Fresno State Athletics
'Dogs down Falcons
3/23/2018 9:57:00 PM | Men's Tennis
COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. –  The Fresno State men's tennis team defeated Air Force 7-0 in the its Mountain West opener. The Bulldogs won their MW opener for the second consecutive year.Â
Fresno State improves to 11-8 (1-0 MW).
Doubles – Fresno State won the doubles point.
Xander Veys and Cagatay Soke took the win on court #2 6-2. The Bulldogs secured the doubles point when Mantas Bugailiskis and Cem Erturk defated their opponents in a tiebreaker 7-6(3).
The Bulldogs took a 1-0 lead into doubles.
Singles – Veys put the 'Dogs up 2-0 when he defeated his opponent in straight sets (6-2, 6-3). The Bulldogs took a 3-0 lead when Erturk bested his opponent in three sets (3-6, 6-2, 6-0).
Fresno State clinched the match when Zdenek Derkas defeated his opponent in three sets (3-6, 6-4, 6-1).
The match was played out, Fresno State finished the match with wins from Jeremy Moser at the No. 4 position, Soke at the No. 5 position and Osorio at the No. 6 position.
Results:
AIR FORCE vs. FRESNO STATE, Mar. 23
Doubles
Bugailiskis/Erturk (FSU) def. Perez/Sklenka (AF) -7-6
Veys/Soke (FSU) def. Galvin/Collins (AF) -6-2
Hassan/Derkas (FSU) DNF Hendrix/Bautista (AF) -6-6 DNF
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SinglesÂ
Zdenek Derkas (FSU) def. Isaac Perez (AF) -3-6, 6-4, 6-1
Xander Veys (FSU) def. Patrick Sklenka (AF) -6-2, 6-3
Cem Erturk (FSU) def. Max Olson (AF) -3-6, 6-2, 6-0
Jeremy Moser (FSU) def. Luke Sanderson (AF) -6-3, 7-5
Cagatay Soke (FSU) def. Paul Hendrix (AF) -6-4, 6-7 (4)
Henrique Osorio (FSU) def. Sean McKendree (AF) -3-6, 6-3, 1-6
FINAL: FRESNO STATE 7, AIR FORCE 0
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Fresno State improves to 11-8 (1-0 MW).
Doubles – Fresno State won the doubles point.
Xander Veys and Cagatay Soke took the win on court #2 6-2. The Bulldogs secured the doubles point when Mantas Bugailiskis and Cem Erturk defated their opponents in a tiebreaker 7-6(3).
The Bulldogs took a 1-0 lead into doubles.
Singles – Veys put the 'Dogs up 2-0 when he defeated his opponent in straight sets (6-2, 6-3). The Bulldogs took a 3-0 lead when Erturk bested his opponent in three sets (3-6, 6-2, 6-0).
Fresno State clinched the match when Zdenek Derkas defeated his opponent in three sets (3-6, 6-4, 6-1).
The match was played out, Fresno State finished the match with wins from Jeremy Moser at the No. 4 position, Soke at the No. 5 position and Osorio at the No. 6 position.
Results:
AIR FORCE vs. FRESNO STATE, Mar. 23
Doubles
Bugailiskis/Erturk (FSU) def. Perez/Sklenka (AF) -7-6
Veys/Soke (FSU) def. Galvin/Collins (AF) -6-2
Hassan/Derkas (FSU) DNF Hendrix/Bautista (AF) -6-6 DNF
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SinglesÂ
Zdenek Derkas (FSU) def. Isaac Perez (AF) -3-6, 6-4, 6-1
Xander Veys (FSU) def. Patrick Sklenka (AF) -6-2, 6-3
Cem Erturk (FSU) def. Max Olson (AF) -3-6, 6-2, 6-0
Jeremy Moser (FSU) def. Luke Sanderson (AF) -6-3, 7-5
Cagatay Soke (FSU) def. Paul Hendrix (AF) -6-4, 6-7 (4)
Henrique Osorio (FSU) def. Sean McKendree (AF) -3-6, 6-3, 1-6
FINAL: FRESNO STATE 7, AIR FORCE 0
"Just the Ticket to Build Our Community" - The Bulldog Scholarship Fund gives Bulldog alumni, fans and friends the opportunity to support Fresno State Athletics and the student-athletes who inspire them. For information about how you can support the Bulldog Scholarship Fund, please visit www.bulldogscholarshipfund.com or call 559-278-7160.
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