Feb. 27, 2006

SALT LAKE CITY - The University of Utah men's tennis team continued their winning streak today with their victory over Idaho State. The Utes swept the Bengals 7-0, making this the fourth sweep this season for the men. The men's tennis team now has a season record of 7-3.

Zach Ganger posted a big win at the No. 2 singles spot against Pablo Garces of Idaho State for a 6-3 victory. Also posting a stand-out win was doubles team Dan Mascall and Ryan Scott. Playing at No. 3 doubles spot, the duo posted an 8-0 victory over Alan Mohadeb and Brian Richman of Idaho State.

Quote from Assistant Coach Graeme Cox:
"It was nice to win tonight after a little lay off. Some of our guys managed to show a few things that we have been working hard on in practice and that is a good thing. We are getting healthy as a team and starting to play with quite a bit of confidence. If we keep working hard we expect to be a good team by the end of the season."

Dual Match Results
Singles
1. Tomasz Grzyb (Utah) def. Marc Pijoan (ISU); 6-4, 6-4
2. Zach Ganger (Utah) def. Pablo Garces (ISU); 6-3, 6-0
3. Nick Coutts (Utah) def. Masimba Ruwo (ISU); 6-2, 6-1
4. Jason Yap (Utah) def. Ryo Sakamoto (ISU); 6-1, 6-1
5. Dan Mascall (Utah) def. Alan Mohadeb (ISU); 7-6, 6-1
6. Ryan Scott (Utah) def. Brian Richman (ISU); 6-1, 6-0
Doubles
1. Zach Ganger/ Nick Coutts (Utah) def. Marc Pijoan/ Pablo Garces (ISU); 8-2
2. Tomasz Grzyb/ Jason Yap (Utah) def. Ryo Sakamoto/ Masimba Ruwo (ISU); 8-5
3. Dan Mascall/ Ryan Scott (Utah) def. Alan Mohadeb/ Brian Richman (ISU); 8-0