PROVO, Utah – BYU men’s tennis had their seven-match win streak snapped with a 4-1 loss at home to No. 70 Denver.
“Everyone fought and competed very hard, which I think we’re very proud of,” said coach Jonathan Sanchez. “At the end of the day we still need to be able to play good tennis, so we’re going to rest tonight and see how we can pick ourselves up tomorrow.”
Doubles Results
Hardy Owen/Alex Edmonston (BYU) unf. Rikuto Yamguchi/Ryoma Mishiro (DU) 5-6
Daniel Sancho Arbizu/Theo Coats (DU) def. Wally Thayne/David Duong (BYU) 6-4
Raffaelo Papajcik/Connor Robb-Wilcox (DU) def. Tygen Goldammer/TJ Wells (BYU) 6-4
Singles Results
Daniel Sancho Arbizu (DU) def. Wally Thayne (BYU) 6-2, 6-4
Raffaelo Papajcik (DU) def. Redd Owen (BYU) 6-1, 6-4
Adam Chodur (BYU) def. Rikuto Yamaguchi (DU) 6-7(3), 6-3, 6-1
Samuel Rovai (DU) def. Tygen Goldammer (BYU) 6-7(6), 6-4, 7-5
TJ Wells (BYU) unf. Ryoma Mishiro (DU) 6-7(9) 0-1
David Duong (BYU) unf. Connor Robb-Wilcox (DU) 3-6, 0-3
Despite losing 4-1, the Cougars had tough competitions throughout the night. Chodur, Goldammer, and Wells were all involved in tiebreaks and the doubles point was decided by just five games spread across the three sets. This loss gives BYU a 9-2 record and their first loss at home this season.
Up Next
BYU returns to action tomorrow when the Cougars host Air Force at Noon MT.