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No. 63 Tulane
Bulldogs Topped 6-1 at No. 63 Tulane
3/7/2015 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
By Josh Mitchell
jomitchell@csufresno.edu
GoBulldogs.com
NEW ORLEANS - The Fresno State men's team had a tough match in its first day in New Orleans as the team was team was defeated 6-1 by No. 63 Tulane at City Park Pepsi Tennis Center.
The Bulldogs started off down 1-0 after dropping two straight in doubles competition. Freshman Joshua Zeoli and sophomore Eric Komati then lost singles matches at No. 4 and No. 5 in straight sets as the Green Wave seized control of the dual match
Sophomore Euan McIntosh put up a fight at No. 1 in the first set against No. 14 Dominik Koepfer, but he lost the set 7-5 before falling 6-3 in the second as Tulane clinched the dual match with the point. The Green Wave then added another point with a three-set win in the third flight before the `Dogs registered a win.
With only two matches remaining Youssef Hassan defeated Ian Van Cott at No. 6. The freshman won the opening set on a tiebreak, before falling 6-2 in the second set. He then grabbed the point with 10-6 match tiebreak to earn his fifth win of the season.
The Bulldogs will be back on the courts in New Orleans tomorrow as they face USC Upstate at 1 p.m., PT.
Fresno State vs Tulane
Mar 6, 2015 at New Orleans
(City Park Pepsi Tennis Center)
#63 Tulane 6, Fresno State 1
Singles competition
1. #14 Dominik Koepfer (TLN) def. Euan McIntosh (FS) 7-5, 6-3
2. Constantin Schmitz (TLN) def. Adam Glynn (FS) 6-4, 4-6, 6-3
3. Alex Van Cott (TLN) def. Sai Kartik Nakireddi (FS) 3-6, 6-3, 6-2
4. Sebastian Rey (TLN) def. Joshua Zeoli (FS) 6-2, 6-4
5. Chi-Shan Jao (TLN) def. Eric Komati (FS) 6-0, 6-4
6. Youssef Hassan (FS) def. Ian Van Cott (TLN) 7-6 (7-4), 2-6, 1-0 (10-6)
Doubles competition
1. Dominik Koepfer/Chi-Shan Jao (TLN) vs. Euan McIntosh/Adam Glynn (FS) 6-6, unfinished
2. Constantin Schmitz/Sebastian Rey (TLN) def. Youssef Hassan/Joshua Zeoli (FS) 6-1
3. Alex Van Cott/Ian Van Cott (TLN) def. Sai Kartik Nakireddi/Nikolas Papic (FS) 7-5
Match Notes:
Fresno State 5-5, 0-0
Tulane 10-4, 0-1; National ranking #63
Order of finish: Doubles (2,3^); Singles (4,5,1^,3,6,2)
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