April 7, 2001

AUSTIN, Texas -The Texas Tech men's tennis team fell to 14th-ranked University of Texas today in Austin, Texas, at the Penick-Allison Tennis Center, 6-1. The Red Raiders drop to 6-13 overall and 1-5 in the league. The Longhorns improve to 15-2 overall and remain undefeated in league play at 6-0.

Tech lost the doubles point by falling in all three positions. The duo of Ben Gudzelak and Richard Crabtree snapped a four-match winning streak in conference play and lost their second conference match of the year. The combo drops to 6-9 overall and 4-2 in league play.

In singles action the Red Raiders fell in five of the six matches, but in the No. 1 position lone senior Borut Martincevic upset 75th-ranked Craig Edmondson in three-sets. Martincevic came back from losing the first set, 3-6 to win the remaining two 7-6 (7-4), 6-4. He improves to 6-10 overall and 2-3 in league play. With the win he has now defeated at least one ranked opponent in each season he has been at Tech.

The Red Raiders will swing back into action on Friday, April 13 to battle the Cornhuskers of Nebraska in Lincoln, NE.

RESULTS SINGLES 1. Borut Martincevic (TT) def. #75 Craig Edmondson (UT) 3-6, 7-6(7-4), 6-4 2. Ron Kloppert (UT) def. Ben Gudzelak (TT) 1-6, 6-2, 6-2 3. Jose Zarhi (UT) def. Richard Crabtree (TT) 6-3, 6-2 4. Will Clinton (UT) def. Costa Yiannakopolous (TT) 6-2, 6-4 5. Michael Domanski (UT) def. John Walker (TT) 5-7, 6-4, Def. 6. Francois Cassette (UT) def. Chris Drumm (TT) 6-3, 6-1

DOUBLES 1. Jorge Haro/Zarhi (UT) def. Gudzelak/Crabtree (TT) 8-3 2. Edmondson/Haymond (UT) def. Martincevic/Walker (TT) 8-4 3. Joe Morris/Alastair Jenkin (UT) def. Drumm/Yiannakapolous (TT) 8-3