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Weber State University
Montana
Wildcats down Grizzlies in close 4-3 match
3/21/2015 9:08:00 PM | Men's Tennis
The Weber State men's tennis team is now 4-1 in Big Sky Conference play as they took down the Montana Grizzlies 4-3 Saturday afternoon in Missoula, Mont. Â
Weber State started the day off winning the doubles point. Sanjay Goswami and Stefan Cooper took down Tomasz Soltyka and Peter Mimnagh-Fleming 6-1 in the No. 1 spot. Hou-en "Edward" Chen and Landon Barlow defeated Victor Casadevall and Zach Fisher 6-2 in the No. 3 spot. The two out of three victories gave Weber State the upper hand going into singles play.
"We had a long day of travel which can be tiring but everyone came out fired up and ready to compete," Head Coach Brad Ferreira said. "It's always hard to play on the road but the guys came out strong in doubles play which was crucial to our victory."
The singles play was evenly split between the two teams. Jakub Gewert defeated Soltyka in the No. 1 spot 6-3, 6-2. Todd Fought took down Mimnagh-Flemming in a 7-6 (7-3), 7-5 battle in the No. 3 spot.
Barlow also came out victorious and earned his 12th consecutive singles win as he defeated Casadevall 1-6, 6-3, 1-0 (12-10). Barlow now has a 12-1 record on the season.
 "It was a very good win for us and helps us with confidence for the rest of the season," Ferriera said.
The Wildcats moved their overall season record to 8-9 with the win. Weber State will continue Big Sky play Sunday traveling to Montana State to take on the Bobcats.
Montana, Weber State
PEAK Health and Wellness Center, Missoula, Montana
March 21, 2015
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Singles
1. Jakub Gewert (WSU) def. Tomasz Soltyka (UM) 6-3, 6-2
2. Semion Branzburg (UM) def. Stefan Cooper (WSU) 6-4, 6-0
3. Todd Fought (WSU) def. Peter Mimnagh-Fleming (UM) 7-6 (7-3), 7-5
4. Landon Barlow (WSU) def. Victor Casadevall (UM) 1-6, 7-5, 6-1
5. Alexandr Rudenco (UM) def. Jack Yin (WSU) 4-6, 6-3, 1-0 (12-10)
6. Yannick Schmidl (UM) def. Sanjay Goswami (WSU) 6-4, 6-7 (7-5), 1-0 (10-4)
Doubles
1. Cooper/Goswami (WSU) def. Soltyka/Mimnagh-Fleming (UM) 6-1
2. Branzburg/Schmidl (UM) def. Fought/Gewert (WSU) 6-3
3. Edward Chen/Barlow (WSU) def. Casadevall/Fisher (UM) 6-2
Order of Finish
Singles (2,1,3,4,5,6)
Doubles (1,2,3)
Players Mentioned
