Utes have good showing outdoors
March 16, 2008
SAN DIEGO, CALIF. - The University of Utah men's tennis team defeated Dartmouth College on Sunday for a 5-2 victory on the road. The Utes came back to dominate singles play after winning only one match in doubles play.
Zach Ganger and Miron Mann played at the No. 1 position for the Utes to earn the only win of the day. The duo faced Mark Brodie and Jefferey Schechtman from the Big Greens' squad. The Utes earned an 8-6 victory over Brodie and Schechtman.
In singles play, Mann finished up first at the No. 3 spot. The Ute took on Justin Tzou from the Big Greens' squad. Mann forced a 6-0, 6-2 win over Tzou to tie up the Utes 1-1. Playing at the No. 1 spot, Ganger took on Mark Brodie. The Ute executed a 6-1, 6-4 win at over the Big Green
Wes Hancock stepped in at the No. 4 spot on Sunday to face Curtis Roby. The Ute dominated the courts, letting only three games slip through his fingers. Hancock took the match 6-0, 6-3.
At the No. 5 spot, Stephen Jacobs took on Ari Gayer. The Big Green overtook the Ute 6-1, 6-2 to give the Big Greens their only win in singles. Othman Zerouali-Ouariti decided the match win with his victory at the No. 2 spot. The Ute faced Daniel Freeman from the Big Greens'squad for a hard fought 7-5, 7-5 win.
Finishing out for the Utes on Sunday was Timmy Allin. The Ute was challenged by Jeff Friedman. Allin won in straight sets with a 6-4, 6-4 victory to give Utah a 5-2 win.
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Quote from head coach F.D. Robbins:
"It was a good win today and definitely our best showing outside. Especially after dropping the doubles point, we competed really well to win the match."
Utah 5, Dartmouth College 2 Singles: 1. Zach Ganger (Utah) def. Mark Brodie (Dartmouth); 6-1, 6-4 2. Othman Zerouali-Ouariti (Utah) def. Daniel Freeman (Dartmouth); 7-5, 7-5 3. Miron Mann (Utah) def. Justin Tzou (Dartmouth); 6-0, 6-2 4. Wes Hancock (Utah) def. Curtis Roby (Dartmouth); 6-0, 6-3 5. Ari Gayer (Dartmouth) def. Stephen Jacobs (Utah); 6-1, 6-2 6. Timmy Allin (Utah) def. Jeff Friedman (Dartmouth); 6-4, 6-4
Doubles: 1. Ganger/Mann (Utah) def. Brodie/Schechtman (Dartmouth); 8-6 2. Freeman/Gayer (Dartmouth) def. Jacobs/Maharaj (Utah); 8-6 3. Fink/Roby (Dartmouth) def. Hancock/Allin (Utah); 8-4
