Men's tennis comes up short in second Big Sky match

PORTLAND, Ore.-- The Northern Colorado men’s tennis team fell 5-2 to Portland State on Friday, Feb. 6, in its second Big Sky Conference match of the season at the Portland Tennis Center.

The Bears (0-4) nearly took the doubles point in the match after their No. 1 doubles tandem of Adam Perez and Calix Van Lier defeated Alex Hart and Chris Rice, 9-8 (7-5). However, NC’s No. 2 team of Jordan Boecker and Clay Mundell fell short against Jeff Cero and Alex VanDerschelden, 9-7.

In singles action, Northern Colorado's Andy Green (No. 4) outlasted Cero 6-3, 1-6, 6-3 to attain his first victory of the season.

Also, Mundell (No. 5) survived Branislav Valach 6-2, 4-6, (10-7) to secure the Bears' last victory of the day.

Northern Colorado will look to achieve its first team victory of the 2009 season against Portland at 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 7

Portland State 5, Northern Colorado 2
Singles
1. Chris Rice (PSU) def. Calix Van Lier (NC), 7-6 (7-1), 6-0
2. Alex Vanderschelden (PSU) def. Adam Perez (NC), 7-6 (7-5), 7-6 (7-4)
3. Kyle Erickson (PSU) def. Jordan Boecker (NC), 6-0, 6-1
4. Andy Green (NC) def. Jeff Cero (PSU), 6-3, 1-6, 6-3
5. Clay Mundell (NC) def. Branislav Valach (PSU), 6-2, 4-6, (10-7)
6. Hart (PSU) def. Andre Lepine (NC), 6-2, 6-1

Doubles
1. Perez/Van Lier (NC) def. Rice/Hart (PSU), 9-8 (7-5)
2. Cero/Vanderschelden (PSU) def. Boecker/Mundell (NC), 9-7
3. Erickson/Valach (PSU) def. Lepine/Green (NC), 8-3