Fresno State
Cal Poly Men's Tennis Drop Home Opener to Fresno State, 4-3
2/7/2020 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. — The Cal Poly men's tennis team dropped a close battle in its home opener to Fresno State on Friday, 4-3.
The Mustangs (1-4) just missed winning the doubles point. Cal Poly's No. 2 duo of sophomore Gary Vardanyan and freshman Fernando Fonseca started things off with a 6-2 victory. However, the Bulldogs (2-3) then won at the No. 3 and No. 1 spots to take the point.
Vardanyan and Fonseca are now a team-best 4-1 so far this season together in doubles.
The Mustangs got off to a good start once singles began. Vardanyan put Cal Poly on the board with a 6-4, 6-3 win at the No. 4 position. He is now a team-best 3-1 in singles this season.
Junior Alex Stater then put the Mustangs up 2-1 after a 6-1, 6-3 victory at the No. 5 spot.
The remaining four matches all went three sets. Fresno State's Angus Bradshaw tied the score 2-2 after he won his match at the No. 2 spot 7-6 (4), 4-6, 6-4 over Fonseca. The Bulldogs' Johannes Seeman then put them up 3-2 after he got a 3-6, 6-4, 7-5 win over freshman Joe Leather at the No. 3 position.
Henrique Osorio then clinched the victory for Fresno State with a 6-7 (2), 6-2, 6-3 win at the No. 6 spot over junior Roman Shenkiryk.
However, the Mustangs' Antoine Noel (pictured) battled to get a hard-fought 7-6 (4), 3-6, 6-4 victory at the No. 1 spot over Zdenek Derkas to make the final score 4-3.
Cal Poly will remain at home next weekend when they face a pair of tough matches. First, they will face Pepperdine on Friday before taking on Loyola Marymount on Saturday. Both matches start at 12 p.m.
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