RENO, Nev. – San Diego State men’s tennis is now 3-0 in conference play after outlasting Nevada in a 4-3 win on the road on Sunday afternoon. The Aztecs (9-9, 3-0 MW) are tied for first in the Mountain West alongside Utah State. The Wolfpack falls to 9-6 overall and 0-3 in the league.
San Diego State put the first point on the board with victories on courts one and two in doubles competition. William Kleege and Aleksi Lofman first notched a 6-4 win over Nicolas Recoura and Rayen Hermassi on the top court. Nevada then responded with a win on court three, where Lars Johann and Brock Anderson were tripped up 6-4 by Max Contet and Axel Huysmans. Eugenio Gonzalez Fitzmaurice and Imran Daniel Hazli captured the point with a narrow 7-6 (7-4) victory against Remy Tregoures and Greg Valente in the second spot.
The Wolfpack tied things up after taking court two in singles competition, where Hazli fell 6-1, 6-3 to Tregoures. Gonzalez Fitzmaurice gave the lead back to the Aztecs after taking down Ibrahim Snoussi 6-1, 6-0 on court three before Johann added another point, defeating Valente 6-3, 6-4 in the fifth spot.
Nevada secured wins on courts four and six, where Finn Willman came up short 6-2, 7-6 (8-6) to Hermassi and Anderson was downed 6-3, 6-4 by Contet.
The match came down to the top court. Lofman pulled out the win for the Aztecs, toppling Huysmans 7-6 (7-3), 7-5.
Next up, the team will welcome Utah State to the Aztec Tennis Center on Thursday in a battle for the top spot in the Mountain West.
Doubles
1. William Kleege/Aleksi Lofman (SDSU) def. Nicolas Recoura/Rayen Hermassi (NEV) 6-4
2. Eugenio Gonzalez Fitzmaurice/Imran Daniel Hazli (SDSU) def. Remy Tregoures/Greg Valente (NEV) 7-6 (7-4)
3. Max Contet/Axel Huysmans (NEV) def. Lars Johann/Brock Anderson (SDSU) 6-4
Singles
1. Aleksi Lofman (SDSU) def. Axel Huysmans (NEV) 7-6 (7-3), 7-5
2. Remy Tregoures (NEV) def. Imran Daniel Hazli (SDSU) 6-1, 6-3
3. Eugenio Gonzalez Fitzmaurice (SDSU) def. Ibrahim Snoussi (NEV) 6-1, 6-0
4. Rayen Hermassi (NEV) def. Finn Willman (SDSU) 6-2, 7-6 (8-6)
5. Lars Johann (SDSU) def. Greg Valente (NEV) 6-3, 6-4
6. Max Contet (NEV) def. Brock Anderson (SDSU) 6-3, 6-4
Order of Finish: Doubles (1,3,2); Singles (2,3,5,4,6,1)