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Rafael Nadal and Mark Lopez clinched a 4-6, 7-6 (2), 6-4, 6-4 win over Leander Paes and Saketh Myneni?in three hours and 22 minutes to give Spain an unassailable 3-0 lead against India in the Davis Cup. Calgary Flames Shirts . The win assured Spain of a place in the World Group for next year.The Spanish duo, who won Gold at the Rio Olympics, got off to a good start as Nadal held serve to love in the first game. Saketh, who had lost in straight sets on Friday to David Ferrer, also held to love in the second game.?However, Nadal and Lopez, who have won four doubles titles on the ATP tour, struck the first blow when they broke Paes serve in the fourth game to race to a 3-1 lead, with Saketh netting a volley on break point.Lopez, who won the French Open doubles title this year with Feliciano Lopez, was then broken in the seventh game when he hit a forehand wide after Saketh drilled a return right back at him. Paes, who was seeking to overtake Nicola Pietrangelis record for most doubles wins in the Davis Cup (42), faced a break point in the eighth game, but managed to stave it off as the Indians leveled the scores at 4-4.Nadal and Lopez were only playing together for the second time in the Davis Cup and their inexperience showed as Nadal was broken in the ninth game, giving India a 5-4 lead. The 28 year-old Saketh, who was pairing with the 43 year-old Paes for the first time in the Davis Cup, then closed out the first set as he held serve to win 6-4 in 42 minutes.The start of the second set was identical to the first, as Nadal and Saketh held serve in their opening games without dropping a single point. India then had the first break when they broke Lopezs serve in the third game as Saketh hit a couple of powerful forehands down the line.There were no more breaks in the second set and it was Saketh again who served for the set. However, he was broken as the Spanish team leveled the scores at 5-5. The second set went to a tie break, where the Spaniards raced to a 5-0 lead before winning the set 7-6(2) in 62 minutes.Nadal and Lopez broke Paes in the third game of the third set as Saketh committed three unforced errors at the net to hand Spain a 2-1 lead. The set was played out on serve for the next six games before Nadal produced a solid service game to win the set 6-4 in 47 minutes.The Indians raced to a 2-0 lead in the fourth set as Nadal committed an uncharacteristic double fault on break point in the second game to lose his serve for the second time in the match. The Indians couldnt capitalise though, as Saketh was broken in the seventh game, allowing Spain to narrow the deficit to 3-4.?The Spanish team then broke Paes in the ninth game as Nadal belted a forehand on break point. 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(STATS) -- The most interesting debate this week may make Clinton and Trump appear like best buds.Fans of North Dakota State, Sam Houston State, Jacksonville State and Eastern Washington can all beat their chests and clamor for No. 1.Top-ranked North Dakota States 19-17, last-second loss to No. 11 South Dakota State on Saturday has opened the door to a possible new No. 1 team when the STATS FCS Top 25 is released Monday afternoon.Voters were quick to lower NDSU after this same weekend one year ago, when they dropped from No. 2 to 8 following a loss to South Dakota.Will it happen in the national media poll again? Probably, but should it?Southland Conference leader Sam Houston State (6-0), which is rolling behind quarterback Jeremiah Briscoe, would be next in line to move up from No. 2 and is one of two unbeaten teams in the FCS along with The Citadel.Two-time defending Ohio Valley Conference champ Jacksonville State (5-1) has only lost to an FBS opponent, while Big Sky power Eastern Washington (5-1) has only lost to North Dakota State in overtime.NDSU deserves to be ahead of Eastern because it did win the head-to-head matchup and has other quality wins over Charleston Southern, Iowa and Illinois State.The Bison also routed Jacksonville State in last years national championship game and have tormented Sam Houston in three of the past five postseasons.Those games have nothing to do with this season, you say.Well, they dont. But if FCS followers could agree going into the weekend that NDSU had separated itself from the rest of the competition by winning a record five straight national titles, then should a loss to a surging rival on the final play from scrimmage be enough to knock the FCS standard from the top spot?Maybe not.When New Hampshire became No. 1 late in the 2014 regular season, coach Sean McDonnell was quick to say NDSU was still the best team in the FCS. It proved to be that way by the end of the playoffs.Then again, a new No. 1 would stand to stir the pot a little more and make the upcoming FCS playoffs all the more anticipated.Let the campaigning begin.