Completed Event: Men's Tennis versus Baylor on April 16, 2026 , Loss , 1, to, 4
Final Score
Men's Tennis
1
vs Baylor
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Utah Men's Tennis Preview
1/14/2000 12:00 AM | Men's Tennis
Jan. 14, 2000
Season Outlook:
The Utes are coming off a challenging season that included many scintillating highlights. An 8-11 regular season record doesn't accurately measure Utah's success as a team last year. The Utes faced many top ranked schools, including Pac-10 powers Arizona, Arizona State, Southern California and No. 1 ranked Stanford. Some of Utah's biggest wins last year came from instate and conference rivals. Defeating Weber State, Utah State and splitting matches with BYU gave the Utes a 3-1 instate record in ?99. On an individual level, Ben Coates played at the No. 1 position all year and the team in singles wins, posting a 19-14 overall record. At the Rolex Region VII Intercollegiate, Coates advanced from a field of 128 players to the semi-finals, losing in a three-set thriller to Fresno State's Rob Cheyne, 7-6, 3-6, 3-6. Coates also advanced to the finals of the Boise State Invitational and the semifinals of the Fresno State Invitational. Newcomer Ashley Dyer, from Australia, provided more highlights by posting an 11-9 dual record and playing all his matches in the top three slots. Dyer proved to be an integral part of last year's team as he very ably filled in for injured senior Philippe Rodrigue during a two month stretch. Despite Rodrigue's injury, he still manage to tally 20 singles wins and combine with Coates for one of the most memorable doubles seasons in school history. The tandem earned a 20-4 overall record, an 8-2 dual record, the Region VII doubles title and a berth in the National Intercollegiate Championships. Coates and Rodrigue achieved the highest national ranking ever for a doubles team from Utah, at one point No. 8 in the nation. All of last year's accomplishments pave the way for the Utes to excel in 1999-00.
Losing four seniors leaves the Utes with a very young team. "We have a pretty young team this year," admits Robbins. "Trevor (Ferguson) is our only senior. Kevin (Zenger) is a junior and everyone else is either a freshman or a sophomore." Robbins knows that much of this year's success is contingent upon the younger players progressing quickly. "We have a lot of potential on the team," he says. "If some of the young guys can step up, I think that we'll be right in the mix of things at the conference championships."
In light of his young team, Robbins is very pleased with the combination of players, and what each individual brings. Returning from last year's squad is Ashley Dyer, Patrick Wallebring, Nik Yip, Kevin Zenger and Trevor Ferguson. "We've got a great group of guys coming back," exclaims Robbins.
Dyer looks to assume the No. 1 singles position now that fellow Australian Ben Coates has gone the way of graduation. "Ashley is back after a great summer," says Robbins. "He is going to have a great year." Last year Dyer tallied an 11-9 overall mark after transferring to the U. in January and missing all of the preseason tournaments. Most of the year, he filled in at No. 2 for injured senior Philippe Rodrigue. Dyer was a stellar athlete in Australia, winning national doubles titles in ?96 and ?97, and being named to the all-Australian junior team.
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