NEW YORK, N.Y. - Canadian qualifier Vasek Pospisil didnt go down without a fight at the U.S. Open. The Vernon, B.C., native fell to No. 25 seed Feliciano Lopez 5-7, 6-4, 6-7 (3), 6-7 (5) Friday in a second-round match that lasted three hours 22 minutes. The 143rd-ranked Pospisil — playing in only his second Grand Slam singles match — saved three match points in the fourth set, eventually taking the tight contest into a tiebreaker. The left-handed Lopez came through for the victory on his fourth winning chance, a drop-volley winner at the net. Pospisil said he is gaining valuable experience with every match he plays at the elite level. "Lopez was only the third guy from the top-50 whom Ive faced," said the 21-year-old. "This was all good experience." "I served a lot better today, I was putting pressure on him. I thought I had chances to win. It was a couple of points here and there that made the difference." It was a rough day for Canadians at the Open as Torontos Daniel Nestor and Belarussian partner Max Mirnyi were beaten by Britons Colin Fleming and Ross Hutchins 6-3, 7-5 in mens doubles. Nestor, winner of two Wimbledon titles, has had only one great year in New York — 2004, when he and Mark Knowles of the Bahamas won the title. Since then Nestor, who turns 39 on Sunday, has never gone past the quarter-finals in doubles. He and former partner Nenad Zimonjic lost in the third round a year ago. "Ive wondered a bit about why Ive never done so well at the Open," said Nestor. "I like hard courts and play well on them. I dont know what it is here." It was his second straight Grand Slam disappointment. Nestor lost at Wimbledon in the second round after winning the French Open a month earlier. "Theres no mystery, they played better than we did, they were hitting their shots," said Nestor. "We didnt take the chances that we had. Weve not been playing that well recently. We just didnt get it done today." Pospisil, meanwhile, got off to a fast start on an outside court at the National Tennis Centre, playing level with the experienced Lopez and breaking the Spaniard in the 12th game to take the set after 46 minutes. But the European began to turn the tide in the second set as he slowly worked his way back into the contest. A break in the seventh game allowed Lopez to move on and level at a set apiece. In the third, Lopez went up a break in the sixth game, lost it in the ninth, but won the tiebreaker. "I think the turning point was probably the third set, when I was serving for the third set," said Pospisil. "I had a chance to go up two sets to one and I think that wouldve been really good for me, obviously. "It was kind of an important moment in the match and I think I kind of let it slip a little bit there." Pospisil almost matched the big-serving Lopez for aces with 19 winners while Lopez managed 21. He also saved eight break points in his losing effort. It was Pospisils second career Grand Slam after losing in the first round of qualifying at this years Wimbledon. "These guys they dont give you anything for free, you have to go out there and earn it," said Pospisil. "Obviously, to play here at the U.S. Open, just my second Grand Slam, its a great experience. I havent really played too many events like this, so its just going to help me. "I think its good for my confidence and Im looking forward to my next Slam." He was the last remaining Canadian singles player in the tournament. Cheap NFL Jerseys . Quebecor president Pierre Karl Peladeau stressed at a wide-ranging news conference that he will continue trying to bring an NHL team back to the city, once home to the Quebec Nordiques. 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Guys were running around getting tips and guys made big free throws." While a few players did come up with big defensive plays, it was mostly one guy who made the free throws for the Buckeyes (12-0). Lenzelle Smith Jr. scored seven of his nine points in the final 33 seconds -- including going 5 of 5 at the line -- to lead the rally. "Im still trying to figure out what happened," Ohio State coach Thad Matta said. "My mind was fixated on if we wanted to foul with the time situation or do we play it out defensively and all of a sudden it was closer and closer and closer and we get the lead. It happened quick, It was a great win." The Buckeyes went 9:10 without a field goal and at one point were 6 of 21 from the field as Notre Dame (8-4) opened what seemed to be a comfortable lead late. Jerian Grant hit a 3-pointer as the shot clock was expiring to give the Fighting Irish a 58-50 advantage with 1:54 to play. "I am so thoroughly disappointed," Notre Dame coach Mike Brey said. "We had such a good chance at such a great win." The Buckeyes turned up the defensive intensity and they converted consecutive steals into a 58-56 deficit with 40 seconds to go. Demetrius Jackson made two free throws for Notre Dame a second later. Smith was fouled taking a 3-pointer and he made all three free throws to bring Ohio State within 60-59 with 32 seconds left..dddddddddddd. Steve Vasturia, who was in the game because point guard Eric Atkins had fouled out, missed the front end of a 1-and-1 with 31 seconds left, his first free throw attempt of the season. Smith scored down low on a nice pass by Craft to give the Buckeyes a 61-60 lead with 16 seconds to go. After a Notre Dame turnover, Smith made two free throws for a 63-60 lead with 9.8 seconds left. Grant made one free throw with 6.7 seconds left and Craft made one free throw with 3.3 seconds left. Jackson missed a potential tying 3 as the buzzer sounded. "They really turned the heat up on us and flustered us. We had a hard time doing anything right," Brey said. "We didnt have Atkins but the other guys should have handled it better." LaQuinton Ross had 16 points and 11 rebounds for Ohio State while Amir Williams had 13 points and Shannon Scott and Craft both added 10. Grant had 18 points for Notre Dame, which committed five of its 13 turnovers in the final 2 minutes, while Garrick Sherman had 14 and Pat Connaughton 13. "Im a senior and I have to find a way to not turn the ball over when we didnt have our point guard in there," Grant said. The Buckeyes shot 34.5 per cent in the second half (10 of 29, including missing all nine 3-point attempts). They went 9:10 without a field goal in the second half, and thats when Notre Dame opened a 52-44 lead with 5:33 to play. Williams dunked on the next possession to end Ohio States long drought. "They packed that zone in and I dont think we were trusting the system as much as we needed to," Craft said. "We took some bad shots and didnt attack. 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