SALT LAKE CITY - Facing its toughest test of the season, No. 50 Utah came up short against second-ranked TCU on Saturday, falling 4-1 at the George S. Eccles Tennis Center. The Utes' record moves to 13-8 overall, and 2-3 in the Big 12.
DOUBLES
Utah opened strong in doubles, ultimately securing the point with wins on courts three and one. After
Dylan Applegate and
Max Relic fell 6-1 at No. 2, the Utes responded at No. 3, where
Nicolas Calixto and
Emmett Potter delivered a 6-4 win. The point came down to court one, where
Reid Jarvis and
Dante Teramo edged out TCU's top pair in a tiebreak, 7-6(5), to give Utah the early 1-0 lead.
SINGLES
Utah faced challenges in singles, dropping four matches to the Horned Frogs. TCU grabbed a win on court six to even the score, then pulled ahead with a three-set win at No. 4. Another three-set result on court five extended the lead to 3-1 before the match was clinched at the top spot with a narrow victory in a third set.
Two matches went unfinished. On court two, Dante Teramo led 4-2 in the third set after splitting the first two. Emmett Potter was tied 6-6 in the final set on court three and had entered a tiebreak when play was halted.
UP NEXT
The Utes will close out the regular season on the road, visiting Arizona on April 3 before facing in-state rival BYU on April 10.
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UTAH 1, TCU 4
DOUBLES DRAWS
1 Reid Jarvis and Dante Teramo (UU) def. Kaj Quirijns and Cooper Woestendick (TCU) 7-6 [7-5]
2 Albert Pedrico and Duncan Chan (TCU) def. Dylan Applegate and Max Relic (UU) 6-1
3 Nicolas Calixto and Emmett Potter (UU) def. Lui Maxted and Filip Apltauer (TCU) 6-4
SINGLES DRAWS
1 Lui Maxted (TCU) def. Reid Jarvis (UU) 4-6 7-6 (7-5) 6-3
2 Dante Teramo (UU) vs. Cooper Woestendick (TCU) match was unfinished 4-6 7-6 (7-5) 4-2
3 Emmett Potter (UU) vs. Albert Pedrico (TCU) match was unfinished 6-4 2-6 6-6 (0-2)
4 Roger Pascual (TCU) def. Max Relic (UU) 6-3 4-6 6-0
5 Duncan Chan (TCU) def. Charles Frey (UU) 6-7 (2-7) 6-2 6-2
6 Filip Apltauer (TCU) def. Nicolas Calixto (UU) 6-0 5-7 6-3
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