The Utah men’s tennis team was defeated by Grand Canyon University with a score of 5-2 in Las Vegas. The match began with doubles play, where Grand Canyon secured the opening point after winning at both the No. 2 and No. 3 positions. At the top spot, Utah’s Dante Teramo and Balthazar Huss were trailing 4-5 against Daniel Jankoski and Brice Patoux when their match was left unfinished.
In singles competition, Emmett Potter gave Utah its first win by defeating Daniel Jankoski 6-4, 6-4. Simeon Terziev followed with a victory over Andreas Loizas, tying the overall match at 2-2 after his 6-4, 6-3 result. Grand Canyon regained momentum with a win at the No. 5 position.
Lorenzo Esquici pushed his opponent Diordan Macababbad to three sets on court four but ultimately lost after taking the first set. On court one, Dante Teramo also forced a third set against Tristan Berard; however, Berard secured the win for Grand Canyon.
At the No. 6 spot, AJ Deem battled Charlie Pade through three sets but fell short in a close contest that ended with a tiebreaker in favor of Grand Canyon.
Utah’s season record now stands at 3-8 overall.
The Utes will continue competing in Las Vegas as they face UNLV on March 1 before returning to Salt Lake City for a match against Montana State on March 7.
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Final results:
Singles:
1. Tristan Berard (GCU) def. Dante Teramo (UU) 6-3, 2-6, 6-4
2. Emmett Potter (UU) def. Daniel Jankoski (GCU) 6-4, 6-4
3. Simeon Terziev (UU) def. Andreas Loizas (GCU) 6-4, 6-3
4. Diordan Macababbad (GCU) def. Lorenzo Esquici (UU) 4-6, 6-4, 6-2
5. Brice Patoux (GCU) def. Charles Frey (UU) 4-6, 4-6
6. Charlie Pade (GCU) def. AJ Deem (UU) 6-4, 6-7(7), 10–6
Doubles:
1. Daniel Jankoski/Brice Patoux (GCU) vs Balthazar Huss/Dante Teramo (UU), unfinished at 4–5
2.Tristan Berard/Andreas Loizas (GCU) def.Emmett Potter/Lorenzo Esquici(UU), 3–6
3.Charlie Pade/Tim Hohmann(GCU)def.Charles Frey/AJ Deem(UU), 3–6
Order of finish: Doubles matches finished at positions two and three; singles concluded in order: two, three, five, four, one and six.
