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Men's Tennis Set to Host Two Home Matches this Weekend
2/26/2019 4:06 PM | Men's Tennis
SALT LAKE CITY –The University of Utah men's program team is set to continue its home stand with matches against Old Dominion on Friday, March 1st, and Denver on Sunday, March 3rd.
Utah's match against Old Dominion will begin at 5 p.m. MT on Friday, with its battle against Denver taking place at 12 p.m. MT on Sunday, with both matches will be held in the Eccles Tennis Center on the University of Utah campus. Both matches will be live streamed with live updates also available on Twitter (@UtahTennis) and Instagram (@UtahTennis).
The Utes have only faced off against Old Dominion once since Roeland Brateanu took over the program, losing to the Monarchs in 2017-18. Utah and Denver have matched up every year during Brateanu's run as head coach, holding a 3-2 record during that time period.
The Utes are coming off another pair of wins this past Saturday, defeating Marquette (6-1) and Montana (4-3) to improve to 10-3 overall this season.
Starting the day off strong, the Utes were able to earn the doubles point against Marquette. The first victory came from Dan Little and Azat Hankuliyev on Court No. 2, as they were able to down Greg Anderson and Luis Heredia Gomez with a score of 6-4. Russell Benkaim and Mathias Gavelin then sealed the doubles point with a win at the No. 3 position over Luke Smrek and Fran San Adres, with a final score of 6-4.
In singles, Little, Slava Shainyan, Hankuliyev, and Benkaim all won in straight sets for the Utes, as they were able to take a 5-0 lead. After dropping the first set, David Micevski then came back against Luke Smrek at the No. 1 spot, for a 6-7, 6-2, 10-8 victory.
Later in the day against Montana, the Utes were able to take an early lead as they were able to earn the doubles point. On the No. 2 court, Little and Hankuliyev got things started with a quick 6-1 victory against Ludvig and Pontus Hallgren. Then at the No. 1 position, Micevski and Shainyan secured the point against Alex Canellopoulos and Ed Pudney, winning 6-4.
In singles, Micevski kept things rolling at the No. 1 spot with a quick 6-2, 6-3 win over Alex Canellopoulos. Benkaim followed shortly after with a win of his own to put the Utes up 3-0 on the No. 3 court, topping Max Korkh with a final score of 6-3, 6-4. Montana then won the matches on courts 4, 5, and 6 to tie things up at 3-3. To then seal the victory, Shainyan provided the final win needed at the No. 2 position against Ludvig Hallgren in three sets, 7-6, 5-7, 6-0, to give the Utes the 4-3 victory over Montana.
Utah's matches against Old Dominion and Denver on Friday and Sunday are free to the public. A full recap and results will be available on UtahUtes.com Following the completion of the matches.
Utah's match against Old Dominion will begin at 5 p.m. MT on Friday, with its battle against Denver taking place at 12 p.m. MT on Sunday, with both matches will be held in the Eccles Tennis Center on the University of Utah campus. Both matches will be live streamed with live updates also available on Twitter (@UtahTennis) and Instagram (@UtahTennis).
The Utes have only faced off against Old Dominion once since Roeland Brateanu took over the program, losing to the Monarchs in 2017-18. Utah and Denver have matched up every year during Brateanu's run as head coach, holding a 3-2 record during that time period.
The Utes are coming off another pair of wins this past Saturday, defeating Marquette (6-1) and Montana (4-3) to improve to 10-3 overall this season.
Starting the day off strong, the Utes were able to earn the doubles point against Marquette. The first victory came from Dan Little and Azat Hankuliyev on Court No. 2, as they were able to down Greg Anderson and Luis Heredia Gomez with a score of 6-4. Russell Benkaim and Mathias Gavelin then sealed the doubles point with a win at the No. 3 position over Luke Smrek and Fran San Adres, with a final score of 6-4.
In singles, Little, Slava Shainyan, Hankuliyev, and Benkaim all won in straight sets for the Utes, as they were able to take a 5-0 lead. After dropping the first set, David Micevski then came back against Luke Smrek at the No. 1 spot, for a 6-7, 6-2, 10-8 victory.
Later in the day against Montana, the Utes were able to take an early lead as they were able to earn the doubles point. On the No. 2 court, Little and Hankuliyev got things started with a quick 6-1 victory against Ludvig and Pontus Hallgren. Then at the No. 1 position, Micevski and Shainyan secured the point against Alex Canellopoulos and Ed Pudney, winning 6-4.
In singles, Micevski kept things rolling at the No. 1 spot with a quick 6-2, 6-3 win over Alex Canellopoulos. Benkaim followed shortly after with a win of his own to put the Utes up 3-0 on the No. 3 court, topping Max Korkh with a final score of 6-3, 6-4. Montana then won the matches on courts 4, 5, and 6 to tie things up at 3-3. To then seal the victory, Shainyan provided the final win needed at the No. 2 position against Ludvig Hallgren in three sets, 7-6, 5-7, 6-0, to give the Utes the 4-3 victory over Montana.
Utah's matches against Old Dominion and Denver on Friday and Sunday are free to the public. A full recap and results will be available on UtahUtes.com Following the completion of the matches.
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