BYU Men's Tennis to play Gonzaga and Utah State at home

BYU Men's Tennis to play Gonzaga and Utah State at homeBYU Men's Tennis to play Gonzaga and Utah State at home

PROVO, Utah –  BYU men’s tennis will be home again this week, hosting Gonzaga on Friday, March 25 and Utah State on Saturday, March 26. Both matches are scheduled to begin at 12 p.m. MDT at the Outdoor Tennis Courts.

BYU Notes: (6-5)

  • The Cougars are 6-5 this season after two at home wins this last weekend against University of Idaho (4-2) and University of Portland (4-2).
  • Men’s tennis also suffered two away losses against UC Santa Barbara (4-0) and Cal Poly (4-0).
  • BYU came out with two on the road wins against University of Nevada (4-3) and UC Davis (4-1).  
  • BYU has also lost to Boise State in a close 4-3 match and to New Mexico (3-2).
  • Men’s tennis came out on top of the Weber State Wildcats and Grand Canyon Antelopes, winning both matches by a score of 6-1. 
  • BYU kicked off its 2021-22 season at the Hawai’i Invitational on Jan. 6-8. The Cougars were 8-1 in doubles and 9-12 in singles for an overall record of 17 wins and 13 losses.  

Head Coach- Dave Porter

  • Alma Mater: BYU, 1975
  • Division 1 Coaching Record: 20-10 (2nd Season)
  • Record at BYU: Same
  • Overall collegiate coaching record: 1,430-198

BYU Singles Record

Brigham Andrus (1-2)

Jack Barnett (1-3)

Zach Fuchs (3-1)

Matheus Ferreira Leite (4-6)

Dominik Jakovljevic (3-1)

Wally Thayne (4-3)

Mateo Vereau (4-3)

Tennyson Whiting (0-1)

Alex Lin (2-2)

Otto Schreiner (3-0)

 

BYU Doubles Record

Brigham Andrus & Matheus Ferreira Leite (3-1)

Zach Fuchs & Wally Thayne (1-1)

Mateo Vereau & Wally Thayne (1-1)

Dominik Jakovljevic & Mateo Vereau, (1-0)

Jack Barnett & Tennyson Whiting (4-2)

Jack Barnett & Wally Thayne (1-0)

Dominik Jakovljevic & Alex Lin (1-0)

Mateo Vereau & Matheus Leite (3-3)

 

Gonzaga Notes (WCC): (11-3)

  • The Bulldogs are 11-3 this season after two wins last weekend against Montana (4-0) and Boise State (4-0).  
  • Gonzaga has also come out on top of Seattle (4-0), Nevada (4-0), Montana State (4-0), Utah State (4-3), Idaho (6-1), San Diego State (4-3), Boston College (7-0) and UC Riverside (6-1).
  • The Bulldogs have taken losses from Utah (1-4), San Diego (0-4) and Denver (3-4).
  • Gonzaga is 0-1 in the WCC.
  • BYU leads the series against Gonzaga 7-2.  

Head Coach- D.J. Gurule  

  • Alma Mater: Pacific Luthern University
  • This is Gurule’s 15th season at Gonzaga

Gonzaga Match Information – Friday, March 25

Utah State Notes: (6-8)

  • The Aggies are 6-8 this season after a home loss last weekend to Portland (3-4).
  • Utah State has also lost to Washington (0-7), Gonzaga (3-4), Drake (3-4), UC Santa Barbara (0-4), Rice (3-4) and Loyola Marymount (3-4).
  • The Aggies came out on top of Portland State (7-0) and Montana State (6-1) this season.
  • BYU leads the series against Utah State 51-4.

Head Coach- Aaron Paajanen

  • Alma Mater: Point Loma Nazarene
  • Record at Utah State: 12-8 (Season 4)

Utah State Match Information– Saturday, March 26