Fresno State Athletics
Fresno State
Bulldog Classic
Three Bulldogs Advance to Bulldog Classic Finals
10/14/2006 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
Oct. 14, 2006
FRESNO, Calif. - Freshman Tejesvi Veerepalli advanced to the singles Flight B final and sophomore Greg Jackson advanced to the title match of singles Flight C after each won two matches during the 2006 Bulldog Classic, Saturday at the Wathen Tennis Center. Both will begin their finals at 9 a.m. on Sunday.
Veerepalli and senior Charles Irie advanced to the Flight B doubles final after going 2-0 on Saturday. In the semifinal match, Irie and Veerepalli trailed Santa Clara's Kirakawa-Wong and Vallurapalli 5-3 at one juncture of the match. But the tandem rallied of four consecutive games to take a 7-5 lead. The Broncos' duo broke to narrow their deficit to 7-6, but the Bulldogs broke right back to seal an 8-6 victory.
Jackson played an inspired match in his Flight C semifinal. After winning the first set, Jackson lost 6-0 in the second. But in the third, he regained his composure and won 6-2, fighting off Pacific's Marco Foelz's many attempts to extend the match in the final game.
Veerepalli won in both off his matches in straight sets. Freshman Mirko Zapletal lost to top-seeded Jason McNaughton of USC in the quarters of Flight A. Sophomore Rudy Siwy beat San Diego's Tom Liversage in straight sets, before falling to McNaughton in the semis.
Consolation finals will begin at 8 a.m. on Sunday, while the singles finals will start at 9 a.m. Both doubles finals will most likely begin at approximately noon. Admission is free.
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