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Utah Men's Tennis Opens Pac-12 Play at Home this Weekend
3/27/2018 10:48 AM | Men's Tennis
SALT LAKE CITY – The 39th ranked University of Utah men's tennis team will begin Pac-12 conference play at home this weekend, hosting two matches at the George S. Eccles Tennis Center. The Utes will first face off against the Arizona Wildcats (15-8) on Friday, followed by a match against the 34th ranked Arizona State Sun Devils (11-6) on Saturday.
After defeating in-state rival BYU in the Deseret Duel this past weekend, the Utes will come into this week with an overall record of 17-2.
Match Information vs. Arizona
Date: Friday, March 30th
Time: 3:00 p.m.
Live Stream: http://utahutes.com/sports/2018/2/16/tennis-video-streaming.aspx
Results: http://utahutes.com/index.aspx?path=mten
Match Information vs. No. 34 Arizona State
Date: Saturday, March 31st
Time: 1:00 p.m.
Live Stream: http://utahutes.com/sports/2018/2/16/tennis-video-streaming.aspx
Results: http://utahutes.com/index.aspx?path=mten
Utah Notes
The Utah men's tennis team is coming off of a thrilling win against in-state rival BYU last Saturday, in which they captured the Deseret Duel. The Utes fell behind early by dropping the doubles point to the Cougars. On the No. 2 court, Joe Woolley and Weverink were defeated 6-3 by BYU's John Pearce and Ben Gajardo. Russell Benkaim and Randy Cory were then unable to pull off a victory at the No. 1 spot against Sean Hill and Jeffrey Hsu, falling by an identical score. In singles action, play started on the outside courts of the George S. Eccles Tennis Center but was then moved inside due to rain. Down 1-0, the Utes were able to rally back against the Cougars, starting with a win at the No. 2 position by Dan Little over BYU's Jeffery Hsu, with a score of 6-2, 7-5. Woolley followed with a win at the No. 2 spot against David Ball, coming away with a score of 6-4, 6-4. Santiago Sierra then pitched in a win of his own on the No. 5 court, beating out Ben Gajardo 7-6, 6-3. After the Cougars won a pair of three-setters to pull even in the match, Weverink capped the difficult day with a fantastic victory for his side, defeating John Pearce 7-6, 3-6, 6-2.
Opponent Notes
Over this past weekend, the Arizona Wildcats were able to pull off a 5-2 win over New Mexico State. The Cats jumped out to a 1-0 lead with a strong doubles performance. The freshman pairing of Igor Karpovets and Aaro Pollanen defeated Cristofer Goncalves and Sergi Espias 6-2 on court one. The other Arizona freshman pairing of Carlos Hassey and Filip Malbasic clinched the doubles point with their 6-3 win against Stijn de Haan and Mauri Benitez. Singles play began with Karpovets dominating court one, defeating Christofer Goncalves 6-3, 6-0. Reguant had no problems making it 3-0 Cats, beating Enrique Asmar by a score of 6-2, 6-1. The Wildcats' 15th win of the season was clinched by senior Trent Botha who beat Mauri Benitez 6-4, 6-2 on court five. Pollanen added a fifth point with his comeback victory against de Haan.
The Arizona State men's tennis team defeated the New Mexico Lobos this past Saturday, coming away with a score of 4-1. The tandem of Michael Geerts and Tim Ruhel struck first 6-2 over Bart van Leijsen and Jorge Escuitia to take the advantage in doubles. Andrea Bolla and Makey Rakotomalala clinched the opening point by downing Ricky Hernandez Tong and Dominic West. In singles play, Benjamin Hannestad returned to the court in his first match since competing against No. 2 Stanford. He fell 1-6, 4-6 to Ricky Hernandez Tong for the Lobos' sole point on the afternoon. Geerts then took care of van Leijsen in straight sets 6-3, 6-4 on court one. The senior continues his dominance as he notched his 10th victory in his last 11 matches. Makey Rakotomalala forced New Mexico on their heels as he took his match against Escuitia in straight sets 6-0, 6-4 to secure a 3-1 lead. Andrea Bolla defeated Stepan Holis 6-3, 6-4 on court eight to send Sun Devil faithful home happy. The Italian has now rambled off six straight wins and hasn't fell since Feb. 17 at San Diego. The remaining matches were abandoned.
