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Utah Men's Tennis Advance Three Individuals at Utah Intercollegiates
10/13/2011 12:00 AM | Men's Tennis
Oct. 13, 2011
SALT LAKE CITY - Three University of Utah men's tennis players advanced to the quarterfinal round of the Utah Intercollegiates Thursday at Liberty Park Tennis Center. One doubles pair also advanced and will play in the doubles semifinals Friday at 9 a.m. The singles quarterfinals will be played at 1 p.m.
"For as banged up as we are, I think having 3 out of 5 players reach the singles quarter finals and one doubles team in the semifinals is a positive start to our season," said head coach F.D. Robbins. "We showed today that we have come a long way since last year and that we have improved significantly. We are looking forward to more good tennis tomorrow."
In singles standings, No. 8-seeded freshman Ace Matias downed Weber State's Dylan Hansel in the round of 32, 6-0, 6-0, followed by a 6-0, 6-2 victory over Peter Ramstromer-Pello, also of WSU, in the round of 16. He will take on No. 1-seeded Spencer Smith of BYU Friday in the quarterfinals.
Sophomore Ben Tasevac defeated Ben Rode of WSU, 6-1, 6-2, in the round of 32, then went on to battle Michael Eraso of BYU for a 7-5, 3-6, 6-1 victory in the round of 16. Tasevac will face Travis Fillmore of BYU in the quarterfinals Friday.
No. 5-seeded sophomore Alejandro Medinilla topped Nate Ballam of Utah State in the round of 32, 7-6(8), 6-1. Then, after defeating BYU's Dean Ormsby 6-3 in the first set, Medinilla dropped the next two sets, 6-4, 6-2.
After enjoying a bye during the first round, No. 2-seeded junior Dmytro Mamedov downed Utah State's Fredrik Peterson, 6-1, 6-2. Mamedov will face BYU's No-7-seeded Francis Sargeant Friday in the quarterfinals.
Freshman Justin Archer dropped a 6-0, 6-1 decision to Sargeant in the round of 32. He then suffered a hard-fought loss to Caio Poitena of Weber State, 7-6(5), 7-6(8), in the first round of consolation singles play.
In doubles, the No. 1-seeded duo of Matias and Medinilla downed Fillmore and David Doehring of BYU, 8-1, in the quarterfinals and will face Utah State's Peterson and Marcus Fritz in the semifinals.
Mamedov and Tasevac defeated Hansel and Rode of Weber State in the round of 16, 8-0, then fell to WSU's No. 3-seeded Simon Unger and Oliver Good, 8-2.
Archer teamed up with WSU's Taylor Wilco during the round of 16, but fell to No. 2-seeded Sargeant and Smith of BYU, 8-2.
Play will resume Friday at the Liberty Park Tennis Center, followed by a final round on Saturday.
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