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'Cats Take Down Bengals 6-1
4/15/2009 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
POCATELLO, Idaho -- The Weber State men's tennis team won its third-straight Big Sky match on Tuesday with a 6-1 victory over Idaho State at Reed Gymnasium. The Wildcats moved to 9-10 overall and 5-3 in the conference with the win.
The Wildcats swept the doubles matches on the day. Sascha Kiehne and Simon Unger downed Javier Royo and Ross Dechant 8-5 at No. 1, Henning Hipp and Travis Covington defeated Alex Buceta and Dan Buckingham 8-1 at No. 2 and Spencer Marchant and Chris Williams pulled out a 9-7 win over Andres Mancero and David Kutchins at No. 3.
In singles, reigning Big Sky Player of the Week Henning Hipp got things going for the 'Cats with a 6-3, 6-2win over Dechant at No. 3. Unger's 6-3, 6-2 win over Buceta at No. 2 and Kiehne's 6-2, 7-5 win over Royo at No. 1 gave the Wildcats enough points to claim the match. Marchant soon followed with a 6-4, 6-2 win over Manchero at No. 5. Kutchins forfeited the No. 6 match to Covington for the Wildcats' final point.
Next up for the Wildcats will be the Big Sky Conference tournament, which will take place April 24-26 in Sacramento, Calif.
Weber State vs Idaho State
Apr 14, 2009 at Pocatello, ID - Reed Gym (Indoors)
Weber State 6, Idaho State 1
Singles competition
1. KIEHNE, Sascha (WSU) def. ROYO, Javier (ISU) 6-2, 7-5
2. UNGER, Simon (WSU) def. BUCETA, Alex (ISU) 6-3, 6-2
3. HIPP, Henning (WSU) def. DECHANT, Ross (ISU) 6-3, 6-2
4. BUCKINGHAM, Dan (ISU) def. WILLIAMS, Chris (WSU) 6-4, 3-6, 11-9
5. MARCHANT, Spencer (WSU) def. MANCERO, Andres (ISU) 6-4, 6-2
6. COVINGTON, Travis (WSU) def. KUTCHINS, David (ISU), by forfeit
Doubles competition
1. KIEHNE, Sascha/UNGER, Simon (WSU) def. ROYO, Javier/DECHANT, Ross (ISU) 8-5
2. HIPP, Henning/COVINGTON, Travis (WSU) def. BUCETA, Alex/BUCKINGHAM, Dan (ISU) 8-1
3. MARCHANT, Spencer/WILLIAMS, Chris (WSU) def. MANCERO, Andres/KUTCHINS, David (ISU) 9-7
Match Notes:
Weber State 9-10; BSC 5-3
Idaho State 0-16; BSC 0-6
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1,3); Singles (3,2,1,4,6,5)
