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2/18/2007 12:00 AM | Men's Tennis
Feb. 17, 2007
DeLand, Fla. - The University of Utah men's tennis team, currently ranked No.70 by the ITA, fell on Saturday to Stetson University 4-3.
The Utes began competition on a high note by taking the doubles point over Stetson. Playing at the No. 1 slot was Zach Ganger and Miron Mann. The Ute duo faced Marcus Echtler and Filip Kricka from Stetson for an 8-4 victory in Utah's favor. At the No. 3 slot, Utah's Wes Hancock and Timmy Allin faced Peter Dzuba and Hicham Laalej from Stetson. The Utes pulled out an 8-4 win over the Hatters to give Utah the lead before heading into the singles competition.
Moving into singles play, the Utes played to a different beat. The Utes were able to pull out two wins over Stetson. No. 45 Ganger led Utah at the No. 1 slot against No. 61 Echtler. The Hatter stepped in to challenge the Ute, but Ganger fought back to take the win 7-5, 6-4.
Newcomer Timmy Allin pulled out the last point of the day fore Utah. Allin represented the Utes at the No. 6 slot on Saturday against Peter Dzuba from Stetson. The Ute eased past Dzuba in the first set and continued his stride in the second for a 6-2, 6-4 win over the Hatter.
Utah 3, Stetson 4Doubles:1. Zach Ganger/Miron Mann (Utah) def. Marcus Echtler/Filip Kricka (Stetson); 8-42. Joey Jones/Serguei Boulanov (Stetson) def. Othman Zerouali-Ouariti/Jason Smits (Utah); 8-43. Wes Hancock/Timmy Allin (Utah) def. Peter Dzuba/Hicham Laalej (Stetson); 8-4
Singles:1. #45Zach Ganger (Utah) def. #61 Marcus Echtler (Stetson); 7-5, 6-42. Hicham Laalej (Stetson) def. Miron Mann (Utah); 6-1, 6-03. Serguei Boulanov (Stetson) def. Wes Hancock (Utah); 5-7, 6-2, 6-34. Filip Kricka (Stetson) def. Jason Smits (Utah); 6-3, 6-25. Joey Jones (Stetson) def. Othman Zerouali-Ouariti (Utah); 6-2, 6-26. Timmy Allin (Utah) def. Peter Dzuba (Stetson); 6-2, 6-4