Baylor
Rice Invitational
Men's Tennis Advances Two to Quarterfinals
1/20/2006 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
Jan. 20, 2006
HOUSTON - Baylor was represented well in first day action in the 9th Annual Rice/Downtown Club at the Met Collegiate Indoor Invitational in Houston on Friday. Michal Kokta, Will Ward and Matt Brown each won first round matches to begin the day.
Kokta, a junior, and Ward, a freshman, each advanced to the quarterfinals with round of 16 victories. Kokta, the tournament's No. 3 seed, won both matches in straight sets, defeating Mikail Pavlov (TAMU-CC), 7-6, 6-1, and Mohamed Dakki of Texas A&M, 6-1, 6-2. Ward, seeing his first action as a Baylor Bear, struggled in his first set against UTA's Alberto Agis before claiming victory, 6-2, 1-6, 6-4. In round of 16 action, Ward drubbed UTSA's Rubin Fernandes, 6-0, 6-1.
Brown, also a freshman, defeated 30th-ranked Raul Rivas-Morant (TAMU-CC) in a three-set match, 6-4, 2-6, 6-3. However, he fell in second round action to Clemson's Clement Reix.
Galic, playing in his first collegiate competition, lost to 50th-ranked Andrey Kumantsov, 6-3, 6-2.
Singles action will continue on Saturday morning with completion slated for Sunday.
Rice/Downtown Club at the Met Collegiate Indoor Invitational Results
Day One
Singles
Round of 32
#50 Andrey Kumantsov (TAMU-CC) def. David Galic (BU) 6-3, 6-2
#31 (3) Michal Kokta (BU) def. Mikail Pavlov (TAMU-CC) 7-6, 6-1
(8) Will Ward (BU) def. Alberto Agis (UTA) 6-2, 1-6, 6-4
Matt Brown (BU) def. #30 Raul Rivas-Morant (TAMU-CC) 6-4, 2-6, 6-3
Round of 16
Kokta def. Mohamed Dakki (TAMU) 6-1, 6-2
Ward def. Rubin Fernandes (UTSA) 6-0, 6-1
Clement Reix (Clemson) def. Brown 6-3, 6-3
Doubles
Round of 16 Kokta/Ward (BU) def. Sander Konig/Clement Reix (Clemson) 8-4
Brown/Galic (BU) def. Kumantsov/Pavlov (TAMU-CC) 9-8
