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Sacramento State
'Cats Fall at Sacramento State 5-2
3/30/2008 6:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- The Weber State men's tennis team suffered its first loss of the Big Sky season on Saturday as Sacramento State claimed a 5-2 win over the Wildcats.
Henning Hipp and Nick Plum pulled out an 8-4 win over Holden Ching and Ronan Conlon at No. 2 doubles, but the Hornets claimed the point behind wins at the No. 1 and 3 positions. The Wildcats narrowly missed as Spencer Marchant and Ryan Garner were upset in extra games 9-7 in the No. 3 position.
In singles, the Wildcats again had their chances to upset the conference-leading Hornets. Nick Plum defeated Ching 7-6, 6-4 in the No. 4 position and Marchant downed Ronan Conlon 6-1, 6-1 at No. 6. After the Wildcats suffered losses in the top two spots, they needed wins at both 3 and 5 to steal the win.
At No. 5, Chris Williams took the early lead with a 6-3 first set win, but fell 6-1 in the second and 6-0 in the third to lose the point to Sven-David Rueff. The 'Cats also lost at No. 3 as Artur Kimenka also came from behind, defeating Fabio Mancarella 4-6, 6-3, 6-4.
Weber State falls to 8-8 overall on the season and to 2-1 in Big Sky play. The Wildcats will return home for a five-match homestand, beginning with a Big Sky match against Montana State on Friday, April 4 at 2:00 p.m.
Sacramento State 5, Weber State 2
Doubles competition
1. Anton Stryhas/Kiryl Harbatsiuk (SAC) def. Sascha Kiehne/Fabio Mancarella (WSU), 8-3
2. Henning Hipp/Nick Plum (WSU) def.Holden Ching/Ronan Conlon (SAC), 8-4
3. Artur Klimenka/Sven-David Rueff (SAC) def. Spencer Marchant/Ryan Garner (WSU), 9-7
Order of Finish: 1, 2, 3
Singles competition
1. Anton Stryhas (SAC) def. Henning Hipp (WSU), 6-4, 6-1
2. Kiryl Harbatsiuk (SAC) def. Sascha Kiehne (WSU), 6-2, 6-4
3. Artur Klimenka (SAC) def. Fabio Mancarella (WSU), 4-6, 6-3, 6-4
4. Nick Plum (WSU) def. Holden Ching (SAC), 7-6, 6-4
5. Sven-David Rueff (SAC) def. Chris Williams (WSU), 3-6, 6-1, 6-0
6. Spencer Marchant (WSU) def. Ronan Conlon (SAC), 6-1, 6-1
Order of Finish: 6, 1, 4, 2, 5, 3
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