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The University of Utah Athletics
Saturday, March 31
Salt Lake City, UT
1:00 PM
University of Utah
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Arizona State
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Utes Knock Off ASU, 4-3
3/31/2018 5:06 PM | Men's Tennis
Utah starts 2-0 in Pac-12 play
SALT LAKE CITY – The Utah men's tennis team earned another hard-fought victory this afternoon, 4-3 over Arizona State. The Utes improved to 19-2 on the season and 2-0 in Pac-12
Senior Santiago Sierra was the deciding factor in the match, winning in three sets to give the Utes a fifth-straight win.Â
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"This win feels unbelievable," said head coach Roeland Brateanu. "This is a legitimate top 15 team, and we played them toe-to-toe in every match. We are very fortunate to come up with a win, but the guys worked hard for it and they believed. I am really proud of the work and I am really proud of the win today."
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The Sun Devils were able to get an early lead on the Utes by taking the doubles point. Joe Woolley and Egbert Weverink were the only ones to earn a victory for the Utes, beating out Makey Rakotomalala and Andrea Bolla with a score of 6-4 at the No. 2 position.
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In singles play, the Utes started their comeback. Randy Cory started things off with a quick win on the No. 5 court, topping ASU's Tim Ruehl 6-2, 6-4. David Micevski then put in a win of his own at the No. 2 spot, defeating Benjamin Hannestad with a final score of 7-5, 6-3. Dan Little then followed with a win at the No. 1 spot to tie the match at three games apiece, topping Michael Geerts with a score of 7-5, 7-5.
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With one final match remaining, the win was in Sierra's hands. After dropping the first set 6-3, he came back to even things up with a 7-6 victory in the second set. With the entire match on the line, he was able to take the third set, 6-2, to complete the Utah comeback.
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The Utah men's tennis team will be back in action next week for two Pac-12 conference matches on the road. They will first travel to Berkeley, California, to take on 30th ranked Cal, with the match against the Bears set for April 6th at 6 p.m. MST. Then on April 7th, they will travel to Stanford, California, to take on the 3rd ranked Stanford Cardinal, with the match set to start at 2 p.m. MST.
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No. 39 UTAH 4, No. 34 ASU 3
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Doubles (1,2,3)
Tim Ruehl/Michael Geerts (ASU) def. Randy Cory/Russell Benkaim (UTAH), 6-4
Joe Woolley/Egbert Weverink (UTAH) def. Makey Rakotomalala/Andrea Bolla (ASU), 6-4
Benjamin Hannestad/William Kirkman (ASU) def. Dan Little/Azat Hankuliyev (UTAH), 7-6
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Singles (5,3,2,6,1,4)
Dan Little (UTAH) def. Michael Geerts (ASU), 7-5, 7-5
David Micevski (UTAH) def. Benjamin Hannestad (ASU), 7-5, 6-3
Makey Rakotomalala (ASU) def. Egbert Weverink (UTAH), 6-3, 7-6
Santiago Sierra (UTAH) def. Andrea Bolla (ASU), 3-6, 7-6, 6-2
Randy Cory (UTAH) def. Tim Ruehl (ASU), 6-2, 6-4
William Kirkman (ASU) def. Joe Woolley (UTAH), 7-5, 7-6
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Senior Santiago Sierra was the deciding factor in the match, winning in three sets to give the Utes a fifth-straight win.Â
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"This win feels unbelievable," said head coach Roeland Brateanu. "This is a legitimate top 15 team, and we played them toe-to-toe in every match. We are very fortunate to come up with a win, but the guys worked hard for it and they believed. I am really proud of the work and I am really proud of the win today."
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The Sun Devils were able to get an early lead on the Utes by taking the doubles point. Joe Woolley and Egbert Weverink were the only ones to earn a victory for the Utes, beating out Makey Rakotomalala and Andrea Bolla with a score of 6-4 at the No. 2 position.
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In singles play, the Utes started their comeback. Randy Cory started things off with a quick win on the No. 5 court, topping ASU's Tim Ruehl 6-2, 6-4. David Micevski then put in a win of his own at the No. 2 spot, defeating Benjamin Hannestad with a final score of 7-5, 6-3. Dan Little then followed with a win at the No. 1 spot to tie the match at three games apiece, topping Michael Geerts with a score of 7-5, 7-5.
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With one final match remaining, the win was in Sierra's hands. After dropping the first set 6-3, he came back to even things up with a 7-6 victory in the second set. With the entire match on the line, he was able to take the third set, 6-2, to complete the Utah comeback.
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The Utah men's tennis team will be back in action next week for two Pac-12 conference matches on the road. They will first travel to Berkeley, California, to take on 30th ranked Cal, with the match against the Bears set for April 6th at 6 p.m. MST. Then on April 7th, they will travel to Stanford, California, to take on the 3rd ranked Stanford Cardinal, with the match set to start at 2 p.m. MST.
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No. 39 UTAH 4, No. 34 ASU 3
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Doubles (1,2,3)
Tim Ruehl/Michael Geerts (ASU) def. Randy Cory/Russell Benkaim (UTAH), 6-4
Joe Woolley/Egbert Weverink (UTAH) def. Makey Rakotomalala/Andrea Bolla (ASU), 6-4
Benjamin Hannestad/William Kirkman (ASU) def. Dan Little/Azat Hankuliyev (UTAH), 7-6
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Singles (5,3,2,6,1,4)
Dan Little (UTAH) def. Michael Geerts (ASU), 7-5, 7-5
David Micevski (UTAH) def. Benjamin Hannestad (ASU), 7-5, 6-3
Makey Rakotomalala (ASU) def. Egbert Weverink (UTAH), 6-3, 7-6
Santiago Sierra (UTAH) def. Andrea Bolla (ASU), 3-6, 7-6, 6-2
Randy Cory (UTAH) def. Tim Ruehl (ASU), 6-2, 6-4
William Kirkman (ASU) def. Joe Woolley (UTAH), 7-5, 7-6
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