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Friday, March 25
Salt Lake City, UT
12:00 PM
University of Utah
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Oregon
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Utah Downs No. 44 Oregon, 4-0
3/25/2022 3:39 PM | Men's Tennis
The Utes earned their first Pac-12 victory of the season.
SALT LAKE CITY – The No. 35 Utah men's tennis team opened the weekend with a 4-0 victory over No. 44 Oregon Ducks. After an exciting set of doubles matches that placed the Utes in the lead, the squad moved into singles and took the victory.
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In doubles, matches against the Ducks were a lively sight. On court two, Francisco Bastias and Bruno Caula swept the Duck duo 6-0. On courts one and three, scores were close, but the point was ultimately decided on court one. No. 22 ranked doubles duo of Franco Capalbo/Geronimo Espin Busleiman downed the No. 25 ranked team of Joshua Charlton/Quinn Vandecasteele 6-4, awarding the Utes with their first point. On court three, Mathias Gavelin and Jayson Blando were tied 4-4 but didn't finish their match.
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During singles, Bruno Krenn was the first to claim a victory. On court six, Krenn defeated Oregon's Avi Shugar 6-3, 6-2, awarding the Utes their second point. The third point came on court two, where Bastias downed his opponent 6-4, 6-1. The match point came on court three after Espin Busleiman downed his opponent 6-1, 7-6 (3).
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On court one, Capalbo had taken the first set 6-4 and was trailing 5-6 in the second. On court five, Gavelin had won the first set in a close tiebreaker, 7-6 (9), and was leading 5-4 in the second set before the match clinched in Utah's favor.
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#35 UTAH 4, #44 OREGON 0Â
Singles (6,2,3)
Franco Capalbo (UTAH) vs. Joshua Charlton (ORE) 6-4, 5-6, unf.
Francisco Bastias (UTAH) def. Quinn Vandecasteele (ORE) 6-4, 6-1
Geronimo Espin Busleiman (UTAH) def. Ivailo Keremedchiev (ORE) 6-1, 7-6 (7-3)
Bruno Caula (UTAH) vs Jesper Klov-Nilsson (ORE) 6-2, 1-6, 2-3, unf.
Mathias Gavelin (UTAH) vs. Luke Vandecasteele (ORE) 7-6 (11-9), 5-4, unf.Â
Bruno Krenn (UTAH) def. Avi Shugar (ORE) 6-3, 6-2
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Doubles (2,1)
#22 Franco Capalbo/Geronimo Espin Busleiman (UTAH) def. #25 Joshua Charlton/Quinn Vandecasteele (ORE) 6-4
Francisco Bastias/Bruno Caula (UTAH) def. Youssef Kadiri/Ivailo Keremedchiev (ORE) 6-0
Mathias Gavelin/Jayson Blando (UTAH) vs. Luke Vandecasteele/Ryoma Matsushita (ORE) 4-4, unf.
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UP NEXTÂ
On Sunday, the Utes return to action when they host Washington in Pac-12 action. The match will start at 12 p.m. MT from the George S. Eccles Tennis Center in Salt Lake City.Â
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Fans can follow along during the 2022 season on social media (Twitter: @UtahTennis | Instagram: @UtahTennis | Facebook: Facebook.com/Utahmenstennis).
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In doubles, matches against the Ducks were a lively sight. On court two, Francisco Bastias and Bruno Caula swept the Duck duo 6-0. On courts one and three, scores were close, but the point was ultimately decided on court one. No. 22 ranked doubles duo of Franco Capalbo/Geronimo Espin Busleiman downed the No. 25 ranked team of Joshua Charlton/Quinn Vandecasteele 6-4, awarding the Utes with their first point. On court three, Mathias Gavelin and Jayson Blando were tied 4-4 but didn't finish their match.
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During singles, Bruno Krenn was the first to claim a victory. On court six, Krenn defeated Oregon's Avi Shugar 6-3, 6-2, awarding the Utes their second point. The third point came on court two, where Bastias downed his opponent 6-4, 6-1. The match point came on court three after Espin Busleiman downed his opponent 6-1, 7-6 (3).
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On court one, Capalbo had taken the first set 6-4 and was trailing 5-6 in the second. On court five, Gavelin had won the first set in a close tiebreaker, 7-6 (9), and was leading 5-4 in the second set before the match clinched in Utah's favor.
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#35 UTAH 4, #44 OREGON 0Â
Singles (6,2,3)
Franco Capalbo (UTAH) vs. Joshua Charlton (ORE) 6-4, 5-6, unf.
Francisco Bastias (UTAH) def. Quinn Vandecasteele (ORE) 6-4, 6-1
Geronimo Espin Busleiman (UTAH) def. Ivailo Keremedchiev (ORE) 6-1, 7-6 (7-3)
Bruno Caula (UTAH) vs Jesper Klov-Nilsson (ORE) 6-2, 1-6, 2-3, unf.
Mathias Gavelin (UTAH) vs. Luke Vandecasteele (ORE) 7-6 (11-9), 5-4, unf.Â
Bruno Krenn (UTAH) def. Avi Shugar (ORE) 6-3, 6-2
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Doubles (2,1)
#22 Franco Capalbo/Geronimo Espin Busleiman (UTAH) def. #25 Joshua Charlton/Quinn Vandecasteele (ORE) 6-4
Francisco Bastias/Bruno Caula (UTAH) def. Youssef Kadiri/Ivailo Keremedchiev (ORE) 6-0
Mathias Gavelin/Jayson Blando (UTAH) vs. Luke Vandecasteele/Ryoma Matsushita (ORE) 4-4, unf.
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UP NEXTÂ
On Sunday, the Utes return to action when they host Washington in Pac-12 action. The match will start at 12 p.m. MT from the George S. Eccles Tennis Center in Salt Lake City.Â
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FOLLOW THE UTES!
Fans can follow along during the 2022 season on social media (Twitter: @UtahTennis | Instagram: @UtahTennis | Facebook: Facebook.com/Utahmenstennis).
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
2,1
#1 Singles Match
123
Joshua Charlton / 0 (79/-) [ORE]
460
65UF
#2 Singles Match
12
Quinn Vandecasteele / 0 [ORE]
41
66
#3 Singles Match
12
Ivailo Keremedchiev / 0 [ORE]
16
67
#4 Singles Match
1234
Jesper Klov-Nilsson / 0 [ORE]
2630
612UF
#5 Singles Match
123
Luke Vandecasteele / 0 [ORE]
640
75UF
#6 Singles Match
12
Avi Shugar / 0 [ORE]
32
66
Order of Finish:
2,6,3
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