SALT LAKE CITY - Utah started competition at the 2016 Utah Invitational Tournament on Friday. After losing both doubles matches in the morning, the Utes recovered by going 11-5 in singles action.
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Four of the eight Ute competitors were making their collegiate debuts.
Joe Woolley impressed with a pair of singles victories, while freshman Slava Shainyan,
Azat Hankuliyev and
Benjamin Heck each won matches on the day.
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Lone senior
Parker McGuiness, as well as juniors
Egbert Weverink and
Santiago Sierra each ran the table and won all of their matches, dropping only one set between them.
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Dan Little, who impressed last fall, dropped two heartbreakers in singles play.
The Utes look to carry Friday's momentum into day two of the Utah Invitational on Saturday. First serve will take place at 9 a.m.
DOUBLES RESULTS:
Cooper/ VanWyk (Weber) def. Weverink/Woolley (Utah) 7-5.
Walkusz/Chen (Weber) def. Hankulliyev/Heck  (Utah) 7-5.
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SINGLES RESULTS:
Parker McGuiness (Utah) def. Casadevall (Montana) 6-4, 6-2.
Schmidl (Montana) def.
Dan Little (Utah) 6-7, 7-5, 7-6.
Mimnagh-Fleming (Montana) def. Slava Shainyan (Utah) 5-7, 7-5, 6-3.
Joe Woolley (Utah) def. Canellpoulos (Montana) 6-2, 6-2.
Egbert Weverink (Utah) def. Korkh (Montana) 6-3, 2-6, 6-2.
Santiago Sierra (Utah) def. Tejerina (Montana) 6-4, 6-2.
Hallgren (Montana) def
Azat Hankuliyev (Utah) 6-1, 4-6, 7-5.
Schoenherr (Montana) def.
Benjamin Heck (Utah) 6-3, 7-5.
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Parker McGuiness (Utah) def. Schmidl (Montana) 6-1, 6-4.
Casadevall (Montana) def.
Dan Little (Utah) 4-6, 6-4, 6-4.
Slava Shainyan (Utah) def. Canellpoulos (Montana) 6-4, 6-0.
Joe Woolley (Utah) def. Mimnagh (Montana) 6-2, 7-6.
Eggy Weverink (Utah) def. Tejerina (Montana) 6-4, 6-2.
Santiago Sierra (Utah) def. Korkh (Montana) 7-5, 6-4.
Azat Hankuliyev (Utah) def. Schoenherr (Montana) 7-6, 4-6, 7-5.
Benjamin Heck (Utah) def. Hallgren (Weber) 6-4, 7-5.
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