STANFORD, Calif. - Fresno State's No. 15 doubles pair of Rikus de Villiers and Remi Boutillier fell to Auburn's 12th-ranked Daniel Cochrane and Tim Puetz in the first round of the NCAA Doubles Championship Thursday at the Taube Stadium in Stanford, Calif.
The Bulldogs fell in the first set, 5-7, then rallied back in the second only to fall in the second set tiebreaker, 6-7 (2-6).
Boutillier and de Villiers went 25-9 in 2010-11 and earned first team all-WAC honors in both doubles and singles.
NCAA MEN'S TENNIS
May 26, 2011 - Stanford, Calif.
NCAA Doubles Championship
First Round
No. 12 Daniel Cochrane/Tim Puetz (AUB) def. No. 15 Rikus de Villiers/Remi Boutillier (FS), 7-5, 7-6 (7-2)