Lobos Capture Third Place At The MWC Men's Tennis Championship

New Mexico improves to 17-9 on the season.

Brent Salazar helped the Lobos capture third place today at the MWC Men's Tennis Championship.
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April 27, 2002

LAS VEGAS - The 63rd-ranked New Mexico men's tennis team won a close doubles point and split singles play to squeak out a 4-3 victory over unranked Utah and earn third place at the Mountain West Conference Championship at the Fertitta Tennis Complex Saturday.

The Lobos, seeded third, improved to 17-9 while the fourth-seeded Utes closed their season at 15-12.

After the teams split the first two completed doubles matches, Lobos Diego Garza and Michael Polasek emerged from a 9-7 tiebreaker to prevail 9-8 over Daniel Carlsson and Tyler Poulson at the second position.

New Mexico was without No. 1 player Divan Coetzee because of injury and the Utes took advantage in singles play by winning both of the top two positions as well as a straight-setter at No. 5. UNM, however, got wins from Ryan Stotland at No. 4 and Brent Salazar on court six.

The day's only three-set match came at the third spot and John Kowalski clinched it with a 6-3, 1-6, 6-3 victory over Nick Yip to give his team a 2-1 record in the tournament.

Mountain West Conference Men's Tennis Championship
(3) NEW MEXICO 4, (4) UTAH 3
Third-Place Match
At Fertitta Tennis Complex, Las Vegas

SINGLES-(UNM EARNS THREE TEAM POINTS)
1. David Mercier (UU) def. Michael Polasek (UNM), 6-4, 7-6 (6)
2. Corrie Scheepers (UU) def. David Kowalski (UNM), 6-4, 6-1
3. John Kowalski (UNM) def. Nick Yip (UU), 6-3, 1-6, 6-3
4. Ryan Stotland (UNM) def. Daniel Carlsson (UU), 7-6 (2), 6-3
5. Tyler Poulson (UU) def. Diego Garza (UNM), 7-6 (2), 6-4
6. Brent Salazar (UNM) def. Daniel Lohff (UU) 6-3, 6-2

DOUBLES-(UNM EARNS ONE TEAM POINT)
1. Mercier/Yip (UU) def. Salazar/Stotland (UNM), 8-6
2. Garza/Polasek (UNM) def. Carlsson/Poulson (UU), 9-8 (7)
3. J. Kowalski/D. Kowalski (UNM) def. Lohff/Scheepers (UU), 8-5