This is the third time today that the two rivals have met.
Boise State gave a game effort but could not overcome the depth of the Fresno State team, losing 4-3 to the Bulldogs and ending their season.
Here is how it happened.
Boise State has lost the doubles point but won two singles matches. Still, Fresno won the opening set in three of the six matches, which is all they need to do to advance. The Broncos need a comeback somewhere.
Update: Mullen and Sereke did both come back in the second set but Sears went down despite playing a great first set. Thus, the match is tie at 2. Fresno is now going to come charging full steam ahead, realizing that they have a match on their hands. If Boise State can play through it, the match could get interesting in the third sets. The Broncos need to win 2 of the remaining 3 singles matches.
Mullen was able to win but when Sereke lost 8-6 in the tiebreaker of the third set, was it enough to break the Broncos' backs? Now Boise State must rely on a freshman to decide the match.
Maybe when Bettles is a senior, he'll remember this day. Andrew gave it a battle but came up a little short.
Fresno State 4, Boise State 3
Apr 30, 2011 at Boise, Idaho (Appleton Outdoor Tennis Center)
| Singles competition |
| 1. Damian Hume (BSU) def. Rikus de Villiers (FS) 6-2, 6-3 |
| 2. Remi Boutillier (FS) def. Andrew Bettles (BSU) 6-7 (5-7), 7-6 (8-6), 6-4 |
| 3. Jean-Charles Diame (FS) def. Scott Sears (BSU) 7-6 (7-3), 6-3 |
| 4. Filipp Pogostkin (BSU) def. Francis Alcantara (FS) 6-3, 6-3 |
| 5. Nick Papac (FS) def. Nathan Sereke (BSU) 7-6 (7-4), 2-6, 7-6 (8-6) |
| 6. Jeff Mullen (BSU) def. David Ayoun (FS) 2-6, 6-4, 6-3 |
| Doubles competition |
| 1. Rikus de Villiers/Remi Boutillier (FS) def. Damian Hume/Scott Sears (BSU) 8-3 |
| 2. Francis Alcantara/Jean-Charles Diame (FS) def. Jeff Mullen/Nathan Sereke (BSU) 8-5 |
| 3. Andrew Bettles/Filipp Pogostkin (BSU) def. David Ayoun/Siddharth Alapati (FS) 8-1 |
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