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Wildcats Edged by Aggies
2/18/2010 4:22:00 PM | Men's Tennis
LOGAN, Utah -- Utah State used the doubles point and wins in the bottom three singles spots to edge Weber State 4-3 on Wednesday at the Sports Academy and Racquet Club.
The Wildcats claimed wins in the top three singles matches, led by Simon Unger's 6-2, 6-4 win over Jakob Asplund at No. 1. Henning Hipp won in three sets with a 6-4, 5-7, 6-0 win over Sven Poslusny at No. 2, and Sascha Kiehne defeated Bryan Marchant 6-4, 6-3 at No. 3.
The match was ultimately decided by the doubles competition. The Wildcats got an 8-7 win in the No. 3 match as Unger dropped from his usual spot with Kiehne at No. 1 to play with Ben Rode in a victory over Nikita Ryaschenko and Nate Ballam. Hintze moved to the No. 1 spot with Kiehne, but the pair suffered an 8-6 loss to Asplund and Marchant.
The Wildcats (3-5) were without Spencer Marchant, who normally plays No. 4 singles and No. 2 doubles. The Aggies moved to 4-4 on the year with the win.
Utah State 4, Weber State 3
Feb 17, 2010 at Logan, Utah (Sports Academy and Racquet Club)
Utah State 4, Weber State 3
Feb 17, 2010 at Logan, Utah (Sports Academy and Racquet Club)
| Singles competition |
| 1. UNGER, Simon (WSU) def. Jakob Asplund (USU) 6-2, 6-4 |
| 2. HIPP, Henning (WSU) def. Sven Poslusny (USU) 6-4, 7-5, 6-0 |
| 3. KIEHNE, Sascha (WSU) def. Bryan Marchant (USU) 6-4, 6-3 |
| 4. Alex Thatcher (USU) def. PATERSON, Cole (WSU) 6-4, 6-1 |
| 5. Amit Maharaj (USU) def. HINTZE, Dave (WSU) 6-2, 6-2 |
| 6. Nikita Ryashchenko (USU) def. RODE, Ben (WSU) 6-3, 6-1 |
| Doubles competition |
| 1. Jakob Asplund/Bryan Marchant (USU) def. KIEHNE, Sascha/HINTZE, Dave (WSU) 8-6 |
| 2. Sven Poslusny/Amit Maharaj (USU) def. PATERSON, Cole/HIPP, Henning (WSU) 8-4 |
| 3. UNGER, Simon/RODE, Ben (WSU) def. Nikita Ryashchenko/Nate Ballam (USU) 8-7 |
| Match Notes |
| Weber State 3-5 |
| Utah State 4-4 |
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