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4/17/2009 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
April 17, 2009
FRESNO, Calif. - No. 46 Fresno State remained atop the WAC Standings with a 6-1 victory over No. 66 Nevada on Friday in Boise, Idaho.
The Bulldogs stormed out of the gate by winning two of three doubles matches to take a 1-0 lead.
The 37th-ranked combo of Rudolf Siwy and Mirko Zapletal knocked off Nevada's top tandem of Wessim Derbel and Alex Daruty, 8-6. Taylor Leiby and Tejesvi Veerepalli picked up an 8-4 win over Benjamin David and Gabe Kanzelmeyer.
In singles action, No. 59 Siwy made short order of Derbel, 6-2, 6-1. Siddharth Alapati also won in straight sets in his 6-0, 6-4 victory over Kanzelmeyer.
Three of the Bulldogs went to a third set to come away with a win. Rikus de Villiers defeated Daruty, 5-7, 6-3, 6-2, Remi Boutillier beat David, 6-7, 6-0, 7-6, and Veerepalli took care of Augustin Myard, 6-1, 3-6, 6-3.
The win pushed the Bulldogs record to 15-7 overall and 4-0 in the WAC.
Fresno State will have a doubleheader tomorrow in Boise, Idaho, against New Mexico State at 1:30 p.m. PT and Boise State at 5 p.m. PT. After that, the Bulldogs are off to Honolulu, Hawai'i for the WAC Tournament from April 24-26.
NCAA MEN'S TENNIS
Apr 17, 2009 - Boise, Idaho
No. 46 Fresno State def. No. 66 Nevada 6-1
Doubles (Fresno State wins the doubles point)
1. No. 37 Siwy/Zapletal (FS) def. Derbel/Daruty (NEV) 8-6
2. Garcin/Myard (NEV) def. de Villiers/Boutillier (FS) 8-4
3. Leby/Veerepalli (FS) def. David/Kanzelmeyer (NEV) 8-4
Singles
1. Garcin, Laurent (NEV) def. Mirko Zapletal (FS) 6-3, 6-3
2. No. 59 Rudolf Siwy (FS) def. Derbel, Wessim (NEV) 6-2, 6-1
3. Rikus de Villiers (FS) def. Daruty, Alex (NEV) 5-7, 6-3, 6-2
4. Remi Boutillier (FS) def. David, Benjamin (NEV) 6-7, 6-0, 7-6
5. Tejesvi Veerepalli (FS) def. Myard, Augustin (NEV) 6-1, 3-6, 6-3
6. Siddharth Alapati (FS) def. Kanzelmeyer, Gabe (NEV) 6-0, 6-4
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