RIVERSIDE, CA – A close tiebreaker at No. 2 doubles was the difference in No. 4 Cal Baptist's 5-4 upset win over the No. 2 Sunbirds at the Pentz Tennis Center in Riverside on Thursday night.

Cal Baptist (10-1, 8-1 GSAC) moved into a first place tie in the GSAC with the previously undefeated Sunbirds (11-1, 8-1). 

At No. 2 doubles, the Lancers' Oliver Andrzjcuzk/Martin Vaisse took an 8-7 lead against Maxime Adam/Marco Foelz, with Vaisse serving for the match.  Adam/Foelz survived two match points to break serve, and force a tiebreaker.

Recovering from a 0-3 deficit in the tiebreaker, Foelz/Adam held a match point of their own at 6-5.  Foelz double faulted, and the Lancers ran away with an 8-6 tiebreaker victory.

Fresno Pacific's Alex Gonzalez tied the team score 2-2 with a 6-3, 6-3 win over Lucas Pereira.

However, Cal Baptist registered key wins at Nos. 6, 5, and 4 singles in successive fashion to complete the upset.

Fresno Pacific's top singles players, No. 1 Fabio Silva and No. 2 Vicente Joli, each claimed late singles victories after the team match had been secured by Cal Baptist.

Fresno Pacific's next match is against Biola (1-10, 0-8 GSAC) at the Haak Tennis Center on Saturday, March 21st.  Preliminary match time is scheduled for 12:00pm.

Box Score:

March 19, 2009

Pentz Tennis Center – Riverside, CA

No. 4 Cal Baptist def. No. 2 Fresno Pacific 5-4

Doubles:

Alex Gonzalez/Vicente Joli (FPU) def. Alessandro Ventre/Carlos Cirne-Lima 8-5

Oliver Andrzjcuzk/Martin Vasse (CB) def. Maxime Adam/Marco Foelz 9-8(6)

Lucas Pereira/Gabor Toth (CB) def. Nicolas Ernst/Fabio Silva 8-5

Cal Baptist led 2-1 after doubles - Order of finish: 1, 3, 2

Singles:

Fabio Silva (FPU) def. Alessandro Ventre 7-5, 7-6(7)

Vicente Joli (FPU) def. Carlos Cirne-Lima 7-6(5), 4-6, (10-5)

Alex Gonzalez (FPU) def. Lucas Pereira 6-3, 6-3

Martin Vaisse (CB) def. Maxime Adam 6-3, 7-6(1)

Oliver Andrzjcuzk (CB) def. Jose Hilla 6-4, 6-4

Gabor Toth (CB) def. Nicolas Ernst 6-3, 6-4

*Denotes clinching match – Order of finish: 3, 6, 5, 4*, 2, 1

Records: Fresno Pacific (11-1, 8-1 GSAC)