In the first quarterfinal match of the 2008 WAC Men's Tennis Championship, No. 2 Fresno State defeated No. 7 Utah State, 4-0. The No. 49 Bulldogs advance to the semifinals where they will face the host and third-seeded New Mexico State Aggies, Saturday at 1:00 p.m. at the Aggie Tennis Center. With the loss Utah State ends the season at 4-17, while Fresno State improved to 16-8.
Fresno State earned the doubles point after wins at the No. 1 and No. 3 positions, and clinched the match with wins in singles action at the No. 3, No. 5 and No. 6 spots. Flavio Mollindeo topped Utah State's Matt Searle, 6-2, 6-1 at No. 5, while Taylor Leiby took down Alex Thatcher, 6-4, 6-2 at the No. 6 position. Martin Nilsson sealed the victory for the Bulldogs with a win at No. 3 singles over Fernando Gallegos, 6-1, 6-3.
#2 Fresno State 4, #7 Utah State 0
Singles competition
1. #88 Mirko Zapletal (FRESNO) vs. Jacob Asplund (USU) 6-6, DNF
2. Tejesvi Veerepalli (FRESNO) vs. Oscar Ericsson (USU) 6-1, 4-3, DNF
3. Martin Nilsson (FRESNO) def. Fernando Gallegos (USU) 6-1, 6-3
4. Siddharth Alapati (FRESNO) vs. Jones Tyden (USU) 6-3, 5-2, DNF
5. Flavio Mollinedo (FRESNO) def. Matt Searle (USU) 6-2, 6-1
6. Taylor Leiby (FRESNO) def. Alex Thatcher (USU) 6-4, 6-2
Order of Finish: 5, 6, 3*
Did Not Finish: 1, 2, 4
Doubles competition
1. Rudolf Siwy/Mirko Zapletal (FRESNO) def. Jacob Asplund/Fernando Gallegos (USU) 8-3
2. Oscar Ericsson/Jones Tyden (USU) def. Denny Fafek/Taylor Leiby (FRESNO) 5-4
3. Siddharth Alapati/Tejesvi Veerepalli (FRESNO) def. Alex Thatcher/Matt Braithwaite (USU) 8-2
Order of Finish: 3, 1*