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Dogs Defeat Gophers Advance to 2nd Round
5/13/2011 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
May 13, 2011
FRESNO, Calif. - No. 38 Fresno State Bulldogs advance to the second round in the NCAA Tournament after defeating the No. 19 Minnesota Gophers, 4-3 at the Hellman Tennis Complex in Berkeley, Calif. Friday afternoon. Dropping the doubles point the Dogs fought back in singles earning victories on courts three, four, five and six. David Ayoun clinched the match on court six in a three set match.
The Dogs started the morning off a bit rocky and losing the doubles point.
In straight set victories, Nick Papac and Jean-Charles Diame started the day off for the Dogs defeating their opponents on courts five and three. Papac triumphed over Brendan Ruddock, 6-2, 6-4, tying the score 1-1. Diame was victorious over Sebastian Gellego, 6-4, 6-4 giving the Dogs the lead 2-1.
On court two, No. 108 Remi Boutillier fell to Rok Binn, 7-6 (7-4), 6-3 bringing the score 2-2.
Freshman Francis Alcantara was one set up on the Gophers' Phillip Arndt when the two went into a third set and Alcantara gave up only one game in the third set, 6-3, 4-6, 6-1 pushing the Dogs ahead of the Gophers, 3-2.
On court one, de Villiers fell to No. 73 Tobias Wernet in a three set match, 7-6 (7-3), 5-7, 6-4, once again tying the score 3-3.
In the final match of the day, Ayoun fought hard in a nail-biting three set match. Falling in the first set, 5-7, Ayoun rallied back in the second, 6-3 and pushed to an extra game in the third set to get the victory, 7-5.
"It was a great win over a great opponent," said head coach Jay Udwadia. "I'm proud of the team coming back from losing the doubles point and responding in singles."
Fresno State will face the winner of today's 3 p.m. PT match between 14th-seeded California and Marist.
The Dogs and the Gophers met earlier in the year at the ITA Kick-Off Weekend, with Minnesota coming away with a 4-2 victory.
2011 NCAA Division I Men's Tennis Championships
Friday, May 13, 2011
Hellman Tennis Complex | Berkeley, Calif.
Doubles
1. No. 71 Arndt/Gallego (MINN) def. Boutillier/de Villiers, 8-4
2. No. 76 Bonin/Dehn (MINN) vs. Diame/Alcantara, 6-4 DNF
3. Ramirez/Wernet (MINN) def. Alapati/Papac, 8-4
Order of Finish: 1, 3*
Singles
1. No. 73 Tobias Wernet (MINN) def. Rikus de Villiers (FS), 7-6 (7-3), 5-7, 6-4
2. Rok Bonin (MINN) def. No. 108 Remi Boutillier (FS), 7-6 (7-4), 6-3
3. Jean-Charles Diame (FS) def. Sebastian Gallego (MINN), 6-4, 6-4
4. Francis Alcantara (FS) def. Phillip Arndt (MINN), 6-3, 4-6, 6-1
5. Nick Papac (FS) def. Brendan Ruddock (MINN), 6-2, 6-4
6. David Ayoun (FS) def. Julian Dehn (MINN), 5-7, 6-3, 7-5
Order of Finish: 5, 3, 2, 4, 1, 6*
"We Are Your Team" - Fresno State will square off against the winner of today's match against 14th-seeded California and Marist on May 14 for the second round of the NCAA Tournament. For all the up to date information on Fresno State men's tennis stay logged on to gobulldogs.com.
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