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Bulldogs Defeat Dons, 5-2, in Rematch
2/21/2012 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
Feb. 21, 2012
By Kate Whitney
katewhitney23@gmail.com
GoBulldogs.com
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. - The No. 33 Fresno State men's tennis team beat San Francisco, 5-2, on Monday.
The Bulldogs (7-1) earned the doubles point over the Dons (1-7) with wins from the No. 1 and 2 doubles teams.
No. 1 doubles team Remi Boutillier and Francis Alcantara earned the first point for the `Dogs against San Francisco's Jonathon Knowlman and William Schumacher, 8-4. At No. 3 doubles Jean-Charles Diame and Sai Kartik Nakireddi fell to Germain Bahri and Jacob Hartwig, 8-1, to tie it up. The No. 2 doubles duo, Zachary Leslie and David Ayoun clinched the point for the Bulldogs shortly after, beating Richard Bucalem and Bernardo Saraiva, 8-5.
In singles, No. 19 Boutillier earned the first Bulldog win at No. 1 singles when the Dons' Schumacher retired from the match, 6-4, 3-0. At No. 3 singles, Diame bested the Dons' Johan Samuelsson, 6-2, 6-1. No. 45 Alcantara clinched the win at No. 2 singles with his victory over Bahri, 6-4, 6-2.
At No. 4 singles, Leslie fell to SF's Bucalem, 6-4, 7-6. In a back-and-forth battle at No. 5 singles, Ayoun defeated Saraiva, 6-2, 4-6, (10-6). Freshman Reid DeLaubenfels fought hard for the `Dogs at No. 6 but was unable to pull out a win against Hartwig, 7-5, 3-6, (12-10).
The `Dogs come home to face-off against UNLV on Sunday at the Spalding G. Wathen Tennis Center at 11 a.m.
No. 33 Fresno State, 5, San Francisco, 2
San Francisco, Calif.
Cal Courts
Singles
1. FS No. 19 Boutillier def. SF Schumacher, 6-4, 3-0
2. FS No. 45 Alcantara def. SF Bahri, 6-4, 6-2
3. FS Diame def. SF Samuelsson, 6-2, 6-1
4. SF Bucalem def. FS Leslie, 6-4, 7-6
5. FS Ayoun def. SF Saraiva, 6-2, 4-6, (10-6)
6. SF Hartwig def. FS deLaubenfels, 7-5, 3-6, (12-10)
Doubles
1. FS Boutillier/Alcantara def. SF Knowlman/Schumacher, 8-4
2. FS Leslie/Ayoun def. SF Bahri/Hartwig, 8-5
3. SF Bucalem/ Saraiva def. FS Diame/Nakireddi, 8-1
Order of finish
Singles (1,3,2,5,6,4)
Doubles (3,1,2)
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