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Arizona Comes up Short vs. Stanford

Tucson, Ariz. – Sunday's match at the Robson Tennis Center left the Cats with the short end of the stick as they lost to Stanford 4-3 in a dramatic finish.

With the match tied at three apiece, Trevor James fell to Robert Stineman 6-3, 7-5 in the decisive match. The loss moves Arizona to 11-10 on the year.

Arizona got of to a quick start in doubles, as Kieren Thompson and James made slight work out of Trey Strobel and Jamin Ball to take the match 8-4.

Shortly after, Matt Dunn and Mario Urquidi fell to Daniel Ho and Stineman 8-5.

With the fate of the doubles point on their shoulders, Sumeet Shinde and Naoki Takeda rose to the occasion in a tight match vs. Maciek Romanowicz and John Morrissey. The duo gave Arizona the 1-0 lead off of the 8-6 win.

Urquidi extended the Arizona lead to 2-0 after winning his match against Strobel in straight sets, 6-4, 6-4.

Shinde followed suit on court three, beating Daniel Ho 6-3, 6-3.

On court one, Thompson fell against Morrissey 6-1, 6-1, while Takeda lost 6-4, 6-0 to Romanowicz on court two.

Will Kneale was the other Cat to compete on the day, and was defeated by Anthony Tsodikov 6-3, 6-3.

Arizona hits the road next weekend, as they take on Washington Friday, April 4 and Oregon Saturday, April 5. Friday's match vs. the Huskies will be televised on the Pac-12 Networks at 11:30 a.m.

For continued coverage of Arizona men's tennis, visit ArizonaWildcats.com, follow @ArizonaMTennis on Twitter and Instagram, and on Facebook at facebook.com/ArizonaMensTennis.
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Players Mentioned

Matt Dunn

Matt Dunn

6' 3"
Sophomore
Trevor James

Trevor James

6' 1"
Sophomore
Will Kneale

Will Kneale

6' 0"
Freshman
Sumeet Shinde

Sumeet Shinde

6' 2"
Junior
Naoki Takeda

Naoki Takeda

5' 7"
Sophomore
Kieren Thompson

Kieren Thompson

5' 11"
Senior
Mario Urquidi

Mario Urquidi

5' 11"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Matt Dunn

Matt Dunn

6' 3"
Sophomore
Trevor James

Trevor James

6' 1"
Sophomore
Will Kneale

Will Kneale

6' 0"
Freshman
Sumeet Shinde

Sumeet Shinde

6' 2"
Junior
Naoki Takeda

Naoki Takeda

5' 7"
Sophomore
Kieren Thompson

Kieren Thompson

5' 11"
Senior
Mario Urquidi

Mario Urquidi

5' 11"
Senior
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