'Dogs drop one to No. 42 Utah State

FRESNO, Calif. – The Fresno State men's tennis team fell to No. 42 Utah State 4-1 Thursday night.

The Bulldogs fall to 13-12 (3-2) on the season.

Aggies grab the doubles point.
Utah State took the win at No. 3 doubles to start the match.

Youssef Hassan and Patrik Pech took the win at No. 2 doubles 7-5.

The Aggies clinched the doubles point when they took the win at No. 1 doubles, to take a 1-0 lead into singles.

'Dogs fight back in singles
Fresno State forced four third sets against Utah State.

Jonas Maier defeated Patrik Pech at the No. 6 position to give the Aggies a 2-0 lead.

Utah State extended its lead to 3-0 when Sergiu Bucur defeated Mantas Bugailiskis at the No. 5 spot.

Euan McIntosh defeated Jaime Barajas in three sets to put the Bulldogs on the board.

The match was clinched at the No. 4 position when Henrique Orosio fell to Jack Swindells in three sets.

RESULTS:
#42 Utah State 4, Fresno State 1

Singles competition

1. Kai Wehnelt (USU) vs. Xander Veys (FS) no result

2. Euan McIntosh (FS) def. Jaime Barajas (USU) 6-3, 3-6, 7-5

3. Samuel Serrano (USU) vs. Zdenek Derkas (FS) no result

4. Jack Swindells (USU) def. Henrique Orosio (FS) 6-4, 1-6, 6-3

5. Sergiu Bucur (USU) def. Mantas Bugailiskis (FS) 6-4, 6-2

6. Jonas Maier (USU) def. Patrik Pech (FS) 6-4, 6-4

Doubles competition

1. Samuel Serrano/Kai Wehnelt (USU) def. Euan McIntosh/Mantas Bugailiskis (FS) 6-4

2. Patrik Pech/Youssef Hassan (FS) def. Jack Swindells/Jonas Maier (USU) 7-5

3. Andrew Nakajima/Jaime Barajas (USU) def. Xander Veys/Zdenek Derkas (FS) 6-3

Match Notes:
Utah State 17-8 (3-1 MW); National ranking #42
Fresno State 13-11 (3-1 MW)

Order of finish: Doubles (3,2,1); Singles (6,5,2,4)

What's next: The Bulldogs return home to host Holy Names on Friday, April 14 at 6 p.m. PT in the Spalding G. Wathen Tennis Center.

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'Dogs drop one to No. 42 Utah State

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Players Mentioned

Mantas Bugailiskis

Zdenek Derkas

Youssef Hassan

Euan McIntosh

Patrik Pech

Xander Veys

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