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2/27/2010 12:00 AM | Men's Tennis
Feb. 27, 2010
SALT LAKE CITY - The University of Utah men's tennis team (4-5) fell to the University of San Francisco (5-3), 4-3, Saturday at the Eccles Tennis Center.
The Utes began doubles with a victory from the No. 1 position of Phillip Eilers and Alex Golding. The Ute duo topped Asaf Cohen and Thai Tu, 8-3.
The Dons answered with a win from the No. 3 spot Timmy Allin and Benito Suriano fell to Mark DeCastro and Einar Hart, 8-4. San Francisco received the doubles point from the No. 2 slot Stephen Jacobs and Jason Smits were defeated by Rainer Nachbauer and William Schumacher, 8-6.
In singles Utah answered with a win from the No. 5 position Allin topped DeCastro, 6-3, 6-2. In the No. 1 slot Eilers was defeated by Tu, 6-1, 6-4, with the Utes down by one in the match, 2-1.
Dmytro Mamedov tied the match at 2-2 with a victory over Ola Bakke from the No. 4 spot, 6-3, 6-4. In the No. 6 position Jacobs fell to Hartwig, 7-5, 6-2.
The match decision came down to the third sets from the Nos. 2 and 3 slots. In the No. 2 position Smits downed Nachbauer, 6-0, 5-7, 6-2, tying the match at 3-3. Golding was defeated by Hart, 6-3, 3-6, 7-5, from the No. 3 spot.
Utah heads to California for two road matches. The Utes will take on Cal March 2 and Stanford March 3, both matches beginning at 1:30 p.m. PT.
Tennis Match ResultsSan Francisco vs University of UtahFeb 27, 2010 at Salt Lake City(Eccles Tennis Center)San Francisco 4, #70 University of Utah 3Singles competition1. Thai Tu (USF) def.Phillip Eilers (UTAH) 6-1, 6-42. Jason Smits (UTAH) def. Rainer Nachbauer (USF) 6-0, 5-7, 6-23. Einar Hart (USF) def. Alex Golding (UTAH) 3-6, 6-3, 7-54. Dmytro Mamedov (UTAH) def. Ola Bakke (USF) 6-3, 6-45. Timmy Allin (UTAH) def. Mark DeCastro (USF) 6-3, 6-26. Jacob Hartwig (USF) def. Stephen Jacobs (UTAH) 7-5, 6-2Doubles competition1. Phillip Eilers/Alex Golding (UTAH) def. Asaf Cohen/Thai Tu (USF) 8-32. Rainer Nachbauer/William Schumacher (USF) def. Jason Smits/Stephen Jacobs (UTAH) 8-63. Mark DeCastro/Einar Hart (USF) def. Timmy Allin/Benito Suriano (UTAH) 8-4Match Notes:San Francisco 5-4University of Utah 4-5; National ranking #70