February 21, 1999

LUBBOCK, Texas - The Texas Tech men's tennis team dropped their first match of the season today losing to Nebraska 4-3. The Red Raiders' overall record is now 5-1 and 1-1 in the Big 12 Conference.

Texas Tech rallied from behind after losing the doubles point and the two singles matches of No. 2 Ryan Shupe and No. 3 Jevgenij Cariov. No. 1 Borut Martincevic, No. 4 Adam Baranowski and No. 5 Petar Danolic all captured victories to tie the match score at three a piece. In the deciding point, No. 6 Dustin Hawk lost a heart breaking three set match to Andrew Wiese, 6-7, 7-6, 6-4, to give the Cornhuskers the victory.

With the singles win, Baranowski improves his record to 6-0 this season. He is the only Red Raider remaining with a perfect record after Cariov lost his first match of the season to Jorge Abos Sanchez 7-5, 6-3.

Men's tennis will see action on the road again next weekend when the play at TCU on Saturday, February 27, and the University of Texas-Arlington on Sunday, February 28.

 Nebraska  4	Texas Tech  3
Singles
No. 1 Borut Martincevic (TT) def. Dinko Verzi (NU) 6-1, 3-6, 6-7
No. 2 Lance Mills (NU) def. Ryan Shupe (TT) 6-2, 6-2
No. 3 Jorge Abos Sanchez (NU) def. Jevgenij Cariov (TT) 7-5, 6-3
No. 4 Adam Baranowski (TT) def.  Kai Rieke (NU) 7-5, 3-6, 2-6
No. 5 Petar Danolic (TT)  inj. ret. Juan Hamdan (NU) 0-6, 1-2
No. 6 Andrew Wiese (NU) def. Dustin Hawk  (TT) 6-7, 7-6, 6-4
Doubles
No. 1 Verzi/Wiese (NU) def. Martincevic/Shupe (TT) 8-4
No. 2 Mills/Sanchez (NU) def. Cariov/Hawk (TT) 8-3
No. 3 Rieke/Hamdan (NU) def. Baranowski/Thomas Wheat (TT) 8-5