March 14, 2010
SAN DIEGO - The 45th ranked University of San Diego men's tennis team failed to find the winning combination Sunday evening at Fairbanks Ranch Country Club against No. 66 Boise State University, again missing the win by one point. With the loss, the Toreros drop their fourth 4-3 contest this season.
San Diego now falls to 7-5, dropping its third straight match, while the Broncos stand at an overall mark of 6-5.
The Toreros again could not grab the doubles point, neglecting to secure a single tandem victory. Much of the traditional lineup had to be shuffled to account for injury, resulting in unfamiliar territory for the San Diego combos.
After Boise went up 2-0 beginning with singles, San Diego countered at Court #6, as Casey Powers bucked off the Broncos', Jeff Mullen, 7-6 (5), 6-3. But the Boise State Blue wrapped up the next two wins at Court #3 and #5, taking the match by a final of 4-3.
USD would not go down without a fight, however, as both Charl Wolmarans and 86th ranked Nikola Bubnic captured victories at Court #2 and #1. Wolmarans finished up at No. 2 with a three set triumph over Filipp Pogostkin, 6-2, 1-6, 6-4, as Bubnic followed, racking up a win at No. 1. It did not come easy for the sophomore from Serbia, as the contest would go the full three sets. Nikola took the first set, 7-5, but then fell in the second, 6-7 (6-8). In the tiebreaker, Bubnic nabbed his Bronco counterpart, 1-0 (10-4), closing out the match for the Toreros on a high note.
After this weekend's three match homestand, USD will have a short break before entering a two-match road trip. San Diego will have a duo of away matches this coming week against BYU (Mar. 18th) and Utah (Mar. 20th).
#66 Boise State 4, #45 USD 3
Sunday, March 14, 2010
Fairbanks Ranch Country Club - San Diego, Calif.
DOUBLES
1. Bothe/Meredith (BSU) def. Bubnic/Wolmarans (USD) - 8-5
2. Joli/Pogostkin (BSU) def. Powers/Visy (USD) - 8-5
3. Mullen/Skinner (BSU) def. Hashem/Schive (USD) - 8-5
Order of Finish: 2, 1, 3
Boise State wins doubles point.
SINGLES
1. #86 Nikola Bubnic (USD) def. Vicente Joli (BSU) - 7-5, 6-7 (6-8), 1-0 (10-4)
2. Charl Wolmarans (USD) def. Filipp Pogostkin (BSU) - 6-2, 1-6, 6-4
3. Harry Skinner (BSU) def. Thibaut Visy (USD) - 7-5, 6-3
4. Alex Bothe (BSU) def. Nils Schive (USD) - 6-2, 6-4
5. Cristian Hodel (BSU) def. Abdullah Hashem (USD) - 3-6, 7-5, 6-3
6. Casey Powers (USD) def. Jeff Mullen (BSU) - 7-6 (5), 6-3
Order of Finish: 4, 6, 3, 5, 2, 1
Boise State wins match, 4-3.
Records: #45 USD 7-5, #66 Boise State 6-5