After defeating in-state rival BYU in the Deseret Duel this past weekend, the Utes will come into this week with an overall record of 17-2.
Match Information vs. Arizona
Date: Friday, March 30th
Time: 3:00 p.m.
Live Stream: http://utahutes.com/sports/2018/2/16/tennis-video-streaming.aspx
Results: http://utahutes.com/index.aspx?path=mten
Match Information vs. No. 34 Arizona State
Date: Saturday, March 31st
Time: 1:00 p.m.
Live Stream: http://utahutes.com/sports/2018/2/16/tennis-video-streaming.aspx
Results: http://utahutes.com/index.aspx?path=mten
Utah Notes
The Utah men's tennis team is coming off of a thrilling win against in-state rival BYU last Saturday, in which they captured the Deseret Duel. The Utes fell behind early by dropping the doubles point to the Cougars. On the No. 2 court, Joe Woolley and Weverink were defeated 6-3 by BYU's John Pearce and Ben Gajardo. Russell Benkaim and Randy Cory were then unable to pull off a victory at the No. 1 spot against Sean Hill and Jeffrey Hsu, falling by an identical score. In singles action, play started on the outside courts of the George S. Eccles Tennis Center but was then moved inside due to rain. Down 1-0, the Utes were able to rally back against the Cougars, starting with a win at the No. 2 position by Dan Little over BYU's Jeffery Hsu, with a score of 6-2, 7-5. Woolley followed with a win at the No. 2 spot against David Ball, coming away with a score of 6-4, 6-4. Santiago Sierra then pitched in a win of his own on the No. 5 court, beating out Ben Gajardo 7-6, 6-3. After the Cougars won a pair of three-setters to pull even in the match, Weverink capped the difficult day with a fantastic victory for his side, defeating John Pearce 7-6, 3-6, 6-2.
Opponent Notes
Over this past weekend, the Arizona Wildcats were able to pull off a 5-2 win over New Mexico State. The Cats jumped out to a 1-0 lead with a strong doubles performance. The freshman pairing of Igor Karpovets and Aaro Pollanen defeated Cristofer Goncalves and Sergi Espias 6-2 on court one. The other Arizona freshman pairing of Carlos Hassey and Filip Malbasic clinched the doubles point with their 6-3 win against Stijn de Haan and Mauri Benitez. Singles play began with Karpovets dominating court one, defeating Christofer Goncalves 6-3, 6-0. Reguant had no problems making it 3-0 Cats, beating Enrique Asmar by a score of 6-2, 6-1. The Wildcats' 15th win of the season was clinched by senior Trent Botha who beat Mauri Benitez 6-4, 6-2 on court five. Pollanen added a fifth point with his comeback victory against de Haan.
The Arizona State men's tennis team defeated the New Mexico Lobos this past Saturday, coming away with a score of 4-1. The tandem of Michael Geerts and Tim Ruhel struck first 6-2 over Bart van Leijsen and Jorge Escuitia to take the advantage in doubles. Andrea Bolla and Makey Rakotomalala clinched the opening point by downing Ricky Hernandez Tong and Dominic West. In singles play, Benjamin Hannestad returned to the court in his first match since competing against No. 2 Stanford. He fell 1-6, 4-6 to Ricky Hernandez Tong for the Lobos' sole point on the afternoon. Geerts then took care of van Leijsen in straight sets 6-3, 6-4 on court one. The senior continues his dominance as he notched his 10th victory in his last 11 matches. Makey Rakotomalala forced New Mexico on their heels as he took his match against Escuitia in straight sets 6-0, 6-4 to secure a 3-1 lead. Andrea Bolla defeated Stepan Holis 6-3, 6-4 on court eight to send Sun Devil faithful home happy. The Italian has now rambled off six straight wins and hasn't fell since Feb. 17 at San Diego. The remaining matches were abandoned.
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