April 2, 2007

RENO, Nev. - Oscar Ericsson won his second straight match at number two singles to lead the Aggies in a 4-3 Win over Nevada, in Men's tennis action Saturday. USU improved to 6-5 on the season, while the Wolf Pack fell to 8-10.

Ericsson won his number two singles match, 6-3, 6-3, over Nevada's Guillaume Tonelli, who won nationals in 2002-03 and took second in 2003-04 while attending Tyler Junior College in Texas. Ericsson also teamed with partner Jonas Tyden to win the number one doubles point, 8-5. Mike Banks also won his number six singles match, 7-6, 7-6, and extended his winning streak to four.

The Aggies went 2-0 for the weekend, taking down Sonoma on Friday.

Utah States next action will be April 11 against Weber State in Ogden, Utah at 2 p.m.

Utah State 4, Nevada 3

 Doubles 1. Tyden/Ericsson (USU) def. Tonelli/Garcin, 8-5 2. David/Smith (UNR) def. Young/Schenk, 8-5 3. Banks/Ballam (USU) def. Myard/Derakhshani, 8-4
 Singles 1. Laurent Garcin (UNR) def. Hannes Schenk, 6-3, 6-3 2. Oscar Ericsson (USU) def. Guillaume Tonelli, 6-3, 6-3 3. Benjamin David (UNR) def. Jonas Tyden, 6-1, 6-3 4. Fernando Gallegos (USU) def. Arzhang Derakhshani, 6-2, 6-4 5. Augustin Myard (UNR) def. Dantley Young, 6-3, 4-6, 6-2 6. Mike Banks (USU) def. Guerin Smith, 7-6, 7-6