The No. 48 Aztecs dropped their first Mountain West match of the year, falling 6-1 to No. 37 Boise State.

March 29, 2012

SAN DIEGO - The No. 48 San Diego State men's tennis team notched a win in doubles and singles play, but ultimately dropped a 6-1 decision to No. 37 Boise State on Thursday afternoon at Appleton Tennis Center. With the loss, SDSU fell to 11-6 and 1-1 in Mountain West play, while the Broncos improved to 17-6 and 1-0 in the MW.

In doubles play, the Aztecs tallied a win at number three as Rickey Baylon and Spencer Simon defeated Andrew Bettles and Filipp Pogostkin, 8-7, after winning the tiebreaker by the score of 7-5.

SDSU also notched a win at number six singles as Baylon earned a three-set win, 6-2, 2-6, 6-4, against Garrett Patton.

San Diego State will now head back home to face New Mexico next Friday. The MW tilt is scheduled for 2 p.m. PT on April 6 at the Aztec Tennis Center.

No. 37 Boise State 6, No. 48 San Diego State 1
Thursday, March 29, 2012
Appleton Tennis Center | Boise, Idaho

DOUBLES
1. James Meredith/Nathan Sereke (BSU) def. Hunter Nicholas / Javier Pulgar (SDSU) --- 8-5
2. Damian Hume/Scott Sears (BSU) def. Derek Siddiqui / Thorsten Bertsch (SDSU) --- 8-5
3. Rickey Baylon / Spencer Simon (SDSU) def. Andrew Bettles/Filipp Pogostkin (BSU) --- 8-7 (7-5)
Order of finish: 2, 1, 3

SINGLES
1. No. 56 James Meredith (BSU) def. No. 104 Javier Pulgar (SDSU) --- 6-2, 6-2
2. No. 63 Damian Hume (BSU) def. Thorsten Bertsch (SDSU) --- 6-3, 6-4
3. Andrew Bettles (BSU) def. Derek Siddiqui (SDSU) --- 7-5, 6-4
4. Nathan Sereke (BSU) def. Hunter Nicholas (SDSU) --- 6-3, 6-1
5. Filipp Pogostkin (BSU) def. Freddy Gelbrich (SDSU) --- 6-4, 7-5
6. Rickey Baylon (SDSU) def. Garrett Patton (BSU) --- 6-2, 2-6, 6-4
Order of finish: 4, 1, 2, 5, 6, 3