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By RAMA PEROO
Cowley College

Rain suspended play for a day and a half at the NJCAA Division I National Tennis Tournament in Plano, Texas, but the Cowley College men's tennis team resumed play Wednesday afternoon.

On Wednesday, Tiger sophomore Diego Motivar won his second straight match and advanced to today's semifinal match at No. 2 singles.

Sean Cobble also won his second match before losing in the quarterfinals.

Playing at No. 1 singles, Cowley sophomore Richard Filkuka was eliminated from the tournament after losing a pair of hard fought matches. Also eliminated from the tournament was Bruce Maytubby at No. 5 singles.

Ignacio Velez lost his quarterfinal match at No. 3 singles, while Boomer Saia lost to Abraham Baldwin, Agricultural College's Oliver Smith by a score of 4-6, 5-7 in No. 6 singles play.

Saia returned to the court this morning with a 8-3 win over Meridian Community College's Joe Otto in the back draw of the tournament.

After receiving a bye in the first round of the tournament, Filkuka and Motivar defeated Hinds Community College's Allan Hall/Hleb Maslau 8-2 in the round of 16 at No. 1 doubles.

The No. 3 doubles team of Maytubby and Velez followed up their win in the first round by losing to Tyler Junior College's Thibaud Aime and Clay Cypert, who was a member of last year's Tiger tennis team.

Cowley tennis results
SINGLES

*No. 1 -- Richard Filkuka (CC) lost to Thomas Rizk (Scottsdale) 2-6, 6-4, 5-10 in the round of 16; lost to Nemanja Brcan (Central Alabama) 4-8 in the back draw.

*No. 2 -- Diego Motivar (CC) defeated Andrew Carter (Seminole) 6-0, 6-2 in the round of 16; defeated Dylan Gatton (Johnson) 6-1, 6-2 in the quarterfinals.

*No. 3 -- Ignacio Velez (CC) defeated Jarrett Beasley (Central Alabama) 6-0, 6-0 in the round of 32; lost to Jose Carlos Tolentino (Laredo) 0-6, 1-6 in the quarterfinals.

*No. 4 -- Sean Cobble (CC) defeated Blake Cutright (Lake Land) 6-2, 6-1; ; defeated Andrew Myrick 6-1, 6-0 in the round of 16; lost to Maxime Moreau (Laredo) 3-6, 1-6 in the quarterfinals.

*No. 5 -- Bruce Maytubby (CC) lost to Danny Dominguez (New Mexico) 1-6, 1-6 in the round of 32; Maytubby lost to Matthew Holland (ABAC) 2-8.

*No. 6 -- Boomer Saia (CC) lost to Oliver Smith (ABAC) 4-6, 5-7 in the round of 16; defeated Joe Otto (Meridian) in the back draw.

DOUBLES

*No. 1 -- Filkuka/Motivar (CC) defeated Allan Hall/Hleb Maslau (Hinds CC) 8-2 in the round of 16.

*No. 2 -- No. 2 -- Cobble/Saia lost (CC) lost to Brett Little/Armando Morales (Seminole State) 1-6, 6-3, 2-6 in the round of 32.

*No. 3 -- Maytubby/Velez (CC) defeated Michael Smathers/Eric Tobin (Temple) 7-6 (2), 6-3 in the round of 32; lost to Thibaud Aime/Clay Cypert (Tyler) 8-3.