Friday, January 26
Cambridge, MA
All Day
University of Utah
5
vs
2
Wichita State
Utes Finish Up Day One of Harvard Kick-Off
1/27/2018 6:39 PM | Men's Tennis
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – After the first day of competition was finished at the Harvard Kick-Off, the Utes defeated Wichita State with a score of 5-2. With this win, the Utah men's tennis team is now 5-0 in spring play.
The Utes fell behind early, losing the doubles point to the Shockers. Randy Cory and Russell Benkaim were the only doubles team to get a victory, edging out Miroslav Herzan and Andrea Caligiana at the No. 2 spot with a final score of 6-4.
In singles, the Utes bounced back with an early win by Dan Little, 6-3, 6-4 over Marius Frosa at the No. 2 position. Egbert Weverink followed, moving past Murkel Dellien with a score of 6-4, 6-3, at the No. 3 spot.
On the No. 4 court, Slava Shainyan came back from being down a set to defeat Eddie Stocia 3-6, 6-2, 6-2. To seal the win, David Micevski finished things up at the No. 1 position, coming away with a victory of 6-1, 7-6. Santiago Sierra finished things up by adding a victory of his own against Miroslav Herzan with a score of 7-6, 6-4, at the No. 6 position.
The Utah men's tennis team will face tournament host Harvard in the finals of the Harvard Kick-Off tomorrow morning. The match against the Crimson will start at 10 a.m. MST, and will be broadcasted on the Ivy League Network.
The Utes fell behind early, losing the doubles point to the Shockers. Randy Cory and Russell Benkaim were the only doubles team to get a victory, edging out Miroslav Herzan and Andrea Caligiana at the No. 2 spot with a final score of 6-4.
In singles, the Utes bounced back with an early win by Dan Little, 6-3, 6-4 over Marius Frosa at the No. 2 position. Egbert Weverink followed, moving past Murkel Dellien with a score of 6-4, 6-3, at the No. 3 spot.
On the No. 4 court, Slava Shainyan came back from being down a set to defeat Eddie Stocia 3-6, 6-2, 6-2. To seal the win, David Micevski finished things up at the No. 1 position, coming away with a victory of 6-1, 7-6. Santiago Sierra finished things up by adding a victory of his own against Miroslav Herzan with a score of 7-6, 6-4, at the No. 6 position.
The Utah men's tennis team will face tournament host Harvard in the finals of the Harvard Kick-Off tomorrow morning. The match against the Crimson will start at 10 a.m. MST, and will be broadcasted on the Ivy League Network.
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