Fresno State Athletics
Friday, September 21
San Francisco, Calif.
Fresno State
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Battle in the Bay Classic
Singles success for 'Dogs at Battle of the Bay
9/23/2018 9:57:00 PM | Men's Tennis
SAN FRANCISCO – The Fresno State men's tennis team kicked off its fall season at the 10th Annual Battle of the Bay Classic. Mantas Bugailiskis and Cagatay Soke competed for the Bulldogs in singles and doubles over the weekend.
The field featured No. 1 Wake Forest, No. 4 Stanford, No. 7 TCU, No. 12 USC, No. 15 Texas, No. 18 Georgia, California, San Diego State, San Francisco, UC Santa Barbara, San Diego and Pacific.Â
"Battle of the Bay was an amazingly ran event," said head coach Luke Shields. "It featured three of the top five players in the country. Cagatay had a really solid tournament picking up three quality wins. He really came up clutch in tight situations. He was calm and composed in the big moments. Mantas made it to the round of 16. This is the best he's ever been at this point in the year. If he can be consistent with this he will have a break out year. It was a successful and really solid start to the year for us."
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DOUBLES
Bugailiskis and Soke teamed up for the first time in their careers. As the No. 6 seed in the tournament, they received a first round bye. The duo fell to Cobb and Mylnikov of Texas Tech in the round of 32, 8-3. The Texas Tech duo is ranked #60 in the nation.Â
SINGLES
Soke opened his fall season with a win over Tadiwa Chinamo of Pacific in the round of 64 in a tiebreaker (6-3, 5-7, 1-1(9)). In the round of 32, Soke fell to No. 2 seed Brandon Holt of USC in straight sets (6-1, 6-3). Holt is currently ranked #4 in the nation. Soke played an extra match on Saturday, posting a win over Akram El Sallaly of Pacific (6-3, 3-6, 1-0(8)). Soke finished his weekend with an extra match on Sunday, he defeated Dominic Bechard of Cal Poly (6-4, 1-6, 1-0(7)).
Bugailiskis was the No. 12 seed in the tournament, which granted him a first round bye. The senior opened his fall season with a win over Paul Giraud of San Francisco in the round of 32. He fell in the round of 16 to No. 5 Harrison Scott of Texas. Harrison entered the tournament ranked #45 in the nation. Bugailiskis played an extra match on Sunday, he defeated Andre Ilagan of Hawaii (7-5, 6-3).
RESULTS
Round of 64 (Singles)
Fresno State will compete in the UCSB Fall Invitational Oct. 5 through Oct. 7 in Santa Barbara, Calif.
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The field featured No. 1 Wake Forest, No. 4 Stanford, No. 7 TCU, No. 12 USC, No. 15 Texas, No. 18 Georgia, California, San Diego State, San Francisco, UC Santa Barbara, San Diego and Pacific.Â
"Battle of the Bay was an amazingly ran event," said head coach Luke Shields. "It featured three of the top five players in the country. Cagatay had a really solid tournament picking up three quality wins. He really came up clutch in tight situations. He was calm and composed in the big moments. Mantas made it to the round of 16. This is the best he's ever been at this point in the year. If he can be consistent with this he will have a break out year. It was a successful and really solid start to the year for us."
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DOUBLES
Bugailiskis and Soke teamed up for the first time in their careers. As the No. 6 seed in the tournament, they received a first round bye. The duo fell to Cobb and Mylnikov of Texas Tech in the round of 32, 8-3. The Texas Tech duo is ranked #60 in the nation.Â
SINGLES
Soke opened his fall season with a win over Tadiwa Chinamo of Pacific in the round of 64 in a tiebreaker (6-3, 5-7, 1-1(9)). In the round of 32, Soke fell to No. 2 seed Brandon Holt of USC in straight sets (6-1, 6-3). Holt is currently ranked #4 in the nation. Soke played an extra match on Saturday, posting a win over Akram El Sallaly of Pacific (6-3, 3-6, 1-0(8)). Soke finished his weekend with an extra match on Sunday, he defeated Dominic Bechard of Cal Poly (6-4, 1-6, 1-0(7)).
Bugailiskis was the No. 12 seed in the tournament, which granted him a first round bye. The senior opened his fall season with a win over Paul Giraud of San Francisco in the round of 32. He fell in the round of 16 to No. 5 Harrison Scott of Texas. Harrison entered the tournament ranked #45 in the nation. Bugailiskis played an extra match on Sunday, he defeated Andre Ilagan of Hawaii (7-5, 6-3).
RESULTS
Round of 64 (Singles)
- Cagatay Soke (FS) def. Tadiwa Chinamo (UOP) 6-3, 5-7, 1-1(9)
- No. 2 Brandon Holt (USC) def. Cagatay Soke (FS) 6-1, 6-3
- No. 12 Mantas Bugailiskis def. Paul Giraud (USF) 4-6, 6-4, 1-0(7)
- No. 5 Harrison Scott (Texas) def. No. 12 Mantas Bugailiskis 6-3, 6-2
- Cagatay Soke (FS) def. Akram El Sallaly (UOP) 6-3, 3-6, 1-0(8)
- Cagatay Soke (FS) def. Dominic Bechard (CP)  6-4, 1-6, 1-0(7)
- Mantas Bugailiskis (FS) def. Andre Ilagan (UH) 7-5, 6-3Â
- Cobb/Mylnikov (Texas Tech) def. Bugailiskis/Soke (FS) 8-3
- Soke/Bugailiskis def. Giraud/ Woodland USF 8-5Â
Fresno State will compete in the UCSB Fall Invitational Oct. 5 through Oct. 7 in Santa Barbara, Calif.
"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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