Utah Men's Tennis Improves to 14-3

Saturday, March 5

Denver, Colo.

1:00 PM

University of Utah

Penn

3/5/2016 12:00 AM | Men's Tennis

March 5, 2016

DENVER, Colo. - Utah men's tennis picked up a victory this afternoon over Penn at Stapleton Tennis Pavilion, 5-2.

Utah started the match with a victory at the No. 3 doubles position. Egbert Weverink and Freddie McGeehan defeated Nicholai Westergaard and Kyle Mautner 6-3, but the doubles point was won by Penn. The Quakers captured the matches at No. 1 and No. 2

Parker McGuiness beat Westergaard 6-3, 6-1 to tie up the match at the No. 5 singles spot, 6-3, 6-1 to even the match, 1-1. The Utes then jumped out to a 4-1 lead as Dan Little claimed victory over Vim De Alwis 6-3, 6-2, Matt Cowley won at the No. 1 spot 6-3, 6-2 over Kyle Mautner and Weverink went to three sets before coming out on top against Matt Nardella 4-6, 6-3, 6-4.

David Micevski fell to Josh Pompan but the match had already been won by Utah. McGeehan went to three sets but finished with a win over Blaine Willenborg 6-3, 6-7 (7-4), 10-4 to seal the match at 5-2.

Head coach Roeland Brateanu said, "I'm very proud of the team today to bounce back and beat a very tough Penn squad."

The Utes return to Salt Lake City on Mar. 18 to face UNLV.

#68 Utah 5, #59 Penn 2

Singles

1. Matt Cowley (UTAH) def. Kyle Mautner (PENN) 6-3, 6-1

2. Dan Little (UTAH) def. Vim De Alwis (PENN) 6-3, 6-2

3. Josh Pompan (PENN) def. David Micevski (UTAH) 6-2, 5-7, 10-5

4. Egbert Weverink (UTAH) def. Matt Nardella (PENN) 4-6, 6-3, 6-4

5. Parker McGuiness (UTAH) def. Nicholai Westergaard (PENN) 6-3, 6-1

6. Freddie McGeehan (UTAH) def. Blaine Willenborg (PENN) 6-2, 6-7 (4), 10-4

Doubles

1. Nicholai Westergaard/Austin Kaplan (PENN) def. Matt Cowley/Dan Little (UTAH) 6-3