Jan. 19, 2008

Final Stats

BOISE, Idaho - The Utah State men's tennis defeated Montana State, 4-3, on Friday in Boise, Idaho. The Aggies improve to 1-2 on the season, while MSU falls to 0-1 overall.

"The guys battled hard, and every time we play Montana State it's a highly competitive match." Utah State head coach Christian Wright said. "It was a good win for them."

The Aggies took the doubles point winning at No. 1 and No. 2, while USU also won at No. 1, No. 2 and No. 5 singles to clinch the victory.

Freshman Jakob Asplund defeated MSU's Kyle McDonald, 7-6, 6-1, at No. 1 singles, while USU sophomore Oscar Ericsson beat Jakub Dybala, 6-3, 6-2, at No. 2 singles. Utah State senior Mike Banks picked up the third singles point at No. 5, winning, 6-3, 1-6, 6-3, against Justin Hauck.

In double action, Asplund paired up with senior Jonas Tyden to defeat MSU's Kyle McDonald and Jakub Dybala, 8-1, at No. 1 and Ericsson teamed with USU senior Fernando Gallegos beating Hauck and Pawel Turzanski, 9-7, at No. 2.

The Aggies continue action on, Saturday Jan. 26 at the University of Utah at 5 p.m.

Utah State 4, Montana State 3

Singles
1. Jakob Asplund (USU) def. Kyle McDonald (MSU), 7-6, 6-1
2. Oscar Ericsson (USU) def. Jakub Dybala (MSU), 6-3, 6-2
3. Fletcher Keyes (MSU) def. Fernando Gallegos (USU), 6-4, 7-5
4. Pawel Turzanski (MSU) def. Jonas Tyden (USU), 6-2, 6-3
5. Mike Banks (USU) def. Justin Hauck (MSU), 6-3, 1-6, 6-3
6. Esteban Ferrero (MSU) def. Matt Searle (USU), 6-4, 6-1

Doubles
1. Tyden/Asplund (USU) def. McDonald/Dybala (MSU), 8-1
2. Ericsson/Gallegos (USU) def. Hauck/Turzanski (MSU), 9-7
3. Keyes/Perkins (MSU) def. Banks/Searle (USU), 8-2