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Men's Tennis
vs Utah Invitational
Friday, April 12
Tempe, AZ
6:00 PM
University of Utah
0
at
4
Arizona State
Utah falls 4-0 to No. 20 Arizona State
4/12/2024 8:07 PM | Men's Tennis
TEMPE, Ariz. – The Utah men's tennis team competed in one of their final two matches of the season and fell 4-0 to No. 20 Arizona State Friday evening.Â
Arizona State ended up claiming the doubles point by picking up wins on the No. 3 court and the No. 1 court. Mike Blando and Jayson Blando were up 4-3 in their set before it went unfinished.
In singles, court No. 3 was the first to finish with the Sun Devils capturing the win. ASU then picked up a win at the No. 6 spot giving them a 3-0 edge in the match.Â
Arizona State picked up the clinch point at the No. 4 spot.Â
In the No. 1 spot, Geronimo Espin Busleiman took his first set into a tiebreak but lost 7-6. He never started a second set before the match was clinched and went unfinished.Â
Gianluca Citadini dropped his first set 6-3 but was tied 3-3 in the second set before it went unfinished.Â
UP NEXT
Utah will take on No. 8 Arizona in the final road match of the season on April 14 before returning home for the final matches April 19-21 against USC and UCLA.Â
FOLLOW THE UTES
Fans can follow along during the 2024 season on social media (Twitter: @UtahTennis | Instagram: @UtahTennis | Facebook: Facebook.com/Utahmenstennis).
FULL RESULTS
Arizona State 4, Utah 0
Singles (Order of Finish: 3, 6, 4)
1. Murphy Cassone (ASU) vs. Geronimo Busleiman (UU) 6-6 UF
2. Max McKennon (ASU) vs. Bruno Krenn (UU) 6,3, 4-3 UF
3. Roy Ginat (ASU) def. Jayson Blando (UU) 6-1, 6-2
4. Jacob Bullard (ASU) def. Dylan Applegate (UU) 6-2, 6-4
5. Martin Vergara del Puerto (ASU) vs. Gianluca Citadini (UU) 6-3, 3-2
6. Nicola Cigna (ASU) def. Mike Blando (UU) 6-1, 6-1
Doubles (Order of Finish: 3, 1)
1. MURPHY CASSONE / JACOB BULLARD (ASU) def. Geronimo Busleiman / Bruno Krenn (Utah) 6-2
2. MAX MCKENNON / NICOLA CIGNA Â (ASU) vs. Mike Blando / Jayson Blando (Utah) 3-4, uf
3. MARTIN VERGARA DEL PUERTO / CONSTANTINOS KOSHIS (ASU) def. Gianluca Citadini / Dylan Applegate (Utah) 6-2
Arizona State ended up claiming the doubles point by picking up wins on the No. 3 court and the No. 1 court. Mike Blando and Jayson Blando were up 4-3 in their set before it went unfinished.
In singles, court No. 3 was the first to finish with the Sun Devils capturing the win. ASU then picked up a win at the No. 6 spot giving them a 3-0 edge in the match.Â
Arizona State picked up the clinch point at the No. 4 spot.Â
In the No. 1 spot, Geronimo Espin Busleiman took his first set into a tiebreak but lost 7-6. He never started a second set before the match was clinched and went unfinished.Â
Gianluca Citadini dropped his first set 6-3 but was tied 3-3 in the second set before it went unfinished.Â
UP NEXT
Utah will take on No. 8 Arizona in the final road match of the season on April 14 before returning home for the final matches April 19-21 against USC and UCLA.Â
FOLLOW THE UTES
Fans can follow along during the 2024 season on social media (Twitter: @UtahTennis | Instagram: @UtahTennis | Facebook: Facebook.com/Utahmenstennis).
FULL RESULTS
Arizona State 4, Utah 0
Singles (Order of Finish: 3, 6, 4)
1. Murphy Cassone (ASU) vs. Geronimo Busleiman (UU) 6-6 UF
2. Max McKennon (ASU) vs. Bruno Krenn (UU) 6,3, 4-3 UF
3. Roy Ginat (ASU) def. Jayson Blando (UU) 6-1, 6-2
4. Jacob Bullard (ASU) def. Dylan Applegate (UU) 6-2, 6-4
5. Martin Vergara del Puerto (ASU) vs. Gianluca Citadini (UU) 6-3, 3-2
6. Nicola Cigna (ASU) def. Mike Blando (UU) 6-1, 6-1
Doubles (Order of Finish: 3, 1)
1. MURPHY CASSONE / JACOB BULLARD (ASU) def. Geronimo Busleiman / Bruno Krenn (Utah) 6-2
2. MAX MCKENNON / NICOLA CIGNA Â (ASU) vs. Mike Blando / Jayson Blando (Utah) 3-4, uf
3. MARTIN VERGARA DEL PUERTO / CONSTANTINOS KOSHIS (ASU) def. Gianluca Citadini / Dylan Applegate (Utah) 6-2
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
3,1
#1 Singles Match
12
60
Murphy Cassone / 0 (6/-) [ASU]
7UF
#2 Singles Match
123
330
Max McKennon / 0 [ASU]
64UF
#3 Singles Match
12
12
Roi Ginat / 0 [ASU]
66
#4 Singles Match
12
24
Jacob Bullard / 0 [ASU]
66
#5 Singles Match
123
330
Martin Vergara / 0 [ASU]
63UF
#6 Singles Match
12
11
Nicola Cigna / 0 [ASU]
66
Order of Finish:
3,6,4
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