Completed Event: Men's Tennis versus Baylor on April 16, 2026 , Loss , 1, to, 4
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The University of Utah Athletics
Saturday, January 12
Provo, UT
5:30 PM
University of Utah
at
Brigham Young
Photo by: Steve C. Wilson
Utes Set For Deseret First Duel Saturday
1/9/2019 9:31 AM | Men's Tennis
SALT LAKE CITY – The University of Utah men's tennis team is set to start the 2019 season with a trip down south to Brigham Young for the annual Deseret First Duel on Saturday, Jan. 12.
The match is set to start at 5:30 p.m. MT in Provo at BYU's indoor tennis courts with live stats available at www.BYUCougars.com. Fans can also follow along with live updates on Twitter (@UtahTennis) with a full set of results and a recap of the match available on UtahUtes.com following the completion of the match.
Utah has won four of the last five meetings against BYU, including last year's thrilling 4-3 victory. Egbert Weverink took down BYU's John Pearce in No. 3 singles in three sets (7-6, 6-7, 7-5) to clinch the win for the Utes.
The Utes return most of its line-up from last season, including Dan Little, David Micevski, Slava Shainyan, Randy Cory and Joe Woolley. Utah also returns two powerhouse doubles teams in Russell Benkiam and Randy Cory along with Little and Azat Hankuliyev.
Little played at the No. 1 position last season, posting 17 wins in duel action to earn all-Pac-12 honors. Him and Hankuliyev also notched 13 doubles wins, including a 10-match win streak.
Micevski earned 15 dual wins last season, playing primarily at the No. 2 spot, taking down multiple ranked opponents along the way. Woolley returns for his senior season after recording an 11-6 singles record last season while also going for 12 wins in doubles play with Weverink.
Shainyan and Cory both had success at singles last year as well, coming away with seven and eight wins respectively. Cory and Benkaim were dominant in doubles, posting a team-best 13 wins that included defeating three ranked teams from Stanford, Washington and Arizona.
The Utes also welcomed three newcomers to the squad this year in Mathias Gavelin (Stockholm, Sweden), Paul McCallie (Atlanta, Ga.) and RJ Parker (Bountiful, Utah).
Utah is coming off one of its best seasons in history, winning 19 duel matches to rank as high as No. 24 in the nation and first in the region. They advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1997 with head coach Roeland Brateanu winning the ITA Mountain Region Coach of the Year for the second straight season.
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The match is set to start at 5:30 p.m. MT in Provo at BYU's indoor tennis courts with live stats available at www.BYUCougars.com. Fans can also follow along with live updates on Twitter (@UtahTennis) with a full set of results and a recap of the match available on UtahUtes.com following the completion of the match.
Utah has won four of the last five meetings against BYU, including last year's thrilling 4-3 victory. Egbert Weverink took down BYU's John Pearce in No. 3 singles in three sets (7-6, 6-7, 7-5) to clinch the win for the Utes.
The Utes return most of its line-up from last season, including Dan Little, David Micevski, Slava Shainyan, Randy Cory and Joe Woolley. Utah also returns two powerhouse doubles teams in Russell Benkiam and Randy Cory along with Little and Azat Hankuliyev.
Little played at the No. 1 position last season, posting 17 wins in duel action to earn all-Pac-12 honors. Him and Hankuliyev also notched 13 doubles wins, including a 10-match win streak.
Micevski earned 15 dual wins last season, playing primarily at the No. 2 spot, taking down multiple ranked opponents along the way. Woolley returns for his senior season after recording an 11-6 singles record last season while also going for 12 wins in doubles play with Weverink.
Shainyan and Cory both had success at singles last year as well, coming away with seven and eight wins respectively. Cory and Benkaim were dominant in doubles, posting a team-best 13 wins that included defeating three ranked teams from Stanford, Washington and Arizona.
The Utes also welcomed three newcomers to the squad this year in Mathias Gavelin (Stockholm, Sweden), Paul McCallie (Atlanta, Ga.) and RJ Parker (Bountiful, Utah).
Utah is coming off one of its best seasons in history, winning 19 duel matches to rank as high as No. 24 in the nation and first in the region. They advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1997 with head coach Roeland Brateanu winning the ITA Mountain Region Coach of the Year for the second straight season.
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