Fresno, Calif. – The Saguaro Soldiers went into the match against Fresno State looking for a swing in momentum and they delivered. In the first of their two matches in California, the Cats defeated the Bulldogs 4-1.

The Wildcats started out slow by losing the doubles point, leading to a 1-0 deficit leading into singles play. That did not hinder the Cats at all as they proceeded to win four straight to capture the win. No. 55 Jonas Ziverts, No. 63 Filip Malbasic, and Alejandro Reguant won in the top 3 spots with freshman Nick Lagaev taking another win in the sixth spot.

Results
Doubles

1. Seeman/Soke (FSU) def. Horwood/Ziverts (ARIZ) 6-4
2. Karpovets/Malbasic (ARIZ) vs. Baturyn/Derkas (FSU) 5-2 unf.
3. Aleschev/Osorio (FSU) def. Hassey/Reguant (ARIZ) 6-1

1. No. 55 Jonas Ziverts (ARIZ) def. Zdenek Derkas (FSU) 6-3, 3-6, 6-0
2. No. 63 Filip Malbasic (ARIZ) def. Johannes Seeman (FSU) 6-2, 6-4
3. Alejandro Reguant (ARIZ) def. Angus Bradshaw (FSU) 6-3, 6-3
4. Alexey Aleschev (FSU) vs. Carlos Hassey (ARIZ) 6-2, 5-7, 2-1 unf.
5. Catagay Soke (FSU) vs. Igor Karpovets (ARIZ) 4-6, 6-2, 5-2 unf.
6. Nick Lagaev (ARIZ) def. Henrique Osorio (FSU) 6-2, 6-2