SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The University of Nevada (6-3) men's tennis team improved to 6-3 on the season after defeating Sacramento State (1-5) 5-2 on Sunday at the Sacramento State Tennis Courts. The Wolf Pack next plays at Cal on Feb. 22 at 1 p.m.
Nevada won all three doubles matches to earn the first point of the day.
Julien Evrard and
Isaac Nortey started the match with a 6-2 victory on court 1 and
Delmas N'Tcha and
Gvidas Motuzas clinched the point with a 6-4 victory at No. 2 doubles. On court 3
Benjamin Campi and
Daniel Dudockin made it a sweep with a 7-5 win.
Motuzas put Nevada up 2-0 with a 6-4, 6-3 win over Michael Vizcarra at No. 5 singles. Dudockin got the Pack within a point of clinching with a 6-1, 6-4 victory over the Hornets Michael Vizcarra on court 4.
Sacramento State got its first win at No. 6 singles when Anton De La Puento scored a 6-3, 6-4 win over Nevada's Campi. Nortey clinched the match for Nevada at No. 2 singles with a straight set 6-1, 7-5 victory over the Hornets Elliot Arnarp.
Evrard dropped his match at No. 1 singles in three sets to Hermont Legaspi 5-7, 6-2 and 10-4. N'Tcha earned the Pack its fifth point at No. 3 singles with a three-set 6-4, 2-6 and 6-3 victory.
Tennis Match Results
Nevada vs Sacramento State
Feb 16, 2020 at Sacramento, Calif.
(Sacramento State Tennis Courts)
Nevada 5, Sacramento State 2
Singles competition
1. Legaspi, Hermont (SAC) def.
Julien Evrard (NEV) 7-5, 2-6, 10-4
2.
Isaac Nortey (NEV) def. Arnarp, Elliot (SAC) 6-1, 7-5
3. Delmas N'tcha (NEV) def. Chabut, Louis (SAC) 6-4, 2-6, 6-3
4.
Daniel Dudockin (NEV) def. Rodriguez, Carlos (SAC) 6-1, 6-4
5.
Gvidas Motuzas (NEV) def. Vizcarra, Michael (SAC) 6-4, 6-3
6. De La Puente, Anton (SAC) def.
Benjamin Campi (NEV) 6-3, 6-4
Doubles competition
1.
Julien Evrard/
Isaac Nortey (NEV) def. Vizcarra, Michael/De La Puente, Anton (SAC) 6-2
2. Delmas N'tcha/
Gvidas Motuzas (NEV) def. Legaspi, Hermont/Rodriguez, Carlos (SAC) 6-4
3.
Benjamin Campi/
Daniel Dudockin (NEV) def. Chabut, Louis/Snowdon-Poole, Josh (SAC) 7-5
Match Notes:
Nevada 6-3
Sacramento State 1-5
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2,3); Singles (5,4,6,2,1,3)
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