Men’s Tennis Opens Fall Slate at ITA Regionals
10/12/2022 1:18 PM | Men's Tennis
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.
The Utes will have four members of the squad in action this week. Joining Capalbo in action are Geronimo Espin Busleiman, Berk Bugarikj, and Patrik Trhac. The complete draws can be found by clicking here.
The Utes squad has two ranked doubles teams in the doubles draw. They consist of No. 1 Franco Capalbo/Geronimo Espin Busleiman and the third-seeded team of Berk Bugarikj/Patrik Trhac.
All four players will be in the singles draw, and all four are seeded in the draw. Leading the way is No. 1 Franco Capalbo, No. 2 Geronimo Espin Busleiman, No. 8 Patrik Trhac and No. 9 Berk Bugarikj.
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.
FOLLOW THE UTES!
Fans can follow along during the 2022 season on social media (Twitter: @UtahTennis | Instagram: @UtahTennis | Facebook: Facebook.com/Utahmenstennis).
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.
The Utes will have four members of the squad in action this week. Joining Capalbo in action are Geronimo Espin Busleiman, Berk Bugarikj, and Patrik Trhac. The complete draws can be found by clicking here.
The Utes squad has two ranked doubles teams in the doubles draw. They consist of No. 1 Franco Capalbo/Geronimo Espin Busleiman and the third-seeded team of Berk Bugarikj/Patrik Trhac.
All four players will be in the singles draw, and all four are seeded in the draw. Leading the way is No. 1 Franco Capalbo, No. 2 Geronimo Espin Busleiman, No. 8 Patrik Trhac and No. 9 Berk Bugarikj.
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.
FOLLOW THE UTES!
Fans can follow along during the 2022 season on social media (Twitter: @UtahTennis | Instagram: @UtahTennis | Facebook: Facebook.com/Utahmenstennis).
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