April 20, 2008

Fresno, Calif. - The Pacific men's tennis team closed out their regular season schedule with a 7-0 loss to No. 49 Fresno State on April 20 in Fresno, Calif. With the loss, the Tigers' overall record fell to 9-11 on the year, while the Bulldogs improved their record to 15-8 on the season with the win.

In the loss, Moritz Starke (Bamberg, Germany) and Renan Delsin (Santa Cruz da Conceicao, Brazil) earned the only win for the Tigers on the afternoon as they defeated Fresno State's Rudolf Siwy and Mirko Zapletal by a score of 8-5 at the No. 1 doubles position

The Tigers will next be in action on April 25 as they will be competing in the Big West Championships in Indian Wells, Calif. from April 25-27. The Tigers finished their regular season schedule with a record of 3-2 in Big West conference games this year.

2008 Pacific Men's Tennis Results
Wathen Tennis Center (Fresno, Calif.)
No. 49 Fresno State 7, Pacific 0

Doubles
Moritz Starke / Renan Delsin (PAC) def. Siwy/Zapletal (FS), 8-5
Fafek/Leiby (FS) def. David Gonzalez / Artem Gramma (PAC), 8-5
Mollinedo/Veerepalli (FS) def. Austin Kakar / Vegerd Veskimagi (PAC), 9-7
Order of Finish: 2, 1, 3

Singles
* No. 78 Rudolf Siwy (FS) def. Mortiz Starke (PAC), 6-1, 6-4
Mirko Zapletal (FS) def. David Gonzalez (PAC), 6-1, 6-2
Tejesvi Veerepalli (FS) def. Artem Gramma (PAC), 6-2, 7-6 (3)
Denny Fafek (FS) def. Renan Delsin (PAC), 7-5, 7-5
Martin Nilsson (FS) def. Vegerd Veskimagi (PAC), 2-6, 7-6 (6), (10-6)
Siddharth Alapati (FS) def. Austin Kakar (PAC), 6-2, 6-2
Order of Finish: 2, 6, 1
* clinched match