Men's Tennis Attends Utah Invitational

Salt Lake City, UT - Weber State men's tennis attended the Utah Invitational, October 7-10, at the George S. Eccles Tennis Center. The Utes hosted Weber State, Utah State, Idaho State, Montana, and Montana State.

The Utah Invitational started with doubles, where Weber State faced players from Utah. On court two, Tristan Sarap and Elyes Marouani defeated J. Blando/Gavelin 6-3. Similarly, on court three, Jordan Coutinho and Matteo Savio took the upper hand against M. Blando/Krenn 6-4.

Moving to singles play, Weber faced Montana. Sebastian Buxman earned the single victory for the Wildcats against Shaffrey 7-6(3), 3-6, 6-3. The Cats wrapped up the first day of the tournament with a second round of singles, facing Utah State. Sebastian Buxman earned his second victory of the day, defeating the Aggies Javier Ruiz 6-4, 6-4. Jordan Coutinho obtained the victory against Jack Niteman 7-6(3), 6-3.

Day two of the Utah Invite began in the outdoor courts but was moved indoors due to weather conditions. In doubles play, Jordan Coutinho and Matteo Savio faced Montana's Milo Benn and Moritz Stoeger and awarded the Wildcats their first win of the day, 6-3. Tristan Sarap and Elyes Marouani faced Utah State's Sergi Mico Fenollar and Jace Niteman, securing the win 7-6(1).

Into singles play, Weber State went up against Idaho State. Sebastian Buxman earned the victory 6-7(5), 6-4, 6-2 against Patrik Trhac. Tristan Sarap also defeated his opponent 4-6, 7-5, 6-4.

On day three of the Utah Invite, Weber State earned their first win of the day in doubles when Tristan Sarap and Elyes Marouani defeated the Bengals Thrac/Fujita 6-3. Following their teammates' lead, Jordan Coutinho and Matteo Savio took the upper hand against Robbertse/Cankus 6-4.

Weber State then moved into singles matches, where players faced opponents from Montana State. On court one, Sebastian Buxman downed his opponent 7-5, 6-3. Following his lead on court two, Tristan Sarap defeated Van Dijk 7-6(5), 7-5. Arthur Serafim earned his first victory of the day with a score of 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 against Jamieson Nathan. Elyes Marouani on court four secured the win 6-2, 3-6, 6-2 when he defeated Brad Buckland.

To wrap up the tournament, day four started with doubles against Montana State. Unfortunately, Weber was unable to walk away with the victory on all three courts. Heading into singles play, the Wildcats went up against the Utes. Tristan Sarap picked up the win against Caula due to default and Arthur Serafim dominated his opponent with a 6-2, 6-0 win.

Head coach Brad Ferreira had the following to say about the tournament. "Each player was placed in a bracket based on our projected line-up. In the number one bracket, Sebastian Buxman had a great weekend playing some high-quality matches and beating some highly ranked players in our conference. Unfortunately, he had to retire after being down 6-3, 3-1 with a nagging injury that finally caught up to him. In the number two bracket, Tristan Sarap took some time getting used to playing indoors for the first time. He picked up good wins against Kristensen (Idaho State), Van Dijk (Montana State), and a default against Utah."

"At number three, Arthur Serafim struggled the first day but starting Saturday he started playing the way he is capable of. Elyes Marouani played at number four and also struggled with not having any experience indoors. He picked up a win against Montana State but came up short on his other matches. At number five and six we mixed up our players. Jordan Coutinho picked up a win against Utah State 7-6, 6-3 and Matteo Savio beat M. Blando (Utah) 6-3, 6-4."

"In doubles play the number 2 doubles team of Sarap and Marouani placed second with wins over Utah, Utah State, and Idaho State. The number three doubles team of Jordan Coutinho and Matteo Savio won their bracket picking up wins over Idaho State, Utah, and Montana. We played and won some very good matches and I am happy with the progress of our team," said Ferreira.

This was the Wildcats' final tournament of the fall season. Next up, the Cats' head to BYU on January 22.

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