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Weber State Men's Tennis Finishes 2-1 In UNLV Tournament
2/1/2021 8:32:00 AM | Men's Tennis
LAS VEGAS, NV - On day two of the UNLV Tournament, Weber State men's tennis took on New Mexico State and UNLV.Â
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Match vs. New Mexico State
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"Since I've been the coach, we have played New Mexico State every year and never beaten them. I am very impressed with our performance today," said head coach Brad Ferreira.Â
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The match started off with a win from the Wildcats for the doubles point. Sebastian Buxman and Arthur Serafim took the win in the No. 1 spot 6-2. Bo-Han Li and Michiel Van Schoor also came away with the victory in the No. 2 spot 6-4 giving the cats' the overall point.Â
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"I was pleased with our doubles, which got us off to a great start. Bo-Han Li and Sebastian Buxman are machines at the moment and playing extremely well," said Ferreira.Â
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After securing the lead, the cats' went on to control singles play as well. Kris Van Wyk earned the point in the No. 1 spot 6-1, 7-5. Sebastian Buxman earned the singles point after defeating Martin Simecek 7-5, 6-2 and Bo-Han Li secured the point defeating his opponent 6-2, 6-3. New Mexico State was able to pick up two points making the final score 5-2 for the Wildcats.Â
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Match vs. UNLV
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The match started with a win from UNLV for the doubles point. WSU duo Michiel Van Schoor and Bo-Han Li took the victory in the No. 2 spot 6-2.Â
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"We had a good chance to win the doubles point but started down by one," said head coach Brad Ferreira.Â
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In singles play, UNLV came away with five points in the No. 1, No. 2, No. 3, No. 5, and No. 6 spots. Wildcat Bo-Han Li earned the point against Anton Ornberg in three sets with the scores being 6-3, 3-6, 6-4. The No. 5 and No. 6 spots went unfinished.Â
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"The boys showed a new level of competitiveness today. UNLV is always a very solid team, so for us to have chances against them is fantastic," said Ferreira.Â
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The Wildcats will continue their 2021 season against Utah State on Saturday, February 13th.Â
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Match vs. New Mexico State
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"Since I've been the coach, we have played New Mexico State every year and never beaten them. I am very impressed with our performance today," said head coach Brad Ferreira.Â
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The match started off with a win from the Wildcats for the doubles point. Sebastian Buxman and Arthur Serafim took the win in the No. 1 spot 6-2. Bo-Han Li and Michiel Van Schoor also came away with the victory in the No. 2 spot 6-4 giving the cats' the overall point.Â
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"I was pleased with our doubles, which got us off to a great start. Bo-Han Li and Sebastian Buxman are machines at the moment and playing extremely well," said Ferreira.Â
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After securing the lead, the cats' went on to control singles play as well. Kris Van Wyk earned the point in the No. 1 spot 6-1, 7-5. Sebastian Buxman earned the singles point after defeating Martin Simecek 7-5, 6-2 and Bo-Han Li secured the point defeating his opponent 6-2, 6-3. New Mexico State was able to pick up two points making the final score 5-2 for the Wildcats.Â
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Match vs. UNLV
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The match started with a win from UNLV for the doubles point. WSU duo Michiel Van Schoor and Bo-Han Li took the victory in the No. 2 spot 6-2.Â
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"We had a good chance to win the doubles point but started down by one," said head coach Brad Ferreira.Â
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In singles play, UNLV came away with five points in the No. 1, No. 2, No. 3, No. 5, and No. 6 spots. Wildcat Bo-Han Li earned the point against Anton Ornberg in three sets with the scores being 6-3, 3-6, 6-4. The No. 5 and No. 6 spots went unfinished.Â
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"The boys showed a new level of competitiveness today. UNLV is always a very solid team, so for us to have chances against them is fantastic," said Ferreira.Â
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The Wildcats will continue their 2021 season against Utah State on Saturday, February 13th.Â
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