Utah Men's Tennis Cards First Conference Victory

Sunday, April 9

Salt Lake City, UT

1:00 PM

University of Utah

Washington

Utah Men's Tennis Cards First Conference Victory

4/9/2017 4:24 PM | Men's Tennis

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah. – The Utah men's tennis team rallied back from being down 1-0 to card their first conference victory today, defeating the Washington Huskies with a final score of 4-2. With this, the Utes move to 15-7 overall, with a PAC-12 conference record of 1-3.

In doubles, the Huskies went up early, earning the doubles point to go up 1-0 on the Utes. David Micevski and Egbert Weverink were defeated quickly by Jake Douglas and Piers Foley at the No. 1 position, 6-2. Santiago Sierra and Joe Woolley then tied things up on court 3, by defeating Gal Hakak and Amit Batta with a final score of 6-3. Then in the point-deciding match, Dan Little and Slava Shainyan lost a very competitive match against Kawika Lam and Enzo Sommer 6-3, at the No. 2 spot.

David Micevski and Dan Little cruised to quick victories in singles play, with Micevski defeating Mitch Stewart at the No. 1 position 6-3, 6-1, and Little defeating Enzo Sommer 6-4, 6-2, on the No. 2 court. Parker McGuiness then gave the Utes a 3-1 lead by defeating Amit Batta at the No. 5 spot, with a final score of 7-5, 6-1. Then to finish things out for the Utes and give them their first conference win, Slava Shainyan battled for a victory at the No. 4 position against Gal Hakak with a final score of 6-3, 2-6, 6-1. With this loss, the Huskies move to 1-3 in conference play and 12-7 overall.

The Utes will be back in action this upcoming week, as they will travel to Los Angeles to take on UCLA and USC. UCLA is currently the 10^th ranked team in the nation, with a PAC-12 conference record of 2-0. The match against the Bruins is set to take place this Friday, April 14^th, at 4:00 p.m. MST. USC is currently the 5^th ranked team in the nation, with a PAC-12 conference record of 3-1. The Utes are set to match up against the Trojans this Saturday, April 15^th, with play set to begin at 2:00 p.m. MST.

Singles competition

1. David Micevski (UTAH) def. Mitch Stewart (WASH) 6-3, 6-1
2. Dan Little (UTAH) def. Enzo Sommer (WASH) 6-4, 6-2
3. Santiago Sierra (UTAH) vs. Jake Douglas (WASH) 4-6, 6-1, 3-0
4. Slava Shainyan (UTAH) def. Gal Hakak (WASH) 6-3, 2-6, 6-1
5. Parker McGuiness (UTAH) def. Amit Batta (WASH) 7-5, 6-1
6. Piers Foley (WASH) def. Joe Woolley (UTAH) 6-3, 2-6, 6-3

Doubles competition

1. Jake Douglas/Piers Foley (WASH) def. David Micevski/Egbert Weverink (UTAH) 6-2
2. Kawika Lam/Enzo Sommer (WASH) def. Dan Little/Slava Shainyan (UTAH) 6-4
3. Santiago Sierra/Joe Woolley (UTAH) def. Gal Hakak/Amit Batta (WASH) 6-3

Match Notes:

Order of finish: Doubles (1,3,2); Singles (2,1,5,6,4)