Tuesday, March 16
San Luis Obispo, Calif.
11 A.M.
4
vs
3
New Mexico
Photo by: Kyle Calzia / Cal Poly Athletics
Stater Comes Up Clutch As Mustangs Beat New Mexico 4-3 Tuesday
3/16/2021 4:39:00 PM | Men's Tennis
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. — Redshirt junior Alex Stater (pictured) came back after dropping the first set of his singles match at the No. 1 spot to win the next two and clinch a 4-3 victory for the Cal Poly men's tennis team over the University of New Mexico Tuesday at Mustang Tennis Complex to help the program win its third match in a row.
The Mustangs (7-7) started off the match by taking the doubles point over the Lobos (2-6). The No. 3 pairing of Stater and redshirt sophomore Gary Vardanyan took down UNM's Alex Maggs and Stepan Holis 6-3 for their fifth win of the season together. The No. 1 duo of redshirt freshman Joe Leather and redshirt junior Roman Shenkiryk then defeated Raul Dobai and Jake Tronsdon 6-4 to clinch the point for Cal Poly.
Once it moved to singles, Cal Poly took a 2-0 lead after redshirt freshman Fernando Fonseca took his match in straight sets over Rafael Abdulsalam 7-6(5), 6-4 at the No. 5 position. Fonseca is now 7-6 on the year and has won his last three matches
The Mustangs then went ahead 3-0 after Leather took care of business at the No. 4 spot in three sets 6-2, 5-7, 6-1 over Sergio Molina to improve his record to 7-5 this season and has won four matches in a row.
New Mexico won matches at the two, three and six spots to tie the match at 3-3 and force it to come down to the No. 1 spot and Stater
After dropping the first set 4-6, Stater responded by winning the second 6-2 and force a deciding third. With all eyes on him, he won the third set 6-4 to clinch the 4-3 victory for the Mustangs. With the win, Stater is now a team-best 10-3 this season and has won three in a row in singles.
Cal Poly is now 4-0 at home this season and have won their last six home matches dating back to last season. They are currently riding a three-match winning streak and will look to extend it next weekend when they host Hawai'i on March 26 and UC Irvine on March 27 at Mustang Tennis Complex.
Photo courtesy of Kyle Calzia/Cal Poly Athletics
The Mustangs (7-7) started off the match by taking the doubles point over the Lobos (2-6). The No. 3 pairing of Stater and redshirt sophomore Gary Vardanyan took down UNM's Alex Maggs and Stepan Holis 6-3 for their fifth win of the season together. The No. 1 duo of redshirt freshman Joe Leather and redshirt junior Roman Shenkiryk then defeated Raul Dobai and Jake Tronsdon 6-4 to clinch the point for Cal Poly.
Once it moved to singles, Cal Poly took a 2-0 lead after redshirt freshman Fernando Fonseca took his match in straight sets over Rafael Abdulsalam 7-6(5), 6-4 at the No. 5 position. Fonseca is now 7-6 on the year and has won his last three matches
The Mustangs then went ahead 3-0 after Leather took care of business at the No. 4 spot in three sets 6-2, 5-7, 6-1 over Sergio Molina to improve his record to 7-5 this season and has won four matches in a row.
New Mexico won matches at the two, three and six spots to tie the match at 3-3 and force it to come down to the No. 1 spot and Stater
After dropping the first set 4-6, Stater responded by winning the second 6-2 and force a deciding third. With all eyes on him, he won the third set 6-4 to clinch the 4-3 victory for the Mustangs. With the win, Stater is now a team-best 10-3 this season and has won three in a row in singles.
Cal Poly is now 4-0 at home this season and have won their last six home matches dating back to last season. They are currently riding a three-match winning streak and will look to extend it next weekend when they host Hawai'i on March 26 and UC Irvine on March 27 at Mustang Tennis Complex.
Photo courtesy of Kyle Calzia/Cal Poly Athletics
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