Fresno State Athletics
Siwy and Zapletal Begin at H.E.B. Invitational
9/25/2008 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
Sept. 25, 2008
FRESNO, Calif. - Senior Rudolf Siwy and junior Mirko Zapletal will get a head start on the fall season this weekend at the H.E.B. Invitational at Baylor University. Siwy and Zapletal were the only members of the men's tennis team invited to the eighth annual tournament beginning Friday.
"We've had three weeks of tough training," said Head Coach Jay Udwadia. "Now is the time to perform and get the competitive juices flowing for these two."
The tournament consists of two 64-player singles draws, flight A and B. There will also be two 32-team doubles draws. Siwy and Zalpetal will both be featured in the A-draw of singles. They will also team up and play in the A-draw of doubles competition. Some notable names that Siwy and Zapletal could face include No. 1 Oleksandr Nedovyseov of Oklahoma State, No. 2 Denes Lukacs of Baylor, and No. 6 Arnau Brugues of Tulsa.
"The A-draw is filled with ranked opponents from around the country," Udwadia said. "Siwy and Zapletal will be faced with tough competition and have a good chance to pick up ranked wins."
Siwy begins the tournament ranked No. 48, and Zapletal starts at No. 85. The Bulldog duo also finished the 2007-08 season strong in doubles play with a 13-5 record and three straight victories in the WAC Tournament. Siwy finished last season with WAC player of the year honors, and was named first team All-WAC in both singles and doubles. Zapletal also earned first team All-WAC in doubles, and was named second team All-WAC in singles.
Other schools competing include: Air Force, Arkansas, Baylor, Nevada, New Mexico State, Oklahoma State, Portland, Rice, TCU, Texas A&M, Texas A&M-CC, Texas Tech, Tulsa, UL-Lafayette, Texas, UT-Arlington, UT-San Antonio and Wichita State.
For complete draws and results visit: H.E.B. Invitational Draw/Results
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