March 15, 2008

FRESNO, Calif. - Junior Rudolf Siwy picked up a singles win today in the final day of competition at the Blue Gray Classic in Montgomery, Ala. The Bulldogs, however, fell 4-1 to Brown and head home for a crucial home match versus TCU.

On Friday, freshmen Siddharth Alapati and Denny Fafek were winners in singles. Siwy also won in straight-sets on Thursday despite a 4-1 loss to Virginia Commonwealth.

The Bulldogs are now 9-6 and will prepare for a five-match homestand starting on Friday, March 21 against TCU.

NCAA Men's Tennis
Blue Gray Tennis Classic (Montgomery, Ala.)
March 15, 2008

Brown def. No. 48 Fresno State, 4-1

Doubles (Brown wins doubles point)
1) Siwy/Zapletal (FS) def. Kohli/Ratnam (BU), 8-4
2) Gardner/Garland (BU) def. Fafek/Veerepalli (FS), 8-6
3) Lee/Posner (BU) def. Kerin/Leiby (FS) 8-5)
Order of completion: N/A

Singles
1) Rudolf Siwy (FS) def. Saurabh Kohli (BU), 6-4, 6-2
2) No. 99 Mirko Zapletal (FS) v. Chris Lee (BU), DNF
3) Jonathan Pearlman (BU) def. Tejesvi Veerepalli (FS), 6-3, 6-0
4) Denny Fafek (FS) v. Noah Gardner (BU), DNF
5) Kendrick AU (BU) def. Martin Nilsson (FS), 6-3, 3-6, 6-3
6) Sam Garland (BU) def. Siddharth Alapati (FS), 6-4, 6-4
Order of completion: N/A

Records: Fresno State (9-6); Brown (7-8)