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No. 52 BYU drops match to No. 9 Stanford

Whitney Weekes | BYU Athletic Communications | Posted Feb 10, 2012 8:54 PM | Updated Feb 14, 2012 3:48 PM
Tags: Results, Patrick Kawka, Spencer Smith, Francis Sargeant, Keaton Cullimore, Michael Eraso
No. 106 Patrick Kawka upset No. 75 Matt Kandath to earn BYU's lone singles victory of the day. (Photo by Jaren Wilkey/BYU Photo)

STANFORD, Calif. - The No. 52 BYU men's tennis team dropped its match to No. 9 Stanford, 5-2, Friday at the Taube Family Tennis Stadium.

The Cougars (3-5) came out strong, winning the doubles point against the Cardinal (6-2).

John Morrissey and Ryan Thacher of Stanford topped senior Georgy Batrakov and sophomore Patrick Kawka on Court 1, 8-1. Freshman Keaton Cullimore and senior Michael Eraso were quick to tie the doubles score with an 8-4 victory over Jamin Ball and Robert Stineman on Court 3.

With the doubles point on the line, freshman Francis Sargeant and senior Spencer Smith pulled through an 8-6 victory over Matt Kandath and Denis Lin, 8-6, to earn BYU the doubles point. The Cougar duo is 13-6 overall.

Although he finished his match last, Kawka, ranked No. 106 nationally in singles, upset No. 75 Kandath at the No. 2 singles position, 7-6, 2-6, 7-6(3), to earn BYU its lone singles victory of the day.

No. 37 Thacher topped No. 45 Batrakov on Court 1, 6-1, 6-3.

Playing at the No. 4 position, No. 67 Cullimore narrowly fell to Morrissey, 5-7, 7-5, 1-0 (5).

BYU is back in action Feb. 15 when it takes on in-state rival Utah at the Eccles Tennis Center at 5 p.m.

 

 

No. 9 Stanford 5
No. 52 BYU 2
DOUBLES
1) Morrissey/Thacher (STAN) d. Batrakov/Kawka (BYU) 8-1
2) Sargeant/Smith (BYU) d. Kandath/Lin (STAN) 8-6
3) Cullimore/Eraso (BYU) d. Ball/Stineman (STAN) 8-4
Order of Finish: 1, 3, 2
SINGLES
1) No. 37 Ryan Thacher (STAN) d. No. 45 Georgy Batrakov (BYU) 6-1, 6-3
2) No. 106 Patrick Kawka (BYU) d. No. 75 Matt Kandath (STAN) 7-6, 2-6, 7-6 (3)
3) Denis Lin (STAN) d. Spencer Smith (BYU) 6-4, 7-5
4) John Morrissey (STAN) d. No. 67 Keaton Cullimore (BYU) 5-7, 7-5, 1-0 (5)
5) Robert Stineman (STAN) d. Francis Sargeant (BYU) 7-5, 7-5
6) Walker Kehrer (STAN) d. Michael Eraso (BYU) 6-3, 7-6
Order of Finish: 1, 6, 3, 5, 4, 2