NORMAN, Okla. -- The weekend double-header in Oklahoma ended in a split for the Wildcats.
The No. 43 ranked doubles team in the nation drew first blood in the morning match as Oklahoma's sophomore pairing of Adrian Oetzbach and Jochen Bertsch defeated the freshman pairing
Igor Karpovets and
Carlos Hassey (UA) 6-3. The Sooners clinched the doubles point when freshman Jake Van Emburgh and junior Ferran Calvo beat Arizona freshman
Aaro Pollanen and junior
Jonas Maier 6-3.
The doubles match between the Arizona pairing of sophomore
Alejandro Reguant and freshman
Filip Malbasic and the Oklahoma pairing of junior Aleksandre Bakshi and freshman James Davis went unfinished as Oklahoma had already secured the doubles point.
In singles action, Oetzbach made it 2-0 Sooners by knocking off Reguant 6-1, 6-4. Hassey responded for the Wildcats with a 6-4, 6-2 victory over Oklahoma freshman Max Stewart.
Bakshi emerged victorious in a three-set battle with Karpovets (6-1, 3-6, 7-5). Bertsch finished off the Oklahoma victory with a 7-6(3), 6-2 win over Malbasic.
Pollanen and No. 17 ranked Ferran Calvo were in the third set when the match was called. Maier was up a set when his match against van Emburgh was called.
The afternoon doubles session came down to the final doubles match, as Abilene Christian clinched the point thanks to a 7-5 victory from sophomore Jonathan Sheehy and senior Henry Adams over Arizona's Pollanen and Maier.
ACU's first doubles win came from senior Paul Michael Domanski and junior Josh Sheehy as they defeated the Hassey/Karpovets pairing 6-0. Arizona's sole doubles victory on the day came in the form of a 6-2 Malbasic/Reguant win over senior Brad Gleason and junior Cole Lawson of ACU.
Singles play came down to the wire, and it took a three-set Malbasic win over ACU senior Hunter Holman (4-6, 6-2, 6-2) to clinch a 4-3 victory for Arizona. The Wildcats also got wins from Reguant, Maier, and Hassey. Hassey won both of his singles matches on the day, and never dropped a set.
The victory moves Arizona to (3-1) on the season.
The Wildcats take on the University of San Francisco on Friday, Jan. 26th and then host another double-header on Sunday against Troy and Saint Mary's.
Results
Singles vs. Oklahoma
1. Alex Bakshi (OU) def.
Igor Karpovets (UA) 6-1, 3-6, 7-5?
2. #17 Ferran Calvo (OU) vs.
Aaro Pollanen (UA) 5-7, 6-1, 2-3, unfinished
3. Adrian Oetzbach (OU) def.
Alejandro Reguant (UA) 6-1, 6-4?
4. Jake van Emburgh (OU) vs.
Jonas Maier (UA) 6-7 (5-7), 5-4, unfinished
5. Jochen Bertsch (OU) def.
Filip Malbasic (UA) 7-6 (6-3), 6-2?
6.
Carlos Hassey (UA) def. Max Stewart (OU) 6-4, 6-2
Order: 3,6,1,5
Doubles vs. Oklahoma
1. Jake van Emburgh/Ferran Calvo (OU) def.
Aaro Pollanen/
Jonas Maier (UA) 6-3?
2. #43 Adrian Oetzbach/Jochen Bertsch (OU) def.
Igor Karpovets/
Carlos Hassey (UA) 6-3
3. Alex Bakshi/James Davis (OU) vs.
Alejandro Reguant/
Filip Malbasic (UA) 5-5, unfinished
Order: 2,1
Singles vs. ACU
1. Josh Sheehy (ACU) def.
Igor Karpovets (UA) 3-6, 6-3, 6-4?
2. Jonathan Sheehy (ACU) def.
Aaro Pollanen (UA) 6-2, 6-1
?3.
Alejandro Reguant (UA) def. Henry Adams (ACU) 6-2, 6-3?
4.
Jonas Maier (UA) def. Paul M.Domanski (ACU) 6-4, 6-3?
5.
Filip Malbasic (UA) def. Hunter Holman (ACU) 4-6, 6-2, 6-2
?6.
Carlos Hassey (UA) def. Joaquin Delgado (ACU) 6-0, 7-6 (7-5)
Order: 4,6,2,3,1,5
Doubles vs. ACU
1. Jonathan Sheehy/Henry Adams (ACU) def.
Aaro Pollanen/
Jonas Maier (UA) 7-5
2. Paul M.Domanski/Josh Sheehy (ACU) def.
Carlos Hassey/
Igor Karpovets (UA) 6-0
3.
Filip Malbasic/
Alejandro Reguant (UA) def. Brad Gleason/Cole Lawson (ACU) 6-2
Order: 2,3,1
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