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Men's Tennis
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Saturday, March 7
Salt Lake City, UT
2:00 PM
University of Utah
0
vs
4
Brigham Young
Photo by: Jake Laramie
Men's Tennis Falls to BYU
3/7/2020 4:46 PM | Men's Tennis
Utes suffer first home loss of the season.
SALT LAKE CITY – The University of Utah men's tennis team fell in a match against in-state rival Brigham Young Saturday afternoon with a final score of 0-4. Utah suffered its first loss at the Eccles Tennis Center of the season and are now 12-5 overall in spring play.
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Playing outdoors for the first time in Salt Lake City, the Utes and Cougars went back-and-forth throughout the doubles matches to open the contest. With all three courts tied 4-4 at one point, the Utes couldn't pull ahead and saw BYU pick up wins on courts No. 1 and No. 2 to seal the doubles point. Azat Hankuliyev and Slava Shainyan fell 6-4 on court two against Sam Tullis and Ben Gajardo, while Utah's No. 37-ranked duo of Randy Cory and Russell Benkaim fell at the No. 1 position to Mateo Vereau and Matheus Leite, 6-4.Â
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Singles was no different than doubles and all matches were very tight early. At the No. 6 position, Thayne faced off against Matheus Leite and came up short 6-3, 6-3 for BYU's second point of the dual. The Cougars then added another victory shortly after with a win at the No. 4 spot, as Gavelin fell 6-3, 6-4 against Sam Tullis. BYU then ended the match at the No. 3 spot, clinching the dual 4-0, as Benkaim fell 6-3, 7-5, in a competitive match against Jack Barnett.Â
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The Utah men's tennis team will be back in action next week, hitting the road for two matches in Dallas, Texas. The Utes are first set to face off against The Citadel on Saturday, March 14Â at 11 a.m. MT. Utah will end the road trip on Sunday, March 15 with a match against SMU at 11 a.m. MT.
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BYU 4, Utah 0
Doubles (2,1)
1. Vereau/Leite (BYU) def. #37 Cory/Benkaim (UU), 6-4
2. Tullis/Gajardo (BYU) def. Hankuliyev/Shainyan (UU), 6-4
3. Thayne/Gavelin (UU) vs. Hill/Ball (BYU), 5-5, unf.
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Singles (6,4,3)
1. Sean Hill (BYU) vs. Franco Capalbo (UU), 7-6, 4-1, unf.
2. Mateo Vereau (BYU) vs. Slava Shainyan (UU), 6-3, 4-4, unf.
3. Jack Barnett (BYU) def. Russell Benkaim (UU), 6-3, 7-5
4. Sam Tullis (BYU) def. Mathias Gavelin (UU), 6-3, 6-4
5. Ben Gajardo (BYU) vs. Randy Cory (UU), 7-5, 6-5, unf.
6. Matheus Leite (BYU) def. Wally Thayne (UU), 6-3, 6-3
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Playing outdoors for the first time in Salt Lake City, the Utes and Cougars went back-and-forth throughout the doubles matches to open the contest. With all three courts tied 4-4 at one point, the Utes couldn't pull ahead and saw BYU pick up wins on courts No. 1 and No. 2 to seal the doubles point. Azat Hankuliyev and Slava Shainyan fell 6-4 on court two against Sam Tullis and Ben Gajardo, while Utah's No. 37-ranked duo of Randy Cory and Russell Benkaim fell at the No. 1 position to Mateo Vereau and Matheus Leite, 6-4.Â
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Singles was no different than doubles and all matches were very tight early. At the No. 6 position, Thayne faced off against Matheus Leite and came up short 6-3, 6-3 for BYU's second point of the dual. The Cougars then added another victory shortly after with a win at the No. 4 spot, as Gavelin fell 6-3, 6-4 against Sam Tullis. BYU then ended the match at the No. 3 spot, clinching the dual 4-0, as Benkaim fell 6-3, 7-5, in a competitive match against Jack Barnett.Â
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The Utah men's tennis team will be back in action next week, hitting the road for two matches in Dallas, Texas. The Utes are first set to face off against The Citadel on Saturday, March 14Â at 11 a.m. MT. Utah will end the road trip on Sunday, March 15 with a match against SMU at 11 a.m. MT.
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BYU 4, Utah 0
Doubles (2,1)
1. Vereau/Leite (BYU) def. #37 Cory/Benkaim (UU), 6-4
2. Tullis/Gajardo (BYU) def. Hankuliyev/Shainyan (UU), 6-4
3. Thayne/Gavelin (UU) vs. Hill/Ball (BYU), 5-5, unf.
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Singles (6,4,3)
1. Sean Hill (BYU) vs. Franco Capalbo (UU), 7-6, 4-1, unf.
2. Mateo Vereau (BYU) vs. Slava Shainyan (UU), 6-3, 4-4, unf.
3. Jack Barnett (BYU) def. Russell Benkaim (UU), 6-3, 7-5
4. Sam Tullis (BYU) def. Mathias Gavelin (UU), 6-3, 6-4
5. Ben Gajardo (BYU) vs. Randy Cory (UU), 7-5, 6-5, unf.
6. Matheus Leite (BYU) def. Wally Thayne (UU), 6-3, 6-3
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