April 25, 2003

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The No. 5 seed Texas Tech men's tennis team wrapped up their season today as they fell today to No. 11 Texas A&M, the No. 4 seed, in the first round of the Big 12 Tournament, 4-0. The Red Raiders finished their season with a record of 13-8 for the season and 3-4 in Big 12 play. The Red Raiders stand at No. 58 in the national rankings.

In singles action, sophomore Esat Tanik fell to Lester Cook at the No. 2 spot, 6-4, 6-3. For the No. 3 spot, sophomore Michael Innerebner lost toAnte Matijevic, 7-5, 6-2. At No. 6 singles, sophomore Jonathan John suffered defeat to John Nallon, 6-1, 6-4. At the No. 1 spot, Ryan Newport was over senior Alfonso Perez, 7-6, 1-1, when the match ended. In the No. 4 position, Khaled El Dorry was over John Walker, 6-4, 2-2, as the match ended. Freshman Casper Steenkamp was behind Matt Loucks at the No. 5 slot, 7-5, 2-2, as the match ended.

"I thought we played very well in doubles," said head coach Tim Siegel. "I thought our energy was great, we battled against a top ranked team. The matches that were still going on, we were still very close."

Playing at the No. 1 doubles, the duo of Perez and Tanik defeated Matijevic and Cook, 8-6. The duo of Innerebner and Walker suffered defeat to El Dorry and Newport at the No. 2 position, 8-6. Nallon and Loucks defeated John and Steenkamp at the No. 3 spot, 8-3.

Men's Tennis Results
At Kansas City, Mo.
Big 12 Tournament
Friday, April 25, 2003
Final: TTU 4, A&M 0

Singles
No. 1 Ryan Newport (A&M) vs. Alfonso Perez (TT), 7-6, 1-1 DNF
No. 2 Lester Cook (A&M) def. Esat Tanik (TT), 6-4, 6-3
No. 3 Ante Matijevic (A&M) Michael Innerebner (TT), 7-5, 6-2
No. 4 Khaled Dl Dorry (A&M) vs. John Walker (TT), 6-4, 2-2 DNF
No. 5 Matt Loucks (A&M) vs. Casper Steenkamp (TT), 7-5, 2-2 DNF
No. 6 John Nallon (A&M) def. Jonathan John (TT), 6-1, 6-4

Doubles
No. 1 Perez/Tanik (TT) def. Matijevic/Cook (A&M), 8-6
No. 2 El Dorry/Newport (A&M) def. Innerebner/Walker (TT), 8-6
No. 3 Nallon/Loucks (A&M) def. John/Steenkamp (TT), 8-3