DU Men's Tennis starts Colorado Cup with five combined wins

DENVER The University of Denver men's tennis team posted five wins on the first day of the Colorado Cup at Denver Tennis Park on Friday.

Four Denver players are seniors Rikuto Yamaguchijunior Ryoma Mishiro and freshmen Mark Nejelov And Samuel Rovai achieved victories in singles, while the Rovai/Yamaguchi duo added a victory in doubles.

Mishiro and Senior Relja sketch was on double duty and played matches in both day sessions. They first teamed up in doubles before splitting the results in singles, with both matches going three sets.

In the afternoon session, Denver and Gonzaga met for a doubles match, with the Bulldogs sneaking the lead in the doubles before the teams each recorded three singles wins. For Denver, Rovai/Yamaguchi wrapped things up quickly with a bagel. Gonzaga has evened things out with Court 2. DU graduate student Connor Robb-Wilcox made his Denver debut as a freshman Theo jackets in doubles, although the Pioneers dropped a close match in a tiebreaker.

Singles proved to be just as competitive as doubles between DU and GU. Four of the six matches went a total of three sets, including Yamaguchi's win to end the day. Denver newcomers Neyelov and Rovai scored the only straight-sets wins of the session.

The tournament's other three teams were also in action Friday: Air Force, Penn and Wichita State.

Play continues Saturday at the Colorado Cup, with Denver taking on players from Penn and Wichita State at 9 a.m. MT, followed by Air Force vs. Gonzaga at 1 p.m. MT and Penn vs. Wichita State at 2 p.m. MT. All matches will be held at the Denver Tennis Park and admission is free.

FRIDAY MORNING RESULTS
DOUBLE

Bharadwaj/Goodman (Penn) def. Kersten/Bruin (AFA): 6-4
Deaton/Moore (AFA) did. Sai/Chung (Penn): 6-1
Tingleaf/Fritzinger (AFA) def. Mishiro/Eskic (DU): 6-2

SINGLES

Phillip Deaton (AFA) def. Baylor Sai (Penn): 6-4 7-6(7)
Justin Chung (East) def. AJ Moore (AFA): 4-6 6-3 6-2
Tal Goodman (Penn) def. Alec Fritzinger (AFA): 6-3 7-6(0)
Jack Brown (AFA) def. Parashar Bharadwaj (Penn): 6-4 3-6 6-3
Ryoma Mishiro (NOT) do. Langdon Tingleaf (AFA): 6-3 6-7(0) 6-3
Matthew Staton (AFA) def. Relja sketch (DU): 7-6(1) 2-6 6-3

FRIDAY AFTERNOON RESULTS
DOUBLE

Branchetti/Fairclough (GONZ) def. Jackets/Robb-Wilcox (DU): 7-6(5)
Krauel/Ampaw (GONZ) def. Mishiro/Neyelov (DU): 6-4
Strike/Yamaguchi (NOT) do. Dunlop/Rashed (GONZ): 6-0

Worthington/Luehti (WSU) def. Kersten/Bruin (AFA): 6-2
Goodman/Bharadwaj (Penn) def. Deaton/Moore (AFA): 7-5
Sai/Chung (Penn) def. Fritzinger/Tingleaf (AFA): 7-6(3)
Wolf/Staton (AFA) def. Mindrut/Bracks (WSU): 6-4

SINGLES

Giovanni Branchetti (GONZ) def. Ryoma Mishiro (DU): 5-7 6-4 6-4
Samuel Rovai (NOT) do. Jay Fairclough (GONZ): 6-4 7-5
Rikuto Yamaguchi (NOT) do. Kai-Luca Ampaw (GONZ): 5-7 7-5 6-1
Tom Dunlop (GONZ) def. Theo jackets (DU): 4-6 6-3 7-5
Mark Nejelov (DU) for sure. Oscar Rashed (GONZ): 7-5 6-4
Gus Krauel (GONZ) def. Relja sketch (DU): 6-7(1) 6-3 6-2

Arjun Kersten (AFA) def. Luke Bracks (WSU): 7-5 6-3
Elias Worthington (WSU) def. AJ Moore (AFA): 6-2 6-4
Justin Chung (Penn) def. Alec Fritzinger (AFA): 6-4 7-5
Tal Goodman (Penn) def. Jack Brown (AFA): 6-1 6-1
Luca Mindrut (WSU) def. Langdon Tingleaf (AFA): 6-7(5) 7-5 6-4
Matthew Staton (AFA) def. Arenui Luethi (WSU): 6-2 6-1
Parashar Bharadwaj (Penn) def. Luke Wolf (AFA): 6-2 6-4

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