Fresno State Athletics
Men's Tennis Wins Seventh Consecutive Match
6/21/1999 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
March 27, 1999
Las Vegas, Nev. - The 33rd-ranked Fresno State men's tennis team won its seventh consecutive match today with a 7-0 win over Arkansas-Little Rock in Las Vegas, Nev. The Bulldogs are now 11-7 overall this season.
The Bulldogs started off strong by sweeping doubles which included a victory by freshman Nick Fustar and junior Olivier Le Jeune, improving their record to 7-0 as a doubles team. Fustar and Le Jeune defeated Zibu Ncube of Arkansas-Little Rock, 8-4, at No. 3.
Fresno State dominated singles, as well, sweeping Arkansas-Little Rock to secure the victory. Le Jeune, playing at No. 1, defeated Arkansas-Little Rocks Felipe McCluskey, 6-1, 6-0. Sophomore Peter Luczak had a straight set victory over Arkansas-Little Rocks Danny Iniesta, 6-3, 6-0, at No. 2 and sophomore David Mullins pushed his win streak to eleven with a 4-6, 6-2, 6-4, win over Arkansas-Little Rocks Domenico Marra at No. 4.
"Peter, Olivier and Rob almost executed to perfection today," Fresno State head coach Michael Heagarty said. "This was a nice way to prepare for Tuesdays crunch time match at BYU. I feel good heading into the match."
Fresno State will play at BYU on March 30 and Utah on March 31.
Doubles
No. 1 Scorteanu/Joseph Gilbert (FS) def. Luciano Diaz (A), 8-2
No. 2 Luczak/Fustar (FS) def. McLusky/Iniesta (A), 9-8
No. 3 Le Jeune/Fustar (FS) def. Ncube/Marra (A), 8-4
Singles
No. 1 #69 Olivier Le Jeune (FS) def. Felipe McCluskey (A), 6-1, 6-0
No. 2 #62 Peter Luczak (FS) def. Danny Iniesta (A), 6-3, 6-0
No. 3 Andy Scorteanu (FS) def. Zibu Ncube (A), 6-3, 7-6, 6-4
No. 4 David Mullins (FS) def. Domenico Marra (A), 4-6, 6-2, 6-4
No. 5 Rob Cheyne (FS) def. Tudor Calancea (A), 6-1, 6-0
No. 6 Nick Fustar (FS) def. Manano Pettigrosso (A), 6-1, 7-6
