Highlanders Fall at Home to Utah State

Wednesday, March 9

Riverside, Calif.

10:00 a.m.

UC Riverside

Utah State

Highlanders Fall at Home to Utah State

3/9/2022 8:00:00 PM | Men's Tennis

Box Score

RIVERSIDE, Calif. – Daniel Velek continued his unbeaten run in doubles play, but UC Riverside fell 5-2 to Utah State on Wednesday at the SRC Tennis Courts.

The veteran/freshman combo of Velek and Aarav Sane grabbed a 5-3 win on court two, but UCR could not pick up the doubles win against the Aggies. Velek turned it around in singles with a straight set 6-2, 6-3 win on court two.

Andreas Whelan-Merediz picked up UCR's other singles win, a 6-3, 6-2 victory on court five.

Joshua Roth battled on three, taking a one-set advantage before going further in sets two and three.

UC Riverside is back in action on Thursday, March 10 against Gonzaga at 9:00 a.m.

Doubles
Jack Ninteman/Javier Ruiz (USU) def. Antreas Djakouris/Joshua Roth (UCR) – 6-2
Daniel Velek/Aarav Sane (UCR) def. David Cierny/Maksymilian Raupuk (USU) – 5-3
Felipe Acosta/Bodin Zarkovic (USU) def. Andreas Whelan-Merediz/Justin Lamy (UCR) – 6-2

Order of finish: 3, 1

Singles
Bodin Zarkovic (USU) def. Antreas Djakouris (UCR) – 6-2, 6-2
Daniel Velek (UCR) def. Felipe Acosta (USU) – 6-2, 6-3
Roko Savin (USU) def. Joshua Roth (UCR) – 3-6, 7-6 (1), 10-5
Sergi Micó Fenollar (USU) def. Justin Lamy (UCR) – 6-3, 7-5
Andreas Whelan-Merediz (UCR) def. Gabriel Chavez (USU) – 6-3, 6-2
Jack Ninteman (USU) def. Aarav Sane – 7-6 (3), 6-4

Order of finish: 2, 5, 1, 6, 4, 3