SALT LAKE CITY— The University of Utah men's tennis team fell to the San Diego State Aztecs 4-3.
To start things off the Aztecs picked up wins at the No. 2 and No. 1 spots to claim the doubles point advantage. In the No. 3 spot, Lorenzo Esquici and AJ Deem were locked in a 6-6 tiebreak before the doubles point was clinched leaving the Ute duo unfinished.
In singles play, San Diego State started off by picking up a win in the No. 2 spot. The Utes answered at the No. 3 spot where Emmett Potter picked up a 6-3, 6-2 win over Finn Willman. SDSU then picked up a win at the No. 4 spot to take a 3-1 advantage in the overall match.
In the No. 5 spot, Simeon Terziev won 6-3, 7-5, over the Aztecs Brock Anderson to keep some momentum swinging for Utah.
The Aztecs clinched the match at the No. 1 spot. The remainder of the match played out where Charles Frey defeated Denis Maijorov 7-5, 4-6, 10-8 at the No. 6 spot.
The Utes are now 3-4 on the season.
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The Utes will travel to Tennessee for the Battle In Boro for the weekend of Feb. 20 - Feb 22. Utah will play Middle Tennessee (Feb. 20), Rice (Feb. 21) and Old Dominion (Feb. 22).
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FINAL RESULTS
Utah 3, San Diego State 4
Singles competition
1. Aleksi Lofman (SDSU) def. Dante Teramo (UU) 7-6 (3), 6-3
2. Imran Hazil (SDSU) def. Lorenzo Esquici (UU) 6-2, 6-1
3. Emmett Potter (UU) def. William Kleege (SDSU) 6-3, 6-2
4. Eugenio Gonzalez (SDSU) def. Balthazar Huss (UU) 7-5, 6-2
5. Simeon Terziev (UU) vs. Brock Anderson (SDSU) 6-3, 7-5
6. Charles Frey (UU) def. Denis Maijorov (SDSU) 7-5, 4-6, (10-8)
Doubles competition
1. William Kleege/Aleksi Lofman (SDSU)) def. Balthazar Huss/
Dante Teramo (UU 7-6 (2)
2. Imran Daniel Hazil/Eugenio Gonzalez (SDSU) def. Emmett Potter/
Charles Frey (UU) 6-1
3. Lorenzo Esquici/
AJ Deem (UU) vs. Denis Maijorov/Lars Johann (SDSU) 6-6 unfinished
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1); Singles (2,3,4,5,1,6)