Fresno State Athletics
`Dogs Host UNM for Kids Day
3/13/2010 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
March 13, 2010
FRESNO, Calif. - No. 22 Fresno State welcomes the defending Mountain West Conference champion New Mexico to the Spalding G. Wathen Tennis Center on Sunday at noon for USTA Kids Day.
The Bulldogs are one of many schools participating in the USTA Kids Day to promote the sport of tennis amongst youth in various communities.
"What better way to introduce the game of tennis than a day of competition devoted to kids," Fresno State head coach Jay Udwaida said.
Timeout will also be in attendance for the match.
Fresno State enters the match with a 9-5 record on the season and a two-match winning streak.
The Bulldogs boast the No. 110 singles player in the country Tejesvi Veerepalli. Fresno State also has two ranked doubles teams -- No. 24 Rikus de Villiers and Remi Boutillier and No. 44 Taylor Leiby and Mirko Zapletal.
New Mexico is 3-6 on the season. This will be the first meeting between the two squads since 1999. The Bulldogs hold an 8-4 edge in the all-time series.
"We Are Your Team" - Come cheer on the Bulldogs against New Mexico on March 14 at the Spalding G. Wathen Tennis Center. For all the up to date information on Fresno State men's tennis stay logged on to gobulldogs.com.
