Montgomery, Ala. – The Arizona Wildcats advanced on to the semi-finals of the Blue/Gray Tournament after a 4-0 victory over Auburn on Friday morning. Arizona earned the doubles point against the Tigers thanks to big wins from the duo of senior Jonas Maier/sophomore Igor Karpovets and the pair of junior Alejandro Reguant/sophomore Filip Malbasic. 
 
Malbasic, the No. 122 player in the country improved his singles record to 7-0 this season and stretched Arizona's lead to 2-0 after a convincing 6-1, 6-0 victory over Filippo Mora. The Cats clinched the match against Auburn after Reguant defeated Tad Maclean 6-3, 6-2 and Jonas Ziverts won his match 7-6 (7), 6-2 over Matteo DeVincentis on court one. The 7-1 Wildcats will face off against a tough No. 32 Texas Tech team for a chance to advance on to the final round of the Blue/Gray Tournament.  
 
"Good win this morning and solid performance from all our guys," said head coach Clancy Shields. "This team's confidence is growing every match and I still think we have a lot higher tennis level still in us. We will have a tough match with a very good Texas Tech team in the semifinals."
 
Texas Tech secured the doubles point this afternoon. Singles play will begin tomorrow at XXXX.  
 
Results
 
Singles 

1. Ziverts (ARIZ) def. DeVincentis (AU) 7-6 (7), 6-2
2. #122 Malbasic (ARIZ) def. Mora (AU) 6-1, 6-0
3. Karpovets (ARIZ) vs. Brandon Laubser (AU) 7-6, 4-3 unfinished
4. Reguant (ARIZ) def. Maclean (FS) 6-3, 6-2
5. Carlos Hassey (ARIZ) vs. Tim Dollman (AU) 5-7, 6-2 unfinished
6. Maier (ARIZ) vs. Michael Durham (AU) 6-0, 6-6 unfinished

  Doubles

1. Laubser/Maclean (AU) def. Hassey/Ziverts (ARIZ) 6-2
2. Malbasic/Reguant (ARIZ) def. De Vincentis/Mora (AU) 6-3
3. Karpovets/Maier (ARIZ) def. Chavarria/Fry (AU) 6-2
1. Ziverts/Hassey (ARIZ) vs. Bjorn Thomson/Parker Wynn (TTU) 4-4 
2. Jackson Cobb/Tommy Mylnikov (TTU) def. Malbasic/Reguant (ARIZ) 6-2
3. Ilgiz Valiev/Matheus Leite (TTU) def. Karpovets/Maier (ARIZ) 6-2

 
 
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