March 31, 2007
SAN DIEGO, Calif. – Sophomore Graeme Kassautzki won at No. 3 doubles and No. 3 singles but it wasn’t enough to lead the 47th-ranked Lobos past the 52nd-ranked Aztecs as San Diego State won 6-1 on its home court.
The Lobos fell into behind early, dropping the doubles point for the fourth straight match. UNM fell 8-3 at No. 1 to 17th-ranked Markus Dickhardt and Christian Groh and lost 8-6 at No. 2. Junior Chris Parkes teamed with Kassautzki at No. 3, slipping past Juan and Anthony Gomez, 9-7.
The Aztecs were a point away from clinching the match after wins at No. 6 and 1, respectively. Kassautzki kept the Lobos alive with a 6-4, 6-4 win over Anthony Gomez.
San Diego State clinched its seventh straight victory with three-set wins at No. 2, 4 and 5, respectively. The win is SDSU’s third straight over UNM, cutting the all-time series lead for the Lobos to 23-18.
The Lobos conclude the weekend tomorrow, taking on 72nd-ranked Utah at 11 a.m. PT/noon MT.
#52 San Diego State 6, #47 New Mexico 1
Aztec Tennis Center (San Diego, Calif.)
Doubles
1. #17 Markus Dickhardt/Christian Groh (SDSU) def. Max Jones/Kamil Pajkowski (UNM), 8-3
2. Billy Timu/Achim Ceban (SDSU) def. Johnny Parkes/Miles Bugby (UNM), 8-6
3. Chris Parkes/Graeme Kassautzki (UNM) def. Juan Gomez/Anthony Gomez (SDSU), 9-7
Singles
1. #52 Markus Dickhardt (SDSU) def. Max Jones (UNM), 6-3, 6-3
2. #92 Christian Groh (SDSU) def. Johnny Parkes (UNM), 6-4, 7-5
3. Graeme Kassautzki (UNM) def. Anthony Gomez (SDSU), 6-4, 6-4
4. Juan Gomez (SDSU) def. Miles Bugby (UNM), 4-6, 6-0, 6-4
5. Achim Ceban (SDSU) def. Kamil Pajkowski (UNM), 7-6, 6-7, 1-0 (10-4)
6. Robert Sabo (SDSU) def. Joe Nicolazzi(UNM), 6-1, 6-0
Order of finish: 6, 1, 3, 2*, 4, 5
* Match-securing victory