SAN DIEGO, California — Utah State men’s tennis posted a pair of road wins at UC San Diego (0-7) on Saturday by final scores of 4-2 and 4-0.
In the first match, the Aggies (3-0) took the lead early, earning the doubles point. Freshman Stefan Vedouelli and graduate senior Bodin Zarkovic won 6-1 at the second position, and freshman Mohammad Alkotop and junior Sergi Micó Fenollar posted a 6-3 win at the third position.
In singles play, senor Stijn Paardekooper won in three sets at the No. 2 spot (3-6, 6-4, 6-2), Fenollar won at the No. 3 spot in straight sets (6-4, 6-2) and Alkotop won in three sets at the No. 5 spot (4-6, 6-2, 6-1). In other action, Zarkovic fell at the No. 1 spot in straight sets (4-6, 4-6) and freshman Philipp Rein fell at the No. 6 spot in two sets (4-6, 4-6).
In the second match, USU took the doubles point with a win a 6-1 win from Vedouelli and Zarkovic at the first position, and a 6-0 win from junior David Martirosian and Rein at the third position.
In singles play, Zarkovic won in straight sets at the No. 1 spot (6-0, 6-0), Alkotop won in straight sets at the No. 4 spot (6-0, 6-0) and Rein won in straight sets at the No. 5 spot (6-1, 6-0). The rest of the singles matches remained unfinished.
The Aggies continue its spring season next week with a road match at Idaho State on Friday, Feb. 2, at noon and a home match against Montana State on Sunday, Feb. 4, at noon.
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Utah State vs UC San Diego
January 27, 2024
Northview Tennis Courts
San Diego, California
RESULTS Match #1
Utah State 4, UC San Diego 2
Doubles
1. Stijn Paardekooper/ Nuno Pinheiro (USU) vs. Zach Pellouchoud (UCSD) 5-5, unfinished 2. Stefan Vedouelli/ Bodin Zarkovic (USU) def. Diogo Tinoco/Phillipp Lan (UCSD) 6-1
3. Mohammad Alkotop/ Sergi Micó Fenollar (USU) def. Carson Lee/William Lan (UCSD) 6-3
Singles
1. Phillipp Lan (UCSD) def. Bodin Zarkovic (USU) 4-6, 4-6
2. Stijn Paardekooper (USU) def. Carson Lee (UCSD) 3-6, 6-4, 6-2
3. Sergi Micó Fenollar (USU)) def. Diogo Tinoco (UCSD) 6-4, 6-2
4. Nuno Pinheiro (USU) vs. Pelayo Rodriguez (UCSD) 6-4, 2-6, 4-4, unfinished
5. Mohammad Alkotop (USU) def. Charles Qian (UCSD) 4-6, 6-2, 6-1
6. Zach Pellouchoud (UCSD) def. Phillpp Rein (USU) 4-6, 7-6 (8-6), 1-0 (10)
Match Notes:
Order of Finish: Doubles (2,3); Singles (3,6,1,2,5)
Utah State (2-0, 0-0 MW)
UC San Diego (0-6, 0-0 Big West)
RESULTS Match #2
Utah State 4, UC San Diego 2
Doubles 1. Stefan Vedouelli/ Bodin Zarkovic (USU) def. Joseph Teh/Sanjith Devineni (UCSD) 6-1
2. Stijn Paardekooper/ Sergi Micó Fenollar (USU) vs. Eric Silberman/ Jett Cole (UCSD) 3-4, unfinished
3. David Martirosian /Phillpp Rein (USU) def. William Lan/Tristan Taylor (UCSD) 6-0
Singles
1. Bodin Zarkovic (USU) def. Sanjith Devineni (UCSD) 6-0, 6-0
2. Stijn Paardekooper (USU) vs. Jett Cole (UCSD) 6-2, 4-1, unfinished
3. Sergi Micó Fenollar (USU) vs. William Lan (UCSD) 6-0, 2-2, unfinished
4. Mohammad Alkotop (USU) def. Joseph The (UCSD) 6-0, 6-0
5. Phillpp Rein (USU) def. Eric Silberman (UCSD) 6-1, 6-0
6. Stefan Vedouelli (USU) vs. Tristan Taylor (UCSD) 6-2, 4-3, unfinished
Match Notes:
Order of Finish: Doubles (3,1); Singles (4,1,5)
Utah State (3-0, 0-0 MW)
UC San Diego (0-7, 0-0 Big West)
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