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Pac-12 Championships
Utes Moving On With 4-1 Win Over Washington
4/26/2017 8:05 PM | Men's Tennis
Utes knock out UW after two-straight postseason setbacks
OJAI, Calif. – The University of Utah men's tennis team cruised past Washington in the opening round of the Pac-12 Championships this evening, 4-1.
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"We did not play our best but fought extremely hard to get this win today," head coach Roeland Brateanu said. "This result provides us with a great opportunity tomorrow against USC. We know what's on the line and I'm very happy with the effort put forth by the team today."
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The Utes set the tone with easy doubles wins from Parker McGuiness and Dan Little, 6-2 at the No. 2 spot and Joe Woolley and Santiago Sierra, 6-4, at the No. 3 spot.
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Little put the Utes ahead 2-0 with a 6-4, 6-1 win at the No. 2 position. However, the Huskies got on the board when Slava Shaniyan was knocked off, 6-0, 7-5 at the No. 3 spot.
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Sierra dropped his first set, 6-7, but rallied to quell any momentum Washington thought it had gained. He took the final two sets, 6-2, 6-0 to increase Utah's lead.
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Woolley finished things up with a evenly contested 6-4, 5-7, 7-5 result at the No. 6 position. The ending was a cathartic one for the Utes, who had been knocked out of the Pac-12 Championships the last two seasons by UW.
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The Utes move on to tomorrow's quarterfinals at 3 p.m. vs. No. 3 USC
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UTAH 4, WASHINGTON 1
Doubles (2, 3)
Weverink/Micevski (UTAH) vs. Douglas/Foley (UW), 6-5, unf.
McGuiness/Little (UTAH) def. Lam/Sommer (UW), 6-1
Woolley/Sierra (UTAH) def. Batta/Stewart (UW), 6-4
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Singles (2, 3, 4, 6)
Micevski (UTAH) vs. Jake Douglas (UW), 6-2, 6-7, 2-4, unf.
Little (UTAH) def. Stewart (UW), 6-4, 6-1
Hakak (UW) def. Shainyan (UTAH), 6-0, 7-5
Sierra (UTAH) def. Sommer (UW), 6-7, 6-2, 6-0
McGuiness (UTAH) vs. Batta (UW), 7-6, 5-7, 3-2, unf.
Woolley (UTAH) def. Foley (UW), 6-4, 5-7, 7-5
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"We did not play our best but fought extremely hard to get this win today," head coach Roeland Brateanu said. "This result provides us with a great opportunity tomorrow against USC. We know what's on the line and I'm very happy with the effort put forth by the team today."
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The Utes set the tone with easy doubles wins from Parker McGuiness and Dan Little, 6-2 at the No. 2 spot and Joe Woolley and Santiago Sierra, 6-4, at the No. 3 spot.
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Little put the Utes ahead 2-0 with a 6-4, 6-1 win at the No. 2 position. However, the Huskies got on the board when Slava Shaniyan was knocked off, 6-0, 7-5 at the No. 3 spot.
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Sierra dropped his first set, 6-7, but rallied to quell any momentum Washington thought it had gained. He took the final two sets, 6-2, 6-0 to increase Utah's lead.
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Woolley finished things up with a evenly contested 6-4, 5-7, 7-5 result at the No. 6 position. The ending was a cathartic one for the Utes, who had been knocked out of the Pac-12 Championships the last two seasons by UW.
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The Utes move on to tomorrow's quarterfinals at 3 p.m. vs. No. 3 USC
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UTAH 4, WASHINGTON 1
Doubles (2, 3)
Weverink/Micevski (UTAH) vs. Douglas/Foley (UW), 6-5, unf.
McGuiness/Little (UTAH) def. Lam/Sommer (UW), 6-1
Woolley/Sierra (UTAH) def. Batta/Stewart (UW), 6-4
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Singles (2, 3, 4, 6)
Micevski (UTAH) vs. Jake Douglas (UW), 6-2, 6-7, 2-4, unf.
Little (UTAH) def. Stewart (UW), 6-4, 6-1
Hakak (UW) def. Shainyan (UTAH), 6-0, 7-5
Sierra (UTAH) def. Sommer (UW), 6-7, 6-2, 6-0
McGuiness (UTAH) vs. Batta (UW), 7-6, 5-7, 3-2, unf.
Woolley (UTAH) def. Foley (UW), 6-4, 5-7, 7-5
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