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Bulldogs fall 4-0 at No. 56 Utah State
4/10/2016 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
By Josh Mitchell
jomitchell@csufresno.edu
GoBulldogs.com
LOGAN, Utah - The Mountain West's top ranked team, No. 56 Utah State, was too much on Sunday for the Fresno State men's tennis team as the Bulldogs fell 4-0 at the USU Outdoor Courts. The 'Dogs dropped to 8-13 on the year while the Aggies improved to 20-6.
Fresno State pushed Utah State in doubles play, forcing the top two matches to six-all, but a 7-0 tiebreaker defeat on court two gave the opening point to USU. The Aggies jumped on the 'Dogs quick in singles play, scoring 6-1, 6-1, and 6-4, 6-1 wins at the No. 6 and No. 2 positions, respectively. With two matches heading into third sets, Utah State's Luis Lopez ended the dual match with a 7-5, 6-2 win over Youssef Hassan at the No. 4 spot.
Fresno State will travel to Air Force on April 15 with the conference match starting at 1 p.m. PT.
Fresno State vs Utah State
Apr 10, 2016 at Logan, Utah
(USU Outdoor Courts)
#56 Utah State 4, Fresno State 0
Singles competition
1. Jaime Barajas (USU) vs. Nikolas Papic (FS) 5-7, 6-1, unfinished
2. Jonas Maier (USU) def. Mantas Bugailiskis (FS) 6-4, 6-1
3. Jack Swindells (USU) vs. Euan McIntosh (FS) 6-2, 2-6, unfinished
4. Samuel Serrano (USU) vs. Patrik Pech (FS) 6-3, 4-1, unfinished
5. Luis Lopez (USU) def. Youssef Hassan (FS) 7-5, 6-2
6. Romai Ugarte (USU) def. Jakob Keppelmann (FS) 6-1, 6-1
Doubles competition
1. Romai Ugarte/Luis Lopez (USU) vs. #62 Mantas Bugailiskis/Euan McIntosh (FS) 6-6, unfinished
2. Jack Swindells/Jonas Maier (USU) def. Youssef Hassan/Nikolas Papic (FS) 7-6 (7-0)
3. Andrew Nakajima/Jaime Barajas (USU) def. Patrik Pech/Jeremy Moser (FS) 6-0
Match Notes:
Fresno State 8-13, 0-4 MW
Utah State 20-6, 5-0 MW; National ranking #56
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2); Singles (2,6,5)
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