The Utes will participate in the ITA Mountain Regional this week.
SALT LAKE CITY – The University of Utah Men's Tennis will head to Albuquerque, N.M., to participate in the ITA Mountain Region Championships from Oct. 13-17. Franco Capalbo will look to repeat as the ITA Mountain Region Singles Champion.
Utah will compete in singles and doubles during the ITA Regional. The regional doubles champion and the regional singles champion and finalists qualify for the ITA National Fall Championships from November 4-7 in San Diego, California.
Last season, Capalbo claimed the ITA Mountain Region Singles crown. He was the first Ute to capture this honor since 2006. He defeated top-seeded player James Davis, 6-2, 6-4, to claim the crown.
Utah leads the Mountain Region schools with four top-10 players competing in this tournament.
The Utah program boasts the No. 71 ranked singles player in Espin Busleiman, and the No. 83 ranked singles player in Capalbo. Espin Busleiman and Capalbo are ranked as the eighth-best doubles team in the nation. The Jamieson Nathan and Matej Panik of Montana State duo find themselves ranked No. 23 and are the second seed in the doubles draw at the ITA Mountain Regional.
Day one matches start on Thursday, Oct. 13, at 8:30 a.m. with the round of 64 singles matchups. The ITA doubles draw will start on Friday morning at 8:30 a.m. from the McKinnon Family Tennis Stadium.
Role models. Trailblazers. Legends. Celebrating our #AAPI student-athletes this month and always.Role models. Trailblazers. Legends. Celebrating our #AAPI student-athletes this month and always.