Fresno State Athletics
No. 68 'Dogs Face No. 5 Texas A&M
1/23/2016 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
By Josh Mitchell
jomitchell@csufresno.edu
GoBulldogs.com
FRESNO, Calif. - No. 68 Fresno State opens up its dual season Saturday as the team heads takes on No. 5 Texas A&M the opening round of the ITA Kick-Off Weekend. Match time is scheduled for 1 p.m. PT.
Match Info
Match #1 • Jan. 22, 2016
#68 Fresno State (0-0) at #5 Texas A&M (2-0)
1 p.m. PT • College Station, Texas
Series Record: Bulldogs lead 1-0
Last Meeting: Fresno State won 4-3 in 2010
Up Next
• Depending on the result of Fresno State's match versus the Aggies, the 'Dogs will face either No. 59 Boise State or No. 65 San Francisco on Sunday at 10 a.m. or 1 p.m.. The Broncos and Dons will face each other on Friday at 10 a.m. on Saturday.
Bulldog Aces
• Fresno State heads into the season with five returners (one seniors, two juniors, and two sophomore ) from the 2015 season when they were undefeated in conference play and earned the No. 1 seed in 2015
• Senior Nikolas Papic and junior Euan McIntosh are the team's top returners.
• Papic finished last spring with an 11-7 record, playing at all six positions. He also posted a 14-7 record in doubles play.
• McIntosh was 12-7 in the spring, playing No. 1-5 five spots. He was 11-8 in doubles.
• With the departure of former head coach Evan Austin, three-time ITA All-American Luke Shields was hired in October to guide the Bulldog program. Shields came to Fresno State with seven years of experience with stops at Marshall, Washington and his alma mater, Boise State. He spent the last two seasons as an Associate Head Coach with the Broncos.
• Joining the 'Dogs for the 2016 season are Jeremy Moser (Switzerland) who joined the team during the fall and the team's newest arrivals Mantas Bugailiskis (Lithuania) and Patrik Pech (Czech Republic).
