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Men's Tennis Earns Two Sweeps; Improve to 16-0
3/6/2022 10:18 PM | Men's Tennis
The Utes increased their winning streak to 16
SAN DIEGO – The Utah men's tennis team improved to 16-0 on the season following a pair of 4-0 sweeps on Sunday. The Utes opened the day against San Diego State and closed it against UC San Diego. Utah is one of two undefeated teams left in the nation.Â
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Utah vs. SDSU
Utah got out to a fast start against San Diego State as they continued their winning ways in doubles. The Utes Bruno Caula and Francisco Bastias won the first match 6-4. A few minutes later, Mathias Gavelin and Jayson Blando won 6-4 to clinch the doubles point for the Utes. No. 1 doubles went unfinished.Â
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Needing three singles matches to clinch the point, the Utes went to work. Gavelin made it 2-0 in favor of the Utes after winning in No. 5 singles. Gavelin came away with a 6-0 first set victory and finished the match-winning 6-4.Â
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Bastias followed with a singles win of his own. In No. 2 singles, Bastias defeated Johannes Seeman, 6-2, 6-2, increasing the Utes lead to 3-0.Â
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Bruno Krenn clinched the win for the Utes with a three-set victory. After falling 6-2 in the first set to Judson Blair, Krenn bounced back and won the following two sets to clinch the match. He won 6-3 and 6-1 in the second and third sets.Â
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The rest of the matches went unfinished, but the Utes had a set victory in each.Â
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Utah vs. UCSDÂ
Playing their second match of the day, the Utes came out and dropped the No. 2 doubles. Needing to win the next two, to earn the doubles point, the Utes responded as Capalbo and Espin Busleiman won 6-2, tying doubles at 1-1. Caula and Rian Tan clinched the doubles point with a 6-2 victory in No. 3 doubles.Â
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The match went 2-0 in favor of the Utes when Caula won in No. 3 singles. He defeated Zach Ermert, 6-4, 6-0 for the Utes. Jayson Blando followed with with a singles win. J. Blando defeated Jett Cole, 7-6 (1), 6-2, to earn the victory in No. 5 singles.Â
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Capalbo earned another singles victory on the season in No. 1 singles. His victory over Daniel Traxler in No. 1 singles clinched the win for the Utes. Capalbo won 6-4, 6-4.Â
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The rest of Utah's matches went unfinished.Â
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MATCH #1 – UTAH 4, SAN DIEGO STATE 0
Singles (5,2,6)
Franco Capalbo (UTAH) vs. Joe Tyler (SDSU), 2-6, 6-3, 1-0 unfinished
Francisco Bastias (UTAH) def. Johannes Seeman (SDSU), 6-2, 6-2
Geronimo Espin Busleiman (UTAH) vs. Victor Castro (SDSU), 7-6 (7), 2-3, unfinished
Bruno Caula (UTAH) vs. Alexander Mandma (SDSU), 1-6, 6-1, unfinishedÂ
Mathias Gavelin (UTAH) def. Roni Rikkoenen (SDSU), 6-0, 6-3
Bruno Krenn (UTAH) def. Judson Blair (SDSU), 2-6, 6-3, 6-1
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Doubles (2,3)
Franco Capalbo/Geronimo Espin Busleiman (UTAH) vs. Joe Tyler/Alexander Mandma (SDSU) 4-5, unfinished
Bruno Caula/Francisco Bastias (UTAH) def. Victor Castro/Johannes Seeman (SDSU), 6-4
Mathias Gavelin/Jayson Blndo (UTAH) def. Jules Auffray/Judson Blair (SDSU), 6-4
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MATCH #2 – UTAH 4, UCSD 0Â
Singles (3,5,1)Â
Franco Capalbo (UTAH) def. Daniel Traxler (UCSD), 6-4, 6-4
Geronimo Espin Busleiman (UTAH) vs. Phillip Lan (UCSD), 4-6, 5-4 unfinished
Bruno Caula (UTAH) def. Zach Ermert (UCSD), 6-4, 6-0
Mathias Gavelin (UTAH) vs. Pelayo Rodriguez (UCSD), 6-3, 4-4 unfinishedÂ
Jayson Blando (UTAH) def. Jett Cole (UCSD), 7-6 (1), 6-2
Rian Ta (UTAH) vs. Sahm Irvine (UCSD), 3-6, 4-3 unfinishedÂ
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Doubles (2,1,3)
Franco Capalbo/Geronimo Espin Busleiman (UTAH) def. Daniel Trxler/Jett Cole (UCSD), 6-2
Eric Silberman/Zach Ermert (UCSD) def. Jayson Blando/Mathias Gavelin (UTAH), 6-2
Bruno Caula/Rian Ta (Utah) def. Pelay Rodriguez/Phillip Lan (UCSD), 6-2
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UP NEXTÂ
The Utes return to action on Friday, March 11, when they head to Stanford, Calif., to face Stanford. This will be Utah's Pac-12 opener. The match will start at 3 p.m. MT.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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Utah vs. SDSU
