Men's Tennis Wraps Up Day Two of the LMU Invite

Saturday, November 13

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Men's Tennis Wraps Up Day Two of the LMU Invite

11/13/2021 5:48 PM | Men's Tennis

The Utes picked up six wins on day two of the LMU Invite.

LOS ANGELES – The University of Utah's men's tennis team picked up six more victories on the second day of the LMU Invitational.

Starting with doubles, Utah added two victories to the weekend total. Playing Utah State, Francisco Bastias and Bruno Caula defeated David Cierny and Bodin Zarkovic, 6-1. The second doubles win came when Geronimo Busleiman Jayson Blando had a 6-2 victory over Roko Savin and Sergi Mico Fenollar.

The wins continued in singles play as the Utes picked up four more victories. Bastias defeated Emmanuel Coste, 6-1, 6-1 for a Ute win. Caula followed with his own 6-1, 6-1 victory over Mike Mkrtchian of UC Irvine.

The last two victories for Utah on the day came from Busleiman and J. Blando. Busleiman came away with a 6-3, 6-4, over Ali Amiri. Blando had a 6-4, 6-4 win over Rithvik Krishna.

In the final two matches for Utah, Rian Ta and Charlie Spina battled, but both were defeated in three sets.

Utah will return to the courts on Sunday for the final day of the LMU Invitational, which is being played at the LMU Tennis Center.

LMU Invitational – Day 2 Results
Singles – Utah vs. UC Irvine
Francisco Bastias (Utah) def. Emmanuel Coste (UCI), 6-1, 6-1
Bruno Caula (Utah) def. Mike Mkrtchian (UCI), 6-1, 6-1
Geronimo Busleiman (Utah) def. Ali Amiri (UCI), 6-3, 6-4
Jayson Blando (Utah) def. Rithvik Krishna (UCI), 6-4, 6-4
Matthew Sah (UCI) def. Rian Ta (Utah), 0-6, 7-5, 6-1
Thomas Smart (UCI) def. Charlie Spina (Utah), 6-2, 4-6, 6-2

Doubles – Utah vs. Utah State
Francisco Bastias/Bruno Caula (Utah) def. David Cierny/Bodin Zarkovic (USU), 6-1
Geronimo Busleiman/Jayson Blando (Utah) def. Roko Savin/Sergi Mico Fenollar (USU), 6-2
Felipe Acosta/Jack Ninteman (USU) def. Charlie Spina /Rian Ta (Utah), 6-2