SAN DIEGO – The San Diego State men's tennis team faced the Nevada Wolf Pack at 2 p.m. PT on Sunday, April 16, in SDSU's final home match of the 2023 spring season. The Aztecs won the doubles point, Chikaya Sato did not lose a game and four other singles matches went to a third set, but San Diego State fell just shy of a victory in a 4-3 loss.
The Scarlet and Black drop to 2-13 overall and 0-4 in conference this season, while the Wolf Pack improves to 9-7 overall and 3-2 in conference play.
In doubles, on the third court, Andre Saleh and Eugenio Gonzalez Fitzmaurice battled Satchel Benn and Pedro Liborio and earned a 6-4 victory. Alexander Mandma and Bora Sengul went up against Matheo Coupu and Youssef Kadiri Hassani on court No. 2. In a tight match, the Aztecs won 7-5. On the top court, the team of Johannes Seeman and Sato faced Delmas N'Tcha and Juan Batalla but trailed 6-5 when SDSU won the doubles point.
On the second court, Sato (5-8) drew N'Tcha. Sato achieved a rare double bagel with a 6-0, 6-0 win.
Gonzalez Fitzmaurice (3-7) played on the No. 5 court versus Batalla. He took the first set 6-4 but lost a tight second 7-5. Gonzalez Fitzmaurice came back strong in the third set, winning 6-2.
Fresh off yesterday's clinching win, Sengul (1-10) faced Kadiri Hassani on the third court. After he was bested 6-3 in the first set, Sengul won 7-5 in the second to force a third set. The last match going on, the third set would decide which team would be the winner. However, today would not be a repeat of yesterday as Sengul ran out of steam 7-5.
Mandma (4-6) played on the No. 4 court against Liborio. After falling 6-3 in the first set, he came back with a 6-0 second. He could not complete the comeback, losing 6-4 in the third.
On the top court, Seeman (5-7) battled Coupu. After taking the first set 7-6, he fell 6-4 in each of the remaining sets.
Saleh (1-7) played Loris Zisswiller on the sixth court. He fell 6-3, 6-3 in straight sets.
San Diego State will finish up its regular season next week with matches at New Mexico on Thursday, April 20, and Air Force on Saturday, April 22.
Nevada 4, San Diego State 3
Aztec Tennis Center – San Diego, Calif.
April 16, 2023
Singles Competition
1. Matheo Coupu (UNR) def. Johannes Seeman (SDSU) 6-7, 6-4, 6-4
2. Chikaya Sato (SDSU) def. Delmas N'Tcha (UNR) 6-0, 6-0
3. Youssef Kadiri Hassani (UNR) def. Bora Sengul (SDSU) 6-3, 6-7, 7-5
4. Pedro Liborio (UNR) def. Alexander Mandma (SDSU) 6-3, 0-6, 6-4
5. Eugenio Gonzalez Fitzmaurice (SDSU) def. Juan Batalla (UNR) 6-4, 5-7, 6-2
6. Loris Zisswiller (UNR) def. Andre Saleh (SDSU) 6-3, 6-3
Doubles Competition
1. Delmas N'Tcha/Juan Batalla (UNR) led Johannes Seeman/Chikaya Sato (SDSU) 6-5
2. Alexander Mandma/Bora Sengul (SDSU) def. Matheo Coupu/Youssef Kadiri Hassani (UNR) 7-5
3. Eugenio Gonzalez Fitzmaurice/Andre Saleh (SDSU) def. Pedro Liborio/Satchel Benn (UNR) 6-4
Order of finish: Doubles (2,3); Singles (2,6,1,4,5,3)