UCLA regroups to beat Fresno State
By Daily Bruin Staff
March 1, 1998 9:00 p.m.
Monday, March 2, 1998
UCLA regroups to beat Fresno State
M.TENNIS: Sunday’s win will hopefully restore momentum
By Stephanie Chan
Daily Bruin Contributor
The roller coaster analogy is overused, yet very appropriate. At
this point the UCLA men’s tennis team finds itself climbing back up
after losing three of their last four matches.
On Sunday, the No. 2 Bruins beat a fighting No. 51 Fresno
State.
Jean-Noel Grinda, the Bruins’ No. 1 player survived a tough
first set before defeating Fresno State’s Peter Lucza 7-5, 6-3
Hampered by an Achilles tendon injury, UCLA’s No.2 player, Vince
Allgere was defeated by Fresno State’s Andy Scorteanu 4-6, 2-6.
Matt Breen dominated Fresno State’s P.J. Dormire in the first
set 6-1.
"The second set … I let him back in a little bit, but I was
strong enough to close it out in the end," said Breen as he
finished off the victory with a 6-4 second set.
In the No. 4 match it was Fresno State’s Olivier Le Jeune who
was able to close out the longest match of the day against Alex
Decret. Le Jeune took the first set, 6-4, but Decret battled back
to take the second, 6-3. The match was decided in the third set. Le
Jeune ultimately defeated Decret 2-6.
"I was too loose on too many important points and he wasn’t,"
said Decret.
Chris Sands had a solid win at the No. 5 spot. Sands decisively
beat Fresno State’s Kevin Viera 6-1, 6-2.
Freshman Noah Newman gave the Bruins the win by defeating Fresno
State’s Rob Cheyne 6-3, 4-6, 6-0.
"The first couple sets I was a little tentative, but then I just
started being aggressive. I started taking it to him," said
Newman.
In doubles play, the Bruins were aggressive and won all three
matches. Breen and Grinda defeated Le Jeune and Dormire 8-4; Decret
and Newman defeated Mullins and Scorteanu 8-6; and Allegre and
Sands defeated Luczak and Viera 8-3.
