CHENEY, Wash. – Idaho men's tennis cruised past Eastern Washington, 7-0, on Saturday afternoon at EWU Tennis Courts. The Vandals earned their third consecutive win, improving to 3-8 overall and 2-1 in Big Sky play.
Idaho set the tone early on in doubles action, capturing wins at the No. 2 and No. 3 positions.
Alejandro Salvador and
Francisco Gay won 6-3 on court three over the Eagles pair before
Matteo Masala and
Yu-Shun Lai clinched the doubles point, earning a 6-4 victory over EWU to take a 1-0 advantage.
The Silver and Gold continued their success in singles play winning all six matches. Gay extended his win streak to three after capturing a 6-0, 6-1 win over Cadene Kammerer at the No. 1 spot. Masala followed with a 6-1, 6-0 decision over Eastern Washington's No. 3, Drew Dillon. At No. 4,
Sebastian Medica won his third consecutive singles match and earned the clinch, taking down Tyler Dalos, 6-1, 6-1.
Idaho swept the remaining singles matches, picking up wins from
Mario Duron (6-2, 6-1), Lai (6-3, 6-4) and
Taiyo Kurata (6-4, 4-6, 10-8)
Up Next
The Vandals compete in their final non-conference matches of the season at the Boise State Tournament next week. Idaho will have the chance to compete in the three matches over two days (Mar. 22-23) with opponents to be determined at a later date.
University of Idaho 7, Eastern Washington 0
Singles competition
1.
Francisco Gay (UIDAHO) def. KAMMERER, Caden (EWU) 6-0, 6-1
2.
Taiyo Kurata (UIDAHO) def. WADDOCK, Tyler (EWU) 6-4, 4-6, 10-8
3.
Matteo Masala (UIDAHO) def. DILLON, Drew (EWU) 6-1, 6-0
4.
Sebastian Medica (UIDAHO) def. DALOS, Tyler (EWU) 6-1, 6-1
5.
Mario Duron (UIDAHO) def. BHATTI, Arshjot (EWU) 6-2, 6-1
6.
Yu-Shun Lai (UIDAHO) def. SARLVIK, Erik (EWU) 6-3, 6-4
Doubles competition
1. DALOS, Tyler/KAMMERER, Caden (EWU) vs.
Alex Asenov/
Sebastian Medica (UIDAHO) 5-4, unfinished
2.
Matteo Masala/
Yu-Shun Lai (UIDAHO) def. DILLON, Drew/BHATTI, Arshjot (EWU) 6-4
3.
Alejandro Salvador/
Francisco Gay (UIDAHO) def. THOMAS, Brady/WADDOCK, Tyler (EWU) 6-3
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2); Singles (1,3,4,5,6,2)
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