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Senior Dean Clower won his third straight singles match on Wednesday.

Men's Tennis

Cardinals Knock Off Prairie View A&M

Feb. 18, 2005

Results

PRAIRIE VIEW - Senior Dean Clower won his third straight singles match, leading the Lamar men's tennis team to a 5-2 non-conference win over Prairie View A&M on Wednesday afternoon at the PV Tennis Center.

With the win, Lamar snapped a four-match losing skid while improving to 2-4 on the year.

The dual match opened with doubles action, where Clower and teammate Ignacio Melus paired to win their fourth consecutive match. The tandem improved to 4-1 on the year with a difficult 9-7 decision over PV's No. 1 team of Blessing Bvanzawabaya and Nicolas Bateman. LU's Emilio Kirby and Juan Pablo Alatorre picked up an 8-6 at the No. 2, while the Cardinals' No. 3 squad fell 8-6.

In singles play, Alatorre and freshman Emmanuel Olivier lost in straight sets at the No. 1 and No. 6, respectively. Kirby, a native of Neuquen, Argentina, rolled to his first singles win of the year with a 6-3, 6-1 win over Andy Narido at the No. 2.

Melus, a senior from Arica, Chile, overcame a 7-6 first-set loss by taking the second set 6-2. He then outlasted PV's Bateman to capture the match with a 10-7 pro-set win.

Clower, a Broken Arrow, Oklahoma product, stayed perfect at the No. 4 with a 6-3, 6-4 win over Kudzai Chiridza. Senior Christian Olivier, older brother of Emmanuel, also earned a straight set win with a 6-2, 6-4 decision over David Herrera at the No. 5 position.

The Cardinals return to action this weekend, beginning on Friday at 1 p.m. with a non-conference match at Centenary College in Shreveport, Louisiana.

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Players Mentioned

Juan Alatorre

Juan Alatorre

5' 10"
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Dean Clower

Dean Clower

5' 11"
Redshirt
Emilio Kirby

Emilio Kirby

5' 9"
Redshirt
Ignacio Melus

Ignacio Melus

6' 5"
Redshirt
Christian Olivier

Christian Olivier

5' 7"
Redshirt
Emmanuel Olivier

Emmanuel Olivier

5' 9"
Redshirt

Players Mentioned

Juan Alatorre

Juan Alatorre

5' 10"
Redshirt
Dean Clower

Dean Clower

5' 11"
Redshirt
Emilio Kirby

Emilio Kirby

5' 9"
Redshirt
Ignacio Melus

Ignacio Melus

6' 5"
Redshirt
Christian Olivier

Christian Olivier

5' 7"
Redshirt
Emmanuel Olivier

Emmanuel Olivier

5' 9"
Redshirt
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