SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. –The Sacramento State men’s tennis team fell to Cal Poly, 5-2, Friday afternoon at the Mustang Tennis Courts. The loss is the fourth-straight for the Hornets whose record now falls to 9-13. The Mustangs improved to 12-8 on the year.Cal Poly won two of the three doubles matches to claim the point. The Hornet duo of junior Nick Sheehan and freshman Anders Albertsen were victorious at the No. 2 spot, defeating Travis Crawford and Stacy Meronoff, 8-6. Sophomores Matt Jones and Peter Farkas lost their No. 1 match to Brett Van Linge and Davey Jones, 8-5. At the three, freshmen Lewis Van Splunteren and Jakub Sliva were defeated Greg Levy and Nick Tracy, 8-4.
In singles play, Jones lost at the one to Meronoff, 6-4, 6-4. Sheehan lost a tough match to Tracy at No. 2 singles, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2. At the No. 3 spot, Sliva fell to Jones, 6-1, 6-2. Albertsen picked up one of the two Hornet points as he defeated Van Linge at the four, 6-1, 6-1. Van Splunteren fell to Crawford, 6-1, 6-1, at No. 5. Farkas won his fifth-consecutive singles’ match, defeating Adrian Mardyks, 7-6, 6-4, at the six.
Sacramento State returns to action on Saturday, April 5 as they take on Loyola Marymount. First serve against the Lions is set for 2:30 p.m. The match against LMU will also take place at Cal Poly.
Cal Poly 5, Sac State 2
Friday, April 4, 2003
Mustang Tennis Courts
Doubles
1. Jones/Farkas (SAC) def. by Van Linge/Jones (CP) 8-5
2. Sheehan/Albertsen (SAC) def. Crawford/Meronoff (CP) 8-6
3. Van Splunteren/Sliva (SAC) def. by Levy/Tracy (CP) 8-4
Singles
1. Matt Jones (SAC) def. by Stacy Meronoff (CP) 6-4, 6-4
2. Nick Sheehan (SAC) def. by Nick Tracy (CP) 3-6, 6-3, 6-2
3. Jakub Sliva (SAC) def. by Davey Jones (CP) 6-1, 6-2
4. Anders Albertsen (SAC) def. Brett Van Linge (CP) 6-1, 6-1
5. Lewis Van Splunteren (SAC) def. by Travis Crawford (CP) 6-1, 6-1
6. Peter Farkas (SAC) def. Adrian Mardyks (CP) 7-6, 6-4