Vandals Get Win on the Road

02/16/2018

Idaho wins at North Dakota

GRAND FORKS, N.D—The Idaho men's tennis team picked up its first win of the spring on Friday. The Vandals defeated conference rival North Dakota, 6-1.

Idaho (1-3) took the doubles point to open with a 1-0 advantage. The Vandals got wins from Guilherme Scarpelli and Lucas Contino at No. 2 and Felipe Fonseca and Esteban Santibanez at No. 3 to seal the point.

The Vandals won all but one match in singles. All four of the top courts went to Idaho. Mark Kovacs got the point at No. 1 over Lukas Buth, 7-6(2), 6-1. Carlos Longhi Neto took the No. 2 court, 6-3, 6-4, over Daniel Martinez. Scarpelli and Fonseca won at No. 3 and 4, respectively.

Santibanez rounded out the day for Idaho with a quick 6-1, 6-0 win at No. 6

The Vandals will conclude the week on Sunday at Northern Colorado.

Singles competition
1. Kovacs,Mark (UI) def. Buth, Lukas (UND) 7-6 (7-2), 6-1
2. Longhi Neto,Carlos (UI) def. Martinez, Daniel (UND) 6-3, 6-4
3. Scarpelli,Guilherme (UI) def. Laska, Annei (UND) 6-2, 7-6 (7-2)
4. Fonseca,Felipe (UI) def. Callegari, Davide (UND) 6-3, 6-4
5. Mailes, Alex (UND) def. Coutinho,Lucas (UI) 6-4, 6-4
6. Santibanez,Esteban (UI) def. Yeacker, Ben (UND) 6-1, 6-0

Doubles competition
1. Buth, Lukas/Martinez, Daniel (UND) def. Kovacs,Mark/Longhi Neto,Carlos (UI) 7-6 (7-3)
2. Scarpelli,Guilherme/Coutinho,Lucas (UI) def. Callegari, Davide/Yeacker, Ben (UND) 6-3
3. Fonseca,Felipe/Santibanez,Esteban (UI) def. Mailes, Alex/Laska, Annei (UND) 6-3

Match Notes
Order of finish: Doubles (2,3,1); Singles (6)

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