6-3, 6-3
5. BREWER, Eli (ORU) def. BINAU, Aidan (MSU) 6-1, 6-1
6. FILHO, Ricardo (ORU) def. No player (MSU), by default
Doubles competition
1. MONFERRER, Ezequiel/VINAS, Ignacio (ORU) def. RELIC, Max/HUPPIN, Jacob (MSU) 6-4
2. PINHO, Gustavo/BREWER, Eli (ORU) def. SITAR, Nejc/DANIEL, Adrian (MSU) 6-2
Records: Montana State 0-2, Oral Roberts 2-0
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1); Singles (5,3,4,1,2)
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
2,1
Order of Finish:
5,3,4,1,2
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