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SDSUSDSU Men’sMen’s TTennisennis This Week: March 31, vs. Utah, 9 a.m./April 1, vs. Air Force, 9 a.m./April 2, at UNLV, 1:30 p.m./All Matches in Las Vegas, Nev. 2006 Schedule Aztecs Travel To Las Vegas This Weekend To match winning streak snapped by No. 51 Southern California Open MWC Play on March 24. Date Opponent Time/Result z The 72nd-ranked San Diego State men’s tennis team looks Leading UNLV in singles are three players with 11 victo- Jan. 21 UC Riverside W, 6-1 to defend its 2005 Mountain West Conference regular season ries - senior Joel Kielbowicz, sophomore Jonathan Hooper Jan. 27 at #20 USC L, 3-4 title when it opens league play on Friday against Utah in Las and freshman Elliot Wronski. Feb. 5 Cal Poly W, 5-2 Vegas, Nev. The match is slated for a 9 a.m. start at the In doubles competition, meanwhile, the pairing of senior UC San Diego W, 7-0 Fertitta Tennis Complex on the campus of UNLV. Romain Massero and freshman Wesley Burrows have record- Feb. 14 at UCLA L, 3-4 The Aztecs (7-6) close out the month, having won four out ed a 12-2 record in dual matches at the No. 3 spot. Feb. 25 E. Tennessee St. L, 3-4 of their last six matches. Last week, the scarlet and black Feb. 27 Pacific L, 3-4 mauled Princeton, 7-0, at Fairbanks Ranch Country Club, Series vs. UNLV z Mar. 2-5 Pacific Coast Doubles# NTS before suffering a disappointing 5-2 loss to 36th-ranked San The Aztecs hold a 7-5 advantage over the Rebels in their Mar. 14 Yale W, 6-1 Diego in a cross-town battle at USD on Saturday. The Aztecs 12 meetings since 1996. Last year, the Aztecs took two match- Mar. 15 North Carolina L, 1-6 quickly put the defeat behind them, however, rebounding es from UNLV as both contests were played in “America’s Finest City.” During the regular season, SDSU came away Mar. 18 vs. Portland% W, 7-0 with a 4-2 victory over No. 75 Harvard on Tuesday in a rain- shortened contest at Aztec Tennis Center. with a 5-2 win at Aztec Tennis Center on April 3. Three Mar. 19 at Arizona PPD weeks later at the MWC Tournament, the scarlet and black Mar. 23 Princeton$ W, 7-0 Following its clash with Utah, SDSU will remain in the Silver State for two additional conference matches over the advanced to the championship with a gritty 4-3 semifinal vic- Mar. 25 at USD L, 2-5 tory at Barnes Tennis Center. Mar. 28 Harvard W, 4-2 weekend. On Saturday, the Aztecs face off against Air Force, while a Sunday showdown awaits with UNLV. The Aztecs went on to defeat Brigham Young, 4-2, in the Mar. 31 *vs. Utah+ 9 a.m. finals to claim their third tournament crown in four years. Apr. 1 *vs. Air Force+ 9 a.m. Scouting the Utes Apr. 2 *at UNLV 1:30 p.m. z Utah (12-5) is currently ranked 54th the latest Fila colle- Weekly Wrap z Apr. 8 Pepperdine 2 p.m. giate tennis rankings released March 28. The Utes are riding SDSU recorded its second consecutive shutout on March Apr. 9 UC Santa Barbara 1 p.m. a four-match winning streak heading into league play, defeat- 23, with a 7-0 whitewash of Princeton at Fairbanks Ranch Apr. 14 *vs. New Mexico& 9 a.m. ing Montana, Loyola Marymount, Montana State and Country Club. Coupled with a 7-0 blanking of Portland on Apr. 15 *vs. BYU& 1 p.m. Dartmouth by a combined score of 25-3. March 18, the Aztecs’ victory over the Tigers marked the first Apr. 16 *vs. TCU& 9 a.m. Individually, senior Nick Coutts leads a balanced Utah time the scarlet and black have shutout an opponent in con- Apr. 30 at MWC Champs.^ All Day squad with 16 victories in singles action this season, while secutive matches since a doubleheader sweep over UC May 14-15 NCAA Regionals All Day sophomore Zach Ganger and freshman Wes Hancock each Riverside and Northern Arizona January 29, 2005, at La Jolla May 20-29 NCAA Champs.