USC
Fresno State (NCAA Second Round)
USC Upsets Fresno State In Second Round of NCAAs
May 14, 2000 | Men's Tennis
May 14, 2000
FRESNO, Calif. -- The USC men's tennis team (18-8) rebounded from dropping the doubles point to win four singles matches in straight sets to upset No. 13 Fresno State, 4-1, in the second round of the NCAA tournament at the Spalding G. Wathen Tennis Center in Fresno, Calif. The win advances the Trojans to the round of 16 in Athens, Ga., where they will play fourth-seeded Florida.
With a loud, pro-Bulldogs crowd in attendance, Fresno State jumped out to an early 1-0 lead by winning two of the three doubles matches. Peter Luczak and David Mullins won the deciding match by defeating Patrick Gottesleben and Daniel Langre, 8-4.
But the Trojans bounced back fast, winning the first set at Nos. 1, 3, 5 and 6 singles. The first USC victory came at the No. 5 position, where Nicholas Rainey took out Rob Cheyne 6-3, 6-3 to tie the score at 1-1. Not long after, the 30th-ranked Gottesleben knocked off No. 32 Peter Luczak, 6-4, 6-3, as USC took a 2-1 advantage.
Perhaps the biggest victory Troy would receive all day came at No. 6 singles, where Parker Collins, who entered the contest with a 5-19 dual match record at No. 6, beat the Bulldogs' Nick Fustar 6-2, 6-3, giving USC a 3-1 lead. Meanwhile, there was a race on to decide who would clinch the match for the Trojans. At No. 3 singles, Ryan Moore was ahead of Andy Scorteanu, 7-6 (1), 5-0, and at No. 4 singles, No. 58 Daniel Langre was up on David Mullins 4-6, 6-4, 5-2.
In the end, it was Moore who sealed the win for USC by closing out Scorteanu 7-6 (1), 6-0. By winning, Troy avenged last year's loss to Fresno State in the second round of the NCAA tournament.
Final Score: USC 4, Fresno State, 1
Doubles
(1) Rainey/Moore (USC) def. Scorteanu/Cheyne (Fresno State) - 8-4
(2) Luczak/Mullins (Fresno State) def. Gottesleben/Langre (USC) 8-4
(3) Le Jeune/Fustar (Fresno State) def. Park/Collins (USC) 8-2
Singles
(1) Patrick Gottesleben (USC) def. Peter Luczak (Fresno State) - 6-4, 6-3
(2) Olivier Le Jeune vs. Andrew Park - Incomplete
(3) Ryan Moore (USC) def. Andy Scorteanu (Fresno State) - 7-6 (1), 6-0
(4) Daniel Langre (USC) vs. David Mullins (Fresno State) - Incomplete
(5) Nicholas Rainey (USC) def. Rob Cheyne (Fresno State) - 6-3, 6-3
(6) Parker Collins (USC) def. Nick Fustar (Fresno State) - 6-2, 6-3
