1994_10 The Daily Collegian October 1994

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Monday, October 24, 1994
Unseeded Bragpnier takes Bulldog Classic Tide
By George Smith
There was more than one Bull¬
dog debut going on around the
Golden State Sunday, with one be¬
ing more successful than the other.
While former FSU superstar
Trent Dilfer was going through the
growing pains of his professional
starting debut up north against San
Francisco, Jake Bragonier was win¬
ning the singles championship in
the Bulldog Tennis Classic In his
first appearance for Fresno State.
The unseeded Bragpnier de¬
feated No. 3 seed Chris Numbers
of San Diego State 7-5,1 -6,6-1 for
the title.   ^
"After the first round, I felt a lot
better," Bragonier said. "I had more
confidence in my shots and I needed
it, because the last couple of
matches were tough." %
"Jake surprised me today," said
head coach Peter Smith. "Heknewhe
would have to play better today than in
practice, and he did Hisgroundstrokes
in the third set were great"
Bragonier wasn't done after his
successful singles play, however.
He and teammate Fredrik Bergh,
also making his FSU debut, made it
to the title, match in doubles play,
but fel 1 to second-seeded Numbers
and Johnson 3-6, 6-3, 6-1.
Bragonier and Bergh were the top
seeds in doubles.
'They had a great first set, but
dropped off a little bit in the last
two sets," said coach Smith. "But
I felt they won the match anyway.
They played well together. We're
still figuring out doubles combina¬
tions, trying to find out who works
well with who.   You might see
different doubles teams next week¬
end."
P J. Dormire was another mem¬
ber of the team pi ay ing sol id tennis,
winning the consolation singles
championship 5-7, 6-1, 6-3 over
Cal Poly's Casey Wood. Dormire
redshirted last season. y
"PJ. is one of our mystery play¬
ers this year, and him winning the
back draw was very impressive,"
said coach Smith. ■
Dormire ripped through the
competition in the consolation
singles bracket; he didn't lose a set
until the championship match.
Bragonier, a transfer from
Pepperdine, made early "waves"
by defeating Alex Reyes of Cal
Poly-SLO in round one. He went
on to beat SDSU's Steve Adamson
in straight sets, then was taken to
the three-set limit by Aztec Ryan
Johnston 4-6/6-0,6-4.   f^\
Others falling to Bragonier were
Boise State's Remy Pop, and Cal
Poly-SLO's Chris Magyary in the
semi-finals, which set up the title
match with Numbers.
"When the money's on the line,
the winner will come up big," said
Bragonier, the "big money" win¬
ner. "This was a good tune-up for
the" next tourney."
That next tourney is the WAC
vs. PAC Tennis Challenge at the
FSU courts on Saturday.
For the first time ever, the Bull¬
dogs will team up with New Mexico
representing the WAC, taking on the
Bears and Bruins teams of Cal and
UCLA. All four teams in this unique
tournament are nationally ranked:
UCLA is No. 4, Cal is 23rd, the
Lobos are at no. 29, and the Dogs are
ranked 30th in the country.
Steve Fujimoto -THE COLLEGIAN
FSU's Renato Arrogante lost in second-round action to SDSU's Chris
Numbers. Numbers eventually lost to FSU's unseeded Junior transfer Jake
Bragonier.        ^.
and to gain .confidence."
Confidence is something
Bragonier has plenty of after win¬
ning his first championship iff his
first tournament for the Bulldogs.
"This isn't a high pressure tour¬
nament," said coach Smith. 'It's
mainly designed so our guys can
play on our home courts to get
some matches under their belts,
If he could just "pass" some of that
confidence off to a certain swash¬
buckling quarterback in Tampa,
touchdowns and tennis titles would
be at an all-time high.
IVolleyball sweeps Cal Poly
Fresno State takes
a non-conference
breather, defeating
CalPelyl5-7,15-
7,16-14
By Chad Holcomb
This past Friday night the
Bulldogs of Fresno State vol¬
leyball took full advantage of
a week off from some intense
Western Athletic Conference
play when they corralled tne
stampede of the Mustangs
from Cal Poly-San Lute
Obispo.
