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No. 72 BYU Crushes Utah 6-1
Yap scores Ute's lone point

Jason Yap, playing at the No. 5. singles, claimed the Ute's only point against No. 72 BYU.

April 16, 2004

The University of Utah men's tennis team was crushed 6-1 by No. 72 BYU on Thursday, April 15 at the Canyon Racquet Club. Utah is now 9-10 on the season and 0-2 in the Mountain West Conference.

Utah did not manage to pick up wins at any of the doubles positions and the Cougars got the early 1-0 lead. In singles, freshman Jason Yap claimed the Utes only point with a (6-1, 4-6, 6-3) victory over Ivan Kokurin at the No. 5. Roeland Brateanu fell (6-3, 6-2) to Erik Nyman at the No. 1. Tomasz Gryzb went three sets with Richard Dasek before picking up the loss at the No. 2 (2-6, 7-5, 6-4). It took Miron Mann's opponent Chip Hand three sets to dispatch him at the No. 3 (6-4, 2-6, 6-3). Nick Coutts came up short against Nima Roshan (6-1, 7-5) at the No.4 and Ryan Scott could not fend off Alonzo Medina at the No. 6 (6-4, 7-5).

Utah continues conference action with a match up against New Mexico on Friday, April 16 at the Canyon Racquet Club.

BYU 6, Utah 1

Doubles:
1) Nyman/Roshan def. Brateanu/Mann                   8-5
2) Dasek/Kauthold def. Gryzb/Coutts                  8-3
3) Hand/Medina def. Yap/Scott                        8-6

Singles:
1) Erik Nyman def Roeland Brateanu                   6-3, 6-2
2) Richard Dasek def. Tomasz Gryzb                   2-6, 7-5, 6-4
3) Chip Hand def. Miron Mann                         6-4, 2-6, 6-3
4) Nima Roshan def Nick Coutts                       6-1, 7-5
5) Jason Yap def. Ivan Kokurn                        6-1, 4-6, 6-3
6) Alonzon Medina def. Ryan Scott                    6-4, 7-5