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Fresno State
Polo Tennis National Collegiate Preview
Men's Tennis Competes in Polo National Collegiate Tournament
9/26/2003 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
Sept. 26, 2003
FRESNO, Calif. - Three Bulldogs won their singles matches on Day 1 of the Polo Tennis National Collegiate Tournament in Tulsa, Okla. The competition is the first of the year for Fresno State.
In the Flight A singles bracket, No. 94 Stefan Suta defeated Boris Kuharic of Oklahoma State 7-5, 6-3. In the same bracket, Fresno State's top player, 76th-ranked Hector Almada, fell to No. 32 Mark Van Elden, also of Oklahoma State, 6-1, 7-5.
In Flight B singles play, both Alex Krohn and Greg Shearer notched wins. Krohn took out Juan Felipe Diaz 7-5, 7-5 while Shearer was victorious over John Matthews of Tulsa 6-4, 6-2.
Andy Sinn wasn't so lucky. He lost his Flight B match to Olof Sjolund of Tulsa 7-5, 6-3.
In doubles, the only Fresno State tandem to win was sixth-ranked Almada and Sergiu Modoc, who topped Texas' Pete Stroer and Jimmy Haney 9-8 (4). Losing in Flight A doubles were the teams of No. 38 Shearer and Suta as well as Krohn and Sinn.
"It's nice to get back out on the court and get some competition under our belts," head coach Brad Dancer said. "This tournament gives us a great opportunity to play a lot of matches against some tough teams. It also gets us ready for some of our big fall tournaments, and we're doing it at a place where we hope to end up playing in May."
The NCAA Tournament is hosted by the University of Tulsa in May 2004.
The Polo National College Tournament is a flighted competition and features some of the best programs in the nation. Nationally-ranked programs such as Texas A&M, Texas, Arkansas, Rice, Oklahoma and host Tulsa are participating.
Flight A Singles
No. 32 Mark Van Elden (Oklahoma State) def. No. 76 Hector Almada (FS), 6-1, 7-5
No. 94 Stefan Suta (FS) def. Boris Kuharic (Oklahoma State), 7-5, 6-3
Flight B Singles
Alex Krohn (FS) def. Juan Felipe Diaz (Oklahoma State), 7-5, 7-5
Greg Shearer (FS) def. John Matthews (Tulsa), 6-4, 6-2
Olof Sjolund (Tulsa) def. Andy Sinn, 7-5, 6-3
Flight A Doubles
No. 6 Almada/Modoc (FS) def. Haney/Stroer (Texas), 9-8 (4)
Haymond/Ruiz (Texas) def. No. 38 Shearer/Suta (FS), 8-2
Clinton/Morris (Texas) def. Krohn/Sinn (FS), 8-1
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