USC
Fresno State
10th-Ranked Trojans Upset By No. 17 Fresno State
February 01, 2000 | Men's Tennis
Feb. 1, 2000
Los Angeles, Calif. -- The 11th-ranked USC men's tennis team fell to No. 17 Fresno State, 4-3, today (Feb. 1) at Marks Tennis Stadium. The nonconference loss is the first for the 4-1 (2-0 Pac-10) Trojans in 2000.
To begin the match, USC garnered two of three wins in doubles play for the doubles point. Undefeated No. 7 Nicholas Rainey and Ryan Moore teamed for a 8-2 victory over David Mullins and Andy Scorteanu, and the USC duo of Patrick Gottesleben and Daniel Langre defeated Fresno State's Rob Cheyne and Peter Luczak, 8-5.
With a 1-0 lead heading into singles matches, the Trojans earned victories in the No. 1 and 3 positions. The Bulldogs responded by tieing the score with victories at No. 2, 4 and 5. Fresno State's efforts brought the score to three apiece, leaving the match to be determined at the No. 6 spot. As the match reached five hours in length, USC's Parker Collins and Fresno State's Nick Fuster battled through three sets. Fuster earned the final come-from-behind victory, 6-3, 4-6, 3-6, giving the Bulldogs the upset win.
The Trojans will return to their home court next Tuesday, Feb. 8, against San Diego. The match will begin at 1:30 p.m. at Marks Tennis Stadium. This weekend, sophomore Andrew Park will represent USC at the ITA Individual Championships (Feb. 3-6) in Dallas, Tex.
Singles
(1) Patrick Gottesleben (USC) def. Peter Luczak (Fresno State) - 6-1, 4-6, 7-5
(2) Olivier Le Jeune (Fresno State) def. Andrew Park (USC) - 1-6, 3-6
(3) Ryan Moore (USC) def. Andy Scorteanu (Fresno State) - 6-1, 7-5
(4) Rob Cheyne (Fresno State) def. Nicholas Rainey (USC) - 3-6, 6-4, 6-7 (4-7)
(5) David Mullins (Fresno State) def. Daniel Langre (USC) - 4-6, 6-3, 3-6
(6) Nick Fuster (Fresno State) def. Parker Collins (USC) - 6-3, 4-6, 3-6
Doubles
(1) Moore/Rainey (USC) def. Mullins/Scorteanu (Fresno State) - 8-2
(2) Gottesleben/Langre (USC) def. Cheyne/Luczak (Fresno State) - 8-5
(3) Le Jeune/Fuster (Fresno State) def. Collins/Park (USC) - 3-8
