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Men’s Tennis bounces back with win over Azusa Pacific
3/7/2025 8:11:00 PM | Men's Tennis
Azusa, Calif — The Weber State Men's Tennis team defeated Azusa Pacific 4-3 on Friday to push their record to 7-5.
"Close match," head coach Brad Ferreira said, "At 3-3 Tristan Sarap played a great third set for the win."
The 'Cats took an early lead in doubles play winning 6-1 in the number one position and 6-3 with the number three duo. These wins by the duos of Kruger/Minh and Quijano/Sarap gave the Wildcats what turned out to be a crucial doubles point going into singles play.
In singles, Liam Day and Ken Minh dominated giving the 'Cats two quick singles points. These victories put the match at 3-1 after Jordan Coutinho retired his match in the first set. The Cougars responded with two wins of their own making the match 3-3 with it coming down to the matchup on Court #1. It was there that Tristan Sarap, after losing the opening set 7-5, battled back to take set two in a tiebreaking set, 7-6 (7-5), and dominated in set three to give the Wildcats the 4-3 victory.
The Wildcats split their two games of the West Coast road trip after falling to Temple University on Thursday. The 'Cats, now at 7-5, will stay on the road as they will play back-to-back games in Arizona beginning on Saturday, March 15th against defending Big Sky Champions Northern Arizona University. The Lumberjacks are an even 6-6 on the season with a 1-0 mark in conference play.
Tennis Match Results
Weber State vs Azusa Pacific
3/7/2025 at Azusa, California
Weber State 4, Azusa Pacific 3
Singles competition
1. Tristan Sarap (WSU) def. Soeren Grandke (APU) 5-7, 7-6 (7-5), 6-1
2. David James Brownlee (APU) def. Connor Kruger (WSU) 7-6 (7-5), 6-3
3. Max Schmidhauser (APU) def. Jordan Coutinho (WSU) 4-1, retired
4. Ken Minh (WSU) def. Jacobus du Plessis (APU) 6-1, 6-2
5. Liam Day (WSU) def. Sam Bergstrand (APU) 6-0, 6-0
6. Christopher Marci (APU) def. Franco Quijano (WSU) 6-2, 6-3
Doubles competition
1. Connor Kruger/Ken Minh (WSU) def. Elias Walter/Soeren Grandke (APU) 6-1
2. David James Brownlee/Brodrick Bohren (APU) vs. Liam Day/Jordan Coutinho (WSU) 4-4, unfinished
3. Tristan Sarap/Franco Quijano (WSU) def. Miha Velicki/Joan Crespo (APU) 6-3
Match Notes:
Order of finish: Doubles (1,3); Singles (3,4,5,6,2,1)
Up Next
Weber State 7-5 (3-0) vs. Northern Arizona 6-6 (1-0)
Date | Time: Saturday, March 15th | 10:00 a.m.
Location: Flagstaff, Arizona (Tennis Center)
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Twitter/X: @webermentennis
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"Close match," head coach Brad Ferreira said, "At 3-3 Tristan Sarap played a great third set for the win."
The 'Cats took an early lead in doubles play winning 6-1 in the number one position and 6-3 with the number three duo. These wins by the duos of Kruger/Minh and Quijano/Sarap gave the Wildcats what turned out to be a crucial doubles point going into singles play.
In singles, Liam Day and Ken Minh dominated giving the 'Cats two quick singles points. These victories put the match at 3-1 after Jordan Coutinho retired his match in the first set. The Cougars responded with two wins of their own making the match 3-3 with it coming down to the matchup on Court #1. It was there that Tristan Sarap, after losing the opening set 7-5, battled back to take set two in a tiebreaking set, 7-6 (7-5), and dominated in set three to give the Wildcats the 4-3 victory.
The Wildcats split their two games of the West Coast road trip after falling to Temple University on Thursday. The 'Cats, now at 7-5, will stay on the road as they will play back-to-back games in Arizona beginning on Saturday, March 15th against defending Big Sky Champions Northern Arizona University. The Lumberjacks are an even 6-6 on the season with a 1-0 mark in conference play.
Tennis Match Results
Weber State vs Azusa Pacific
3/7/2025 at Azusa, California
Weber State 4, Azusa Pacific 3
Singles competition
1. Tristan Sarap (WSU) def. Soeren Grandke (APU) 5-7, 7-6 (7-5), 6-1
2. David James Brownlee (APU) def. Connor Kruger (WSU) 7-6 (7-5), 6-3
3. Max Schmidhauser (APU) def. Jordan Coutinho (WSU) 4-1, retired
4. Ken Minh (WSU) def. Jacobus du Plessis (APU) 6-1, 6-2
5. Liam Day (WSU) def. Sam Bergstrand (APU) 6-0, 6-0
6. Christopher Marci (APU) def. Franco Quijano (WSU) 6-2, 6-3
Doubles competition
1. Connor Kruger/Ken Minh (WSU) def. Elias Walter/Soeren Grandke (APU) 6-1
2. David James Brownlee/Brodrick Bohren (APU) vs. Liam Day/Jordan Coutinho (WSU) 4-4, unfinished
3. Tristan Sarap/Franco Quijano (WSU) def. Miha Velicki/Joan Crespo (APU) 6-3
Match Notes:
Order of finish: Doubles (1,3); Singles (3,4,5,6,2,1)
Up Next
Weber State 7-5 (3-0) vs. Northern Arizona 6-6 (1-0)
Date | Time: Saturday, March 15th | 10:00 a.m.
Location: Flagstaff, Arizona (Tennis Center)
Follow the 'Cats!
Twitter/X: @webermentennis
Instagram: @webermentennis
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
1,3
#1 Singles Match
123
576
Soeren Grandke / 0 [APU]
761
#2 Singles Match
12
62
David James Brownlee / 0 [APU]
76
#3 Singles Match
12
10
Max Schmidhauser / 0 [APU]
5WR
#4 Singles Match
12
66
Albertus du Plessis / 0 [APU]
12
#5 Singles Match
12
66
Sam Bergstrand / 0 [APU]
00
#6 Singles Match
12
23
Christopher Marci / 0 [APU]
66
Order of Finish:
3,4,5,6,2,1
Players Mentioned
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