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`Dogs Top Arizona 4-3
3/20/2015 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
By Josh Mitchell
jomitchell@csufresno.edu
GoBulldogs.com
FRESNO, Calif.- The Fresno State men's tennis team ran out to a 4-1 lead against visiting Arizona before the dual match with the Wildcats finished with the Bulldogs winning 4-3 at the Spalding G. Wathen Tennis Center.
The `Dogs (9-6) won the first doubles match with a 6-3 result from Adam Glynn and Euan McIntosh at No. 1, but Arizona (7-10) leveled doubles play with a win at No. 3. The reliable doubles team of Sai Karitk Nakireddi and Nikolas Papic though won 6-4 at No. 2 to give Fresno State the opening point of the dual match.
In singles play, McIntosh opened things up with a 6-1, 6-3 win over Will Kneale to push the `Dogs lead to two. Joshua Zeoli then brought Arizona to the brink as he defeated David Mushayev 6-1, 6-2. Jason Jaruvang responded with a win for the Wildcats on court four with a 7-6, 6-1 defeat of Nikolas Papic.
Glynn finished off the match for the Bulldogs with a 7-5, 6-1 victory at No. 2 over Sumeet Shinde.
The `Dogs return to the courts on March 27 when they travel to Albuquerque, N.M., to face the Lobos. The dual match is scheduled to start at 1 p.m., PT.
Arizona vs Fresno State
Mar 19, 2015 at Fresno, Calif.
(Spalding G. Wathen Tennis Center)
Fresno State 4, Arizona 3
Singles competition
1. Naoki Takeda (ARIZM) def. Sai Kartik Nakireddi (FS) 6-1, 3-6, 6-4
2. Adam Glynn (FS) def. Sumeet Shinde (ARIZM) 7-5, 6-1
3. Joshua Zeoli (FS) def. David Mushayev (ARIZM) 6-1, 6-2
4. Jason Jaruvang (ARIZM) def. Nikolas Papic (FS) 7-6, 6-1
5. Euan McIntosh (FS) def. Will Kneale (ARIZM) 6-1, 6-3
6. Shoki Kasahara (ARIZM) def. Youssef Hassan (FS) 7-6, 6-3, 10-0
Doubles competition
1. Adam Glynn/Euan McIntosh (FS) def. Sumeet Shinde/Naoki Takeda (ARIZM) 6-3
2. Sai Kartik Nakireddi/Nikolas Papic (FS) def. David Mushayev/Shoki Kasahara (ARIZM) 6-4
3. Jason Jaruvang/Matt Dunn (ARIZM) def. Joshua Zeoli/Eric Komati (FS) 6-2
Match Notes:
Arizona 7-10
Fresno State 9-6
Order of finish: Doubles (1,3,2); Singles (5,3,4,2,6,1)
