Men's Tennis: WVU Falls to No. 24 Ohio State
February 01, 2003 08:47 PM | General
February 1, 2003
COLUMBUS, Ohio - The West Virginia University men's tennis team (0-2) was defeated by No. 24 Ohio State (4-0), 7-0, Saturday evening at the Stickney Tennis Center.
WVU sophomore Eric Kochanski dropped a 6-3, 6-0 decision to No. 7-ranked Jeremy Wurtzman in No. 1 singles play while sophomore Tony Epkey lost to No. 45 Vince Ng, 6-1, 6-3, at the two slot.
The duo of Epkey/Kochanski dropped their first match of the spring season to Ohio State's Conor Casey and Dennis Mertens, 8-6.
The Mountaineers return to action on Sunday, Feb. 2, at 10 a.m., to face Depaul at the Stickney Tennis Center in Columbus, Ohio.
Singles
#1 - No. 7 Jeremy Wurtzman (OSU) d. Eric Kochanski (WVU), 6-3, 6-0
#2 - No. 45 Vince Ng (OSU) def. Tony Epkey (WVU), 6-1, 6-3
#3 - Conor Casey (OSU) d. J.R. Randall (WVU), 6-2, 6-1
#4 - Ben Kirksey (OSU) d. Ian Bliss (WVU), 3-6, 6-0 (2)
#5 - Brenton Contini (OSU) d. Julian Mesa (WVU), 6-4, 6-4
#6 - Scott Green (OSU) d. Kyle Markham (WVU), 6-1, 6-1
Doubles
#1 - Casey/Mertens (OSU) d. Epkey/Kochanski, 8-6
#2 - Green/Wurtzman (OSU) d. Bliss/Green, 8-3
#3 - Contini/Ng (OSU) d. Markham/Randall, 8-4
