Feb. 9, 2008

Final Stats

LAS CRUCES, N.M. - Utah State's men's tennis fell, 4-3, to Northern Arizona Friday in Las Cruces, N.M. The Aggies drop to 1-4 on the season as NAU improves to 1-3.

NAU took the doubles point winning in all three doubles matches. In singles action the Aggies battled back. Freshman Jakob Asplund won at No. 1 singles 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 while teammate sophomore Oscar Ericsson defeated NAU's Jeff Morys, 7-5, 6-2, at No. 2 singles. Senior Jonas Tyden won his No. 4 match, 7-6, 6-3 against the Lumberjacks' Davie Flodberg.

Junior Matt Braithwaite saw his first action as an Aggie, losing at No. 6 singles to NAU's Jacob Tracy, 6-2, 7-5.

The Aggies continue action in Las Cruces, N.M., Saturday, Feb. 9, when they take on Idaho at 1:30 p.m.

Northern Arizona 4, Utah State 3

Singles
1. Jakob Asplund (USU) def. Jeff Morys (NAU), 6-3, 3-6, 6-4
2. Oscar Ericsson (USU) def. Bradley Bristow (NAU), 7-5, 6-2
3. Chris Arena (NAU) def. Fernando Gallegos, 6-1, 6-3
4. Jonas Tyden (USU) def. David Flodberg (NAU), 7-6, 6-3
5. Renzo Lau (NAU) def. Matt Searle (USU), 6-2, 6-3
6. Jacob Tracy (NAU) def. Matt Braithwaite (USU), 6-2, 7-5

Doubles
1. Arena/Bristow (NAU) def. Tyden/Asplund (USU), 8-6
2. Morys/Lau (NAU) def. Gallegos/Ericsson (USU), 8-4
3. Fraser/Tracy (NAU) def. Searle/Braithwaite (USU), 8-3
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