Utah got out to a fast start against San Diego State as they continued their winning ways in doubles. The Utes Bruno Caula and Francisco Bastias won the first match 6-4. A few minutes later, Mathias Gavelin and Jayson Blando won 6-4 to clinch the doubles point for the Utes. No. 1 doubles went unfinished.Â
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Needing three singles matches to clinch the point, the Utes went to work. Gavelin made it 2-0 in favor of the Utes after winning in No. 5 singles. Gavelin came away with a 6-0 first set victory and finished the match-winning 6-4.Â
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Bastias followed with a singles win of his own. In No. 2 singles, Bastias defeated Johannes Seeman, 6-2, 6-2, increasing the Utes lead to 3-0.Â
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Bruno Krenn clinched the win for the Utes with a three-set victory. After falling 6-2 in the first set to Judson Blair, Krenn bounced back and won the following two sets to clinch the match. He won 6-3 and 6-1 in the second and third sets.Â
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The rest of the matches went unfinished, but the Utes had a set victory in each.Â
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Utah vs. UCSDÂ
Playing their second match of the day, the Utes came out and dropped the No. 2 doubles. Needing to win the next two, to earn the doubles point, the Utes responded as Capalbo and Espin Busleiman won 6-2, tying doubles at 1-1. Caula and Rian Tan clinched the doubles point with a 6-2 victory in No. 3 doubles.Â
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The match went 2-0 in favor of the Utes when Caula won in No. 3 singles. He defeated Zach Ermert, 6-4, 6-0 for the Utes. Jayson Blando followed with with a singles win. J. Blando defeated Jett Cole, 7-6 (1), 6-2, to earn the victory in No. 5 singles.Â
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Capalbo earned another singles victory on the season in No. 1 singles. His victory over Daniel Traxler in No. 1 singles clinched the win for the Utes. Capalbo won 6-4, 6-4.Â
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The rest of Utah's matches went unfinished.Â
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MATCH #1 – UTAH 4, SAN DIEGO STATE 0
Singles (5,2,6)
Franco Capalbo (UTAH) vs. Joe Tyler (SDSU), 2-6, 6-3, 1-0 unfinished
Francisco Bastias (UTAH) def. Johannes Seeman (SDSU), 6-2, 6-2
Geronimo Espin Busleiman (UTAH) vs. Victor Castro (SDSU), 7-6 (7), 2-3, unfinished
Bruno Caula (UTAH) vs. Alexander Mandma (SDSU), 1-6, 6-1, unfinishedÂ
Mathias Gavelin (UTAH) def. Roni Rikkoenen (SDSU), 6-0, 6-3
Bruno Krenn (UTAH) def. Judson Blair (SDSU), 2-6, 6-3, 6-1
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Doubles (2,3)
Franco Capalbo/Geronimo Espin Busleiman (UTAH) vs. Joe Tyler/Alexander Mandma (SDSU) 4-5, unfinished
Bruno Caula/Francisco Bastias (UTAH) def. Victor Castro/Johannes Seeman (SDSU), 6-4
Mathias Gavelin/Jayson Blndo (UTAH) def. Jules Auffray/Judson Blair (SDSU), 6-4
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MATCH #2 – UTAH 4, UCSD 0Â
Singles (3,5,1)Â
Franco Capalbo (UTAH) def. Daniel Traxler (UCSD), 6-4, 6-4
Geronimo Espin Busleiman (UTAH) vs. Phillip Lan (UCSD), 4-6, 5-4 unfinished
Bruno Caula (UTAH) def. Zach Ermert (UCSD), 6-4, 6-0
Mathias Gavelin (UTAH) vs. Pelayo Rodriguez (UCSD), 6-3, 4-4 unfinishedÂ
Jayson Blando (UTAH) def. Jett Cole (UCSD), 7-6 (1), 6-2
Rian Ta (UTAH) vs. Sahm Irvine (UCSD), 3-6, 4-3 unfinishedÂ
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Doubles (2,1,3)
Franco Capalbo/Geronimo Espin Busleiman (UTAH) def. Daniel Trxler/Jett Cole (UCSD), 6-2
Eric Silberman/Zach Ermert (UCSD) def. Jayson Blando/Mathias Gavelin (UTAH), 6-2
Bruno Caula/Rian Ta (Utah) def. Pelay Rodriguez/Phillip Lan (UCSD), 6-2
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UP NEXTÂ
The Utes return to action on Friday, March 11, when they head to Stanford, Calif., to face Stanford. This will be Utah's Pac-12 opener. The match will start at 3 p.m. MT.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).
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Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
2,3
#1 Singles Match
1234
261UF
Joe Tyler / 0 [SDSU]
6300
#2 Singles Match
12
66
Johannes Seeman / 0 [SDSU]
22
#3 Singles Match
123
72UF
Victor Castro / 0 [SDSU]
630
#4 Singles Match
123
16UF
Alexander Mandma / 0 [SDSU]
610
#5 Singles Match
12
66
Roni Rikkonen / 0 [SDSU]
03
#6 Singles Match
123
266
Judson Blair / 0 [SDSU]
631
Order of Finish:
5,2,6
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