The Cal Poly men’s tennis team nabbed a No. 1 seed in the Big West Tournament last month after an undefeated regular season in conference play. With the help of senior Sebastian Bell’s third-set tiebreaker, the Mustangs took down rival UC Santa Barbara in Indian Wells to capture the Big West Tournament championship a week […]
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Men's tennis shutout by Fresno State
The Cal Poly men’s tennis team (11-7) had a chance to knock off a No. 34-ranked Fresno State team (16-3) at the Mustang Courts on Sunday afternoon. Instead, the Mustangs were blanked, losing 7-0 in an effort to make a move in the national rankings and vie for an at-large bid to the national championships […]
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Matt Fawcett plays from Cape Town to Cal Poly
South African-native Matt Fawcett checked his email inbox one fateful night, but decided to go through his spam folder as well. Alongside questionable messages for services and peculiar job opportunities, sat one particularly interesting email — one from then– Mustang tennis head coach Justin McGrath. The email offered Fawcett — a 21-year old junior transfer […]
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Men's tennis racquets up 2012 victories
After three consecutive losses to start off the 2012 campaign, the Cal Poly men’s tennis team found its groove — winning six straight matches since its early season slide powered by No.22-ranked singles player Andre Dome. Dome, a native of Indonesia, was sidelined for a portion of his sophomore year due to hip surgery, but […]