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Cats Claim Pair of Wins in Doubleheader vs. New Mexico State

TUCSON, Ariz. - Arizona secured a pair of wins over New Mexico State on Sunday, defeating the Aggies 6-1 in their 10:00 a.m. matchup and posting a 7-0 win in their 1:00 p.m. contest.

The Wildcats made quick work of the doubles point in the first match of the day when No. 17 Colton Smith and Jay Friend defeated Gustavo Campus and Tobias Wallin, 6-1. Sasha Rozin and Gustaf Strom clinched the team point with a 6-2 victory over Luca Fe D'Ostiani and Itay Feigin.

No. 14 Smith got the first singles win of the day, handily defeating Wallin 6-1, 6-1. Not longer after, No. 31 Jay Friend posted a straight-set 6-2, 6-1 defeat of Feigin. Nick Lagaev was the third Wildcat to victory, taking down Roko Stipetic 6-1, 6-2.

Casper Christensen defeated D'Ostiani on court five, 6-3, 6-2 before Eric Padgham rounded out the Wildcat victories with a 6-1, 6-2 win over Patrick Lohmann. New Mexico State got a point on the board with a 7-6(5), 6-2 win by Gustavo Campos over Inaki Cabrera-Bello.

Arizona got the sweep in the second match of the day, first getting a pair of doubles wins on courts one and two to win the team point. Herman Hoeyeraal and Padgham defeated Campos and Wallin, 6-1, on court one before No. 17 Smith and Friend posted a 6-2 win over D'Ostiani and Stipetic.

Hoeyeraal got a quick win on court three in singles, defeating Tipetic 6-3, 6-3, while Padgham took down D'Ostiani 6-3, 6-1 on court six. Cabrera-Bello clinched the team win with a 6-4, 6-2 takedown of Lohmann.

Play continued on the remaining courts with Lagaev's 6-1,6-3 win over Feigin and Rozin's 7-6(6), 6-0 win over Campos. Strom rounded out the day's wins with a 5-7, 6-2, 1-0(7) win over Wallin on court one.

Arizona is back in action March 1 at the ASU Invite in Tempe, Ariz.

 
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Players Mentioned

Casper Christensen

Casper Christensen

Junior
Jay Friend

Jay Friend

Sophomore
Herman Hoeyeraal

Herman Hoeyeraal

Senior
Nick Lagaev

Nick Lagaev

Graduate Student
Eric  Padgham

Eric Padgham

Sophomore
Colton Smith

Colton Smith

Junior
Gustaf Strom

Gustaf Strom

Senior
Alexander Rozin

Alexander Rozin

Freshman

Players Mentioned

Casper Christensen

Casper Christensen

Junior
Jay Friend

Jay Friend

Sophomore
Herman Hoeyeraal

Herman Hoeyeraal

Senior
Nick Lagaev

Nick Lagaev

Graduate Student
Eric  Padgham

Eric Padgham

Sophomore
Colton Smith

Colton Smith

Junior
Gustaf Strom

Gustaf Strom

Senior
Alexander Rozin

Alexander Rozin

Freshman
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