October 2, 2007

2 'Dogs in fifth at separate golf tourneys
The Fresno Bee

Fresno State's Grant Doverspike is tied for fifth after two rounds of the Husky Invitational in Bremerton, Wash. The sophomore shot a 3-over 75 in the first round but turned his fortunes around with a 70 in the second to finish the day at 1-over 145.

Play was suspended in the second round due to darkness. Leader James Allenby of Oregon State -- which also leads the team standings at 5 over -- is at 6 under with the 18th hole remaining in his second round. Washington's Zach Bixler is in second at 2 under with one hole to play.

Pepperdine's Carl Smith and Idaho's Ben Weyland are tied for third at even 144 through two rounds.

Fresno State finished its second round and is 11th out of 13 teams.

The Bulldogs shot 306-302--610 for a 32-over total, 27 shots behind Oregon State. The Beavers still have golfers who need to complete one or two holes before going out for the third round today at the par-72, 7061-yard Olympic Course at Gold Mountain Golf Club.

Oregon and host Washington are tied for second at 16 over, and also need to complete their second rounds today.

Women's golf

Laura Luethke is leading Fresno State's charge at the University of Colorado Heather Farr Memorial Invitational. The Bulldogs senior posted a pair of even 72s to hold at 144, three shots off the pace set by Colorado's Dominique Pytlewski.

The Bulldogs are seventh out of 20 teams at 23 over after shooting 303-296--599. The host Buffaloes are tied with Oklahoma for the lead at 12-over 588 at the par-72, 6,221-yard Vista/Sunshine layout at Omni Interlocken Golf Club in Broomfield, Colo.

Men's tennis

Fresno State junior Rudolf Siwy opened the season with a victory at the Intercollegiate Tennis Association's All-American in Tulsa, Okla. Siwy beat New Mexico's Graeme Kassautzki 6-1, 7-6 (1) during the first day of qualifying.

"Rudy played solid and with a lot of confidence," coach Jay Udwadia said. "He played within himself and was at his best in the tiebreaker."

Up next today for Siwy -- 19-10 last season -- is a match against Mississippi's Jakob Klaeson.

The All-American Tennis Championships include five days of qualifying events that precede the main draw.

Women's soccer

Fresno State forward Nicole Gutierrez was named the Western Athletic Conference offensive player of the week.

Gutierrez, a junior from Sacramento, scored four goals last week. She leads the Bulldogs with 14 points, netting all three goals in a 3-2 victory against Texas-El Paso and added another goal in a 3-2 loss to Cal State-Fullerton.

Gutierrez is second in the WAC in both goals (six) and shots (29).