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Bulldogs Triumphant Against Aztecs
2/4/2011 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
Feb. 4, 2011
FRESNO, Calif. - The No. 32 Fresno State men's tennis team continued its home dominance by defeating No. 50 San Diego State, 6-1, on Friday, to extend its record to 2-0 at the Spalding G. Wathen Tennis Center this 2011 spring season.
The Bulldogs started the match off on a high note by winning the doubles point.
No. 21 ranked doubles team Rikus de Villiers and Remi Boutillier battled to a tie breaker against SDSU's Giovanni Vaglietti and Hunter Nicholas. The Bulldogs pulled and earned the victory, 9-8 (5).
Adding another doubles victory to their resume, Francis Alcantara and Jean-Charles Diame defeated Andre Feliz and Jose Sierra Short, 8-3.
The victories continued in singles as de Villiers, Boutillier and Diame all finished within minutes of each other and all earning a point for the Bulldogs.
Fresno State freshman, Alcantara kept the momentum high and going as he was victorious in his match against freshman, Nicholas, 6-4, 6-1.
Earning his first home match for the 2011 spring season, senior Siddharth Alapati triumphed over the Aztecs' Florez, 7-5, 6-3.
"It was a good team effort tonight against the Aztecs," head coach Jay Udwadia said. "It was nice to get a win at home and we're looking forward to playing Texas Tech on Sunday."
Fresno State men's tennis will reconvene competition on Sunday Feb. 6 at 12:30 p.m. at the Wathen Center against No. 15 Texas Tech Red Raiders.
NCAA Men's Tennis
Feb. 4, 2011 -Fresno, Calif.
No. 32 Fresno State 6 def. No. 50 San Diego State 1
Doubles
1) No. 21 de Villiers/Boutillier (FS) def. Vaglietti/Nicholas (SDSU), 9-8 (5)
2) Alcantara/Diame (FS) def. Feliz/Sierra-Short (SDSU), 8-3
3) Florez/Pulgar (SDSU) def. Papac/Alapati (FS), 8-5
Order of Completion 2, 3, 1
Singles
1) Rikus de Villiers (FS) def. Javier Pulgar (SDSU), 6-2, 6-4
2) No. 69 Remi Boutillier (FS) def. Giovanni Vaglietti (SDSU), 6-2, 6-3
3) Jean-Charles Diame (FS) def. Andre Feliz (SDSU) 7-6 (2), 6-0
4) Francis Alcantara (FS) def. Hunter Nicholas (SDSU) 6-4, 6-1
5) Siddharth Alapati (FS) def. Jose Sierra-Short (SDSU) 7-5, 6-3
6) Juan Florez (SDSU) def. Nick Papac (FS) 6-2, 6-4
Order of Completion: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
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