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Utah Edges Arizona 4-3 in Pac-12 Semifinals

OJAI, Calif. - Arizona [2] stumbled 3-4 to Utah [3] in the Pac-12 Tournament semifinals on Friday, April 28. It was the second heartbreaker the Wildcats faced against the Utes this season. 

In a lengthy contest that ended under the lights, every single match finished. Utah snagged the doubles point early on after a tiebreaker on court one where #53 Trhac/Bugarikj bested #42 Jonas Ziverts and Jay Friend 7-6(3). Before the doubles clinch, Herman Hoeyeraal and Colton Smith won their match 6-4 against Capalbo/Busleiman then Gustaf Strom and Eric Padgham fell 5-7 on court three to Bastias/Caula. 

The 'Cats started off strong in singles with #67 Smith claiming a swift 6-2, 6-1 victory over #98 Capalbo on court one to give Arizona its first point of the day. Then Hoeyeraal followed soon after defeating Caula 6-3 in striaght sets at four sinlges. Arizona's Friend fell 0-6, 4-6 to Trhac at five singles before #113 Strom took his match 6-1, 6-2 against #97 Bastias. Nick Lagaev split sets with Kreen at six singles falling 2-6 in the first then coming back 6-1 in the second before ultimately dropping the match at 5-7 in the third. With the match tied at 3-3, #41 Ziverts pushed to a third set against #43 Busleiman at two singles to keep Arizona alive. The Wildcat lost 4-6 in the first then won an intense tiebreaker 7-6(5) to survive for a third where he unfortunately fell 1-6 to the Ute. 

Men's Tennis awaits the NCAA selection show on May 1 to find out their seed and where they'll be headed for rounds 1 and 2. 

Results

No. 2 Arizona 3 vs No. 3 Utah 4
DOUBLES:
1. Partik Trhac/Berk Bugarikj (UTAH) def. Jonas Ziverts/Jay Friend (ARIZ) 7-6 (3)
2. Colton Smith/Herman Hoeyeraal (ARIZ) def. Franco Capalbo/Geronimo Espin Busleiman (UTAH) - 6-4
3. Fransisco Bastias/Bruno Caula (UTAH) def. Gustaf Strom/Eric Padgham (ARIZ) 7-5 
Order of finish: 2, 3, 1

SINGLES: 
1. Colton Smith (ARIZ) def. Franco Capalbo (UTAH) 6-2, 6-2
2. Geronimo Espin Busleiman (UTAH) def. Jonas Ziverts (ARIZ) 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-1
3. Gustaf Strom (ARIZ) def. Fransisco Bastias (UTAH) 6-1, 6-2
4. Herman Hoeyeraa (ARIZ) def. Bruno Caula (UTAH) 6-3, 6-3
5. Patrik Trhac (UTAH) def. Jay Friend (ARIZ) 6-0, 6-4
6. Bruno Krenn (UTAH) def. Nick Lagaev (ARIZ) 6-2, 1-6, 7-5 
Order of Finish: 1, 4, 5, 3, 6, 2

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Players Mentioned

Herman Hoeyeraal

Herman Hoeyeraal

Junior
Nick Lagaev

Nick Lagaev

Senior
Colton Smith

Colton Smith

Sophomore
Gustaf Strom

Gustaf Strom

Junior
Jonas Ziverts

Jonas Ziverts

Fifth Year
Eric  Padgham

Eric Padgham

Freshman
Jay Friend

Jay Friend

Freshman

Players Mentioned

Herman Hoeyeraal

Herman Hoeyeraal

Junior
Nick Lagaev

Nick Lagaev

Senior
Colton Smith

Colton Smith

Sophomore
Gustaf Strom

Gustaf Strom

Junior
Jonas Ziverts

Jonas Ziverts

Fifth Year
Eric  Padgham

Eric Padgham

Freshman
Jay Friend

Jay Friend

Freshman
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