LAS VEGAS –The University of Utah men's tennis team has wrapped up their third day of competition at the ITA Regional Tournament.
The Utes saw success in doubles, as two teams were able to advance to advance to the quarterfinals. The No. 2 seeded
Russell Benkaim and
Randy Cory were able to beat out UNLV's Jordan Sauer and Olle Thestrup with a final score of 8-6. The duo of
David Micevski and
Slava Shainyan were then able to defeat Rithvik Bollipalli and Isaac Arturo Arevalo of Utah State with a final score of 8-7(3).
Shainyan,
Mathias Gavelin and
Azat Hankuliyev will all be playing again tomorrow in extra singles matches, but not for tournament purposes.
Competition will continue tomorrow at the ITA Regional Tournament with the quarterfinal doubles, doubles consolation, semifinal singles, singles consolation, semifinal doubles, along with the singles and doubles consolation finals.
Doubles Round of 16 Results
#2 Benkaim/Cory (UTAH) def. Sauer/Thestrup (UNLV), 8-6
Samuelsson/Alenik (UNLV) def. #4 Hankuliyev/Little (UTAH), 8-1
Micevski/Shainyan (UTAH) def. Arevalo/Bollipalli (USU), 8-7(3)
Singles Consolation Round of 16 Results
Pedro Fernandez Del Valle (DU) def.
Russell Benkaim (UTAH), 7-6(5), 6-3
Simon Area Costas (BSU) def.
David Micevski (UTAH), retired.