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SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – The Idaho State men's tennis team played hard against Pac-12 foe Utah Saturday evening. The Bengals jumped out to a good start, taking the doubles point after freshmen
Christian Marian and
Jamey Swiggart defeated Cedric Williams and Alejandro Medinilla 8-4 at the No. 2 doubles and sophomores
Krzysztof Stempien and
Andres Coello defeated Rafael Davidian and Dmytro Mamedov 9-8 at the No. 3 doubles.
Utah swept the singles action despite several close matches. Senior
Charles Norman won his first set at the No. 3 singles against Williams before dropping the next two sets 6-3, 6-3. Marian played a tight first set at No. 1 singles, falling to No. 85 ranked Mamedov 7-5 in the first set before dropping the second 6-1.
Senior
Nate Gross and Swiggart also played close matches. Gross lost his first set 7-6 to Medinilla before losing the second set 6-4. Swiggart also played a close first set, dropping it 7-6 to Devin Lane. Swiggart lost the second set 6-0.
Stempien played No. 52 ranked Slim Hanza at the No. 2 position, falling 6-4, 6-2.
“I was pleasantly surprised to take the doubles point, knowing the caliber of team Utah is,” ISU Head Coach
Bobby Goeltz said. “We played well in the first sets in singles play; we just couldn't hold it together. This is a very tough place to play but we pushed them and gave them a little bit a scare. We gave them a good match with a relatively young team. Overall, I'm pleased with the overall outcome and I feel like this match is a good barometer for where we are at and where we need to go.”
Utah maintains its perfect record against the Bengals as the Utes are now 11-0 against Idaho State.
The ISU men take on Weber State Sunday, Jan. 20 in Ogden, Utah at 10 a.m. before returning home to Pocatello for a match-up against Montana Friday, Jan. 25 at 3 p.m. The Bengals are 10-13 all-time against the Wildcats and have lost 13 straight since the 2006 season.
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