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'Cats Drop Match Against USU
2/28/2009 7:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
LOGAN, Utah --The Weber State men's tennis team fell to 5-5 on the season Friday as Utah State took a 5-2 decision to end a five-game winning streak by the 'Cats.
The Aggies took the doubles point behind wins at the No. 1 and 3 positions. Henning Hipp and Travis Covington won for Weber State at No. 2 with a 8-7 win over Amit Maharaj and Alex Thatcher.
In Singles, the Wildcats dropped four of six matches. Simon Unger won for the 'Cats at No. 2, defeating Bryan Marchant 6-0, 6-3, while Henning Hipp downed Maharaj at No. 3 by a 7-6, 6-2 score.
Utah State 5, Weber State 2
Singles
1. Jakob Asplund (USU) def. Sascha Kiehne (WSU), 4-6, 6-4, 6-2
2. Simon Unger (WSU) def. Bryan Marchant (USU), 6-0, 6-3
3. Henning Hipp (WSU) def. Amit Maharaj (USU), 7-6, 6-2
4. Mike Banks (USU) def. Spencer Marchant (WSU), 7-5, 7-5
5. Alex Thatcher (USU) def. Chris Williams (WSU), 2-6, 6-3, 14-12
6. Jordan Barlow (USU) def. Travis Covington (WSU), 6-3, 6-1
Doubles
1. Asplund/Marchant (USU) def. Kiehne/Unger (WSU), 8-1
2. Hipp/Convington (WSU) def Maharaj/Thatcher (USU), 8-7
3. Barlow/Banks (USU) def. Marchant/Williams (WSU), 8-6
