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Arizona And Utah Await UW
April 05, 2017 | Men's Tennis
SEATTLE – Continuing their Pac-12 schedule on the road this weekend, the No. 35 Washington men's tennis team will take on Arizona on Friday April 7th at 2 p.m., before traveling to Salt Lake City to face Utah on Sunday April 9th at noon on the Pac-12 Network.
Washington (11-6, 0-2) opened up their conference schedule in Los Angeles last weekend, falling to UCLA and USC. On Saturday against the Trojans, Jake Douglas defeated No. 47 Logan Smith in a tight 5-7, 6-1, 1-0 (10-7) match, his highest ranked opponent defeated while here at UW. The junior picked up his 10th dual match singles win in the contest, and moved to 61-24 for his career, giving him a .718 win percentage which currently sits as the 9th best in school history.
The Huskies begin their road trip this weekend down in Tucson, Ariz. taking on the 9-11 Wildcats. Arizona matched up against their first two Pac-12 opponents of the season last weekend as well, dropping two 0-4 matches on the road to Stanford and California. In his first season with the program, head coach Clancy Shields' team is led on the court by junior Shoti Meparidze, who has held down court one for Arizona this year. UW leads the all-time series with the Wildcats, owning a 20-11 record after defeating them last season 6-1 at Bill Quillian Stadium.
Currently at 14-6 and 0-2 in conference, Utah will host Oregon on Friday before taking on the Huskies Sunday. Like Arizona, the Utes began their Pac-12 schedule by dropping two 0-4 matches against Cal and Stanford. Sophomore David Micevski has led the charge for Utah this season, playing a majority of the season at the No. 1 position in singles. The Dawgs picked up two wins over the Utes last season, defeating them 4-3 during the regular season before winning by the same tally in the Pac-12 Tournament. Washington's two wins last year gave them the lead in the all-time series at 9-7.
Sunday's match between the Huskies and Utes will be on the Pac-12 Network, with the broadcast opening with the doubles at noon PT.
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