Bobcat Men’s Tennis Team Wins MSU Invitational with win over Yellowjackets

3/1/2009 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis, Women's Tennis

By: Tom Schulz

The Bobcats also swept Lewis-Clark State 7-0 and Seattle University 7-0.

Lewis-Clark State, who entered the weekend ranked No. 17 in the NAIA poll, finished second with a 2-1 mark, followed by Seattle 1-2, and MSUB 0-3.

Against the Yellowjackets, Montana State won all three doubles matches to earn the first point of the contest. The Bobcats then swept all six singles matches in straight sets to earn the sweep.

The Bobcats will travel to Eastern Washington next weekend.

Montana State 7, MSU Billings 0

Singles: 1. Jakub Dybala (MSU) d. Franco Valdez, 6-3, 7-6(5); 2. Pawel Turzanski (MSU) d. Luis Olivera 6-2, 6-1; 3. Fletcher Keyes (MSU) d. Brian Lesueur 6-0, 6-1; 4. Alberto Fuentes (MSU) d. Travis Lehman 6-2, 6-0; 5. Myles Perkins (MSU) d. Goeff Fehr 6-3, 6-3; 6. David Kovas (MSU) d. James Catlin 6-0, 6-2. Doubles: 1. Dybala/Turzanski (MSU) d. Olivera/Lehman 8-2; 2. Perkins/Keyes (MSU) d. Valdez/Fehr 8-2; 3. Fuentes/Estaban Ferrero (MSU) d. Catlin/Stephan Gruener 8-4.