SAN DIEGO – The Utah men's tennis team concluded another weekend of play this afternoon as they faced No. 10 Harvard in a neutral site match. Despite securing the doubles point, the Utes fell short in singles and lost the match 4-1 against the Crimson.
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During doubles play, the Utah squad showed an excellent performance. On court three,
Mathias Gavelin and
Jayson Blando downed the Crimson duo 6-3. Then, Utah's No. 1 doubles team defeated Harvard's Daniel Milavsky and Brian Shi 6-4, awarding Utah the first point in the match.
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As the team moved to singles, the Utes faced some tough competition. On court five, the opposition took the upper hand against Utah's
Bruno Krenn for scores of 6-3, 6-4. On court six, J. Blando dropped his match 6-4, 6-3, breaking the one-point tie and placing Harvard in the lead.
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Franco Capalbo faced No. 23 ITA-ranked player Henry von der Schulenberg and put up an admirable fight on court one. His match was also taken by the Crimson, finishing 6-4, 6-3. The match point came on court three, where No. 118
Geronimo Espin Busleiman faced No. 35 Harris Walker but lost 6-4, 6-4, clinching the match in Harvard's favor.
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On court two,
Francisco Bastias had taken the first set, dropped the second, and was 2-3 in the third set when the match was clinched. Similarly,
Bruno Caula had locked himself in battle with the opponent on court four, each with a 6-4 set, but the match remained unfinished.
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#10 Harvard 4, #27 UTAH 1
Singles (5,6,1,3)
- #23 Henry von der Schulenberg (HARV) def. Franco Capalbo (UTAH) 6-4, 6-3
- Francisco Bastias (UTAH) vs. Brian Shi (HARV) 1-6, 6-2, 2-3, unfinished
- #35 Harris Walker (HARV) def. #118 Geronimo Espin Busleiman (UTAH) 6-4, 6-4
- Bruno Caula (UTAH) vs. Ronan Jachuck (HARV) 6-4, 4-6, unfinished
- Daniel Milavsky (HARV) def. Bruno Krenn (UTAH) 6-3, 6-4
- David Lins (HARV) def. Jayson Blando (UTAH) 6-4, 6-3Â
Doubles (3,1)
- Franco Capalbo/Geronimo Espin Busleiman (UTAH) def. Daniel Milavsky/Brian Shi (HARV) 6-4
- Francisco Bastias/Bruno Caula (UTAH) vs. Harris Walker/Ronan Jachuck (HARV) 5-3, unfinished
- Mathias Gavelin/Jayson Blando (UTAH) def. Steven Sun/Henry von der Schulenberg (HARV) 6-3
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The Utes return to action on Friday, March 25, when they host Oregon in Pac-12 action. The match will start at 2 p.m. MT from the George S. Eccles Tennis Center in Salt Lake City.Â
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