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Fresno State
at ITA All-American
Siwy Battles in First Round, Wins in Consolation
10/4/2007 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
Oct. 4, 2007
FRESNO, Calif. - Junior Rudolf Siwy won three matches in the qualifying rounds at the All-American earlier this week to qualify for the main draw. His reward was a first round matchup against No. 11 Oleksandr Nedovyesov of Oklahoma State. Nedovyesov beat Siwy 6-3, 7-6 (0), but not without some fight from the Fresno State junior.
"Rudy battled the whole match," said head coach Jay Udwadia. "He really started to play some good tennis in the second set and cut down on his errors."
It was the first loss of the season for Siwy and he didn't let it faze him. Siwy bounced right back with a 6-3, 6-4 win over Sascha Heinemann of Hawai'i in the first round of consolation play. Siwy improved to 4-1 on the season after the victory and advances to the next round in the consolation bracket.
Udwadia said Siwy is getting an opportunity to play some solid players at the tournament. The winner of the consolation bracket earns a spot in the National Indoor championships scheduled for Nov. 1-4.
Siwy at the All-American
Cons. - def. No. 50 Sascha Heinemann (UH), 6-3, 6-4
Rd. 64 - lost to No. 11 Oleksandr Nedovyesov (OSU), 6-3, 7-6 (0)
Qualies - def. No. 114 Reid Carleton (DUKE), 6-4, 6-7 (6), 6-4
Qualies - def. Jakob Klaeson (MISS), 6-3, 6-4
Qualies - def. Graeme Kassautzki (NM), 6-1, 7-6 (1)
The Fresno State men's tennis team hosts its annual Bulldog Classic beginning Friday at 8 a.m. The tournament will run through Sunday and admission is free.
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