USU Men's Tennis Suffers, 5-2, Loss To Nevada Saturday

Senior Fernando Gallegos
 
Senior Fernando Gallegos
 
 

Feb. 23, 2008

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LOGAN, Utah - Utah State men's tennis falls 5-2, to Nevada Saturday at the Sports Academy and Racquet Club in Logan. The Aggies fall to 2-8 on the season as the Wolf Pack improve to 2-4.

In doubles action USU won at No. 1 doubles with freshman Jakob Asplund and senior Jonas Tyden defeating Benjamin David and Guerin Smith, 8-5. The Wolf Pack took the doubles point winning No. 2 and 3 doubles.

In singles, the Aggies won in the No. 2 and 3 spots. Sophomore Oscar Ericsson defeated UNR's David, 6-2, 6-0, while USU Senior Fernando Gallegos beat Augustin Myard, 6-2, 6-3. Senior Jonas Tyden also played well, going to three sets at No. 4 singles, but fell to Nevada's Kristian Kuharszky, 7-5, 3-6, 6-2.

Nevada 5, Utah State 2

Singles
1. Laurent Garcin (UNR) def. Jakob Asplund (USU) 7-5, 6-2
2. Oscar Ericsson (USU) def. Benjamin David (UNR), 6-2, 6-0
3. Fernando Gallegos (USU) def. Augustin Myard (UNR), 6-2, 6-3
4. Kristian Kuharszky (UNR) def. Jonas Tyden, 7-5, 3-6, 6-1
5. Gabe Kanzelmeyer (UNR) def. Matt Searle (USU), 7-6 (5), 0-6 (6-10)
6. Cameron Spearman (UNR) def. Matt Braithwaite, 6-2, 6-3

Doubles
1. Tyden/Asplund (USU) def. David/Smith (UNR), 8-5
2. Garcin/Myard (UNR) def. Ericsson/Gallegos (USU), 8-2
3. Kanzelmeyer/Kuharszky (UNR) def. Braithwaite/Searle (USU), 8-3