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Men's Tennis Falls at No. 10 Washington 6-1
3/7/2003 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
March 7, 2003
FRESNO, Calif. - No. 10-ranked Washington won the doubles point and and cruised in five singles matches on its way to a 6-1 victory over Fresno State at the Lloyd Nordstrom Tennis Center on Friday afternoon.
The loss snapped a three-match losing streak for the Bulldogs (6-5), who hadn't played since Feb. 23. The Huskies (11-0) continued their impressive start to the 2002-03 campaign.
Fresno State's lone singles victory came at No. 6, where Sergiu Modoc claimed a 7-5, 5-7, (10-7) win over UW's Peter Scharler.
Washington kicked off the match by taking two of the three doubles matches to grab an early 1-0 lead. Fresno State's win came at No. 3, where Danny O'Rourke and Marc Schaerer took out Fred Sundsten and Nick Weiss 8-6.
The Bulldogs stay in Seattle for a match Saturday against 41st-ranked San Diego at noon.
No. 10 Washington def. No. 61 Fresno State, 6-1
Doubles
1. Ari Strasberg and Alex Vlaski (UW) def. Hector Almada and Sergiu Modoc (FS) 8-6
2. Matt Hanlin and Dillon Ruby (UW) def. Greg Shearer and Stefan Suta (FS) 8-1
3. Danny O'Rourke and Marc Schaerer (FS) def. Fred Sundsten and Nick Weiss (UW) 8-6
Singles
1. (14) Matt Hanlin (UW) def. Hector Almada (FS) 6-2, 7-5
2. (8) Alex Vlaski (UW) def. Stefan Suta (FS) 6-3, 6-2
3. Fred Sundsten (UW) def. Greg Shearer 6-2, 7-6
4. Christoph Palmanshofer (UW) def. Marc Schearer (FS) 7-5, 6-4*
5. Dillon Ruby (UW) def. Andy Sinn (FS) 7-6, 6-4
6. Sergin Modoc (FS) def. Peter Scharler (UW) 7-5, 5-7, (10-7)
* Indicates clinching match
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