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2/12/2000 12:00 AM | Men's Tennis
Feb. 12, 2000
SALT LAKE CITY - In its first ever Mountain West Conference match, The University of Utah men's tennis team downed Air Force, 5-2. Despite a poor start, losing the doubles point, the Utes fought back winning five of six singles matches to defeat the Falcons. Regardless of the 5-2 deficit, the singles matches were extremely close with three matches going to a third set and three tie-breakers being played in the match. The win ups Utah's record to 2-4 in dual play and 1-0 in conference. The Falcons drop to 7-2 overall and 0-1 in Mountain West play.
Singles Results
No. 1 Ashley Dyer (UU) def. Nolan Cooper (AFA) 2-6, 7-6, 6-4
No. 2 Trevor Ferguson (UU) def. Rene Ramirez (AFA) 7-6, 6-7, 6-4
No. 3 David Mercier (UU) def. Kyle Rainey (AFA) 6-4, 6-2
No. 4 Daniel Carlsson (UU) def. Eric Pittman (AFA) 6-3, 6-4
No. 5 Doug Fike (AFA) def. David Laverty (UU) 1-6, 7-5, 7-6
No. 6 Nicholas Yip (UU) def. Tyler West (AFA) 7-5, 6-1
Doubles Results
No. 1 Dyer/Mercier (UU) def. Cooper/Pittman (AFA) 8-4
No. 2 Yip/Kevin Zenger (UU) def. Zielinski/Zielinski (AFA) 8-4
No. 3 Laverty/Carlsson (UU) def. Fike/Ramirez (AFA) 8-5