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Men's Tennis Heads To Iowa For Two Matches
2/6/2019 12:00 PM | Men's Tennis
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – The University of Utah men's tennis team is set to head to the Midwest for a pair of matches, taking on Miami and the University of Iowa in Iowa City, Iowa Saturday and Sunday.Â
The Utes get started with the Hurricanes on Saturday, Feb. 9 at 11 a.m. followed by its Sunday morning dual against Iowa at 10 a.m. MT. Live updates will be available on Twitter (@UtahTennis) and Instagram (@UtahTennis) with a full recap and results available after each day of competition on UtahUtes.com.Â
This will be Utah's first matches against Miami and Iowa under the direction of head coach Roeland Brateanu and their second match of the season against an ACC opponent. It is also the first time the Utes have taken on a Big 10 opponent in regular season play since 2017 when they matched up against No. 3 Ohio State.Â
The Utes are coming off a double-header victory over Northern Arizona on Feb. 6, defeating the Lumberjacks 6-1 and 5-2 to improve to 5-2 overall this season.Â
The doubles teams of Slava Shainyan and David Micevski on the No. 2 court and Dan Little and Azat Hankuliyev on the No. 3 court were victorious on the day with both teams going 2-0 against the Lumberjacks.Â
In singles play, Shainyan was unstoppable on the No. 3 court, coming away with tough wins against Thomas Fisher and Chris Steele. He first took down Fisher with a 6-4, 6-7, 10-7 win and then once again came away victorious against Steele that evening at 7-6, 4-6, 10-7.Â
Russell Benkaim also won both his matches on the No. 4 court with Joe Woolley winning on the No. 5 court against Facundo Tumosa in the morning and Mathias Gavelin claiming a 6-0, 6-0 win over Tumosa in the second dual of the day.Â
After this week's road trip, the Utes will be back in the Eccles Tennis Center for eight straight matches, including the opening of Pac-12 play against UCLA and USC on March 8 and March 9.Â
The Utes get started with the Hurricanes on Saturday, Feb. 9 at 11 a.m. followed by its Sunday morning dual against Iowa at 10 a.m. MT. Live updates will be available on Twitter (@UtahTennis) and Instagram (@UtahTennis) with a full recap and results available after each day of competition on UtahUtes.com.Â
This will be Utah's first matches against Miami and Iowa under the direction of head coach Roeland Brateanu and their second match of the season against an ACC opponent. It is also the first time the Utes have taken on a Big 10 opponent in regular season play since 2017 when they matched up against No. 3 Ohio State.Â
The Utes are coming off a double-header victory over Northern Arizona on Feb. 6, defeating the Lumberjacks 6-1 and 5-2 to improve to 5-2 overall this season.Â
The doubles teams of Slava Shainyan and David Micevski on the No. 2 court and Dan Little and Azat Hankuliyev on the No. 3 court were victorious on the day with both teams going 2-0 against the Lumberjacks.Â
In singles play, Shainyan was unstoppable on the No. 3 court, coming away with tough wins against Thomas Fisher and Chris Steele. He first took down Fisher with a 6-4, 6-7, 10-7 win and then once again came away victorious against Steele that evening at 7-6, 4-6, 10-7.Â
Russell Benkaim also won both his matches on the No. 4 court with Joe Woolley winning on the No. 5 court against Facundo Tumosa in the morning and Mathias Gavelin claiming a 6-0, 6-0 win over Tumosa in the second dual of the day.Â
After this week's road trip, the Utes will be back in the Eccles Tennis Center for eight straight matches, including the opening of Pac-12 play against UCLA and USC on March 8 and March 9.Â
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