Fresno State Athletics
Men's Tennis Eliminated From NCAA Championships
6/21/1999 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
May 22, 1999
Athens, Ga. - The 25th-ranked Fresno State men's tennis team fell in the third round of the NCAA Mens Tennis Championships to eighth-ranked Louisiana State, 4-1, today in Athens, Georgia.
The Bulldogs conclude their season with a 20-9 overall record while LSU improved to 19-6.
Fresno State fell behind early by dropping the doubles point with losses at No. 1 and No. 3 doubles.
Sophomore Peter Luczak was the highlight of the day for the Bulldogs. Luczak, ranked 64th in the nation, defeated LSU's 13th-ranked Michal Chmela, 7-5, 6-3, at No. 1. It is the highest-ranked player Luczak has defeated during his career at Fresno State and pushed his record to 30-13 for the year.
The Bulldogs are now 1-5 at the NCAA Championships in five appearances over a six year period.
Luczak and junior Olivier Le Jeune will begin play in the NCAA singles tournament on Wednesday, May 26.
Singles
No. 1 #64 Peter Luczak (FS) def. Michal Chmela (LS), 7-5, 6-3
No. 2 #39 Tom Hand (LS) vs. #62 Olivier Le Jeune (FS) DNF
No. 3 Ed Rubin (LS) def. Andy Scorteanu (FS), 6-4, 7-5 **
No. 4 Daniel Kiernan (LS) def. David Mullins (LS), 7-5, 6-3
No. 5 Jonas Samuelsson (LS) vs. Rob Cheyne (FS), DNF
No. 6 Jesse Smatt (LS) def. Nick Fustar (FS), 6-2, 7-5
Doubles
No. 1 Chmela/Kiernan (LS) def. Joseph Gilbert/Scorteanu (FS), 8-5
No. 2 Hand/Rubin (LS) vs. Mullins/Luczak (FS), DNF
No. 3 Samuelsson/Smatt (LS) def. Fustar/Le Jeune (FS), 8-6
** - clinching match
