RENO, Nev. – The University of Nevada (10-9, 2-4 MW) men's tennis team dropped a 4-0 Mountain West match at the McArthur Tennis Center to Utah State (17-8, 5-1 MW) on Sunday. The loss leaves the Wolf Pack 10-9 on the season and 2-4 in conference action. The Aggies improved to 17-8 and 5-1 in MW play.
The Pack ends the MW regular season next Saturday at Fresno State before returning home to host Northern Colorado in a non-conference match on Sunday at 10 a.m.
The Aggies earned the doubles points with victories on courts 2 and 3. USU's Sergiu Bucurand and Duro Opacic defeated Delmas N'tcha and
Daniel Dudockin 6-0 on court 3 in the first completed match. The Pack's
Kostya Nesterenko and
Julien Evrard downed Jose Carvajal and Rithvik Bollipalli 6-4 to even the doubles competition at one victory apiece. The Aggies clinched the point on court 3 when Felipe Acosta and Isaac Arevalo Gómez scored a 6-4 victory over Nevada's
Jonathan Aremon and
Jeremy Merville.
USU won the three completed singles matches in straight sets on courts 6, 2, and 4. Acosta defeated Aremon 6-3, 6-4 to seal the victory for the Aggies. At No. 1 singles
Julien Evrard was leading 7-5, 4-3 when the match was clinched by USU.
Tennis Match Results
Utah State vs Nevada
Apr. 14, 2019 at Reno, Nevada
(McArthur Tennis Center)
Utah State 4, Nevada 0
Singles competition
1.
Julien Evrard (NEV) vs. Isaac Arevalo Gómez (USU) 7-5, 4-3, unfinished
2. Jose Carvajal (USU) def.
Kostya Nesterenko (NEV) 6-3, 6-1
3.
Jeremy Merville (NEV) vs. Sergiu Bucur (USU) 4-6, 6-3, unfinished
4. Felipe Acosta (USU) def.
Jonathan Aremon (NEV) 6-3, 6-4
5.
Daniel Dudockin (NEV) vs. Rithvik Bollipalli (USU) 3-6, 2-4, unfinished
6. Duro Opacic (USU) def.
Matvey Radionov (NEV) 6-3, 6-3
Doubles competition
1.
Kostya Nesterenko/
Julien Evrard (NEV) def. Jose Carvajal/Rithvik Bollipalli (USU) 6-4
2. Felipe Acosta/Isaac Arevalo Gómez (USU) def.
Jonathan Aremon/
Jeremy Merville (NEV) 6-4
3. Sergiu Bucur/Duro Opacic (USU) def. Delmas N'tcha/
Daniel Dudockin (NEV) 6-0
Match Notes:
Utah State 17-8 (5-1 MW)
Nevada 10-9 (2-4 MW)
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1,2);
Singles (6,2,4)
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