~ All Day have 15 wins to their credit. Tennis Club. Coutts and Ganger have also teamed up in doubles com- In doubles play, Markus Dickhardt teamed with Stephan All times local to site petition, receiving a No. 26 national ranking on the strength Timu for the first time this season, clinching the point for Home matches in bold, and played at Aztec Tennis Center of a 13-1 record. Not to be outdone, the duo of senior Tomasz SDSU with a hard-fought 9-7 victory over the Princeton duo of Ted Mabrey and Alex Krueger-Wyman. # at La Jolla, Calif. Gryzb and junior Jason Yap has been equally impressive, % at Tucson, Ariz. sporting a 14-1 mark. The Aztecs were all business in singles competition, tak- $ at Fairbanks Ranch Country Club, Rancho Santa Fe, Calif. ing all six contests. Robert Sabo preserved the shutout for the + at Las Vegas, Nev. second match in row, hanging on for a three-set triumph over & at Salt Lake City, Utah Series History vs. Utah ^ at Barnes Tennis Center, San Diego, Calif. z The Aztecs have won seven consecutive matches over the the Tigers’ Alex Vuckovic, 7-5, 4-6, 10-7. ~ at Stanford, Calif. Unfortunately, SDSU could not keep up the momentum * Mountain West Conference Match Utes, including a 6-1 triumph at Aztec Tennis Center in 2005. Utah entered that contest with a No. 57 team ranking, but the in its match with San Diego on March 25. Aztecs came out on fire, taking five of six singles matches in After each squad notched a win in doubles action, the 2006 Roster straight sets en route to the big victory. tandem of Dickhardt and Timu were once again in position Name (Yr.) Hometown to secure the crucial point for the Aztecs. Leading 8-7, the duo Michael Beron (Fr.)* San Diego, Calif. Scouting The Falcons reached break point in their battle with the Toreros’ Mirza Matt Bittner (So.) Sioux Falls, S.D. z Air Force (11-4) returns to action this weekend following Koristovic and Jonas Mouly, but could not finish the job, los- ing in a heartbreaker, 9-8(5). Markus Dickhardt (Jr.) Marburg, Germany a two-week hiatus. Prior to Saturday’s encounter with the SDSU could not recover from the turn of events, drop- Anthony Gomez (Jr.) Palm Desert, Calif. Aztecs, the Falcons will face UNLV in their MWC opener on Friday. ping four of six matches in singles play. Sabo and Christian Christian Groh (Jr.) Crailsheim, Germany Groh were the lone bright spots for the Aztecs as both play- Nima Ossareh (So.) Bethesda, Md. Shannon Buck is undefeated for Air Force in dual match competition this season, boasting a spotless 12-0 record at the ers won for the third time in row in their respective matches. Eugenio Romero (Sr.) Ensenada, Mexico The scarlet and black closed out the week, facing its third Robert Sabo (So.) Rancho Mirage, Calif. No. 1 singles position. Overall, the Falcon senior is a com- bined 23-4, earning a ranking of No. 107 in the latest poll. Ivy League opponent of the season when Harvard invaded Benedikt Stronk (Sr.) Berlin, Germany Helping out Buck is junior Robby Alexander, who has Aztec Tennis Center on March 28. Billy Timu (Fr.) Montreal, Quebec notched 15 wins, followed by senior Trevor Johnson with 13. With the threat of rain in the forecast, both teams agreed Stephan Timu (Sr.) Montreal, Quebec Johnson and Buck have also joined forces to post a 15-3 to play singles matches first. Benedikt Stronk quickly put the *Will redshirt in 2006 record in doubles play, including a perfect 11-0 mark in dual Aztecs on the board, 1-0, with a straight-set triumph at the matches, propelling the Air Force tandem a No. 52 national No. 1 position. After the Crimson knotted the score, SDSU Head Coach: Gene Carswell (New Mexico ranking. regained the lead at 3-1 after Timu and Dickhardt each ‘93), Third Season recorded straight-set victories of their own. Assistant Coach: Brandon Fallon (Cal Poly Series History vs. Air Force On the No. 6 court, meanwhile, Sabo was engaged in an ‘01), First Season z The Aztecs are undefeated against the Falcons since 1996, epic battle with Harvard’s Sasha Ermakov. Four matches compiling an 11-0 record during that span. Last April, SDSU were completed in their entirety before the two players even Media Relations Info clinched the 2005 MWC regular season title with a 5-2 deci- finshed their first set. Sabo ultimately succumbed in the sion over Air Force in Colorado Springs, Colo. The triumph marathon, 7-6(15-13), 7-5, ending his three-match winning Men’s Tennis SID: Jim Solien was the Aztecs’ 11th in a row during a 13-match winning streak. E-Mail: [email protected] streak. With the Aztecs ahead 3-2, Groh provided the clinching Phone: (619) 594-5549 point over the Crimson’s Ashwin Kumar, 6-1, 6-7, 7-5, in Fax: (619) 582-6541 Scouting the Rebels another close shave to keep his victory streak alive at four Website: www.goaztecs.com z UNLV (11-4) enters conference play ranked 61st in the lat- matches. Shortly thereafter, the rain did indeed arrive, wip- est collegiate poll.