TUCSON, Ariz. – Arizona (9-12) tried to pull off an upset over No. 35 Washington (12-6) on Friday, Apr. 7 in Tucson, but came up just short in a 4-3 loss.
 
Arizona started off strong in doubles, where seniors Will Kneale and Oliver Plaskett took down Washington sophomore Piers Foley and junior Jake Douglas in a hard fought match on court one (6-3). Freshman Andres Reyes and junior Shoti Meparidze couldn't best freshman Amit Batta and senior Wendell Watanabe on court three, falling in Reyes' first home doubles match by a score of 6-4. With the doubles point at stake, juniors Shoki Kasahara and Trent Botha took down Washington sophomores Enzo Sommer and Kawika Lam (7-5).
 
The singles draw was highly contested across the board. The Huskies claimed the first point when Batta defeated Plaskett 7-5, 6-3. Kasahara responded with a 6-4, 6-3 victory over Gal Hakak. Washington tied the match at 2-2 with Mitch Stewart's 7-5, 6-2 win over Meparidze. The Cats regained the lead with Kneale's 7-5, 6-4 victory over Sommer. Foley defeated Reyes 6-3, 5-7, 6-4, leaving the fate of the match to be decided on court No. 3. Botha battled back from match point in the second set to force a third, but wasn't quite able to complete the matchup. He lost to Douglas 7-6 (12-10), 6-7 (6-8), 6-3.
 
The Wildcats have just a day to rest and prepare for their next opponent, No. 25 Oregon, on Sunday, April 9 at 11 a.m. MST. This will be the final home match of seniors Will Kneale and Oliver Plaskett's collegiate career.
 
Doubles
Kneale/Meparidze (UA) def. Douglas/Foley(Wash) 6-3
Botha/Kasahara (UA) def. Lam/Sommer(Wash) 7-5
Batta/Watanabe (Wash) def. Reyes/Meparidze(UA) 4-6
Order: 1,3,2
 
 
Singles
Stewart, Mitch (Wash) def.Meparidze,Shoti (UA) 7-5, 6-3
Kneale, Will (UA) def. Sommer, Enzo (Wash) 7-5, 6-4
Douglas, Jake (Wash) def. Botha, Trent (UA) 7-6 (12-10), 6-7 (6-8), 6-3
Kasahara, Shoki (UA) def. Hakak, Gal (Wash) 6-4, 6-3
Batta, Amit (Wash) def. Plaskett, Oliver (UA) 7-5, 6-3
Foley, Piers (Wash) def. Reyes, Andres (UA) 6-3, 5-7, 6-4
Order: 5, 4, 1, 2, 6, 3
 
Event Info:
Date/Time: Sunday, April 9 at 11:00 a.m. MST vs Oregon
 
Location: LaNelle Robson Tennis Center: 900 N Martin Ave
(Parking will be tight because of Spring Fling. University from Campbell to Cherry is closed.)
 
Twitter Updates: @ArizonaMTennis
 
The Field: No. 25 Oregon
 
Who's Competing for the Wildcats
Will Kneale
Oliver Plaskett
Shoki Kasahara
Trent Botha
Shoti Meparidze
Alejandro Reguant
 
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