University of Arizona
Washington
04/27/2023 | Men's Tennis
It was a brisk 2 hour and 15 minute match that saw the Wildcats capture a decisive doubles point and three swift singles matches. Arizona tandem Herman Hoeyeraal and Colton Smith dominated Washington's Suko/Hendrikx at two doubles where the 'Cats won the match 6-1 after an ace by Smith. Shortly after #41 Jonas Ziverts and Jay Friend were bested 1-6 at one doubles by #56 Bouchelaghem/Zhayrn. Then all eyes were on three doubles as Wildcat duo Gustaf Strom and Eric Padgham entered a tiebreaker against Lin/Pearson where the 'Cats clinched the point 7-6(2). The Arizona pair also clinched the doubles point against ASU on April 22 which helped the team garner its back-to-back regular season Pac-12 title.
The 'Cats performed strong throughout the entirety of singles play with every first set ending in a Wildcat's favor. Freshman Friend finished first at five singles with a 6-1, 6-2 victory over Hendrikx followed by Hoeyeraal who also won his match against Suko in straight sets 6-2, 6-3. Clinching the win for Arizona was #41 Ziverts at two singles who defeated #71 Bouchelaghem 6-2 in straight sets. The fifth-year captain was named Pac-12 Scholar Athlete of the Year for his outstanding performances on the court and in the classroom.We LOVE a Gus and Padg clinch ??
— Arizona Men's Tennis (@ArizonaMTennis) April 27, 2023
def. Lin/Pearson 7-6(2) pic.twitter.com/qc0uKiz39f
Arizona advances to the semifinals of the tournament where they'll face off against either Utah [3] or UCLA [6] tomorrow, Friday, April 28 at 4 p.m. MT. Subscribe to Pac-12 Networks to watch the matches live or follow us on Twitter @ArizonaMTennis for in-game updates.
Results
#14 Arizona [2] 4, #43 Washington [7] 0
DOUBLES:
1. Cesar Bouchelaghem/Dzianis Zharyn (WASH) def. Jonas Ziverts/Jay Friend (ARIZ) - 6-1
2. Colton Smith/Herman Hoeyeraal (ARIZ) def. Nedim Suko/Jim Hendrikx (WASH) - 6-1
3. Gustaf Strom/Eric Padgham (ARIZ) def. Han-Chih Lin/Brett Pearson (WASH) - 7-6
Order of Finish: 2, 1, 3
SINGLES:
1. Colton Smith (ARIZ) v. Han-Chih Lin (WASH) 6-2, 5-4 unf.
2. Jonas Ziverts (ARIZ) def. Cesar Bouchelaghem (WASH) 6-2, 6-2
3. Gustaf Strom (ARIZ) v. Dzianis Zharyn (WASH) 6-3, 3-1
4. Herman Hoeyeraal (ARIZ) def. Nedim Suko (WASH) 6-2, 6-3
5. Jay Friend (ARIZ) def. Jim Hendrikx (WASH) 6-1, 6-2
6. Nick Lagaev (ARIZ) v. Brett Pearson (WASH) 6-1, 2-5 unf.
Order of Finish: 5, 4, 2
