Fresno State Athletics
Men's Tennis Finds Success in Separate Tournaments
10/11/1999 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
Oct. 11, 1999
FRESNO, Calif. -
Cheyne wins Wathen/Hancock Bulldog Team Classic
Bulldog Rob Cheyne walked away with the singles championship at the Wathen/Hancock Bulldog Team Classic last Sunday at the Wathen Tennis Center. Cheyne, the seventh-seeded player in the tournament defeated eighth-seeded Matt Hanlin of Washington 4-6, 6-5, ret. Cheyne became the third consecutive Fresno State player to win the tournament. In the semifinals, Cheyne defeated Washington's Andy Posavec 6-1, 6-3. David Mullins also reached the semifinals before falling to Hanlin 7-6, 6-1. "It was a very competitive tournament with top nationally ranked players from eight schools participating throughout the weekend," Fresno State's men's tennis coach Michael Hegarty said. "All of our players were facing difficult matches throughout this weekends play and they each stood up to the their challenges with flying colors."
Luczak and Scorteanu Come Up Just Short at the Thunderbirds Invite
Fresno State's Peter Luczak and Andy Scorteanu had mixed results in individual singles competition at the Thunderbird's Invitational in Tempe, Ariz. Luczak, the No. 1 seeded player in the desert tournament, defeated Robert Collins of Rice 6-1, 6-3 in his Saturday quarterfinals then defeated Auburn's Steve Huss 6-3, 2-6, 6-4 in the semifinals. Luczak then faced off against Oskar Johannsen of Arkansas in the finals and had a one-set lead by winning a tiebreaker in the first set, but Johannsen eventually took the match and the Thunderbird's singles title 6-7 (4), 6-4, 6-1. "The grueling first set and the hot desert sun had me reeling a bit," Luczak said, "That is when Oskar (Johannsen) took advantage." Scorteanu ended his consolation play Saturday by losing a three-set match to the tournament's No. 5-seeded Toby Hansson of SMU 6-1, 4-6, 6-1. "Andy (Scorteanu) had a extremely tough match-up against Hansson and I'm really proud of both Andy and Peter (Luczak) for the way they played this weekend," Fresno State's men's tennis coach Michael Hegarty said.
