Fresno State Athletics
Friday, February 8
Fresno, Calif.
1 P.M. PT
Fresno State
1
vs
5
UC Santa Barbara
Fresno State falls to UCSB
2/8/2019 10:16:00 PM | Men's Tennis
FRESNO, Calif. – The Fresno State men's tennis team fell to UCSB 4-1 at the Spalding G. Wathen Tennis Center, Friday afternoon. Prior to the loss to the Gauchos, the Bulldogs had won 17 straight matches at home dating back to the 2016-17 season.
Fresno State falls to 4-2 (1-0 MW) on the season, and 2-1 at home.
Doubles – The Bulldogs started the match strong in doubles play with Mantas Bugailiskis and Angus Bradshaw at No. 1, Zdenek Derkas and Cem Erturk at No. 2 and Henrique Osorio playing with Cagatay Soke at No. 3.
UCSB sealed in the win at the No. 1 position 6-3. Soke and Osorio fought back at the No. 3 position to post a convincing 6-1 win. The doubles point came down to court #2. Derkas and Erturk clinched the doubles point with a 6-4 victory over the Gauchos.
Singles – With three ranked players in the Gauchos' lineup, the momentum quickly switched to UCSB's side of the court.
UCSB tied the match when Erturk fell at the No. 6 position in straight sets 6-0, 6-1. #9 Nicolas Moreno de Alboran took the lead for the Gauchos when he defeated #118 Derkas at the No. 1 position 6-3, 6-0. UCSB extended its lead to 3-1 when #25 Joseph Guillin defeated Bradshaw 6-2, 6-1 at the No. 2 position.
The match was clinched at the No. 5 position when Soke fell to his opponent 6-1, 6-4. The matches on courts #3 and #4 were left unfinished.
What's next – Fresno State will host Cal Poly on Saturday, Feb. 9 at 1 p.m. PT in the Spalding G. Wathen Tennis Center.
UCSB 4, Fresno State 1
Feb. 8, 2019
Fresno, Calif.
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Order of finish: 1, 3, 2
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Order of finish: 6, 1, 2, 5
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Fresno State falls to 4-2 (1-0 MW) on the season, and 2-1 at home.
Doubles – The Bulldogs started the match strong in doubles play with Mantas Bugailiskis and Angus Bradshaw at No. 1, Zdenek Derkas and Cem Erturk at No. 2 and Henrique Osorio playing with Cagatay Soke at No. 3.
UCSB sealed in the win at the No. 1 position 6-3. Soke and Osorio fought back at the No. 3 position to post a convincing 6-1 win. The doubles point came down to court #2. Derkas and Erturk clinched the doubles point with a 6-4 victory over the Gauchos.
Singles – With three ranked players in the Gauchos' lineup, the momentum quickly switched to UCSB's side of the court.
UCSB tied the match when Erturk fell at the No. 6 position in straight sets 6-0, 6-1. #9 Nicolas Moreno de Alboran took the lead for the Gauchos when he defeated #118 Derkas at the No. 1 position 6-3, 6-0. UCSB extended its lead to 3-1 when #25 Joseph Guillin defeated Bradshaw 6-2, 6-1 at the No. 2 position.
The match was clinched at the No. 5 position when Soke fell to his opponent 6-1, 6-4. The matches on courts #3 and #4 were left unfinished.
What's next – Fresno State will host Cal Poly on Saturday, Feb. 9 at 1 p.m. PT in the Spalding G. Wathen Tennis Center.
UCSB 4, Fresno State 1
Feb. 8, 2019
Fresno, Calif.
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| Doubles | |
| Moreno/Holm (UCSB) def. Bradshaw/Bugailiskis | 3-6 |
| Derkas/Erturk (FS) def. Krustev Rotheram (UCSB) | 6-4 |
| Osorio/Soke (FS) def. Salga Koyanagi (UCSB) | 6-1 |
Order of finish: 1, 3, 2
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| Singles | |
| #9 Moreno De Alboran (UCSB) def. #118 Derkas (FS) | 3-6, 0-6 |
| #25 Guillin (UCSB) def. Bradshaw (FS) | 2-6, 1-6 |
| Osorio (FS) vs. #87 Krustev (UCSB) | 1-6, 3-5 (unf.) |
| Bugailiskis (FS) vs. Rotheram (UCSB) | 4-6, 1-4 (unf.) |
| Osorio (FS) def. Soke (FS) | 1-6, 4-6 |
| Holm (UCSB) def. Erturk (FS)Â | 0-6, 1-6 |
Order of finish: 6, 1, 2, 5
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