Fresno State Athletics
Fresno State
UNLV
Bulldogs Knock Off Rebels
3/7/2009 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
March 7, 2009
FRESNO, Calif. - Fresno State wrapped up their trip to Las Vegas, Nev., with a 5-2 win over UNLV Saturday.
The Bulldogs got off to a strong start by winning the doubles point. Rikus de Villiers and Remi Boutillier have won eight of their last 10 matches. The duo remained hot on Saturday with an 8-2 win over Wesley Burrows and Bryan Miller. Taylor Leiby and Tejesvi Veerepali also downed their Rebel opponents, 8-5, on the third court.
In singles action, Fresno State won four of the six matches, all in two-set matches.
Senior Rudolf Siwy overcame a close first set and rolled in the second in a 7-6, 6-1 victory. De Villiers was clutch in singles action, prevailing over Luca Barlocchi in two close sets in his 7-6, 7-5 win.
"UNLV is a good tennis program," said head coach Jay Udwadia. "We had to pull through some very close matches today to win the dual. I'm very happy with the way the team competed."
The Bulldogs will have 10 days off before welcoming Indiana to the Spalding G. Wathen Tennis Center on March 17.
NCAA MEN'S TENNIS
March 7, 2009 - Las Vegas, Nev.
No. 40 Fresno State def. No. 72 UNLV 5-2
Doubles - (Fresno State wins the doubles point)
1. Wronski/Barlocchi (UNLV) def. No. 47 Zapletal/Siwy (FS) 8-7
2. De Villiers/Boutillier (FS) def. Burrows/Bryan Miller (UNLV) 8-2
3. Leiby/Veerepali (FS) def. Toth/Bouras (UNLV) 8-5
Singles
1. No. 44 Rudolf Siwy (FS) def. Elliot Wronski (UNLV) 7-6, 6-1
2. Mehdi Bouras (UNLV) def. Mirko Zapletal (FS) 7-6, 6-3
3. Rikus de Villiers (FS) def. Luca Barlocchi (UNLV) 7-6, 7-5
4. Remi Boutillier (FS) def. Wesley Burrows (UNLV) 6-2, 7-5
5. Attila Toth (UNLV) def. Tejesvi Veerepalli (FS) 6-2, 6-3
6. Siddharth Alapati (FS) def. Nikolaj Wulff (UNLV) 6-2, 6-2
"Join the State - Fresno State" -- The Bulldogs return home on March 17 to take on Big 10 foe Indiana at 3 p.m. at the Spalding G. Wathen Tennis Center. Follow the 'Dogs throughout the season on www.gobulldogs.com.
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