Fresno State Athletics
Fresno State
UC Davis
Bulldogs Win Two To Open Dual Match Season
1/22/2006 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
Jan. 22, 2006
FRESNO, Calif. - The Fresno State men's tennis team opened the 2006 dual match season with two impressive victories Sunday at the Spalding G. Wathen Tennis Center. In the first match ever played at the Wathen Tennis Center under the lights, the Bulldogs ended the evening on a high note. Junior Jakub Cech beat 54th ranked John Nguyen of Cal Poly in the third set tie-breaker to cap off an excellent team effort.
Fresno State (2-0) began the day by sweeping UC Davis (0-3) in doubles play, each Bulldog tandem winning 8-5. Senior Sergiu Modoc played in the No. 1 slot of the singles lineup and responded with a two set victory over Jordan Combs. Freshman Jordi Ballester and junior Franz Molina made their Fresno State debuts with victories, helping the Bulldogs defeat Davis 6-1.
In the second dual match of the day, Fresno State won convincingly over a stingy Cal Poly Mustangs team (0-1) that made the 'Dogs 7-0 victory closer than it seemed. The 'Dogs took two of the three doubles matches to earn the doubles point. Then in singles play, Fresno State got off to a quick start with sophomore Sam Tadevosian winning 6-0, 6-1. Ballester then finished his match before junior Charles Irie sealed Fresno State's dual match victory with his straight set win.
"Going in to today, we needed to play very well to get two victories," said head coach Jay Udwadia. "With really only seven players healthy, I knew it was going be tough. But the guys played solid all the way through each match. And I've got to give Sam Tadevosian the Bulldog of the Day with his performance. But overall, everyone showed a lot of guts."
Modoc felt the same way: "Everyone was hurting a little after the first dual match, but coach Udwadia has been training us hard everyday and it's paying off. This team is very unified and confident, I expect us to build upon today's performance."
The Bulldogs will return to action next Sunday, Jan. 29, at 1 p.m. when the San Francisco Dons come to town.
Results
#67 Fresno State def. UC Davis, 6-1
Doubles (Fresno State Wins Point)
1) Gibbs/Modoc (FS) def. Combs/Fitch (UCD), 8-5
2) Cech/Irie (FS) def. McMakin/McMakin (UCD), 8-5
3) Ballester/Tadevosian (FS) def. Bartels/Landes (UCD), 8-5
Order of Completion: 2, 1, 3
Singles
1) Sergiu Modoc (FS) def. Jordan Combs (UCD), 6-4, 7-5
2) Charles Irie (FS) def. Michael Chin (UCD), 6-3, 6-3
3) Sam Tadevosian (FS) def. Jayce Fitch (UCD), 6-1, 7-6 (2)
4) Jordi Ballester (FS) def. Henri Landes (UCD), 6-3, 6-7 (5), (10-7)
5) Casey McMakin (UCD) def. Sam Gibbs (FS), 7-6, 6-4
6) Franz Molina (FS) def. Daniel Elefant (UCD), 7-6, 6-3
Order of Completion: 2, 3, 1, 5, 6, 4
#67 Fresno State def. Cal Poly, 7-0
Doubles (Fresno State Wins Point)
1) Gibbs/Modoc (FS) def. Nguyen/Van Linge (CP), 8-5
2) Baca/Roybal (CP) def. Cech/Irie (FS), 8-5
3) Ballester/Tadevosian (FS) def. Young/Berger (CP), 8-6
Order of Completion: 2, 3, 1
Singles
1) Jakub Cech (FS) def. John Nguyen (CP), 6-3, 2-6, 7-6 (6)
2) Sergiu Modoc (FS) def. Bret Van Linge (CP), 3-6, 6-1, (10-5)
3) Charles Irie (FS) def. Matt Baca (CP), 6-4, 6-1
4) Sam Tadevosian (FS) def. Darryn Young (CP), 6-0, 6-1
5) Jordi Ballester (FS) def. Kyle Roybal (CP), 6-2, 6-4
6) Sam Gibbs (FS) def. Fred DeWitte (CP), 5-7, 6-2, (10-8)
Order of Completion: 4, 5, 3, 6, 2, 1
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