Matt Cowley

TUCSON, Ariz. – Utah Men’s Tennis sent itself into this week’s Pac-12 Championships on a positive note, winning the last match of the regular season this afternoon, 6-1 at Arizona.

The Utes are 17-9, the most wins in a season since 1988 and the best total since the NCAA limited competition dates to 25.

“It was a good effort by the guys today against a tough, energetic Arizona team,” head coach Roeland Brateanu said. “It is great to close out the regular season with a win and head into postseason play with a win under our belt. This will definitely help our confidence going into this week’s Pac-12 Championships.”

Utah snared the doubles point rather quickly as Egbert Weverink and Freddie McGeehan beat the UA pairing of Kasahara and Dunn, 6-1. Parker McGuiness and Jamey Swiggart sealed the deal with a 6-3 win at the No. 2 position.

The Utes earned simultaneous singles points to grab a 3-0 lead when David Micevski wrapped up a win over Will Kneale at No. 2, 6-2, 6-3, and McGuiness rolled through Oliver Plaskett, 6-1, 6-4 at No. 5.

Arizona stayed alive with a win at No. 6 singles as Shoki Kasahara topped Swiggart, 7-5, 6-4. The Utes would crush any hopes of a comeback for the home team when Dan Little beat Jason Jaruvang at No. 3, 7-6, 2-6, 6-1. Utah capped the day with Weverink completing a victory against Trent Botha at No. 4 , 3-6, 7-5, 7-6 and Cowley defeating 96th ranked Naoki Takeda, 7-6, 6-7, 10-5.

Utah heads to Ojai, Calif., where it will now play Washington in a Pac-12 Championship first-round match at 3 p.m. PT on Wednesday.

Match Results
Utah 6, Arizona 1