---=SECOND AND 10=Ten more observations from the FCS weekend:1.) Team of the week? Maybe South Dakota State, maybe The Citadel, but then theres Holy Cross, the other team that knocked off an unbeaten squad. The Crusaders (3-4) ended Harvards 16-game winning streaks on both the road and outside the Ivy League with a 27-17 triumph. Senior linebacker Kyle Young led a defense that had six sacks and quarterback Geoff Wade threw for two touchdowns.2.) Led by South Dakota States 19-17 win at North Dakota State, the Missouri Valley Football Conferences five conference games were decided by a combined 15 points. Youngstown State rallied to a 14-10 win over Northern Iowa and three games were decided by three points each -- South Dakota won 33-30 at Indiana State in double overtime, Western Illinois won at Missouri State 38-35 and Illinois State held off Southern Illinois 31-28. That was an incredible day of thrilling action.3.) Its possible three teams which run a triple option offense could make the FCS playoffs. The Citadel (6-0), which leads the FCS in rushing, is in first place in the Southern Conference and primed to return to the postseason. But Wofford (4-2) is still very much in the SoCon picture, though it needs to beat The Citadel next weekend. Cal Poly (4-2) also is having a big season out of the Big Sky, with wins over Montana and South Dakota State and close losses to Nevada and North Dakota.4.) As expected, Columbia came up short in second-year coach Al Bagnolis return to Penn on the opposing sideline. Its Penn thats part of a three-way tie for first place in the Ivy League with Harvard and Princeton following its 35-10 win over Columbia. The Quakers have defeated the Lions in 20 straight seasons -- the first 18 with Bagnoli leeading the way. Flames Jerseys China. .5.) If any team is going to challenge defending champ Charleston Southern in the Big South, it might as well be the conferences most successful program, Liberty. The Flames (3-3, 1-0) not only beat Kennesaw State 36-21 in their conference opener, but they became the first team to reach 50 all-time Big South wins. Coach Turner Gills Flames had to retool after suffering key graduation losses, but they tested themselves out of conference and have a chance to be unbeaten in the Big South when they host Charleston Southern on Nov. 12.6.) Some of the conference title races have surprise contenders challenging the powers. North Dakota moved to 4-0 in the Big Sky and a half-game ahead of Eastern Washington, but dark horse Weber State is keeping the pressure on at 3-0. Pioneer League power San Diego is 4-0 in the league, while Marist, which often overachieves, is right behind at 3-0. Stony Brook, 3-0 in CAA Football, is right behind front-running James Madison, which is 4-0. Wagner already has more Northeast Conference wins this year at 2-0 than last years one-win campaign. The Seahawks will benefit from co-leader Saint Francis and defending champ Duquesne playing next weekend.7.) North Dakota (5-2), which rolled past Southern Utah 45-23, hadnt won a game on the same day North Dakota State lost one since Nov. 12, 2011. The Fighting Hawks will always be in the shadow of the program downstate, but they have done well to build their own winning program under coach Bubba Schweigert. Quarterback Keaton Studsrud has figured it all out and the running game is strong, with the Fighting Hawks still playing physical on defense. With an easy conference schedule this season, they could win their first Big Sky title and appear playoff-bound.8.) Two-time defending SWAC champion Alcorn State was starting to look in trouble a couple weeks ago, but it has responded from three straight losses to win twice and move back atop the East Division. The Braves (3-3, 3-2) beat Texas Southern 23-20 when DeLance Turner blocked a punt deep in the Tigers territory in the fourth quarter and scored on a 2-yard run on the next play. They are a different team with quarterback Lenorris Footman back running the offense, but he suffered a shoulder injury in the win.9.) No running back in the FCS is hotter than North Carolina A&T senior Tarik Cohen, who has reached 200 yards in three straight games, including 220 yards and three touchdowns in a 52-35 win at Bethune-Cookman. He scored on an 87-yard run to go with his FCS-season-best 94-yarder against Hampton. The MEACs all-time rushing leader is the active rushing leader in the FCS and needs 79 yards to surpass 5,000 for his career.10.) Even good teams with new coaches can struggle, such as Eastern Kentucky, McNeese and Montana State. The best performances among new FCS coaches have been at The Citadel (Brent Thompson) and CAA leader James Madison (Mike Houston), which are both in the Top 10, as well as Western Illinois (Charlie Fisher), which is closing in on the Top 10. Those three teams are a combined 17-2.---=A LOOK AHEAD=While North Dakota State hopes to rebound next Saturday at Western Illinois, the two Missouri Valley co-leaders will get together as South Dakota State hosts Youngstown State.Other key conference matchups include: Big Sky, Montana at Northern Arizona and Weber State at Southern Utah; Big South, Monmouth at Liberty; CAA, Albany at Villanova; Ivy, Harvard at Princeton; MEAC, North Carolina Central at Morgan State; NEC, Duquesne at Saint Francis (Friday night) and Wagner at Bryant; Ohio Valley, Eastern Kentucky at Jacksonville State; Southern, The Citadel at Wofford; and Southland, Sam Houston State at Nicholls. ' ' '