Utah State men's tennis swept by UNLV, 7-0, Friday

By Doug Hoffman

For the Deseret News

Published: Saturday, March 10 2012 10:03 a.m. MST

Summary

In its first outdoor match of the year, the Utah State men’s tennis team struggled to find its ground to get past UNLV in Las Vegas, Nev., Friday afternoon, falling 7-0.

LAS VEGAS — In its first outdoor match of the year, the Utah State men’s tennis team struggled to find its ground to get past UNLV, Friday afternoon, falling 7-0.

In early doubles action, the three Aggie pairs were in it to put up a fight, but the Rebels pulled through, winning all three sets. Junior Sven Poslusny and freshman Marcus Fritz were in the No. 1 position and fell to Bernard Schoeman and Brian Kenyon, (8-7, (7-5)).

Sophomore Andrew Whiting and his brother, junior Lenny Whiting were taken down by Tamas Batyi and Johannes Markel, (8-4), while freshman Matt Sweet and senior Nate Ballam lost to Charlie Alvarado and Rene Ruegamer, (8-3).

Moving to singles action, the Aggies were taken down in straight sets across the board. In the No. 1 position, Poslusny was defeated by Rugamer, (6-2, 6-0), while Fritz fell to Alex Bull, (6-4, 6-1). Moving up to the No. 3 spot, sophomore Fredrik Peterson fell to Batyi, (7-6, 6-0). Alvarado was defeated by Markel, (7-6, 6-2), while Lenny Whiting was taken down by Markel, (6-2, 6-2). Ballam concluded the match, falling to Willie Sublette, (6-2, 6-1).

The Aggies continue competition from Las Vegas, Saturday, as they take on Northern Arizona University. Action will get underway at 10:30 a.m. (MT) at the Frank and Vicki Fertitta Tennis Complex

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UNLV 7, Utah State 0 Singles: 1. Rene Ruegamer (UNLV) def. Sven Poslusny (USU) 6-2, 6-0; 2. Alex Bull (UNLV) def. Marcus Fritz (USU) 6-4, 6-1; 3. Tamas Batyi (UNLV) def. Fredrik Peterson (USU) 7-6, 6-1; 4. Charlie Alvarado (UNLV) def. Matt Sweet (USU) 7-6, 6-2; 5. Johannes Markel (UNLV) def. Lenny Whiting (USU) 6-2, 6-2; 6. Willie Sublette (UNLV) def. Nate Ballam (USU) 6-2, 6-1

Doubles: 1. Bernard Schoeman/Brian Kenyon (UNLV) def. Sven Poslusny/Marcus Fritz (USU) 8-7 (7-5); 2. Tamas Batyi/Johannes Markel (UNLV) def. Andrew Whiting/Lenny Whiting (USU) 8-4; 3. Charlie Alvarado/Rene Ruegamer (UNLV) def. Matt Sweet/Nate Ballam (USU) 8-3

Doug Hoffman is the assistant athletic director for Utah State University Athletic Media Relations.

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