Tulane University
Oklahoma
Tulane Men's Tennis Defeats Oklahoma
Feb 10, 2001 | Men's Tennis
Feb. 10, 2001
NEW ORLEANS -- The #42-ranked Tulane men's tennis team improved its record to 3-2 on the spring season Saturday with a 6-1 victory over Oklahoma at the Goldring Tennis Complex.
Michael Kogan, Mikko Viljanen and Goran Vasiljevic, playing at No. 1, 2 and 5 singles, respectively, all claimed straight set singles victories for the Wave. Sophomore Mattias Westerberg was victorious in a third-set tiebreaker to claim a 6-3, 5-7, 7-6 win at No. 4.
Tulane won the doubles point when Oklahoma was unable to field a No. 3 doubles team after Kogan and Viljanen defeated Tobias Kronlein and Chris Mitchell 8-2 at No. 1. Kogan and Viljanen are ranked 14th in the nation.
Tulane takes on No. 15 Baylor Sunday at 10 a.m. at the Goldring Tennis Complex. Free hot dogs and sodas are available for all fans.
RESULTS -- Singles
#1 Michael Kogan (TU) def. Tobias Kronlein (OU) 6-4, 6-3, #2 Mikko Viljanen (TU) def. Matt Ogle (OU) 6-3, 6-2, #3 Julio Martinez (OU) def. Jorge Lievano (TU) 6-3, 6-3, #4 Mattias Westerberg (TU) def. Chris Mitchell (OU) 6-3, 5-7, 7-6, #5 Goran Vasiljevic (TU) def. Evan Davis (OU) 6-2, 6-2, #6 Derya Rose (TU) won by default
Doubles
#1 Kogan/Viljanen (TU) def. Kronlein/Mitchell (OU) 8-2, #2 Romero/Lievano (TU) def. Ogle/Martinez (OU) 8-3, #3 Westerberg/Rose (TU) won by default
Final Score: Tulane 6, Oklahoma 1
