April 29, 2011
FORT COLLINS, Colo. - Nearly seven hours after the scheduled start time, San Diego State's men's tennis season came to end as the fifth-seeded Aztecs fell to top-seeded Brigham Young, 4-1, in the semifinal round of the Mountain West Conference Tournament. The match, which was scheduled to begin at noon PT was delayed due to high winds and moved shortly after it started from the Colorado State campus to Miramont Lifestyle Fitness Center in Fort Collins.
Brigham Young claimed the tightly-contested doubles point, with Thomas Shubert and Georgy Batrakov outlasting Tim Schulz van Endert and Javier Pulgar, 9-8, at number one.
The Cougars pushed the advantage to 3-0 with straight-set victories at number two and four singles.
San Diego State got on the board with a victory at number one singles. Giovanni Vaglietti defeated Evan Urbina, 6-2, 7-6, to pull within 3-1.
The Cougars clinched the victory when Spencer Smith rallied from a one-set deficit at number three singles to defeat Andre Feliz, 2-6, 6-1, 6-2.
San Diego State, which advanced to the semifinals by defeating UNLV 4-3 on Wednesday, ends the season with a 7-16 record.
NO. 36 BRIGHAM YOUNG 4, SAN DIEGO STATE 1
Friday, April 29, 2011
DOUBLES--
1. Thomas Shubert/Georgy Batrakov (BYU) def. Tim Schulz van Endert/Javier Pulgar (SDSU) 9-8
2. Evan Urbina/Patrick Kawka (BYU) def. Andre Feliz/Shiva Sangwan (SDSU) 8-5
3. Giovanni Vaglietti/Jose Sierra Short (SDSU) def. Spencer Smith/Roman Waria (BYU) 8-3
Order of Finish: 3, 2, 1*
* - clinched doubles point
SINGLES--
1. Giovanni Vaglietti (SDSU) def. Evan Urbina (BYU) 6-2, 7-6
2. Gregory Batrakov (BYU) def. Javier Pulgar (SDSU) 6-2, 6-0
3. Spencer Smith (BYU) def. Andre Feliz (SDSU) 2-6, 6-1, 6-2
4. Patrick Kawka (BYU) def. Tim Schulz van Endert (SDSU) 6-3, 6-2
5. Thomas Shubert (BYU) vs. Juan Florez (SDSU) 3-2, did not finish
6. Jose Sierra Short (SDSU) vs. Roman Waria (BYU) 1-1, did not finish
Order of Finish: 2, 4, 1, 3*
* - clinched match