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`Dogs Cruise Against Lobos
3/14/2010 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
March 14, 2010
FRESNO, Calif. - The 22nd-ranked Fresno State men's tennis team made it three-straight wins over Mountain West Conference opponents, by knocking off defending conference champion New Mexico, 6-1, on Sunday at the Spalding G. Wathen Tennis Center.
The Bulldogs came into the meeting with a two-match winning streak, by defeating the Lobos' conference mates UNLV and San Diego State.
Against New Mexico, the `Dogs started the match with a statement, by sweeping the doubles point.
No. 24 Rikus de Villiers and Remi Boutillier defeated Phil Anderson and Jadon Phillips, 8-6. No. 44 Mirko Zapletal and Taylor Leiby set aside Joe Wood and Carl Ho, 8-5. Tejesvi Veerepalli and Siddharth Alapati picked up an 8-3 victory over Ben Dunbar and Conor Berg.
"We had the momentum with us heading into singles and that was a big advantage," Veerepalli said.
Alapati put the Bulldogs up 2-0, with a 6-2, 6-2 victory over Wood.
Senior Mirko Zapletal clinched the match for Fresno State, with his 6-4, 6-4 victory over Dunbar on Court 1.
David Ayoun, Veerepalli and de Villiers each picked up singles victories on the afternoon.
"The team did a great job competing today and we are happy with the result," Fresno State head coach Jay Udwadia said.
Fresno State improved its record to 10-5 on the year.
The `Dogs will next be in action at the prestigious Blue-Gray Tennis Classic on March 18-21 in Montgomery, Ala. The Blue-Gray is a three-day, dual match-format tournament, featuring 16 of the top teams in the country. The tournament draw will be announced on March 17 on www.bluegraytennis.com.
NCAA MEN'S TENNIS
March 14, 2010 - Fresno, Calif.
No. 22 Fresno State 6, New Mexico 1
Doubles (Fresno State wins the doubles point)
1. No. 24 Boutillier/de Villiers (FS) def. Anderson/Phillips (NM), 8-6
2. No. 44 Zapletal/Leiby (FS) def. Wood/Ho (NM), 8-5
3. Veerepalli/Alapati (FS) def. Dunbar/Berg (NM), 8-3
Order of Completion: 3, 1, 2
Singles
1. Mirko Zapletal (FS) def. Ben Dunbar (NM), 6-4, 6-4
2. Rikus de Villiers (FS) def. Carl Ho (NM), 4-6, 7-6, (10-7)
3. No. 110 Tejesvi Veerepalli (FS) def. Jadon Phillips (NM), 6-4, 6-2
4. David Ayoun (FS) def. Phil Anderson (NM), 6-3, 6-3
5. Siddharth Alapati (FS) def. Joe Wood (NM), 6-2, 6-2
6. Conor Berg (NM) def. Taylor Leiby (FS), 6-4, 6-3
Order of Completion: 5, 4, 1*, 6, 3, 2
"We Are Your Team" - Come cheer on the Bulldogs against Sacramento State on April 10 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.
