Friday, March 29
Salt Lake City, UT
2:00 PM
University of Washington
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Huskies Sweep Utes For First Pac-12 Win
March 29, 2024 | Men's Tennis
SALT LAKE CITY β The Husky men's tennis team broke through on the road and picked up its first Pac-12 win of the season today with a 4-0 sweep of Utah at the George S. Eccles Tennis Center. The Huskies (7-10, 1-2 Pac-12) came through in multiple tiebreakers, one to clinch doubles and then three more in singles play to prevail.
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It was the sixth-straight road match for the Dawgs and after losing the previous two against ranked opponents by 4-3 scores, the Huskies were ready to get back in the win column. Doubles gave them a lift, as Cesar Bouchelaghem and Dzianis Zharyn clinched the point with a 7-4 tiebreaker win at No. 1 over Utah's Busleiman/Krenn. That followed a 6-3 win at No. 3 doubles from Heman Nama and Ivan Sodan at the No. 3 spot over Applegate/Rossi.
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Shifting to singles, the first sets could not have been much closer, as three went to tiebreaks, two were 6-4 and another was 7-5, but the Dawgs earned five of those six to keep momentum.
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Nedim Suko and Dzianis Zharyn finished within moments of each other to build on the Husky lead. Suko finished off his third win in a row, beating Dylan Applegate, 7-6 (2), 6-3, at No. 4. Zharyn looked like he was headed for a third set, as he was down four set points in a second set tiebreak against Bruno Krenn. But Zharyn stormed back with six points in a row from 2-6 to 8-6 to win and make it 3-0 Dawgs.
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Sodan earned his fourth singles win in the past five matches to clinch it, holding off Gianluca Citadini at No. 5 singles, 7-6 (2), 7-5.
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Cesar Bouchelaghem was two games away from a win at No. 1 singles, leading 4-2 in the third set over Utah's Busleiman. Han-Chih Lin was at 2-3 in his third set at No. 3 singles and Brett Pearson was at 5-5 in the second set when the match was clinched.
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Washington finally returns to its home courts next week, continuing Pac-12 action against the L.A. schools. USC is up first on Friday, Apr. 5, at 3 p.m. at the Bill Quillian Stadium.
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Washington Men's Tennis
March 29, 2024
Salt Lake City, Utah | George S. Eccles Tennis Center
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Washington β 4
Utah β 0
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Singles
1. Cesar Bouchelaghem (UW) vs. Geronimo Espin Busleiman (Utah) β 6-4, 2-6, 4-2, DNF
2. Dzianis Zharyn (UW) def. Bruno Krenn (Utah) β 7-5, 7-6 (6)
3. Han-Chih Lin (UW) vs. Jayson Blando (Utah) β 6-4, 4-6, 2-3, DNF
4. Nedim Suko (UW) def. Dylan Applegate (Utah) β 7-6 (2), 6-3
5. Ivan Sodan (UW) def. Gianluca Citadini (Utah) β 7-6 (2), 7-5
6. Brett Pearson (UW) vs. Michael Blando (Utah) β 6-7 (4), 5-5, DNF
Order of Finish: 4, 2, 5
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Doubles
1. (#49) Zharyn/Bouchelaghem (UW) def. Busleiman/Krenn (Utah) β 7-6 (4)
2. J. Blando/M. Blando (Utah) def. Suko/Pearson (UW) β 6-3
3. Nama/Sodan (UW) def. Applegate/Rossi (Utah) β 6-3
Order of Finish: 2, 3, 1
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It was the sixth-straight road match for the Dawgs and after losing the previous two against ranked opponents by 4-3 scores, the Huskies were ready to get back in the win column. Doubles gave them a lift, as Cesar Bouchelaghem and Dzianis Zharyn clinched the point with a 7-4 tiebreaker win at No. 1 over Utah's Busleiman/Krenn. That followed a 6-3 win at No. 3 doubles from Heman Nama and Ivan Sodan at the No. 3 spot over Applegate/Rossi.
Another look at Ivan's clincher ??#GoHuskies pic.twitter.com/YdJ8Y2we2d
— Washington Men's Tennis (@UW_MTennis) March 30, 2024
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Shifting to singles, the first sets could not have been much closer, as three went to tiebreaks, two were 6-4 and another was 7-5, but the Dawgs earned five of those six to keep momentum.
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Nedim Suko and Dzianis Zharyn finished within moments of each other to build on the Husky lead. Suko finished off his third win in a row, beating Dylan Applegate, 7-6 (2), 6-3, at No. 4. Zharyn looked like he was headed for a third set, as he was down four set points in a second set tiebreak against Bruno Krenn. But Zharyn stormed back with six points in a row from 2-6 to 8-6 to win and make it 3-0 Dawgs.
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Sodan earned his fourth singles win in the past five matches to clinch it, holding off Gianluca Citadini at No. 5 singles, 7-6 (2), 7-5.
Denis was down 2-6 in his second set tiebreak.
— Washington Men's Tennis (@UW_MTennis) March 30, 2024
He won it 8-6 ????
β¦Dawgs 3; Utes 0#GoHuskies pic.twitter.com/rX5es1oHO3
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Cesar Bouchelaghem was two games away from a win at No. 1 singles, leading 4-2 in the third set over Utah's Busleiman. Han-Chih Lin was at 2-3 in his third set at No. 3 singles and Brett Pearson was at 5-5 in the second set when the match was clinched.
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Washington finally returns to its home courts next week, continuing Pac-12 action against the L.A. schools. USC is up first on Friday, Apr. 5, at 3 p.m. at the Bill Quillian Stadium.
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Washington Men's Tennis
March 29, 2024
Salt Lake City, Utah | George S. Eccles Tennis Center
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Washington β 4
Utah β 0
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Singles
1. Cesar Bouchelaghem (UW) vs. Geronimo Espin Busleiman (Utah) β 6-4, 2-6, 4-2, DNF
2. Dzianis Zharyn (UW) def. Bruno Krenn (Utah) β 7-5, 7-6 (6)
3. Han-Chih Lin (UW) vs. Jayson Blando (Utah) β 6-4, 4-6, 2-3, DNF
4. Nedim Suko (UW) def. Dylan Applegate (Utah) β 7-6 (2), 6-3
5. Ivan Sodan (UW) def. Gianluca Citadini (Utah) β 7-6 (2), 7-5
6. Brett Pearson (UW) vs. Michael Blando (Utah) β 6-7 (4), 5-5, DNF
Order of Finish: 4, 2, 5
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Doubles
1. (#49) Zharyn/Bouchelaghem (UW) def. Busleiman/Krenn (Utah) β 7-6 (4)
2. J. Blando/M. Blando (Utah) def. Suko/Pearson (UW) β 6-3
3. Nama/Sodan (UW) def. Applegate/Rossi (Utah) β 6-3
Order of Finish: 2, 3, 1
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