Upcoming Event: Men's Tennis versus Utah Invitational on October 3, 2025

10/25/2015 12:00 AM | Men's Tennis
Albuquerque, NM - Utah's Dan Little continued his impressive run into the finals of the 2015 ITA Regional Championships on Saturday. The freshman needed three sets to defeat 12th-seeded Yannick James (Denver) in the semifinals, 6-4, 6-7(4), 6-3.
Matt Cowley fought bravely, but was unable to make it an all Ute final. The senior was two points away from the victory over 2nd-seeded Diogo Rocha (Denver), but ended up just shy, 7-6(4), 1-6, 5-7.
Little and Rocha will square off Sunday at 10 a.m. in the finals. The winner will earn a spot at the 2015 ITA National Indoor Championships in New York, November 12-15.
In doubles play, sophomores Santiago Sierra and Freddie McGeehan fell short against top-seeded Hayden Sabatka and Bart van Leijsen (New Mexico), 6-3, 6-2 in the semifinals.
SATURDAY RESULTS:
Semifinals Singles:
(8) Dan Little def. (12) Yannick James (Denver) 6-4, 6-7(4), 6-3
(2) Diogo Rocha (Denver) def. (26) Matt Cowley 6-7(4), 6-1, 7-5
Semifinals Doubles:
(1) Sabatka/Van Leijsen (UNM) def. Sierra/McGeehan 6-3, 6-2