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No. 42 Men's Tennis Blanks Cal Poly 7-0
4/19/2003 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
April 19, 2003
FRESNO, Calif. - One day after suffering its first home loss of the season, the 42nd-ranked Fresno State men's tennis team bounced back to blank Cal Poly 7-0 on Saturday morning at the Wathen Tennis Center.
The victory continued the Bulldogs' recent domination of the Mustangs. Fresno State has now defeated Cal Poly (13-11) nine times in a row, with the last five matches decided by a combined score of 52-4.
The Bulldogs (15-7) put away any thought of a letdown following yesterday's emotional 5-2 home loss to No. 24 Pepperdine by immediately jumping ahead 1-0 by winning the doubles point. At No. 1, 23rd-ranked Hector Almada and Sergiu Modoc won 8-1, their fifth victory in the their last six matches. The duo is now 13-4 on the year.
In singles, every Bulldog won his match in straight sets. At No. 6, Alex Krohn celebrated his 21st birthday in style by winning his seventh in a row with a 6-2, 6-2 dispatching of Adrian Mardyks.
The top of Fresno State's lineup was equally dominant. Hector Almada recorded a 6-2, 6-2 win over Stacy Meronoff at No. 1 while at No. 2, Stefan Suta didn't monkey around with Davey Jones, winning 6-1, 6-2.
The Bulldogs take a quick break then return to the court at 2 p.m. for a match against Nevada. It is Fresno State's regular season finale.
No. 42 Fresno State 7, Cal Poly 0
Doubles (Fresno State wins point)
1) No. 23 Almada/Modoc (FS) def. Jones/Van Linge (CP), 8-1
2) Shearer/Suta (FS) def. Crawford/Sans-Leeb (CP), 8-4
3) Levy/Tracy (CP) def. Krohn/Sinn (FS), 8-4
Doubles order of completion: 1, 2, 3
Singles
1) Hector Almada (FS) def. Stacy Meronoff (CP), 6-2, 6-2
2) Stefan Suta (FS) def. Davey Jones (CP), 6-1, 6-2
3) Greg Shearer (FS) def. Nick Tracy (CP), 7-6 (8), 6-3
4) Marc Schaerer (FS) def. Bret Van Linge (CP), 6-3, 7-6 (5)
5) Andy Sinn (FS) def. Travis Crawford (CP), 6-1, 6-3
6) Alex Krohn (FS) def. Adrian Mardyks (CP), 6-2, 6-2
Singles order of completion: 5, 1, 6, 2, 4, 3
Records: Fresno State (15-7); Cal Poly (13-11)
Time of Match: 2:41
Conditions: 64 degrees, mostly sunny, breezy (10 mph)
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