The 'Dogs (15-6, 5-2 in
WAC) won the non-conference
match in San Luis Obispo, in a
sweep 15-?, 15-7,16-14. This is
the Bulldogs' seventh sweep
of the season (second ina row),
as compared to last year's two
sweeps. Head coach Lindy
Vivas and company success¬
fully made it four straight wins
with trite sweep, which? tiiey
have done twice already ear-*
lier this season.
The thunder was brewing
and the brooms were waving
coming from Mott Gymnasium
as sophomore outside hitter
Tricia Tuley led the Bulldogs
with a match-high 17 kills and
18 digs. Also playing a huge
factor in the 85-minute match
were senior middle blocker
Roseanne Brown, who added
punishment with 14 kills, a .357
hitting percentage, nine digs,
and two service aces. Thethird
Bulldog to have a great night
and reach double figures in kills
was sophomore outside hitter
Lori Baynes, who collected 12
kills of her own. Freshman out¬
side hitter Diana Nalbandian
also contributed to the winning
cause with her 11 digs.
Fresno State, who will play
these same Mustangs later in
the season at home, came out
tough in Game one, grabbing
an early lead and just overall
out-hitting Cal Poly-SLO. The
Bulldogs' hitting percentage
was overwhelming for the Mus¬
tangs to overcome, and the
Dogs had the victory.
Ga me two seemed to be simi¬
lar, as the Bulldogs finished off
a good start with the hitting and
defense that they displayed all
through the night The Ttogs
did however have to battle in
Game three.   The Must;
seemed to have an extra life
and seriously challenged the
Bulldogs until the end with
the result a 16-14 win.
What might be the main fac¬
tor in the match was the'Dogs
strong defensive effort Fresno
State had a total of seven play¬
ers with blocks, being led by
junior middle blocker Tera
Booker, who had six.
This overall dispersal of de¬
fensive expertise by the 'Dogs
obviously caused problems for
the Mustangs who had a team
hitting percentage of .066. The
Mustangs' Amy Aberle, a key
player for Cal Poly, was held
to only five kills on the night
Natalie Silliman led Cal Poly
with 11 kills.
The T>ogs can use this win
for momentum heading into
their second- half of confer¬
ence play. Currently in third
place in the WAC, FSU will
have another chance this Fri¬
day night to dethrone Brigham
Young (6-1 in WAC) from the
top spot when they travel to
Provo,Utah.
The Bulldogs' 15-6 record
has been a staggering improve¬
ment from the 1993 team that
finished 11-19 and sixth in the
WAG.
Farfan saves day
for Bulldogs in OT
After Bulldogs lose
first game in139
matches to
Stanford Friday,
FSU soccer beats
CALih0Ucid
MPSF matchup
By Paulo Albuquerque
The Bulldogs 13-2-1 (5-1-1)
beat the California Golden Bears
in Berkeley by a 1-0 score in
overtimeSunday in a great soc¬
cer battle.
For both teams, it was the
most important match of the
season. No one could afford to
lose.
The Golden Bears and the
Bulldogs were leading the MPSF
Mountain Division, but a defeat
would eliminate both teams. A
tie could jeopardize their
chances to win league. Both
teams recognized the impor¬
tance of the match as they
clawed to it going into the over¬
time.
The Bulldogs took the stron¬
gest bite, they eliminated the
Golden Bears and are now lead¬
ing the MPSF alone.
Ironically enough, the Bull¬
dogs' season was saved byNo.
13 Erik Farfan, who scored the
only and winning goal in the
sixth minute of the overtime. A
walk-on junior, Farfan has been
the Bulldogs' amulet Farfan
scored eight goals this year.
Within the battle, many Bull¬
dogs were wounded by yellow
cards. Mark Foster, Chris
Davini, Mike Matson, Steve
Patterson and Farfan were all
punished with a yellow card by
referee Joshua Patlack in that
sunny and warm, but dramatic
afternoon.
The Bulldogs lead the league
but can not yet be called the
"Champs". The Golden Bears
are out of the race but Washing¬
ton is still living and strong. The
Huskies (4-1-1) have become a
real threat for the Bulldogs. They
defeated CSU Sacramento yes¬
terday by 1-0 and will play their
last league match against the
Beavers at Seattle on Nov. 6
Oregon state has lost all its
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