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11:00 AM
Men's Tennis
at Stanford
The University of Utah Athletics
Saturday, January 21
Salt Lake City, UT
12:00 PM
University of Utah
vs
UC Davis
Men's Tennis set to host UC Davis and Weber State in season opener
1/18/2023 4:24 PM | Men's Tennis
FIRST SERVE
The Utah men's tennis team returns to action this weekend in a season-opening doubleheader. The Utes will face UC Davis in the first match of the season at 12 p.m. MT at the George S. Eccles Tennis Center. The squad will follow up with a match against in-state rival Weber State beginning at 5 p.m. MT.
NATIONAL RANKINGS
Utah factored very well in the final Fall 2022 ITA Rankings, issued on Nov. 16. Junior Geronimo Espin Busleiman ranked 29th in singles with a 9-3 record, while the tandem of Patrik Trhac and Berk Bugarikj ranked fifth in doubles after going 8-1 in the Fall.
A LOOK BACK
The Utah men had a very successful fall season, bringing home first place victories at the ITA Mountain Regionals. Geronimo Espin Busleiman brought back the first-place title for the Utes in singles play in a 6-3, 6-3 match against Utah State's David Cierny. Teammate Franco Capalbo had won first-place the previous year, making this the second in a row for Utah.
Doubles team Patrik Trhac and Berk Bugarikj took first-place as well, defeating Francisco Bascon and Mateo Masala from the University of Idaho. The duo held up in an incredible 4-6, 6-2, 10-3 match, taking the victory and awarding the Utes with both first-place titles for the first time since 2002.
The ITA Nationals in early November saw strong performances from the Utes, with Espin Busleiman reaching the quarterfinals in singles action. He won two matches to set up an encounter with top-seeded Garrett Johns from Duke, before falling in a three-set battle, 7-5, 6-1, 2-6. Trhac and Bugarikj advanced all the way to the semifinals by defeating the nation's sixth-ranked tandem of Sebastian Rodriguez and Alan Magadan from UTSA, 5-7, 6-1, 10-7. The duo would come up just short in the semifinal match against Alexander Jong and Lui Maxted from TCU, who ended the Fall ranked fourth in the nation by the ITA.Â
SCOUTING UC DAVIS
The UC Davis Aggies will bring a robust team for competition against the Utes. The team made an appearance at their corresponding ITA Regional tournament, with players taking a total of nine singles victories as well as advancing two doubles teams into the quarterfinals. Ryan Torres advanced trough the tournament to the final round, taking second place to the No. 2 seed Ran Amar of Pacific in a 6-3, 6-1 match.
SCOUTING WEBER STATE
The Weber State Wildcats also come in strong, having placed in the final round of doubles competition of the Bedford Cup in the Mountains during the fall season. The leading doubles team consisting of Tristan Sarap and Elyes Marouani defeated the No. 2 seeded Utes and No. 3 Denver on the way to the final match of the tournament. Multiple players made the final rounds of back draws, with freshman William Zulch placing in the final match of the B Draw, defeating the No. 1 seed from Denver but falling to the No. 2 seed.
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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The Utah men's tennis team returns to action this weekend in a season-opening doubleheader. The Utes will face UC Davis in the first match of the season at 12 p.m. MT at the George S. Eccles Tennis Center. The squad will follow up with a match against in-state rival Weber State beginning at 5 p.m. MT.
NATIONAL RANKINGS
Utah factored very well in the final Fall 2022 ITA Rankings, issued on Nov. 16. Junior Geronimo Espin Busleiman ranked 29th in singles with a 9-3 record, while the tandem of Patrik Trhac and Berk Bugarikj ranked fifth in doubles after going 8-1 in the Fall.
A LOOK BACK
The Utah men had a very successful fall season, bringing home first place victories at the ITA Mountain Regionals. Geronimo Espin Busleiman brought back the first-place title for the Utes in singles play in a 6-3, 6-3 match against Utah State's David Cierny. Teammate Franco Capalbo had won first-place the previous year, making this the second in a row for Utah.
Doubles team Patrik Trhac and Berk Bugarikj took first-place as well, defeating Francisco Bascon and Mateo Masala from the University of Idaho. The duo held up in an incredible 4-6, 6-2, 10-3 match, taking the victory and awarding the Utes with both first-place titles for the first time since 2002.
The ITA Nationals in early November saw strong performances from the Utes, with Espin Busleiman reaching the quarterfinals in singles action. He won two matches to set up an encounter with top-seeded Garrett Johns from Duke, before falling in a three-set battle, 7-5, 6-1, 2-6. Trhac and Bugarikj advanced all the way to the semifinals by defeating the nation's sixth-ranked tandem of Sebastian Rodriguez and Alan Magadan from UTSA, 5-7, 6-1, 10-7. The duo would come up just short in the semifinal match against Alexander Jong and Lui Maxted from TCU, who ended the Fall ranked fourth in the nation by the ITA.Â
SCOUTING UC DAVIS
The UC Davis Aggies will bring a robust team for competition against the Utes. The team made an appearance at their corresponding ITA Regional tournament, with players taking a total of nine singles victories as well as advancing two doubles teams into the quarterfinals. Ryan Torres advanced trough the tournament to the final round, taking second place to the No. 2 seed Ran Amar of Pacific in a 6-3, 6-1 match.
SCOUTING WEBER STATE
The Weber State Wildcats also come in strong, having placed in the final round of doubles competition of the Bedford Cup in the Mountains during the fall season. The leading doubles team consisting of Tristan Sarap and Elyes Marouani defeated the No. 2 seeded Utes and No. 3 Denver on the way to the final match of the tournament. Multiple players made the final rounds of back draws, with freshman William Zulch placing in the final match of the B Draw, defeating the No. 1 seed from Denver but falling to the No. 2 seed.
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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